Pettigrew tea rooms Cardiff

Nestled in the heart of Cardiff, sitting amongst the trees in Bute Park, on the edge of the castle grounds and next to the River Taff is Pettigrew tea rooms.  Named after the old head gardener of Cardiff Castle, Pettigrew is a miniature castle echoing the design of it's big sister, including the ramparts.  

It's a vintage inspired and themed tea room, one that hits the mark more than any other I've been to. The china, music, and décor are all on point and beautifully eclectic, fitting the tea room perfectly. 

 The river taff, running alongside Bute Park, next to Pettigrew tea rooms (millennium stadium at the end of the photo)

 Bute park

 Pettigrew tea rooms at the entrance to Bute Park

 China tea cup and plate ready for afternoon tea

The sandwich selection to pick from for afternoon tea - we had the classic cucumber and cream cheese, brie and fruit chutney, and the hubby had beef and horseradish

 Our selection

 We picked plain scones, but we did have a choice of plain or fruity

 Home-made carrot cake

Assam tea

The afternoon tea consists of a pot of tea of your choice, I opted for a fruity fusion of black tea with apple, strawberry and caramel (it was lovely!) while the hubby had assam.  You pick 3 different sandwich fillings and also get a scone each (we opted for plain, but I don't think you always get a choice).  

The scones were served with clotted cream and Caerphilly strawberry jam and were both mine and the hubby's favourite part of the cream tea, the scones were still warm, fresh from the oven :)  Once we'd demolished our scones, it was time to pick cake.  They have big vintage display cabinet, housing an array of fantastic looking cakes - we opted for carrot cake, I'm always a sucker for that.

It was lovely, moist and with just the right amount of cinnamon.  But, after all of that sweetness we realised we'd overdone it and should have asked for the cake to be boxed up and had it later.

All food is made and prepared fresh on site, so all the lovely cakes they have are home-made up in their kitchen.

Pettigrew tea rooms is without a doubt, my favourite place to go in Cardiff, this is probably my 7th or 8th visit, I fell in love with the place the first time I went there, which was for a local blogger meetup about 2 years ago, I couldn't get over how lovely all the staff were, and this wasn't a fluke, every time I've been back the staff have been very knowledgeable and friendly.  

If you're ever in Cardiff, I urge you to seek them out - but be warned, they're very popular, so try to call ahead if you can so not to be disappointed! If you're looking for other things to do in Cardiff, why not read other expert guides on things to do while you're here.

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*Afternoon tea was complimentary, all views and opinions are my own