Had lunch here on Wednesday with a few friends. The enormous amount of building work in the area which will swallow this lovely old town and turn it into another cookie cutter housing estate by the time it is finished completely cut off the old approach roads to this converted farm area. You have to drive through part of the new estate and then down the old lane to find the place. There are a few new, old build barns, much in keeping with the way the area is being turned into an artificial, mock old, plasterboard city for the "Look at me" crowd who will loudly state that they live in Bishop's Stortford, rah! Anyway rant over! When we arrived there was a long queue of mumsy ladies in dresses waiting to get in. We thought there was a wedding or something going on but when we asked we were told they were waiting to sit inside despite it being a glorious day and there is plenty of seating outside. The staff member was very helpful and we were told to choose a table, decide what we wanted off the menu, go through the further door to the counter, order what we wanted and it would be brought out to us. Which we did and got served our food before most of those still standing in the queue. The food was great and up to the same standard as their sister restaurant at North Weald airfield. There's plenty of parking but make sure you plot your route in and visit before the cardboard ghetto is completed and the mumsy club besiege it with their Range Rovers, Teslas and other attention seeking devices.

Fancy driving through a posh housing estate for a mile before you get your tea time treats?! Fancy Comfy sofas nice views incredible cake and good lighting?! Very clean sunny friendly with beautiful everything. The maple syrup brownie-brownie, icing and syrup very nearly finished me. It'll be lovely in the summer with the big trees outside and a weeping willow AND THERE'S A HEATED TOWEL RAIL IN THE LOO. and not one of those blowers that damages your hearing. Paper towels. 👌🏼👍☝️ Need to tart up the garden though, guys. *edit* That was 4 years ago. The garden has indeed been tarted up and the willow is now nice and big. Outdoor seating gives you the chance to tan with your tea. And it's near a little lake/pond. A really little beaut of a tea room.