Welcome We are Gareth and Denise and we have owned Tea and Tittle Tattle since 2008. We pride ourselves on our unpretentious homemade food and are committed to using and promoting local produce as much as possible. Please see our blackboard for details of some of our current suppliers. Our lunch menu is cooked by Gareth and offers a good choice of hearty homemade dishes. Denise makes all of our delicious cakes and desserts as well as her gorgeous scones which are baked fresh daily (we don’t use ready made scone mix!). We have a reputation for excellent Sunday lunches and also our speciality Vintage Afternoon Tea, advanced booking is recommended for both.
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Taste of the West and us We first became aware of Taste of the West not long after we started this business in 2008. They are the largest independent regional food group in the UK and exist to promote and support fantastic local food and drink from this region. That's Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. They aim to champion food and drink producers in the West Country, as well as all the places that serve and sell them, to prove that when it comes to what you eat and drink, it really is best in the South West. This fitted well with our passion for using local suppliers and producers and we have found a lot of new products by visiting their website and annual trade show at Westpoint. To help showcase the best the south west can offer they run an annual awards scheme to ensure high standards are maintained. We are very pleased to have won a gold award 7 years running since 2012. In 2017 we were extremely proud to have been named The Best Café/Teashop in the Southwest. The judges visited in secret and had our Vintage Afternoon Tea in their appraisal they said: “There was a fine selection of sandwich fillings served on granary or white bread. All made fresh to order, well filled and beautifully presented. The selection of home-made cakes were divine and their presentation on a tiered cake stand was particularly pleasing. All the cakes were fresh and a great deal of attention had been given to the choice of the different flavours and textures. The savouries were presented with fresh salad and the cakes with fresh strawberries. The tea was served on attractive miss-matched china with a plentiful supply of tea served in old fashioned tea pots. The table was pre-brooked and waiting for the judges when they arrived. It was beautifully laid out with fine bone china and spotless table linen. They were greeted with a smile. The afternoon tea did not fail to please. Everything had been done with a great deal of attention to detail. The staff were very attentive; friendly, smart and efficient.” The judges loved our Vintage Afternoon Tea, perhaps you will too?
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Breakfast Menu served until 11.30am All the eggs we use are local and free range Big Budleigh Breakfast Not for the faint hearted! 2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon, 2 hash browns, 2 sausages, tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, and 2 slices of toast.
£8.50
Full English A traditional English breakfast to set you up for the day consisting of a fried egg, 1 rasher of bacon, 1 hash brown, 1 sausage, tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, and 1 slice of toast.
£6.50
Vegetarian Breakfast Something for the non- meat eaters. 1 fried egg, 1 hash brown, 1 tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, and 1 slice of toast.
£5.50
Poached or scrambled eggs instead of fried for an extra 75p On Toast (breakfast only) 2 slices of white or granary toast from our local bakery, with the following toppings: 2 poached eggs 3 scrambled eggs
£4.50 £4.50
Breakfast Sandwiches Choose white or granary bread from our local bakery 2 Fried eggs 3 Rashers of Bacon 3 Pork Sausages The Full Works - bacon, sausage and egg Bacon and mushroom
£3.95 £4.50 £4.50 £5.25 £4.95
Extras items Bacon, sausage, black pudding, egg, beans, tomato, mushrooms or hash brown
£1.00
Toast 2 rounds of white or granary toast, butter and preserve
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£2.50
Lunch Menu served from 12noon –– 2pm Please see the blackboard for our daily homemade lunch specials The majority of our food is homemade on the premises and is prepared to order. We don’t sell fast food but we do good food as quickly as possible! Salads all served with homemade coleslaw Prawn Marie Rose Home cooked ham salad with Ottervale apple & cider chutney Cheddar cheese salad with Ottervale pineapple & onion chutney v Tuna mayonnaise salad Fresh Budleigh crab salad
£9.25 £8.50 £8.50 £8.50 £12.95
Sandwiches served from 12noon Tues-Sat & Sun after 2pm Freshly prepared sandwiches made with locally baked bread and served with salad garnish and crisps. Please choose between white or granary bread. Gluten Free bread is available. Home cooked hand carved ham Taw Valley mature cheddar cheese Home cooked Ham and Taw Valley Cheddar Cheese Free range egg mayonnaise Cream cheese and cucumber Tuna mayonnaise Prawn in marie-rose dressing Smoked salmon and cream cheese Fresh Budleigh crab
£5.75 £5.75 £6.50 £5.45 £5.45 £5.75 £6.75 £6.75 £8.50
Add locally made Ottervale apple and cider chutney or onion and pineapple chutney, mustard or Branston pickle to your sandwich for no extra charge!
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Desserts Our hot or cold desserts are all homemade Served with cream, ice-cream or custard
£5.50
For today’s selection of homemade desserts please see the board by the servery West Country Ice Cream Vanilla, strawberry or chocolate
2 Scoops 3 Scoops
£3.95 £4.95
Sweet Treats Denise bakes all her delicious homemade scones, cakes slices and desserts on the premises using local free range eggs Devonshire Cream Tea Large homemade fruit or plain scones with clotted cream and our own strawberry jam made for us by Highfield Preserves. One Scone with cream and preserve Two Scones with cream and preserve Savoury tea cheese scone, butter, cheddar cheese, chutney and grapes
£3.00 £6.00 £4.25
Drinks are not included, please order your favourite beverage separately. Homemade Cakes and Slices Please ask what is available today and we will be happy to serve you from the tempting display at the front of the shop. It is only fair to warn you that all our cakes are delicious and not designed to help with a calorie controlled diet! Homemade meringue with clotted cream £3.75 Homemade meringue with whipped cream £3.25 Homemade plain or fruit scone and butter Homemade cheese scone and butter
£1.80 £1.95
Toasted hot buttered teacake A pair of crumpets and butter
£2.20 £2.20
Portion of clotted cream Portion of preserve strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant or apricot
£0.85 £0.65
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Treat yourself or someone you love to a special treat. All served on an assortment of vintage bone china with real china teapots and fabulous two tiered cake stands
A selection of dainty finger sandwiches, savoury bites and sweet treats Choose one sandwich filling per person: Home cooked ham with local apple and cider chutney Tuna mayonnaise Mature cheddar cheese with local onion & pineapple chutney Smoked salmon and cream cheese Egg mayonnaise Cucumber and cream cheese Local Budleigh crab for an additional £2 Our delicious homemade scones: Served with clotted cream and a choice of locally made Highfield Preserves Homemade cakes: A selection of mini homemade cakes and meringues Pot of loose leaf tea: Loose leaf tea provided by Miles Teas, choose from Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey or Gunpowder (Green) Tea. Once the pot is empty let us know and we will refill it with the same tea or a different variety if you prefer!
£16 per person (Minimum two people) Add Prosecco as an extra treat at £4.50 per glass
Available from 2pm - 4pm Booking advisable | Large group bookings can be accommodated
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Hot Drinks Our coffee is supplied by Hawkins Coffee who are right here in Budleigh Regular
Large
Espresso Americano White Americano Cappuccino Latte Mocha Babyccino for the kids Warm frothy milk with chocolate sprinkles & marshmallows
£1.80 £2.20 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £1.25
£2.20 £2.50 £2.95 £2.95 £2.95 £2.95
Hot chocolate Hot chocolate with marshmallows Hot chocolate with cream Hot chocolate Royale with whipped cream & marshmallows Hot white chocolate with cream and raspberry coulis Deluxe caramel hot chocolate and cream Indulgent hot chocolate orange and cream Black Forest hot chocolate and cream Mint hot chocolate and cream
£2.50 £2.75 £3.00 £3.25 £3.25 £3.25 £3.25 £3.25 £3.25
£2.90 £3.15 £3.50 £3.90 £3.90 £3.90 £3.90 £3.90 £3.90
All our teas are supplied by DJ Miles of Porlock Loose Leaf Teas served in china teapots per person Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey or Gunpowder Green tea
£2.50
Speciality Teas Peppermint, chamomile, redbush, lemon & ginger, raspberry rendezvous, berry berry, peach paradise, blueberry bliss
£2.50
Bagged Teas Pot of Miles Original tea per person Decaffeinated tea per person
£2.00 £2.00
Spiced apple chai
£3.00
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Cold Drinks Sandford Orchards fruit juices Apple, sparkling apple & elderflower, ginger beer or traditional lemonade
£2.50
Frobishers orange juice or cranberry juice Fentimans elderflower pressé
£2.50 £2.50
Canned Drinks Coke, diet Coke, lemonade or shandy
£1.80
Tonic Water or Soda Water
£1.75
Tarka Springs Mineral Water 500ml Still or sparkling
£1.50
Squash Orange, lemon or blackcurrant
£0.95
Milkshakes Chocolate, strawberry, banana or vanilla
£2.50
Alcoholic Drinks Wine by the glass 175ml Wine by the bottle Reds – Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon Whites – Pinot Grigio / Sauvignon Blanc
£3.95 £13.95
Prosecco by the glass Prosecco by the bottle
£4.50 £18.95
Fosters Lager 440ml Devonshire Dumpling ale from Bay Brewery 500ml Local Devon Red cider from Sandford Orchards 500ml
£2.95 £3.95 £3.95
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