Tea and Scones Anyone?

I have never loved tea more than I do now since moving to England. Because of that, my husband and I road our bikes down to Harriet's Tea Room in Bury for some breakfast. I love scones and this just so happens to be the best place in town that I have found. I will warn you though, they are enormous and when you are finished eating one, you will feel like you have eaten a brick. A tasty brick at that, but never- the- less a brick. Harriet's scones are not on the light side nor on the small side, so definitely come hungry! I got a scone, which I split and I also had the English muffin breakfast. This consisted of eggs, an English muffin, bacon (of the British variety - what we American's would call ham), and a small, undressed side salad. You are supposed to make a very McDonald's like egg McMuffin sandwich out of it. I chose to eat it in pieces. At Harriet's, there are three different varieties of scones (plain, raisin, and fruit). I always chose the plain. It comes with a side of clotted cream and strawberry preserves. My husband will layer the toppings on in heaps but I just use small amounts of the cream and preserves. Now, what would a tea room be without tea? This type of team room is very traditional in that they serve you hot water, tea leaves, a strainer, and a tea cup along with the cream and sugar. Very interesting if you've never before had to assemble your tea. I think it's the best way though and seems to produce the best results. The only thing I don't recommend about Harriet's is if you are like me and don't do caffeine...stay away from the decaf coffee. It's very weak. When I added small amounts of cream and sugar it deadened the coffee instantly. So, unless you like watered down Denny's coffee, this stuff isn't for you.

A few miscellaneous items that make Harriet's great to dine at was their bathrooms are spotless. There's also decent soap that doesn't take your skin off and they even had some hand lotion. That, to me, shows that they really do care about the customer. It's the little things! Another item is that the waiters/waitresses are always courteous and seem to come just when I'm running low on something. Hopefully, you will find Harriet's a great dining experience just as I did!

Enjoy!