Located in new St Collins Lane precinct, Runya promises so much through her front windows. Delicate cakes, fine china, bottles of Veuve indicate a European style tea room - fancy and fitting for two ladies spending a Sunday afternoon shopping in the city. Lured in by this we decided to rest and recuperate with soul restoring tea and cake.
And the picture makes afternoon tea look attractive. Pink and gold tea set, cute little cakes but what the picture doesn't show is that we were seated next to the serving hatch with a view into the kitchen and it's not a kitchen reflective of the patisserie we were hoping. Think fried chips and grilled burgers! Alas, Runya is a little confused - part tea room, part lunch cafe...
I'm a fan of beer battered chips but perhaps not when supping English Breakfast from a pretty china tea cup. Call me old fashioned or traditional but I think I'd have preferred it if Runya was either a tea room or a cafe. For me Veuve and chips is something I do when camping and not what happens in St Collins Lane!
The tea itself was reviving. I chose the strawberry and vanilla frasiere and it was a light sponge with berries and cream. My companion had the cheesecake and it was a bit cloying. The base was the best part. All nice enough but we don't feel the need to revisit. Brunetti's, Hopetoun are better choices.
I'm a fan of beer battered chips but perhaps not when supping English Breakfast from a pretty china tea cup. Call me old fashioned or traditional but I think I'd have preferred it if Runya was either a tea room or a cafe. For me Veuve and chips is something I do when camping and not what happens in St Collins Lane!
The tea itself was reviving. I chose the strawberry and vanilla frasiere and it was a light sponge with berries and cream. My companion had the cheesecake and it was a bit cloying. The base was the best part. All nice enough but we don't feel the need to revisit. Brunetti's, Hopetoun are better choices.
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