Edenfield Road, Norden, Rochdale
As we reach the end of
National Afternoon Tea Week, I thought it was only right for me to save the
best for last.
Back in November 2017, I
treated my mum to afternoon tea at Nutter’s Restaurant in Rochdale, the fine
dining destination which has become famous locally for serving the finest
quality cuisine.
Andrew trained at The Savoy in
London and has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in France. His sideboard
boasts an impressive array of silverware, having won an award for Lancashire
Chef of the Year and the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Manchester Food
and Drink Festival. Nutter’s was voted one of the best restaurants opened by a
celebrity chef in the country by The Times newspaper.
Afternoon tea is served from
Tuesday to Friday between 3:00pm and 5:00pm. There’s a dedicated section of the
enormous restaurant where everybody sits down together, with tables dressed in
crisp white cloths and laid with silver cutlery. There’s something rather
charming about everybody being served at the same time, harking back to the
days of good old-fashioned silver service.
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| Nutter's Traditional Afternoon Tea |
As traditional as you could
possibly expect from such a local institution, there were three tiers of
sandwiches, scones and cakes. Simple yet sophisticated, we each had three
finger sandwiches and a slice of quiche. The sandwiches were cured beef and
horseradish, ham and chicken with lettuce; all very simple but very tasty. The
slice of cheese and onion quiche was delicious and a delightful addition to the
sandwiches, making the savoury course a little bit heartier.
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| Sandwiches |
Scones are at the heart of an
afternoon tea. We were treated to two scones each. Well, let’s be honest, you
can always manage a second one, can’t you? One was a fruit scone with sultanas
and raisins, the other contained chunky Belgian chocolate chips. At the time,
this was a first for me, but it was delicious and worked really well. Served
with jam and clotted cream, there really is nothing more perfect than a cream
tea of an afternoon.
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| Scones |
We finished off with four very
decent sized cakes, and there was a nice mixture of flavours. There was a dark
chocolate tart, a meringue nest topped with cream and berries, a mini chocolate
éclair and a slice of carrot cake. The chocolate éclair looked stunning, topped
with a chocolate ribbon adorned with the Nutter’s logo. Carrot cake is one of
my favourite cakes of all time, so I’m pleased that this was near-perfect
carrot cake: moist, flavoursome, topped with cream cheese frosting.
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| Cakes |
Nutter’s provided one of the
afternoon tea experiences I’ve ever had. If it’s your thing, you need to go out
of your way to make an afternoon tea date at Nutter’s.
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