Seeking somewhere different to go for morning tea we decided on The Tannery. It’s well over a year since we’ve been there, and it is definitely the most elegant shopping area in Christchurch. Just after 10am there were plenty of car parks available, with several chargers for electric vehicles, and most of the shops were open, despite the holidays. Many of them had signs saying Vaccine Passes not required, but I was surprised to find a couple of retail stores that did require passes. These were places where I might have browsed, but couldn’t be bothered when I needed to show a pass as well as sign in. The only thing I bought was a card at Cosi Fan Tutte.
We chose to stop at Penny Black Victorian Tearoom. It took a while for our order to arrive because staff were being careful to sanitise between each service, but we were happy to sit in the atrium and watch the passers-by.
I chose to have a scone, which was served warm with a small jar of jam and a dish of cream – absolutely delicious. I was pleased to be asked whether I wanted cream and marshmallows on my hot chocolate, which I declined, and it was very good without these.
This place is ideal, for the ambience and the food, and we will go there again.
We really relished Penny Black
and are most likely to go back
Ruth's Reflections 
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The Tannery is a lovely place to go for a browse. I realise I was silly and didn’t put my name when I posted that last comment – it’s Sue.
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Good to meet you, Sue, and yes, The Tannery is lovely.
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