Bettys Tea Room Leeds

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Bettys tea room leeds.

Refined constantly since we first served it in the 1920s it s the afternoon tea that set the standard. It s a timeless treat endearingly unique reassuringly traditional and irresistibly delicious. Victor wild who has died aged 96 was the swiss born entrepreneur behind two enduringly successful northern english brands bettys tea rooms and yorkshire tea. The owners of bettys acquired taylors in 1962.

Wild combined his native land s. These were thriving cities that had flourished through industry and frederick opened his tea rooms in prime locations to attract shoppers and businessmen. Bettys café tea rooms are traditional tea rooms serving traditional meals with influences both from switzerland and yorkshire. Bettys cafe tea rooms shops six character filled locations in yorkshire each steeped in its own history you simply must discover them all.

During the 1920s bettys expanded opening a purpose built bakery to supply new cafés in bradford and leeds. Betty s in leeds was opened on 10th november 1930 and closed on 30th march 1974. It s always afternoon tea time with us. People flock to bettys from all around the world to dine at the home of afternoon tea.

Our traditional afternoon tea is famous the world over. Read more about the shop experience. However we are offering bookable traditional afternoon tea upstairs in the imperial room. Taylors of harrogate was a family tea and coffee merchant company founded in 1886 which blended yorkshire tea and taylors of harrogate coffee.

To experience it for yourself simply visit any bettys any day at any time. We still think that the traditional ways are the best that a beautiful setting is good for the soul and that life can be improved with simple pleasures. It doesn t sound like the beginning of a grand story but it is. Bettys café tea rooms 100 years have passed since the first bettys opened in 1919 but in many ways bettys is just the same.

It had a cafe on the 1st floor and a restaurant on the 2nd floor. A history of cafes and restaurants in leeds by donald tate 1988. The story of bettys over 100 years ago a swiss orphan disembarked a ship on the south coast of england and accidentally boarded a train to yorkshire. Our shops and cafés are open things are a little different to normal and our menu and shop range are a little smaller.