"Tea & Sympathy offers a full English breakfast cheerfully crowded onto a single plate called the Full Monty ($19.95). It consists of a roasted tomato, scrambled eggs, banger (pork sausage), English bacon (like Canadian bacon), and wholesome whole wheat toast, served with a glass of orange juice and proper tea service in a decorative pot with a sieve (pick English breakfast or Earl Grey). The shepherd’s pie ($18.95) and its cousin the cottage pie are wonderful, a crustless casserole of ground lamb (or in the latter case, beef) topped with fluffy mashed potatoes that are in turn topped with cheese that anneals itself like a rubber swim cap to the potatoes. Another don’t-miss classic is bangers and mash ($15.95). The Sussex chicken, a whole Cornish hen with a stuffing that might cause it to be mistaken for a tiny Thanksgiving turkey. The sticky toffee pudding ($8.50), one of those English cakey puddings, had a marvelous sweet and salty savor via a butterscotch sauce." - Robert Sietsema
