Olde English Tea Room & Gift Shoppe
Wake Forest, NC 27587-2741
Phone: (919) 556-6910
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Editorial Description for Olde English Tea Room & Gift Shoppe
British-style tea house offers more than 20 tea varieties, lunch items, desserts and coffee in cozy room with classical music.
User Reviews for Olde English Tea Room & Gift Shoppe
01/06/2008 Posted by kassi
An excellent selection of loose-leaf teas accompanies a traditional afternoon tea service and small additional menu. Be warned, the food is extremely rich! The scones and small desserts in an afternoon tea service can be overwhelming, though the tastiness of the offerings often lures me into eating more than is wise. In the summer they had a delicious cold strawberry soup that delighted my palate. The gift shop downstairs is nice but I'm enamored of the variety of tea accoutrements they offer upstairs -- many beautiful patterns of tea services, infusers, gifts, books, and even these elusive drip-guards that hook over a teapot lid and hold it on as well as catch drips from the spout. A box full of beautiful vintage hats at the top of the stairs always catches my eye.
Pros: Food, ambience, gifts
10/06/2007 Posted by fireflyflame
A very pretty dining area, though cramped (people kept bumping my chair), and a similarly cramped gift shop in the basement (beware the trecherous stairway - I slipped and fell, but caught myself before too much damage was done). The place was so noisy that even sitting at a small table, we had to yell to hear each other. Yes, they welcome children. Which is great if you plan to bring children. I have two little girls, so I know it's wonderful to find family-friendly places. But if you want to leave the little girls at home & have "adult time" this isn't the place. At least, not on a Saturday. The afternoon tea was four finger sandwiches (1/4-sandwich each of cucumber and cream cheese, egg salad, tuna and children salad) one scone, tea and cookies, for $12.00 a person. Or you can choose from a menu of sandwiches, shepherd pie, chicken divan, desserts, scones, muffins, coffee & of course tea. At V's Teas & Treasures in Raleigh - which has much better lemonade & serves lemon curd - everyone HAS to get the high tea for $20 a person. So we appreciated having the various menu (& budget) options here. Most of the employees were incredible nice. Our server, however, while attentive and efficient, was very cold & brusque. Example: "I'm going to tell you all the scone flavors now," she says, "cranberry chocolate chip butterscotch walnut and plain." So, I ask, is that butterscotch - comma - walnut, or is that butterscotch AND walnut? And she gave me a look like I was a pile of dirty socks. I know it sounds like I didn't enjoy myself, I actually did. Yes, I would like to go back & take my little girls for tea and dessert. No, I would not return with a group of adults to have afternoon tea. Also, be aware that all of the lovely little gift shops & galleries along the street close at 4 or 5 in the afternoon, even on Saturday.
Pros: Family-friendly, many menu choices beyond just "high tea," pretty
Cons: Family-friendly, noisy, cramped, only one toilet in women's bathroom
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