Kathy X.
Yelp
I finally had the chance to come here for afternoon tea with a friend. The place is small, cozy and adorable with an old Victorian ambiance. Upon entering, there is a comfortable dark brown couch, and elegant chairs with a little circular table in between, with natural sunlight streaming in from the large front window. There is a display of ceramic dogs and plates, along with a pot of deep pink flowers and green leaves. There are white stairs leading to an upstairs area which I did not get to see. When my friend arrived, we were taken to the back dining area, which was really nice and more spacious than it appears from the outside. The tables are covered with white table cloths with a dark purple and pale green flower arrangement in the middle. The walls were yellow and had tons of interesting photographs and plates throughout.
There wasn't a huge selection of teas to choose from and they were not that unique, which was a bit of a disappointment. I just went for the classic Earl Grey which was smooth and strong. I think the tea that sounded the most different was Cinnamon and I should have gone for that. I did like the tea pots that the tea came in though - They were all shapes with themes such as Mary Queen of Scots, Alice in Wonderland and Pinocchio.
We were served 3 tiers of deliciousness on the tea service caddy. The top plate had 4 different types of sandwiches, savory bites; the middle plate had scones with jam and cream and the last plate boasted several types of sweets. There was even a separate plate for chocolate covered strawberries!
My favorite little sandwich was chicken salad with cranberry bread. The chicken salad was incredibly flavorful, very tender and had a satisfying crunch. I also liked the open faced egg salad sandwich, which had just the right amount of mayo and seasoning. There was an open faced sandwich with cream cheese and thin slices of cucumber, which tasted light and refreshing. Last, a cute little box with white cheese, diced peppers and tomato on top was quite tasty, particularly the oh so creamy cheese.
The scones were delightfully flaky, moist with blueberry and not overly sweet. The jam and cream it came with was wonderful, though I would have preferred clotted cream.
Dessert was a lovely assortment of mini cupcakes, cookies and cakes. There was a dark chocolate mini cupcake with vanilla frosting which was very airy and velvety. The sugar butter cookie was pretty yummy and melted in my mouth. I enjoyed the lemon tart which had the perfect lemony citrus taste and the crust was nicely crumbly. There was also a glazed poppyseed pastry which was pretty good. Then there were little chocolate boxes with yellow sweet cream inside, topped with blackberry and raspberry, respectively. These were bite-sized wonders of intermingling flavors of chocolate, cream and fruit. The only one I wasn't a fan of was the citrus coconut cake, because I don't like coconut for the most part.
The chocolate covered strawberries were a decent size and delectable. I love the taste of rich, dark chocolate and sweet strawberry.
The price of all this was $25 per person, which isn't too bad. All the finger foods were well prepared and the service was great. Our waiter was nice and everything was brought out in a timely manner. I would like to come back to try the brunch!