Maria P.
Yelp
This restaurant in the city of Bath is a famous tea and eating house located in a historic building. It's situated in one of the oldest houses, if not, the oldest house in Bath and their kitchen museum is believed to originally have been the bakery of Sally Lunn, who created the original Bath Bun which is now a famous regional specialty and known the world over.
This Bath delicacy should not be confused with the "Bath Bun" which are smaller and sweeter than Sally Lunn Buns and have a lump of sugar baked into the bottom. Sally Lunn Buns are much larger and are part bun, part bread, part cake. A big, generous, but very light bun. A little like brioche/French festival bread, so not really a bun, but traditionally it is a bun.
We happened to pass by late in the afternoon and on a whim, I asked if they had a table available since I read they were very popular and very busy. To my surprise, they did! We had just eaten, but I wasn't going to miss my chance to try a Sally Lunn Bun. They have tables on three floors and their all day menu is available 10am to 6pm; no reservations required.
We were seated in 5 minutes and given menus. They have a pretty big menu filled with sweet and savory choices, teas, drinks, and more! Do make note that they serve *half a bun* unless otherwise stated. You might get a top or a bottom. They tend to use tops for sweet buns and bottoms for the savoury. The buns are BIG. Generally, a half bun should be enough.
I opted for the sweet Sally Lunn Bun with milk jam (dulce de leche) and my family opted for the salt beef and open club savoury toasts and the popular Sally Lunn Blend Tea.
One bite into my bun and I was in heaven. WOAH! How can a bun be so dang tasty?! I was shocked at just how much I loved my bun. Everything about it from the milk jam topping to the perfectly toasted bread was just aaaahmazing. I wish I got the FULL bun and wish I knew earlier that you could get their buns to-go in their museum shop below (it had just closed when we got there).
I also tried my husband's tea and although I am not a big fan of tea, I found the Sally Lunn tea to be delicious. Like their description, the flavour has depth without being too strong.
Overall, I was over the moon with joy. It was so good and I would highly highly recommend a stop here.
Looking around at all the decor and just being in such a historical spot, I loved it all. I don't know if I will ever visit Bath again, but I will be dreaming about this for a long time!