That Little Tea Shop In The Lanes - Brighton

This bright, higgledy-piggledy space is a stark contrast to its neighbor round the corner, The Blackbird Tearoom. Light blue and white walls, grinning, chatty young staff and upbeat music give this café a more fun, (slightly) more modern feel to it. The bright room is full of knick-knacks, pictures of Brighton then and now, tin signs advertising all sorts from Brylcreem to coffee and teapots in all shapes and sizes (including houses and a cabbage!) Everyone, customers and staff seems to be smiling and chatting happily, a lovely feeling to be surrounded by, only enhanced by the occasional comedy song (‘Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud’ currently) coming out over the sound system.

My usual order in a café or tearoom is breakfast tea and a slice of cake but here everything on the menu looks so good and when I saw toasted muffins I couldn’t help but order one smothered in butter. Coupled with the ‘That Little Tea Shop’s Brew’ tea, a lovely breakfast tea (though I have my suspicions, as the teabag is pyramid shaped!) made for a perfect light lunch. I followed these with a really delicious meringue with cream and strawberries, finally something right for the glorious weather outside and it looked so tasty it inspired a woman across the café to order one as well! The best thing I have eaten in Brighton!

That Little Tea Shop is a truly happy and bright place to be sitting here in the sunlit window with a nice cup of tea and a gorgeous sweet meringue with strawberries, listening to Noel Coward I am the most content I have been in a while…lovely (even if my tippy table threatens to spill my tea!) 

Packed neatly into the lanes and named so well, I love it here and would recommend it to everyone. This family friendly restaurant (that caters to vegetarian and gluten free!) is divine!

Twitter: @teashopBTN
Address: Meeting House Lane, Brighton, BN1 1HB