Helen’s bakehouse and Tearoom

Early on Saturday morning in the centre of Burton, we were looking for breakfast; just off the Market Square is Helen’s Bakehouse and Tearoom, somewhere we’d never been before, this was a good opportunity to give it a try. Bright and inviting from the outside, with a good portion of outdoor seating, ideal for the great weather we’ve been having. Inside seats about 30, the tables decoratively covered in embroidered tablecloths. As soon we entered we were greeted with a smiling face asking how we were, that kind of positive impression goes a long way! Although its table service, we were drawn to the tempting looking cakes under the counter, the coffee cake looked fantastic and I liked the fact you could see the staff preparing cakes, salads etc, behind the counter. But breakfast was definitely the order of the day, a decent amount of choice from teacakes to a Full English. I went for the Bacon and Sausage Sandwich with doorstep granary bread, fantastically tasty, courtesy of high quality ingredients and very fresh bread. My wife had a large teacake which was equally tasty. The drinks we had were OK, the cappuccino a little milky, and the coffee a little weak, but on the whole, a great breakfast, all the better with the wonderfully sunny outlook, this tearoom has. We will definitely return for breakfast again and to sample those tempting cakes.
A few other things worth mentioning, they sell bread, cakes and rolls too, as well as making celebration cakes to order. Be aware though, the only toilet is up some steep stairs.