Looking Back: The Swan

A while ago i went for afternoon tea at The Swan in Lavenham, and it was quite the treat. Before i get to the food, i have to put in special mention for the location and architecture. Set in a group of buildings dating from the 14th century, The Swan is a breathtaking venue. With uncovered beams inside and out and huge open fires throughout it's many almost sub-rooms, you can't help but feel immediately cosy and amazed.

I went for the Traditional Swan Tea which consisted of freshly brewed tea with a fruit scone and an apple and walnut scone served with clotted cream and preserves. Then there were the freshly baked cakes and pastries and finger sandwiches: smoked salmon with cream cheese and watercress, marmalade glazed ham with grain mustard, cucumber and black pepper and egg mayonnaise with wild rocket.

The food was delicious and the service attentive while letting us just get on with it and enjoy. It really felt like the people cared about the food they had prepared and it was a meal that didn't leave a single space in the stomach! I can't wait to go back and have it all again.