Velvet Terrace is a locally owned business that offers a reservation-only "Hi! Tea"…read more
Through their website, I made a reservation for my husband and me. The confirmation email said "Dress Code: Business Casual."
Upon our arrival to the restaurant, two employees kindly greeted us. The business was on the top floor of a simple-looking building, but its interior was spacious and nicely decorated.
The menu listed three types of teas: "Celebration Tea" with one tea, cucumber sandwich, choice of ciabatta sandwich, and two desserts; "Royal Tea" with two teas, two scones, cucumber sandwich, choice of ciabatta sandwich, two desserts, honey or opera cake, and mocktail/mimosa; and "Prince/Princess Tea" with PB&J or chicken sandwich, scone, dessert, and soda/mocktail. The tea menu listed a couple dozen teas, including white, green, oolong, black, chai, decaffeinated, and herbal.
We ordered the Royal Tea, which cost $41.99 per person plus tax and tip. For my husband's and my teas, we chose the English Breakfast, Bombay Chai, Moroccan Mint, and Orange Spicy. The employee brought out pretty teapots with cups and spoons. I noticed her plastic gloves that made a crinkling noise and thought that she could skip wearing them. The teas came in bags and were not loose-leaf, but they still tasted very good. I liked that a tea timer for 3, 4, and 5 minutes was available. There were also sugar packets and honey sticks.
The foods were placed on a three-tier stand, but their plates were brought out separately as courses over time. For the first course, the scones contained blueberry (5 stars) and I think lemon (4.5 stars), and they came with jam and lemon curd. I also received small butter biscuits (4.5 stars).
For the second course, I rate the sandwiches of cucumber, chicken salad, and egg as 3 stars each. They had a large size and alright flavors.
The third course consisted of tiramisu mousse (4 stars), strawberry mousse (4.5 stars), and Bourbon Creams Biscuits (4 stars).
This Royal Tea also came with a super-chocolately cake (5 stars) and mocktails/mimosas, for which I chose flavors of guava (4.5 stars) and mango (4.5 stars).