Tearoom open: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 10am-4pm Tel: (01270) 610329

Ginger & Pickles is situated in the floral market town of Nantwich. It was started with the aim of providing a tearoom in which people could relax and enjoy delicious cakes, fine teas and food made from local produce served in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

From that very first day Ginger and Pickles has gone from strength to strength. In it's first year we were awarded ‘Best Start Up Business of the Year’ by the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and later became a proud member of the United Kingdom Tea Guild followed by being presented with Tea Guild’s Award of Excellence in 2009.

Click here to see Ginger and Pickles' awards and press mentions

History
Ginger & Pickles is located on ‘Mill Street’, previously known as ‘Le Mylne Street’. This street lead to the old Nantwich Water Mill beside the River Weaver, this was a local source of flour used for bulk bread making. The mill was ruined by the great fire of Nantwich in 1583 and later demolished in 1970. Our Nantwich tearoom use to house the local office for the Nantwich Chronicle Newspaper before it became Ginger & Pickles in 2005.

Nantwich has a wealth of history, with records of her existence dating back as far as the doomsday book.

January 25th 1644 held the legendary battle of ‘Namptwiche’ between the Royalists and Parliamentarians. The Parliamentarians relieved the besieged town with ‘3550 horse and 5000 foot’ which had marched from Lancashire under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax. After the battle, the people of Nantwich wore sprigs of holly in their hats in celebration. Holly Holy day has commemorated the Parliamentarian victory ever since.

At the tearooms
At Ginger & Pickles we always have a number of scrumptious seasonal daily specials on offer in addition to our regular menu.

A firm favourite is our 'Cheshire Breakfast' and our variety of Afternoon Teas famously named after areas in Nantwich. These consist of a selection of our homemade cakes, scones and sandwiches along with a pot of your favourite tea (whether that is loose leaf or bagged), coffee or even a glass of champagne.

All of our dishes are made to order on the premises using excellent quality ingredients.
 

United Kingdom Tea Guild Membership
Ginger & Pickles has been a proud member of the United Kingdom Tea council since 2007.

To be a member you have to know about tea, quality service and excellent food ... and we certainly do! In fact we have won, The Tea Guild's Award of Excellence for 2009. All members are assessed twice a year to strict criteria by mystery customers.

We offer a range of loose leaf tea from the Tregothnan estate in Cornwall and, of course a great selection of bagged tea from Twinings.

By Ginger & Pickles being a member of the United Kingdom Tea Guild it has been noticed that tearoom lovers far and wide have come to Nantwich. From Germany to Australia and all over the North West!

Environment and the Community
Ginger & Pickles has always been a proud supporter of the local community. All our staff live nearby and have a passion for food. We welcome people on work placements from our local high schools, colleges and universities. Working at Ginger & Pickles doesn't mean that education has to stop, we work closely with awarding bodies who offer NVQ qulaifications and training.

We celebrate the fact that we have some Staffordshire roots, hence why we sell tasty Staffordshire Oatcakes and serve all our food and hot beverages in Burleigh China made and fired just down the road. Cheshire is world famous for its cheese, there is even a International Cheese Festival once a year, which happens right on our doorstep. All our cheese is locally sourced like most of our other produce.

Ginger & Pickles isn't just for eating at, its a place to meet and socialise.
Every Wednesday morning we offer a Knit and Natter group and on a Monday Evening there is Stitching School where people can come to learn or brush up on new skills. We also have numerous adult craft courses that keep traditional skills alive we offer children's craft courses in the school holidays that suit all ages and abilities.

Ginger & Pickles is a child friendly establishment where your little ones are always welcome. We even have a unique children's picnic basket to turn their visit into something special.

We recycle all our glass and plastic and keep our carbon footprint down to a minimum by sourcing locally and having numerous seasonal specials that don't require ingredients flown in from here, there and everywhere. We are also replacing every blown bulb with a energy saving one.