The River Tea House

A weekend away with the wife and child was on the cards and somewhere down The Great Ocean Road was the destination.

We found ourselves parked in Lorne and thought is was as good as it's gonna get, so we scored the Accomm and took in the local activities.

We had a lack luster start to our Saturday with a very 'ordinary' lunch at some fancy fish joint, we were hoping for a better evening.

And better it was... After a well earned afternoon nap we discovered a nice little restaurant not far from our digs to indulge in our Meat craving.

But this is nay why I am writing. This is merely a lead up to what was to be consumed at Breakfast.

The wife, in her infinite wisdom discovered a quaint little establishment called "River Tea House" @ Mountjoy Pde, Lorne.

After failing to find a decent Scone on the last couple of outings I have been on my hopes weren't too high and therefore was looking forward to a hearty cooked breakfast.

Whilst scanning the menu I did notice an assorted collection of Scones on offer and thought, "why not".

Now in a place like Lorne you expect to find "home cooked" foods on offer but sometimes this is either misleading (due to homecooked meaning shithouse) or it simply isn't true.

But not with Cam and the good people of River Tea House... The scone (one per serve) came out promply with a very well presented array of Jam and Cream topped off with a "man-size" hot chocolate.

NB: No Hot Chocolate should EVER be served in a glass!!!!! I refuse to drink such an insult to a classic. A Mug and only a Mug will do... 

So straight away The River Tea House was off to a good start.

So, onto the scone... Still warm from being freshly cooked that morning, the crust was magnificent and crumbly, with an amazingly soft and warm inside...

The Jam was rich and fruitful with the cream being beautifully soft and milky... My ONLY gripe with this presentation was the Cream to Jam Ratio. As you can see by the photos, there was not quite enough Cream.

But after tasting, savouring and finally finishing such a splendid Scone that thought went quickly from my mind... Scone perfection is not something you'll hear on these pages too often, but this is as close as it gets.

After speaking to Cameron about his exquisite Scones he offered me one of his specialties to try. The "Cheese and Chive" scone with some simple Western Star butter (the only butter for scones).

Not a massive fan of anything other than a plain scone with the essential Jam and Cream, I thought once again "why not".

To my surprise, this was the highlight of my meal... Excellent crunch, great butter melting value and a taste that had my wife screaming for more!!! 

The cheese coating was magnificent and the internal softness combined with an oven baked crunch gave my mouth something to brag about.

The is by far a scone worth travelling for...

Cam also gave me a secret ingredient / tip to his scone perfection... Simply use................. Secret dies with me!

So head down The Great Ocean Road and go see Cam and the good people of River Tea House for the best scones you'll get for miles.

(we've already planned out next trip)

Venue/Service Rating  8.7

Scone Rating   8.3

Review By 

Glenn (B.O.T.S Original), Julia (S.O.T.S Original)