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    Special Teas

    4.0 (95 reviews)
    ModerateCoffee & Tea
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Tracy C.

    This is my happy place when I lived in Boston, still miss this place after moving to the west coast. My idea of a good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation -- Jane Austen My friend Linda, Helen, and I would meet up here for our lovely girl's chat and tea time. I love their wall art. One of the picture frames says "A cup of tea shared is happiness tasted and time well spent". So true! The food is amazing. They have daily specials. I love the tomato soup, very rich but not overly done. Sandwiches and salads are with fresh ingredients and creatively done. They offer a variety of tea. It feels like a garden party or having lunch and tea at a good friend's house. Such a lovely place to have a girl's day out. I wish we have something like this in San Diego. I miss this tea place and my dear friends in Northborough.

    Lemon ginger tea served in a beautiful bone china tea cup. Adorable honey pot and glass tea pot over a warmer.
    Julie T.

    Absolutely perfect experience. Tea Sandwiches were fantastic, sweets were fabulous, & scones were out of this world. We got a pot of lemon ginger tea to share, and it was perfect. Perfect experience to prepare one for a London experience.

    Amazing chocolate and sea salt "sweetie" (#dont judge my leftover crumbs around it!)
    Sarah C.

    This place is always just so welcoming and cozy! They allowed us to chose the table we wanted which was really nice. I had tea for one... which really is enough for two and had leftovers to take home. The sandwiches were super fresh and the pastries were perfection.

    tea for two that they charged 48$ for
    Shauna C.

    I DO NOT RECOMMEND! this is a family owned restaurant, so i understand the difficulties of management - but we had a pretty bad experience here. the service was very slow, the staff and owners were quite impolite, they charged us about 18 dollars more for what we ordered than was on the menu, and gave us the wrong amount of change back. after we were seated, it took over 25 minutes for them to come take our order - we ordered a tea for two to split. we were served the tea about 10-15 minutes after that, but our food took almost 80 minutes to come out after we sat down. we arrived at 12:24, and our food came out at 1:40. (we were watching the time as we had an event after). the owner also made comments about us having to be out of the place by 2:30, because she had another reservation, but didn't give us our food until almost an hour and a half after we sat down, so we wouldn't have had much time to eat. as I said, we ordered a tea for two to split, which on the menu (you can look at online photos of the menu to check) is 29.95, but our total came out to 48, even though we did not order anything else. we gave them a hundred dollar bill, and they returned us around 35 dollars, so about 17 dollars short. however, the scones were very good. the sandwiches and other cookies were quite plain - still good but not worth the price, especially if they are going to hide additional fees.

    Tea for 2 (not for the baby)
    Melissa L.

    Everyone was super nice and they seated us even without a reservation. They are pretty busy, so I'd definitely recommend one, especially if you have a group going. The tea was excellent and the food was all handmade from scratch. I'm definitely coming back and next time, I'll call ahead for a reservation.

    a plate of sandwiches and a cup of coffee
    Nina V.

    I really liked this place.. customer service is great. And the food and tea are delicious! Definitely coming back!

    6/2013
    Vivian C.

    Afternoon tea for lunch? Here you can! Their tea time fare is "Served whenever it's tea time for you." Located in a grey paneled, white trimmed building, with a parking lot which they share with their neighboring businesses, you feel like you have entered what was once someone's home. We passed the open kitchen with a pair of fridges, and were seated at a table with mismatched cushioned wooden chairs in one of perhaps three smallish dining rooms. I enjoyed the relaxed, friendly service. A spot of patience is required, however, as it was 20 minutes before our tea pots made their way to the table and our first cups of the caffeinated beverage poured out for us, and an additional 25 minutes before the tiered plates of treats were presented. So come for a leisurely tea, or opt for lunch instead, as those items seemed to come quicker out of the kitchen. Between the 3 of us, we shared an Afternoon Tea $16, which consisted of a half pot of tea (4 cups), 2 scones, tea sandwiches (8, of 3 types) and small sweets (5, all different) and a Tea for Two $26, which was a full pot of tea (6 cups), 2 scones, more tea sandwiches (12, of 5 kinds) and more small sweets (8, 4 varieties). When asked if we'd like butter, jam or Devonshire cream, I of course asked if we could have them all. And yes we could! The tea treats here are rather dainty, but you can tell a lot of effort went into them - just look at the double-decker finger sandwich and the cute little pumpkin turkey tidbit on the savory side! They had 5 scone options for us to make our selections from (and 2 gluten free choices to boot), including interesting flavors such as butterscotch oatmeal and cinnamon chip. These 2 inch diameter pastries were easily downed slathered with the strawberry jam and Devonshire cream. I guess we could have done without the butter. The standout sweets for me were the moist mini carrot cakes (with cream cheese frosting of course!) and the coconut almond(?) bar with its pleasing chewiness. As we craved something a bit more savory, we topped off our meal with an order of their 1/2 melt and a cup of soup $7.95. The fresh pea and tarragon soup was not particularly smooth, but it was fresh and tasty. Their melts are described as "the best english muffin ever with fresh basil mayo, your choice of toppings (we selected the smoked turkey, broccoli and tomato), and mild cheddar melted on top. It seemed to me that their variation of the english muffin was perhaps a slice of a round english muffin loaf (which I've heard of before, but have never seen) rather than the familiar Thomas' fork split English muffin from the grocery store. It was highly, and yummily buttered, toasted crisp yet tender, topped with huge vibrantly green broccoli florets, and blanketed with temptingly browned cheese. Very nice! I don't get the impression that they skimp on the food here. I spotted plates of dessert passing by - the $5.50 slice of tart seemed a rather generous portion and quite tempting... I wish they were located closer to me! Reservations are taken for parties of 4 and up only. Credit cards are accepted. Handicap accessible. Sometimes they close to the public for specially scheduled events, so call ahead if you don't want to risk having to find an alternative. Other than the extended wait time for tea, the only other ding was that it can get a bit noisy once every table in your little room is filled.

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    The food and teas were good but the staff/owner were rude and patronizing. I won't be going back.

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    Adorable tea place with homemade treats. Would definitely recommend calling ahead as they have limited seating.

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    Great place to have high tea and desserts we order house chai tea for two and loved it

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    OMG! To-Go Scones! Called ahead. Swung by. Moved along. My love remains constant.

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