Betty’s tearoom in Harrogate (with 5 others around Yorkshire) is well worth queuing for, if you have too. This graceful, but never pompous, tearoom is not even British in origin but was set up in 1919 by a young Swiss orphan.
Betty’s cooks everything in its own kitchens and stays loyal to the county of Yorkshire, refusing to allow its products over the border to towns elsewhere.
In
the tea-room, smart-suited men show people to tables and traditionally-attired
waitresses scurry here and there bearing vanilla slices, fruit cakes, caramel
chocolate hearts and “plump and fruity Fat Rascals, with bright cherry eyes and
cheeky almond grins” on silver-plated three tier cake stands.
And
of course as a Swiss chocolatier, chocolates had to feature heavily too. So you stretch the experience by taking away
a few little treats for later.
All images (c) Betty's of Harrogate
In
the tea-room, smart-suited men show people to tables and traditionally-attired
waitresses scurry here and there bearing vanilla slices, fruit cakes, caramel
chocolate hearts and “plump and fruity Fat Rascals, with bright cherry eyes and
cheeky almond grins” on silver-plated three tier cake stands.
And
of course as a Swiss chocolatier, chocolates had to feature heavily too. So you stretch the experience by taking away
a few little treats for later.
All images (c) Betty's of Harrogate
