Crumpet's
for everyone We have lived
just off Northcote Road for about 7 years, we have 2 young children and we
wanted to create somewhere where our friends would like to spend time, with or
without the children in tow. With this
in mind we have space for buggies, a play area at the back for the children and
a loo that can cope with a small family.
But we also have a grown up area at the front where you can come on your
own and read a magazine, or watch the world go by. Our tea After extensive
investigation we chose a small tea merchants based in Blackfriars who have
helped us to create our own blends of tea.
We wanted a limited range of distinctive teas that we could serve in our
tea shop and sell to our customers to take home. We serve loose
leaf tea in the tea shop, where we can ensure that the tea is brewed for the
correct time (we have found that 4 minutes is best). We make our tea in cafetieres to stop the tea from stewing once it is correctly
brewed. We sell both loose leaf tea and
leaf tea bags to take home. Our leaf
tea bags contain proper tea leaves, not just “tea dust”, so take 3 minutes to
brew. Our coffee We are also very
proud of our coffee. We use Union
Coffee beans. Our food We wanted to
serve tea-time food of the best quality. We have a strict “no margarine”
policy! Starting up in
Northcote Road we are spoilt for choice for local suppliers of excellent
food. We get our bread, scones and
muffins from the Lighthouse, ham from Hennesseys, cheese from Hamish Johnson
and our fruit and veg from the inimitable Ronnie. Two local mothers make our cakes. It is not all
local. Our brownies, flapjacks and
shortbread are made in a cowshed in Dorset.
Our jams and pickles are made in a barn in Yorkshire. Our ginger beer and lemonade come from
Luscombe Farm in Devon.
Andrew Wilson-Smith Andy and Kate
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