Is an itsy-bitsy bit of perfection

chandeliers in a charming eatery offering both style and scrumptious sustenance about the friendly waiting staff and the quality of the food and beverages.

As we waited the few minutes it took for our order to arrive, we took in the surroundings.

A sparkling chandelier hung from the ceiling while a towering Rococo-style mirror took pride of place on a seemingly panelled feature wall, evoking country manor elegance.

Delicate bone china and other vintage crockery graced goodie-laden tables, while the kitchen – a hive of happy activity – was open plan so customers could see the food preparations.

In no time our order arrived and we were delighted at our generously-sized choices. Each had just the right amount of outer crunch and a soft and crumbly interior.

These beauties also packed a flavour punch.the savoury/sweet blend of the cheese and caramelised onion was off-the-scale scrumptious and the blueberry and white chocolate option was not only melt-in-the-mouth delicious, but dangerously moreish. Each came with the most tasty strawberry jam and thick clotted cream. Suitably impressed we quizzed owner Laura Scott, 38, on their provenance. Laura, mum to six-year-old Abigail, enthused: “Libby bakes the scones every day on the premises.

“I have a cousin who gives me her rhubarb so we also have rhubarb scones. And my mum Anne makes the jam.we buy the berries for it from a local farm half an hour away.”

It turns out Laura and her accountant husband, Leigh, gave up the good life in sunny Spain last October after hearing friends had put the newly and luxuriously refurbished cafe on sale.

“It’s been a dream of mine to run a place like this and I jumped at the chance to buy it,” said Laura. She moved in last November and hasn’t looked back.

“Our customers are lovely and some of the regulars have even donated their vintage tea sets for us to use.”

So the Ditsy Teacup truly is their “cup of tea” – and ours!