14 Bury Place WC1A 2JL (nearest tube Tottenham Court Road/Russell Square)
Tucked down a side road opposite the British Museum this tea shop is actually within the London Review Bookshop which is why I've never seen it when passing. The cafe is bright and breezy and the staff are really friendly and helpful.
The cafe is very small but has an excellent and wide range of cakes.I imagine if you came at weekends you'd struggle to get a seat. I had the passiofruit cake which was like a sponge with passionfruit in. How they managed to make it without being soagy I don't know but it was really yummy.
My mum had carrot cake which we both agreed looked great but was too sweet.
Finally, we have to finish on a very bad note. THE TEA. It was £3.25 for a pot of loose leaf tea out of which you got two small cups and the tea was nothing to write home about. In fact I'd say Sainsbury's red label would give you a better cuppa. Which is a shame because it's a nice place and my cake was fab. Perhaps just drink the coffee!
So 3/5- would have got less(for the tea and my mum's cake) but my cake and the surroundings brought it up to a 3.
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