Auntie's Tea Shop - Cambridge

On a rainy, windy Friday afternoon in December a friend and I battled the elements to walk to ‘Auntie’s Tea Shop’ in Cambridge. The inside of the café is sweet, with more seating than you would think, looking at it from the outside and a big front window that brings light and space to the room.

The very smart uniforms that the staff (all female, at present) wear are like modern maids uniforms, practical yet traditional and gorgeous. On top of this they all seem to be smiling and enjoying their work (though this may be because it keeps them in the warm and means they don’t end up looking like drowned rats like my friend and I undoubtedly do!)

The breakfast tea comes in a good sized pot, tea bags as opposed to leaves and is brewed and ready to drink (mmm!) and sugar is in sachets and in good supply. Auntie’s also has a range of gifts on offer, from Tea Pigs tea bags to their very own ‘Back-to-Front’ collection, including teapots, cups and eggcups. Slightly different from the interesting novelty that one would expect from this strange name, these are white pieces with the front end of an animal (such as a pig, demonstrated by the eggcup near the door) on the front and the rear on the back.

All in all Auntie’s is a wonderful and friendly tearoom experience with good staff in a lovely traditional atmosphere, I will definitely be coming back here again!

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Aunties-tea-shop
Website: Auntiesteashop.co.uk
Address: 1 St Mary's Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PQ