As the economy and the country starts up once again, forget your Starbucks, McDonald’s and Wetherspoons for the moment, they have enough financial backing to see them through, now is the time for us to show our support for smaller, local, family run businesses. We’re all for supporting local businesses here at The Iris Tribune and the fact is they will need our support more than ever in the coming months.
Boskins Cafe is a family run business and they offer a great selection of food and drink to choose from, they also sell a range of small gifts too. It had only been open for about a year when lockdown came into effect and as my family are regular visitors, I was concerned whether it might survive for us to be able to visit again. I am pleased to say it has, helped by the ‘Cake Away’ which allowed people to order cakes to enjoy at home.
A small selection of the cakes on offer.
Each week on their Facebook page (link below) they would post a menu of the homemade cakes on offer, allowing you to choose items ranging from scones, Red Velvet Cake or Victoria Sponge, brownies, flapjacks and more. This has turned out to be extremely popular, which I don’t find surprising as their Salted Caramel Brownies and Dutch Apple Pie are to die for! I think it’s only because of my regular cycling I have managed to keep my waistline in check, the portion sizes are generous.
As the weeks went on, they expanded their opening times and increased the menu, allowing people to order hot drinks, hot and cold sandwiches and paninis (the goats cheese panini is my usual go to when I visit so I was really glad to see that included), you could even order Afternoon Tea if you wanted. I can’t fault the food on offer, it’s not fancy but it’s freshly made, homemade and tasty, what more could you ask for?
It’s due to re-open for the public to sit in from the 4th July which is great news. If you’re a local and you’ve yet to visit, I strongly urge you to. Due to social distancing measures I would suggest you phone ahead and book a table, it will probably make their lives a lot easier. According to their Facebook page they will be still be providing the take-away service for those who may not want to sit in.
If you aren’t a local, I would strongly urge you to keep a note of the name of this cafe and come and visit when it is safe to do so.
Opening Times (from 4th July)
Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday – 10am – 2pm
Facebook Page
This is a brilliant cafe in a beautiful village. I’m hopeful they will be packed out from the 4th July 😋😋😋