Having a breakfast of tea and a sausage roll in the Trent.
I was going to invite Jayne to meet me here or in the Portland for coffee this afternoon but when I got here half an hour ago I found that the car park by the Trent Building was almost full. That was a surprise because we are still in the the vacation. As I walked through the Trent Building courtyard I discovered the reason, exams, retakes probably. There were signs directing people to various exam halls. So I think we'll stick with finding a café in Beeston rather than risk not being able to park her car.
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Jayne used to work in the same street where we had coffee this afternoon but that was twenty years ago so she had no better idea than I did about which of the several cafes to try. So we just wandered down the main street for a while. Then we spotted the Pudding Pantry and went in thinking we would have just tea and cake. But it really does do pudding, that's dessert if you want to be posh.
In the bottom right of the menu I spotted a trifle and realized that i can't remember the last time I had trifle. Jayne had the item next above that which was a lemon cheesecake. I had an Americano and Jayne had a pot of tea. Jayne's tea was well presented; loose leaf tea in a large teapot with an extra saucer provide so that one can take out the filter (which is equipped with a folding plastic handle) once the tea has brewed to one's liking and have somewhere to put it.
The trifle was excellent and Jayne was over the moon with her cheesecake. Pretty good for a completely random choice!
So the Pudding Pantry in Beeston High Road is highly recommended: https://www.thepuddingpantry.co.uk/beeston
