Afternoon tea between showers

Friday was a very wet day, but between showers l decided to investigate Maison Bertaux on Greek Street East.  It is a very distinctive cafe/bakery with blue and white striped awnings and lots of small pavement tables made rickety by long spindly legs.  Not knowing whether it was waitress or self service I hovered around the doorway until I was invited in by a friendly blonde haired woman who told me that the menu was visual i.e. look, see what you fancy and order.  The window was full of lots of beautiful cakes, tarts, and pastries and I plumped for a slice of a apple pie with a crumble topping and a pot of tea.  Its a very quirky place with two rooms, a larger one with large arrangements of garden flowers, Aztec art and huge swags of bright pink chiffon draped around the walls. I took my place in the sun and soon tea was served in functional white china but with an individual tea pot, jug of hot water and huge strainer.  The pie was absolutely delicious with sweet plump raisins in it.  A very pleasant, but not cheap experience (£6.40) and definitely one for girls with a sweet tooth.