Last Sunday, K and I headed up to Caloundra. We arrived bright and early after having dropped of K’s parents at the Brisbane airport at 7:15am. We spent much of the day by the ocean lazing around and reading the Sunday paper (whose headlines were to do with the election result). I had a swim. It was a really nice day.
On the way back from Caloundra, we stopped at the Rustic Cabin, which is located at the Caloundra exit on the Bruce Highway. This place does a wonderful Devonshire tea. So here’s our review. Importantly, the jam and cream came in little pots. The scones were enormous, fluffy and suitably crumbly. One order of Devonshire tea ($8.50) comes with tea for one and three scones! Three scones were too many for just the two of us (although I was forced to polish off the third scone). The tea came in a nice big pot, and was brewed from real leaves. An extra pot of hot water was supplied for adjusting the strength of the tea. Apparently the teacups were satisfactory, but there was no tablecloth! Overall, we think the Rustic Cabin serves an excellent Devonshire tea, though the goldfish in the pond outside are very distracting. Highly recommended.
