The Teddy Bear Tea Rooms

(These pictures are making me wish I was back in York...)

I have been to the Teddy Bear shop many times when I have been in York, but until recently I didnt know they had a Tea Room upstairs. 

The Tea Room is on 2 floors over three small rooms, Its a very traditional looking place but with a non traditional and modern way of presenting food. As I hadn't been in here before I expected it to be like an old cafe that hasn't updated itself since the 80s - where it would smell of bake potatoes and have a variety of odd sandwiches.

I was overly impressed with everything.

I opted for a gingerbread hot chocolate (Which I wish I had in-front of me right now...) and a Toasted Tea cake. The gingerbread  hot chocolate was hands down one of the most amazing hot chocolate I have ever had - I am now obsessed with Gingerbread Hot chocolates.
They have a wide variety of foods and drinks - from a Teddy Bears Picnic to a fancy Victoria sponge cake displayed on a wooden board with cream - Everything is reasonably priced as well.

If you are ever in York I highly recommend the Teddy Bear Tea Rooms.

http://www.stonegateteddybears.co.uk/

Sand Witches

While in York last week, we were wandering around trying to find somewhere to get something to eat, we wanted something not to fussy and inexpensive. We ended up coming across a place in the shambles called 'Sand Witches'. The cafe main speciality is sandwiches with a huge variety to choose from, Out of all of the sandwiches they made the one thing that caught my eye was 'Hot American Pancakes'. So I had 3 American pancakes with lemon and sugar with two dolops of wiped cream either side.

The rooms in the cafe were themed, we ended up sitting in the music room. This was plastered with quotes from musicians, Pictures of Blondie, Bowie and Iggy Pop, another half of the room was Jazz inspired. We stayed on the good music side with Bowie, On one wall there was a section of some bands from Yorkshire (pictured above) and my favourite 5 Kaiser Chiefs were featured. The top floor was film inspired.

If you ever visit York I highly recommend this place to eat, inexpensive and super scrummy!

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