Bettys York
Right in the heart of York, you’ll find St Helen’s Square and our York branch of Bettys.
In 1936 the founder of Bettys, Frederick Belmont, travelled on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary. He was so enthralled by the splendour of the ship that he commissioned the Queen Mary’s designers and craftsmen to turn a dilapidated furniture store into his most sophisticated branch yet – an elegant café in the land-locked location of St Helen’s Square. Today, as you sit in Bettys surrounded by huge curved windows, elegant wood panelling and ornate mirrors, you can almost imagine yourself aboard a luxury liner.
According to their website, Bettys has six cafe tea rooms in Yorkshire. There is a ton of fun history, yummy pictures and even some online shopping here: http://www.bettys.co.uk/
I've been to three of the six Bettys: York (pictured), the one in Harrogate and the one in an arboretum. The food is divine, the treats are very treatful, and it's all so wonderfully Edwardian (see pictures of the servers in "parlor maid" outfits).
ReplyDeleteFor our wedding in North Yorkshire, Betty Ross and I had to plan his "stag party" and my "hen party." He took the guys and the kids to a local amusement park. I hosted the female guests to a huge tea party at the house we'd rented. We got all the tea party goodies from Bettys.
See, it's such a great name, it even tastes good!