Coffee culture comes to Tunstall

I’m one of the few people in the world who actually wanted a Starbucks to come to the local area because it seemed more of an insult not to have one than to have to suffer the decline into clone-town Britain. Now, of course, there’s one in Hanley, so I can get my sneaky fix without Tunstall or Burslem having to be so blighted.

But actually, coffee culture has now come to Tunstall in an even better way, with a new Clarice Cliff themed café/restaurant opening at the top of the High Street.

Clarice Cliff is, of course, Tunstall’s most famous daughter who became renowned for her art-deco ranges in the 1930s. Sometimes looked upon with a sadly typical Stoke sneer for her relationship with ‘the boss’, she was an extremely talented and single-minded designer who deserves a tribute in her home town. Rather than a museum, a restaurant seems somehow more fitting, where the pleasure of food, drink and good pottery can be enjoyed to the full.

As well as holding theme and charity nights, Clarice’s serves a full range of food and all-day breakfasts, also providing the weekend shopper with a place to go and enjoy a latte with a friend. Well worth checking out.