I visited this tea room as it appears listed as the best in many sites and had some raving reviews. It started well, as it is a very cozy place with a lot of personality and very cute china. I went at lunchtime, ordered tea...and a special of the day: soup with a cheese scone. The tea was nice, and it came in pretty crockery. The soup was tasteful, but a bit watery and to be frank, scarce in quantity. I guess it comes with a scone, which means to be the filling part of lunch. The issue was: the cheese scone was probably among the worst scones I ever tried - dry as the desert despite the butter I spread on it, tasteless and just not enjoyable. I love scones and was looking forward to it - I wasn’t able to eat more than two small bites. I never leave food on the plate, but I left the scone, despite my hunger. Still quite hungry after the nicely tasting but too light leek and Stilton soup, I ordered a slice of carrot cake, which looked delicious. Alas, it was the worst carrot cake I ever tried - the cake was undercooked, bland and just not good. I gave up after a forkful, despite my hunger. It came with a whole walnut on top of the frosting - which I ate, and it was stale! I paid 19 pounds for a tea, soup on the watery side and terrible baked goods with stale walnuts on top. The servers seemed totally oblivious and distracted - when I asked for the bill with my practically uneaten scone and carrot cake (except a small bite), and they took the food away, no one asked if there was anything wrong, or how everything was. Maybe this is considered normal with the food they serve? Terribly disappointed, not the best service and some of the worst baked goods I ever tried, for an unreasonably high price for the quality. I don’t know what happened today - but I will definitely not be coming back. Maybe just for a tea but no food. (The tea was good, and they have a wide selection) If anyone wonders if my standards are maybe too high, know this: still quite hungry, I visited another tea room in Ely near the cathedral and went for another tea and a scone. The scone was simply delightful, what a difference!More