I was finally able to visit Shakespeare's Tea Room last Saturday. I was not disappointed, it was a very pleasant experience and I look forward to returning often.
Monday
Shakespeare's Tea Room
I was finally able to visit Shakespeare's Tea Room last Saturday. I was not disappointed, it was a very pleasant experience and I look forward to returning often.
Menu
The padded menu was impressive, it has six pages including beer, wine, and champagne on the last page. I've never been to a tea room offering alcoholic beverages (which I don't care for.) I'm a true tea totaler!
Tea Menu
Tea menu. I chose the only decaffeinated tea offered. All teas are served in the tea pot and a strainer for the cup to catch the leaves. The leaves were almost powdery. I didn't like the leaves in the pot because it gets too strong too quickly. I asked for more hot water to weaken mine. The tea did have a nice flavor though.
Salad
I inquired about the difference in Shakespeare's Afternoon Tea at $14.95 and Shakespeare's High Tea at $19.95. The only difference other than the price was the High Tea came with a salad. The large salad with served with Vidalia Sweet Onion dressing, which was delicious. Had I known there would be more salad on the tiered server I would have chosen the less expensive. It was a lovely salad with mixed spring greens and lots of fresh vegetables.
Shakespeare's High Tea
I ordered Shakespeare's High tea, it was served on this three-tiered server. The top dish had a lemon square, a coconut brownie, mocha cheesecake, a cookie, and a cream tart.
The middle dish had a slice of spinach ham quiche, a small salad, three sandwich halves (egg, cream cheese/date, and curried chicken salad.
On the bottom dish two scones, one raisen and one plain, Devonshire cream, jam, lemon curd, and fresh fruit. And a swan shaped cream puff that had mint jelly under the cream!
Jan's choice
Jan ordered The Wimbleton, it has a small salad, three half sandwiches, and a bowl of fresh strawberries and cream with a chocolate cookie on top. She had Earl Grey tea.
To go
Any leftovers were cheerfully wrapped to take home. I had so much food I had to take almost half of it home! The scone is wrapped to resemble a swan, which is a symbol used with the S in Shakespeare's. Little touches like this make the tea room very special!
Shakespeare's Gift Shop
The gift shop is adjacent the tea room. All of the gifts, tea cups, tea pots, teddy bears, foods, etc. are from England.
Sunday
Shakespeare's Gift Shop
I love to purchase teas and lemon curd at Shakespeare's Gift Shop. The lemon curd is the smoothest and most delicious I've ever had!
Shakespeare's Gifts
Displayed in glass cases are the king and queen's china. The top shelf in this case shows the Queen Mother's bedroom dishes (I'm sure they were described this way!) They are a beautiful blue and white design. I forgot to take a picture of the kings dishes.
European Village
Shakespeare's Tea Room is located in a newly opened area in Palm Coast, FL where we live. It has many restaurants and gift shops. It's a fun place to go and some of the restaurants have outdoor dining when the weather permits.
European Village
View of balconies above restaurants and shops. The condos above are privately owned or for rentals.
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