Hemmed in from all directions by the most beautiful flowers
and plants, across the room from my favorite flowers (orchids), the smell is
divine and the colours even better at the Colonnade Café.
The new thing seems to be what I call ‘café plus’ (or ‘plus café’
I suppose, depending on which came first). There’s Tunbridge Wells’ ‘Comic Cafe’,
a comic book shop plus café, ‘Scallywag café’ which is also an antiques shop, ‘The
Sevenoaks Bookshop’ (self-explanatory) and now the flower shop ‘Flowers @
Colonnade’ have created ‘Colonnade Café’.
The staff are so friendly to customers from both sides of
their business whether they be buying a wedding bouquet or staying for tea. The
crockery that all the food comes in/on is gorgeous, lovely flowing shapes and
little heart shaped bowls for jam and cream for the scones this mixed with the
gorgeous smell of the flowers and back and forth of the customers ordering
flowers makes for an interesting and enjoyable tea time. The only problem with
the two businesses is that one can distract the staff from the other when they
are rushing to do everything at once which means that, unfortunately (and I’m
sure, infrequently) things get forgotten (like my sandwich!) However, the tea
was super and after a lovely message from the lady who forgot my sandwich when
she saw a picture of one on my Twitter, I returned the next day for another
great cuppa and had one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had!
A beautiful café, full of light and the smell of flowers,
perfect for time to stop and think (or stop and smell the roses!)
Twitter: @ColonnadeTW
Facebook: facebook.com/flowersatcolonnade?fref=ts
Website: http://www.colonnadeflorist.co.uk/
Address: 10 Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1ND
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