Welcoming you in with the blue and cream decor and the well-stocked cakes counter Shrager's Patisserie (named after Rosemary Shrager, who has a cooking school nearby) is the image of sophisticated British tea time. Shown even in my tea set, a white teapot and cup with a black saucer, very chic.
The room is full of wooden chairs and tables but a balcony onto the second landing (barely a meter up from the ground itself) offers a glimpse of more comfortable chairs and sofas surrounding coffee tables if you fancy something a little more laid back.
As the establishment is named after Rosemary Shrager, her literature is close at hand wherever you sit. There is a bookshelf displaying all her written work (as well as interesting bottles of things such as vanilla sugar and blackberry vinegar) and leaflets about her cookery school on every table. I like that though they are everywhere it doesn't feel intrusive, as if they are trying to sell you the school, more just to point out its there.
My tea and croissant are perfect and the staff are so friendly and happy to have a chat with me about the school or finding the twitter page (which took us a while) I could happily sit here for a while, maybe read one of the books?!
Twitter: @rspatisserie
Website: http://www.rosemaryshrager.com/deli-shop/
Address: 4 Sussex Mews, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5QJ
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