Stopping by for tea at Tickton Grange, Yorkshire, UK

Lovely box windows. 

Beautiful views of the grounds. 

Lovely fine bone china. 

Fruit scones with jam and cream. 

Time of visit: Wednesday afternoon in March 2014. 

Around town: 1940s themed weekend in Haworth, Yorkshire, UK

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Cafe review: Cobbles & Clay, Haworth, Yorkshire, UK

What's it's Curbappeal?
- cosy homely whimsical decor & feel
- views upstairs onto the beautiful cobbled Haworth street below
- delicious home baked cakes (the fruit scones were fresh & fluffy and the white chocolate & raspberry muffins were moist, juicy & fresh)
- colourful & quirky plates

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Restaurant review: Piazza By Anthony, Leeds (Yorkshire) UK. Saturday 15th December 2012.

It's Curbappeal:
- located in one of Leeds' iconic Victorian buildings - the Corn Exchange


The crowd: young, old, families & couples....i.e. all sorts

Food & drink rating: We thought we could be in for a treat when we spotted Anthony's also have a patisserie & bakery & we were not disappointed...we had the afternoon tea & it was simply divine. Fresh soft bouncy bread filled with lashings of smoked salmon, chicken & egg. Freshly baked scones & delicious melt in the mouth cakes. Given the generous portions we needed a 'doggy bag' for some of our cakes - the food was far too good to leave anything behind un-tried.

The bill: £10.95 for 'full afternoon tea' (i.e. sandwiches, scones, cakes & a pot of tea) was outstanding value given the excellent quality

Anything we didn't like: perhaps the service was a tad slow

Recommended: Most definitely. We normally head to Harvey Nic's for afternoon tea in Leeds, but decided to try out Anthony's & so pleased that we did - we will definitely be back!


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Hotel Review: Quebecs, Leeds (Yorkshire), UK. Friday 14th - Saturday 15th December 2012

It's Curbappeal:
- the impressive lobby; oak panelled & grand sweeping staircase flanked by huge beautiful stain glass window
- the quaint honesty bar set on the 2nd floor at the top of the grand staircase
- spacious rooms
- v central location & c2min walk to the train station

Crowd: mainly couples, late 20s-late 40s

Food rating: Quebecs only serves breakfast. It's served in a small circular restaurant on the 4th floor, with some views over the City's rooftops. Fairly good selection of fruits, pastries, yoghurts & cereals (think Kelloggs) & cooked breakfasts. We had eggs (bit average), coffee (first one was great, second one not so) & pot of tea (Taylor's of Harrogates)

Our room: The Playfair Suite on the 4th floor. Spacious room with a small separate lounge area in a 'turret' shaped space. Nespresso machine, iPod docking station & roll top bath were nice touches especially as the hotel isn't 5*

The bill: Reasonable at £175/night (ex breakfast) for a suite on a Friday night in December

Anything we didn't like: not keen on having a TV on in the breakfast area, but imagine its something business travellers will appreciate during the week. Generally felt like breakfast area could do with updating. City centre location does mean some traffic noise, albeit it didn't disturb us

Recommended: definitely. Leeds doesn't have any 5* hotel's, but this quaint boutique hotel is the next best thing

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