Visiting Sally Lunn‘s is a must on a trip to Bath. The restaurant is in one of of the oldest buildings in London. Sally Lunn, an immigrant to England, worked and lived there in the 1600s. She made a famous bun, which became the base for sweet and savory dishes. The legend is that her recipe was found in the wall years later and that it is passed down with the lease to each new owner.
I made sure I was hungry when I went–I definitely wanted to try the bun. For 17.58, I got a chicken and ham trencher plate, a pot of the incredible house tea, and a big slice of apple cake. I hadn’t had a trencher before. Here, half a bun is used as the base for a stew–this is how it was done in the old days, before plates were common and cheap. (They still put a plate under their bread plate, though.)
If you get something to eat or drink, you are allowed into the museum. That word is pretty strong, considering I’m about to show you everything in two pictures.
Before leaving, I bought a bun (for about two British pounds) and took it with me to Oxford. It happily gave me breakfast for my first two mornings there.
