MEGALONG VALLEY TEAROOMS TURNS FIFTY YEARS OLD

Christine Bundy's famous Megalong Valley Tearooms in The Blue Mountains turns fifty in December!

Christine's mother, Thelma, opened the Tearoom's doors in 1956, shortly after her photo appeared on the front cover of Sydney's papers flicking on the first electric light switch in the area. She was soon known far and wide for the lightness of her scones, the flavour or her tea and her sunny smile. Christine took over when Thelma retired in the eighties and now Christine's daughter Kylie is co-managing the popular tourist destination. The Tearooms still serve the traditional 'devonshire' fare of home-made scones with cream and locally-made blackberry jam, and their mouth-watering apple pie is to die for, (still made daily in the kitchen with locally grown apples). However, the menu has expanded over the years to include hearty country-style breakfasts, lunches, (including Christine's fabulous home-made pies) and there's even a growling espresso machine alongside the original cast-iron urn that boils the property's spring water for the tea. (That urn was brought to Megalong Valley by Christine's Grandmother Edith who arrived in the 1940s to manage the 'Mark Foy' Tearooms when the area boasted six such establishments).

Christine and Kylie would like to celebrate four generations of the women of their family serving the delicious meals of Megalong's famous tearooms. They'd love to see any old friends and patrons who are visiting the Blue Mountains during December to share a cuppa and reminisce about the 'old days'. They also have a (complimentary) limited edition print of the much-admired picture Mambo artist Paul Worstead painted that hangs above the fireplace. The painting depicts the three scones served with each Devonshire Tea as Katoomba's Three Sisters and the serviettes as the Opera House sails. A true collectors item!

DECEMBER 2006, CELEBRATING THE MEGALONG VALLEY TEAROOMS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1956~2006.
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Catherine Swinton
CPR
0411333190 or catswinton@aapt.net.au