CAKE IT OFF

HUDSONS BISTRO

Chapel Place

The winner bakes it all!Follow the crumbs to Hudsons, Chapel Place.

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With its cobbled streets and festoon lighting, Chapel Place is a cosy corner of town to not only shop, but to make a sugar stop at hidden gem Hudsons Bistro. Manager Courtney spills the coffee beans.

“I love the atmosphere of Chapel Place and the types of people that come down. Because there’s a hotel nearby, you get a wide range of customers. Everyone that comes in is so happy and bubbly, I feel like the regulars keep us open.

We’ve only been here a year and a half. Because we were operating as a takeaway only business during the pandemic, it was hard for us to make a name for ourselves. I’ve been manager for around 7 months now, so I’m trying to grow the business. and time into my coffee - I really enjoy doing latte art, and care about the quality. Our food is completely home cooked and traditional, not fast food but fresh food.

And we should stand out amongst other businesses, we’re so cute and aesthetic!” ■

www.hudsonsbistro.co.uk

Let them (us!) eat cake - to support our town centre coffee shops, restaurants and hotels, the RTW Together Business Improvement District will be hosting the Royal Tunbridge Wells Cake Off, over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. We’ll be asking hospitality venues to create a cake that royally represents our town, and letting you, the public, taste the entries and crown the winner. Follow us on social media to see when details are announced.

We increasingly feel more part of the Tunbridge Wells community, and I certainly think that due to Covid, people now realise that the idea of ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it’ is tangible, they’ve actually been able to see it. Some places have not been able to withstand, but the longevity of the shop has helped to keep us going. We all need to support local, and people have seen what can happen if you don’t.

Like most people, we have had to look at the business - we’ve now got a brand new website, where you can buy from us direct. But we still want people to physically come into store where

COURTNEY WITH HER KITCHEN AND SERVICE TEAM,