The Sondes Tea House

This seemingly endless summer sunshine gives the perfect excuse for outdoor eating and a secluded beautiful garden in the heart of the east Kent countryside was the setting for a delicious lunch.

The Sondes Tea House close to Selling station was once a village pub, its specialty tea menu runs to five pages but to say this place is only a tea house doesn't tell the full story. The room which manages to be cosy and airy at the same time is creatively decorated with tempting reclaimed collectables and antiques many of which are for sale. The tea display is a work of art.

and just look at the cakes

For the three of us lunch was the priority and what a spread. The menu is entirely vegetarian and stunningly presented. We all opted for a main with mixed salad or rather salads as you can see our mains of egg hog, mushroom and cashew flip and spinach and goats cheese tart was each served more salads than we could count.

Here is the main display

  and the lunches

To complete the occasion we each selected a different tea. The Sondes sells a wide range and also has an adjacent General Store crammed full of tempting goodies. Here is my Rhubarb Tisane