bensons

Great Britain's Top 100 tea Rooms Guide by Laura Harper: A short walk from William Shakespeare's Birthplace, the intimate split level room has a continental feel - granite topped tables, upholstered chairs and, best of all, patisseries delivered fresh every morning from Maison Blanc (run by Raymond Blanc). Feast your eyes on supplies  of tarte au citron, millefeuille, eclairs and more, the range varying from day to day. Presentation and efficiency are also impressive. Both the full afternoon tea and champagne tea are delivered on tiered cake stands. A full range of high quality food is served from breakfast onwards and Benson's is well known for gourmet sandwiches.

Bensons is a high quality Café/Restaurant, serving quality meals throughout the day for the discerning visitor. The sandwich menu is not to be missed with delicious combinations, including turkey with French brie and cranberry sauce. Lunchtime the fish platter is a firm favourite. For afternoon tea try the authentic French patisserie: quite spectacular. "A little taste of Heaven here on earth" !! from the internationally renowned Maison Blanc Group. Bensons is featured in most national and international food guides. Touristnetuk.com

 

For a little light refreshment head to Bensons Restaurant for a seriously good, proper English tea - voted one of the fifty best places in the country to have afternoon tea. Their cakes are of the finest, authentic French patisserie variety and they also do a pretty mean champagne breakfast or champagne tea. Itchybirmingham.co.uk

 

For tea and cake or a baguette/snack our favourite is Bensons Restaurant in Bard's Walk. It's spacious, friendly and the cakes are yummy. Warwickshire-gems.co.uk

 

A maximum four star rating - 'They have lovely cakes and sandwiches' shakespeare-w.com 

 

The calm and relaxing ambience is wonderful and a complete contrast to the busy world outside. And all this before you have sampled the gourmet tea! Bensons work closely with internationally renowned Maison Blanc, originally established by leading chef, Raymond Blanc and the daily changing selection of hand made patisserie on offer is simply divine. The quality and presentation of food at Bensons is exemplary and it has to be one of Stratford's best kept secrets. It comes as no surprise that it is a multi award winner. - 'Where to take Tea' a guide to over 50 of the best places for afternoon tea by Susan Cohen