1840 was a good year for Steam vintage tea rooms! A hungry young lady named Anna desired something extra to eat in the mid afternoon before dinner and requested some bread and butter, cakes and hot tea to be brought to her around 4pm. The English afternoon tea was born! Around 100 years earlier John Montague had invented the sandwich either at the gambling table or in his office. He used to ask servants to bring slices of meat in between two slices of bread. I’m not sure if h

It's been a while since my last post as Steam has been getting busier and taking up more of our time, thankfully!! A big thanks to everybody who has visited us in our first month. Friends and family have been and gone, along with our new customers who have been fascinated by our quirky vintage tea rooms. The phone line has been installed and 01202551384 is live. Free Wi-Fi is almost ready as we have the router and await Plusnet to hit enter... Our card machine has also been s

Leaflets and flyers were printed up today and our temporary sign. We're trying to get a permanent sign from a well known printing company, i never knew it woud be so difficult to get it right and on time...We were shut yesterday as my good friend tied the knot at Compton Acres, we had a wonderful day. Thanks Tom & Alex Clarke. Mothering Sunday tomorrow and we're ready to go with freshly baked homemade scones, cakes and sandwiches. We have a lot of booking but still expect wal