It was “vegan butter” in that clotted cream pot, I guess they recycle them at ARTea Room in Towcester

  • ARTea Room
    (3)
    2
    Loading...
  • White Veg-options
Lacto
Ovo
British
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe and craft shop in a courtyard. Offers vegan afternoon tea, vegan cheese, beans on toast and vegan milks.

Venue map for ARTea Room
© OpenStreetMap contributors

3 Reviews

First Review by iamsarahlsmith

Avatar iamsarahlsmith

iamsarahlsmith

Points +97

Vegan
14 Apr 2023

Terrible vegan afternoon tea

Very disappointing afternoon tea. Sandwiches were either vegan cheese and grape or vegan cheese and some sort of relish. Bread was very dry.
Scones also very dry.
Cakes - yes dry too.
We didn’t eat it all as everything so dry and not worth calories.
Staff weren’t particularly friendly.
Avoid.

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-14

Pros: Lots of flavours of tea

Cons: Dry sandwiches, cakes and scones, Very little effort on vegan menu

It was “vegan butter” in that clotted cream pot, I guess they recycle them at ARTea Room in Towcester

Avatar Jovegjo

Jovegjo

Points +166

Vegan
07 Feb 2023

Great tearoom, but freezing cold in winter!

Lovely old fashioned building, a bit dusty but quaint.
Visit mid year in summer hot and winter freezing .

Pros: A few vegan options available , Eg cakes, jacket potatoes, sandwiches , Afternoon tea with great selection of loose teas t

Cons: Meals are freshly cooked but expensive

Avatar marcia-n

marcia-n

Points +13

Vegetarian
20 Sep 2022

Would not return

Venue was lovely and the menu for choices of tea to accompany my afternoon tea was the best I have seen.
Sadly, the vegan afternoon tea was severely lacking in any thought and taste. Definitely not worth £18.
The sandwich filling was either 'cheese' or not 'cheese', with a piece of lettuce, cucumber, tomato or grape. Even an alternative choice of Houmous would have been appreciated, if only for the protein factor of the meal. The cake choice (non-vegans had 3 different cakes) was one, although 2 slices of it. I believe it was chocolate but just tasted fusty and no-one liked it (even an 8 year old child). Scones hard and no cream to accompany them.
I emailed the Manager (James) afterwards to make him aware that vegans did not feel valued as customers and I must say, the response I had back, prompted me to write a review to warn others. It doesn't seem anything will improve any time soon. Shame because apparently the non-vegan options were extremely varied and tasty.

Pros: Good choice of teas, Staff friendly and attentive, Nice setting

Cons: Vegan choice was minimal, Managers attitude, Expensive for what we were given on vegan option

Write Review Update Listing
For Members
Why was my review removed? Guidelines for writing a review View our privacy policy
For Business Owners
Claim this business See inaccurate information? Submit an update here Link to this page from your site See an unfair review? View full terms & conditions

This page has been viewed 817 times.