Angela oversees the entire Ye Old Kings Head.
It’s one of those places you visit to feel enveloped in good cheer. A friend took me there last fall for just such an occasion. It worked. A great part is because straightforward traditional British fare with atmosphere to match and backed with warm hospitality. After decades of experience, capable Manager Angela is still as enthusiastic as ever. Here she offers a huge ice cream sundae because a guest was disappointed with her suggestion for a tea.
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All three dining rooms are decorated in a warm, casual, country-inn attitude. A stone hearth fireplace blazes during the winter month. You feel transported into a mid-century British movie, far from the chaotic world outside.
At the same time, it is freeway close, a couple of blocks from the beach. You can smell the clean air, and just about see the beach from the sunny (or foggy) dining patio out front.
Established over three decades ago, Ye Olde King’s Head British Pub, Restaurant and Gift Shoppe feels enormous after numerous expansions.
The Olde King’s Head menu has received acclaim for it’s famous Fish and chips. All traditional fare is available for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. But the most fun is high tea.
High tea is served all day long in a smallish, most intimate room that feels very private. Elegant and regal, with high ceilings and carpeting, burgundy and dark word are the prominent colors on the walls and in the banquettes and chairs. Portraits of royalty hang on the walls.
Afternoon Tea for Two$41.00
A selection of Finger Sandwiches, Sausage Rolls, Quiche, Freshly Baked Scones served with Devonshire Cream & Preserves, Mini Pastries, Mini Chocolate Eclairs.
Specialty Tea or Coffee
Traditional Tea $22.00
A selection of Finger Sandwiches, Sausage Roll, Quiche, Freshly Baked Scones & Preserves, Mini Chocolate Éclair, Specialty Tea or Coffee
Scone with Devonshire Cream & Preserves$5.00. Quiche of the Day ($12.00) is served with salad.
English Tea Sandwiches ($10.00) are served with salad and can be ordered separated or as an addition to a tea service. The list includes Turkey, Cranberry & Cream Cheese. Egg & Watercress. Coronation Chicken. Cucumber with Cream Cheese. Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese. Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil with a Pesto mayo.
TEA SELECTION (Loose Leaf Teas) includes Darjeeling, Earl Grey, English Breakfast. Irish Tea: Vanilla, Lady Grey. De-caf: Green tea, Herbal tea, Strawberry-MangoThe bakery sells to-items, including Cakes and Pastries Scones, Cream Slice, Chocolate Éclair, Empire Biscuits, Trifle, Jam & Treacle Tarts, Apple & Blackcurrant Pie / Rhubarb Pie, Victoria Sponge Cakes, Eccles Cakes and Shortbread.
The Gift Shoppe for great British fare including PG Tips, Cadbury, Heinz Baked Beans, HP Sauce, 99 Ice Cream, Walkers crisps, McVities and classic British sweets.
At Christmas a variety of classics are available including Christmas puddings, mince pies, selection boxes and tins of Roses and Quality Street.
The shoppe holds an extensive range of British made china such as Dunoon, Emma Bridgewater, and Aynsley. It also stocks Ye Olde King’s Head T-Alcohol and pub and soccer memorabilia.
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