British Pantry
41153 John Mosby Hwy
Aldie, VA
(703) 327-3215
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#14
of 57in VA
Hours
Mon - Sat: 11:30am to 4:00pm
Mon - Sat: 11:30am to 4:00pm
Sun: 12:00am to 4:00pm
Overview
The British Pantry opened its doors in November 1994 and is owned by a Brit from Watford who longed for salad cream! It started in the reception area of her husband's British car business selling just a few bars of chocolate, bacon and sausages, and of course salad cream!
The British Pantry opened its doors in November 1994 and is owned by a Brit from Watford who longed for salad cream! It started in the reception area of her husband's British car business selling just a few bars of chocolate, bacon and sausages, and of course salad cream!
Very soon, a large population of Brits in the area found us and requests for more and more British food items meant that the reception area quickly outgrew itself. With this in mind, we expanded into the adjacent building and now carry many hundreds of items and soon after, Blighty's café, our English tearoom began.
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Food: stopped in for afternoon tea yesterday - LOVELY - we had the savoury with sandwiches and lots of yummy homebaked goodies, the scones were delicious and our server anne brought more and added extra sandwiches also, the tea was piping hot, we were short on time so called ahead and everything was ready upon our arrival. The shop at the side was stocked with christmas goodies also, spent more in the shop than on tea - well worth the visit!! |
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- lisa 11/07/09 |
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Food: Wow, I'm surprised this place is still trading. I think the owner should sell up while they can. The blurb at the top of this page is woefully out of date as the business changed hands some time ago, and is not in the location described above, although the address is correct. The website above is not associated with this business. There is nothing here you cannot get at World Market, Wegmans or other supermarkets. The Tearoom is overpriced and the staff give obviously false reasons as to why there is little stock. Do yourself a favor and give this one a wide berth. |
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- Winifred Bambera 06/25/09 |
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Food: I went to the British Pantry on 06/08/2009 with my sister and a friend who was originally from Chelsea, England, to experience an actual British tea. My British friend was very disappointed to find the Earl Grey tea in the teapot was made from teabags. The service was abominably slow for a Sunday afternoon, 20 minutes to get tea, and 1/2 hr for the food. The food consisted of sandwiches cut into small triangles (egg salad, chicken salad, cucumber, and lunchmeat). The sandwiches were just OK. The scones were wonderful - but only one per person. The desserts were small and not memorable. The women at the table next to ours ordered an additional scone, and the waitress replied it would cost additionally. Since the tea was $24.99 per person, we thought the cost was exorbitant for the a... (more) |
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- Sharon Wilson 06/09/09 |
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Food: I went to The British Pantry yesterday and was totally disappointed. I had called to make reservations before I left and was told they were not doing anything as the kitchen lady had had a fall and wasn't coming in. We went anyway as they said they would make a decision when we got there. They were able to serve us tea and one scone and the charge was $10.95 each. I queried that I wasn't supposed to have received something else for that cost and was told no. They had NO FOOD to sell that you couldn't get at Wegmans now. They only showed one of most things, no crisps or anything special and only had Bangers in the freezer. I asked about this and was told they the lady that took over from Gerry, the previous owner wasn't ordering as much and that they were waiting for supplies to come in. T... (more) |
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- Nancy Caldwell 02/21/09 |
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Food: Delightful afternoon of good tea and scones with double devon cream and jam. Loads of British goodies for sale. Well worth the visit. |
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- Carol British Strachan 12/12/08 |
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