Confession: all my researching lead to nothing. I think in this kind of situation (a one day getaway), you've got to go with the flow and trust your instincts.
Let's start with my recommendations.
Crumbs tea room
After a look in the national trust shop in college street that sells all the kind of useless crap I am into (tea towels with the Queen's face on it, vintage cooking books, how to grow your own coriander kit ...) I was feeling in the mood for a cup of tea. We passed a couple of cafes when the window of Crumbles caught my eye. The window featured a sweet exhibit of three tier cake stands and teacup hanging on ribbons.
Matt was wanting a milkshake, can't blame him with that heat. I happened to want nothing, and cursed the sun for stopping me from having a cupcake. They all looked so tasty, and what a choice!
The girl was very friendly and we felt so relaxed in this retro-looking wee place.
We sat in the couch, looking out the window, flicking through some cooking books (I copied some of the recipes, might as well).
Ideal for a cream tea break when touring the city.
+ lovely interior
- so overly cute your brain might explode
Crazy bubble tea
We passed that place and suddenly, I was back in Shanghai.
I remembered how my Indonesian friend Chandra used to love those, and I thought it would be fun to share this experience with Matt.
This tea drink that originated from Taiwan has a tea base mixed with fruit or milk. You then add some chewy tapioca balls (or pearls). We chose a coconut milk tea with mango pearls.
It was just like I remembered: weird. I don't think Matt was such a fan, I thought it was funny.
I guess it's not everyone's cup of bubble tea.
+ something new
- expensive
York hog roast
We walked past this shop a few times that day, drooling like crazy.
So when we had to leave for our train and had no time to sit for a proper meal, we decided to get a sandwich there. A bit pricey but my god, what a meat.
We both went for the pork sandwich which is basically a Sunday roast stuck between two pieces of bread : roast pork with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. I had read a review saying the meat was too dry, nope, can't agree with that, it was perfect. To my taste it would need a bit more apple sauce but that's not a rule.
+ quality meat
- not for dieters
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