M&S Café - Tunbridge Wells

I usually make it a point not to review chain cafés or tearooms but today I was looking for a snack and a good cup of tea before work and I found The M&S Café. Tucked in a top corner of M&S in the Victoria Centre in Tunbridge Wells, this café provides a stopping spot for weary shoppers, an oasis of calm in a sea of bright lights and crazy customers. Its just perfect for a small pot of tea and a savory or sweet snack (or both?) but its range doesn’t stop there. A menu above the open kitchen proffers a range of delicious hot foods and the drinks menu boasts fair trade drinks a-plenty.

When you enter the spacious café, daubed in its warm reds and browns, you are first greeted with an array of fresh baked savories, ranging from Eccles cakes and current scones to croissants (my pastry of choice!) round the corner from this is the hot food counter and a tasty looking display of desserts next to the hot drinks and the till, completing the cafeteria-style payment and collection system. All of the very friendly staff look smart in their uniforms baring the M&S logo and if you glance around you can see the M&S colours (black, white and lime) proudly displayed on these uniforms, boards and signs bringing the whole place neatly together.

Though I was slightly disappointed by the extreme density of the beautiful-looking lemon drizzle cake I ordered, the superb croissant and tea more than made up for it! A nice touch I noticed was the little (and delicious) biscuit that came with my tea, proving that a small touch really does improve your day.

I liked my small table in the corner (I usually sit in the corner so I can see everything and write in peace) but next time I think I sit on one of the extremely comfy looking  sofas. All in all a lovely oasis in a busy shopping centre, highly recommended.

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Adress: 33-39 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TX