Cream Tea

When in the England, do what the English do. It was near the end of my study abroad and I still haven’t tried out the tea and scone scene of England. My friends and I decided to check out this adorable spot in Brighton around lunchtime. The scone was delicious and the spread that the restaurant provided me was a perfect blend of butter, cream, and jam. We each got a pot of tea to ourselves, too.
We sat at a table outside to enjoy the nice day out but the jam did attract the bugs around there and there was a bee that kept hovering around my food.
Overall, it was a nice experience and I would definitely recommend you giving tea and scone a try if you are ever in the area!

I’ve been to this place a total of three times during my stay here in Brighton. Two out of those three times, I had horrible service.
The place offers table service so I sat down and waited patiently for someone to come and ask me what I wanted to order. I had to wait 20 – 25 minutes until I had to personally go up to the counter and ask again if anyone was going to take my order. I can understand and pardon the lack of attention if the place was full, but there were a number of free open tables. In addition, I couldn’t help but feel like I was being personally ignored because I would make eye contact with the waiters tending to the other customers (who arrived after I did) but I still received no service. Even after I had ordered my tea, it took forever for it to arrive. For christ sake, it’s just a pot of tea and a scone. No need for cooking!
I’ll admit, the tea and scones are pretty good at Cream Tea. But since they generally serve the brand Teapigs, I could easily go anywhere else and enjoy the same cup of tea but with better service.
I don’t think I’ll be coming back.

That’s it. I am officially addicted to tea and scone. YES.
This place was waay easier to find than mock turtle, near the Taj Mahal of Brighton, next to el mexicano. And you get to listen to street performers too! a win-​win situation indeed.
So how did i come to this place, you ask? Well, to ease my broken heart over my brother’s missing camera due to my stupidity, i decided to go to a tea place to lift my mood up a tad bit. Someone recommended me of this place, and i did my research of its whereabouts a couple days ago, so remembering its location on the map, i ventured out. the service was a little slow, but nothing to bitch about. When my tea came, my mood instantly became happier. the fruit scone was good, and it came with cups (?) of butter and jam. I think i prefer mock turtle over this place, but still very satisfying! it sure tickled my fancy. hehe.

Meh. Maybe Cream Tea was on an off day when I visited but the tea was average, and the scone dry. The décor was cold, not the cosy interior I’d like to enjoy my cuppa in! If you’re visiting England this place will not do justice to our reputation for cream teas — try the gorgeous Mock Turtle a couple of mins walk away for a cosy granny style cuppa, or the world famousTea Cosy in Kemp Town. The staff were very friendly and it’s a convenient location, but there’s better stuff nearby. This just seems like a bland tourist honeypot with a prime location and little else going for it to me.

This is my first review and I’m excited to introduce a charming, airy, understated, and quint café that I found in Brighton!
It’s been almost two years since we moved to London from the States but have not explored outside of London much. We’ve heard many great things about Brighton and finally made a trip over the Easter weekend. It’s so easy to get to Brighton by train which took only an hour journey.
OK, I should really get to the point of this sweet café called Cream Tea. It’s located on New Road right by the Royal Pavilion Palace. I noticed the café right away (yes, «my cup of tea») and couldn’t resist to try the place. The displayed cakes were looking delicious and we couldn’t decide what to get! Instead, we chose the most British way to end afternoon, a pot of tea and scones with jam, butter, and clotted cream! I must say it was a whole package that made my experience at Cream Tea wonderful. The owner, Matthew, was a very pleasant guy who’s also a florist! We thought this would be a favorite place amongst the locals in Brighton but it has only been open for 10 days and we were the early customers to discover the charming place!
What should I say, it was a lovely way to end our trip before taking a train back to London. We’ll be sure to return when we visit Brighton again!