Bagden Hall
Wakefield Road
Scissett
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD8 8FZ
Date Visited : 19 June 2011
Price: £10
GF Price: £10
We had
booked to visit Bagden Hall, located just 10 minutes from junction 39 of the M1,
as a special treat to celebrate Father’s Day.
It’s a beautiful, luxury country house set in acres of land with its own
lake. The room which we dined in was lovely and old fashioned, decorated with
fancy white and maroon patterned walls set in mouldings, with matching maroon
furnishings. The tables were all laid
out with fresh flowers and white linen cloths with white crockery. There was an option to eat outside in the
extensive grounds but unfortunately the weather wasn’t quite warm enough for
sitting out.
The tea was
served on a two tier stand to share between two people, whilst the gluten free
option came on its own stand. The large
selection of sandwiches consisted of egg mayonnaise, tuna, ham and cheese and
pickle, all served on an array of white and brown bread. It was a nice change to
have tuna sandwiches as they don’t often serve them on afternoon tea – it’s
always the fancier option of smoked salmon isn’t it? The gluten free sandwiches
contained the same fillings served on fresh white bread.
The cakes were
like a chocolate lovers dream – rich chocolate brownies dusted with icing sugar
and an assortment of white and milk chocolate truffles decorated with
sprinkles, followed by the traditional fruit scones served with fresh cream and
strawberry jam. The chocolate truffles
were especially nice and made a pleasant change from the usual selection of
cakes.
Unfortunately, the gluten free cakes were a tad disappointing. They only
served a couple of small chocolate brownies and there was no scone at all, although
they did make extra sandwiches to compensate for this. Personally, I think the
scone really makes the afternoon tea so it was a bit of a shame that my guest
had to go without.
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Despite the
disappointing gluten free cakes, we did enjoy the afternoon tea and the
surroundings made it a very pleasant place to dine. Plus, there was the added
bonus that we could walk some of our dinner of afterwards in the gardens!
Ratings: Gluten
Free:
Tea: 7/10
Sandwiches: 7/10 7/10
Cakes: 7/10 6/10
Scones: 7/10 N/A
Service: 9/10
Overall: 8/10
Would I return? Yes
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