+Kay White and I have been trying to go out together for tea since some time in November, but schedules, weather and a troublesome car have thwarted us. And life thwarted us slightly again: one shop was closed for the Easter holiday and the other had really limited hours.
Instead we went to a place called the British Chip Shop in Haddonfield, NJ, which was great, even though not exactly tea. The soups -- tomato with bacon and potato leek - were amazing. The tomato soup had all the right smokey notes from the bacon. The potato leek was nicely salty with cream.
I had some of the best fish and chips I've had since the old school places in Kearney closed down. There was some flavorful malt vinegar on the table; with the right amount of salt it was artery-clogging Brit/Scot heaven.
Despite the excellence of the chips, I made sure to save room for dessert -- a strawberry shortcake trifle.
In short, the British Chip Shop warmed my little Anglo-Scot heart, despite the absence of tea.
(This is not to say they didn't have tea at all; but it was a nice enough day that I wanted normal black iced tea not hot tea. They carry Taylor's hot teas, so perhaps at a future visit.).
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