Wymondham’s Lemon Tree is a family business operating out of a fourteenth-century building in Damsgate Street.

This delightful restaurant opened in 2015. Aideen Summers is the proprietor and works six days a week with a part-time staff of twelve. The low-beamed ceilings and wood interior of this 14th-century building create a cosy, comfortable atmosphere – and they are dog-friendly! They also have outdoor seating.

All their food is prepared on site from locally sourced ingredients. They bake their own sourdough bread for sandwiches and toast. They bake their cakes and tray bakes on site. They have a dozen different options for breakfast, including their traditional (and big) Lemon Tree Breakfast: two rashers of back bacon, three butcher’s chipolatas, a poached egg, a ramekin of beans (much nicer than having a spoonful dropped on your plate), mushrooms, potatoes, oven-roasted tomatoes, and toast. If you order this, make sure you have a big appetite.

For smaller appetites, they offer two eggs on toast, poached or fried, or sauteed button mushrooms on toast. They also have a vegetarian breakfast and Eggs Benedict, which is my favourite.

The Lemon Tree hot dog is a 9-inch butcher’s sausage served in a homemade brioche bun with mustard, chopped gherkins and peppers. Add to that caramelised red onion chutney and homemade coleslaw. If you are more of a beef person, the Classic Burger is what you want. Their 180g homemade burger is served with chopped gherkins and peppers, topped with lettuce and mature Cheddar cheese, baby gem lettuce, red onion and tomato, served on a home-made brioche bun with chips and coleslaw. I salivate as I write about it!

Lemon Tree staff also prepare a great variety of sandwiches with their sourdough bread or toasted ciabatta. Brie and Cranberry is one of my favourites. All the sandwiches are served with dressed salad and homemade coleslaw. One of their unique combinations is Bacon, Chicken and Avocado.

Now, if you are feeling peckish for a hot drink and something light, there are still lots of choices: cake, a bowl of chips (with optional added cheese), sausage rolls, hot chilli sausage rolls, and fresh, delicious scones. If you call ahead, you can book a really posh afternoon tea, with sandwiches, scones and cake.

There are plenty of choices for hot drinks, including herbal teas, and all coffees include a decaffeinated option. They also serve milkshakes, Deluxe Shakes, and Smoothies. Iced tea is on the menu, and for the grownups, Bottled Lager and Aspall’s Suffolk Cider. For the wine drinkers, they serve 187ml bottles of Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Rosé, Shiraz and Prosecco.

I asked Aideen her favourite thing about serving customers and working in the food business. She said she is happy if her customers are happy. She feels very lucky to get to do the thing she loves - cooking!

Opening hours are 10am-2pm, and they are closed on Mondays.