Imagine, walking straight off High Holborn with its busy, brusque city-types moving on by, into the back of a 16th century French barn, with french fancies to boot!
Well, I'll go on about the decor, as I do. It's exquisite, no money has been spared. So, old loafs, wagon wheels and that lot. And the cakes... Oh my days, I could go off on the cakes. I suppose you call this place a bakery. They sell bread, a lot of pastries and things like mustards and chutneys. It's definitely top-end of the market, as the crowd who come in for a dainty coffee and a cake will testify to. But it's really really good.
If you can afford it. Which, to be honest, I can't. I only went in with a friend, who 'insisted' I go with her. And she paid, so I can't complain. I had a Religieuse which was exquisite. But to be honest, pretty much everything they sell looks good to enough to eat, so... read more