Laura’s Tea Room

We come here each year for my mom’s birthday and love the high tea, the food and girly atmosphere! You all get to pick out your own hat and tea cup and then your own hot tea. They make you feel pampered and posh, and you can even pose with the Queen! Such a quaint little town and be sure to check out the gift shop downstairs!

I didn’t really know what to expect. We got there and the first thing we had to do is pick a hat. We had so much fun trying on all kinds of hats and scarfs and taking pictures with Queen Elizabeth. Next step is choosing a cup from a whole table full of different tea cups and cute spoons. We finally sat down on our table and enjoyed all the courses. They look small, but when you finish, you will be rather satisfied. We tried the orange ginger tea, it was delish. And my favorite
From the sweets was the lemon thingy. It is a very fun experience all together, the staff is friendly and the food was good. I recommend it, no doubt.

LOVED this place. Came here with my sister. What a great experience. The service was a bit slow when were trying to leave but other than that I highly recommend! I plan on coming back with my sister when we’re both home again.

Absolutely love! The service is impeccable! I tend to go there for High Tea; the food is fun and tasty. My daughter and I have loved and genuinely enjoyed each experience we’ve had, thus far. Because it is truly an «experience” – one that I intend on making a part of my life.

This place is one of the most fun places ever. My sister and I took my mom there for her birthday. I didn’t have any desire to go since I’m not a big tea drinker.
Once I got there, I was the first one to pick out a hat. Then we all posed to get our picture taken with the Queen Elizabeth cardboard cutout. We had a blast just trying on all the hats.
Next we had to pick out a cup and saucer. That was hard… So many beautiful ones to choose from.
The service was excellent and the food was amazing!!! I enjoyed all the teas they served. I actually loved 2 of them (a black tea and a green tea). I ended up buying them and a lot of other tea items in their gift shop downstairs. I even bought some Christmas gifts also.
This place is a one of a kind unique place… (Experience). I enjoyed it very much. It was a nice relaxing afternoon. We will definitely take my mom again next year. I might sneak and go there again before her birthday.
I don’t know any other place that offers the unique experience that this place does. It’s worth the drive there.

My mother and I come here all the time! This is our favorite place to eat. It is also a great place to shop. The owner, Carol, is always very welcoming and actually remembers you when you come in every time. The Tea is excellent. Always a pleasure.

We took our grandmother here and it was a lovely outing for all of us. It was fun to pick out a hat to wear while having high tea.
The service was great and the tea was delicious. I read some complaints about the price but it is in line with other high teas we’ve had (and very fair compared to high teas in London).
The food was yummy and we had more than enough to box up and take home.

This place is amazing! My family has a yearly Christmas season tradition of going out to tea together but now that we are all scattered across the globe we often have to search for tea rooms in unfamiliar cities. We have been to some great ones but this is by far the best experience we have ever had.
The food was delicious and filled us up. The tea selection was huge. I also loved the atmosphere. Getting go pick a hat, take a picture with Queen Elizabeth, and pick your own teacup really adds to the whimsicality of the experience and made this year’s outing particularly memorable.
Also, they had a very impressive gluten free high tea menu. The gluten intolerant person in our party got to enjoy every part of the experience right along with everyone else.

It is a little overpirced and I’m always afraid I’ll break something but it is a novelty and realy fun so its worth a go at least once.

So Sharon S., her friend (Charlene), & me headed out on Saturday to check out Laura’s Tea Room, because they had purchased a steeply discounted LivingSocial deal. Because it was on a Saturday, Charlene had made reservations for us.
We were running late due to traffic, but Charlene called & spoke to someone who very nicely told us to keep driving & they would make accommodations for us when we got there.
While we did arrive 45 minutes late, they did indeed still have us down. While we waited for them to set our table, we checked out the deli & retail area on the first floor. What a cute place! They have teas & «knick knacks» you can purchase. On the second floor, is the «hat area», where you can pick out a hat to wear (during tea) & get your picture taken with Queen Elizabeth (a cardboard cutout)!
Next, you have several tables full of tea cups & saucers… you get to pick your own cup! So many choices, too.
After choosing your tea cup, the hostess escorted us to our table, which was already set with place settings. A waitress comes out & serves a flavored ice tea, which obviously changes daily (?). On this particular Saturday, it was cinnamon-​orange. The waitress brought out a hot tea — which was cinnamon-​orange, as well. It was DELICIOUS! We also got to choose a second pot, from a LONG list of black, white, & herbal teas. We chose a blackberry sage, which was lovely, too.
For the first course, you get a predetermined soup & scone. Ours was an apple bisque cold soup, which tasted much like a pureed apple pie. The blueberry scone was small, but packed a lot of flavor.
Second course was a mixed berry & walnut salad, with a spinach & cheese quiche. The salad was delicious, especially with the vidalia onion dressing. The quiche was just «ok», mine could have been a bit warmer.
For third & final course, was a three tiered tray of finger sandwiches (tomato & cucumber) & mini desserts (chocolate covered mandarin oranges, mini mousse cup with raspberry, banana nut loaf with Granny Smith apple slice & cheddar cheese slice, mini pumpkin cupcake, mini fudge cupcake, chocolate covered strawberries, & cinnamon swirl bread with a cranberry on top). We were filling quite full by this time, so thankfully, they have «to go» containers. We piled up our «leftover» desserts.
Our waitress Sara was a sweetheart. She was very nice & pleasant & answered the questions we had about the town & the tea room.
Ladies, this is so much fun! Men, I’m sure you would like it too, but it’s perfect for a group of ladies to get fancy & enjoy this experience.

Cute, historic building. Nice wait staff. Now for the food…
Quiche– smallest piece of quiche I have ever been served. 2 bites and it was gone! Really? Come on owners! You have a neat concept with the tea idea. The tea was very nice and served in beautiful tea cups… But the food was skimpy, not that good and we left Hungry!
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