Jolyon's at No.10 Afternoon Tea

Well yesterday saw my first afternoon tea of 2012, which for me in comparison to last year is very late and only one by now is shocking.

I took a lovely half day flexi to meet up with fabulous Ms James, after a mix up with meeting places and a break down in communication we were finally on our way. A little bit early to head straight to the venue we decided on a quick one in the brilliant pub the Mochyn Du which is near Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

The Mochyn Du is a lovely pub with a mix of old fashioned pub and modern furnishings and to be fair it works very well. It was nicely quiet as well with the odd group of people enjoying lunch. The bar staff were lovely and friendly. Unfortunately we weren’t able to stay longer and headed off for our champagne afternoon tea at Jolyon’s at No.10.

Jolyon’s at No.10 is on Cathedral Road in Cardiff and not to far along either so easy to get to and easy to find. On arrival we took our seats and our table was laid by a very nice, friendly and jolly bar man. Then the manager approached us and was most apologetic and said they had a problem that day and couldn’t offer us scones with our afternoon tea and to compensate they would either provide an extra glass of champagne or we could have our voucher back to use again.

Well…there was no need to apologise at all it was delightful. We were served finger sandwiches of cheese and tomato and ones of smoked salmon, accompanied by toasted tea cakes and two different types of fruit cake, this was washed down with a gorgeous glass of champagne and a pot of tea each. We were so full afterwards and satisfied that we thought there was no need for an extra glass of champagne or our voucher back. I would definitely recommend this place not only for an afternoon tea but as a delightful bar as well.

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