Saturday Afternoon Teas

Tea has been enjoyed around the world since the development of tea drinking by the Chinese over three thousand years ago.  It wasn’t until the 1600s that drinking tea became popular in England, and the 1800s when the concept of Afternoon Tea was introduced by the seventh Duchess of Bedford because she routinely became peckish in the late afternoons.  Over time, she shared her newly invented habit with friends, and soon all of England was enjoying a snack with their tea in the afternoon. 

 

A traditional Afternoon Tea consists of a selection of small sandwiches and sweet pastries, as well as scones with clotted cream and jam. A Cream Tea consists of just scones, clotted cream and jam.  Our Afternoon Tea events offer you the choice of either an Afternoon Tea or a Cream Tea.  Our sweets, savories and scones are all prepared by Becky’s Best Baked Goods of Geneva.

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Our Afternoon Teas are $40.00 per person; our Cream Tea is $25.00 per person.  Our next Tea will be held on Saturday,  March 28, 2026, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm.

 

Afternoon Tea Menu for March 28th:

Savories: Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, and Dill Finger Sandwiches; Turkey, Brie, and Apple Finger Sandwiches; Speck Prosciutto wrapped Asparagus; Shrimp de Jonghe; Cucumber-Mint Finger Sandwiches; Deviled Eggs

Sweets: Orange Dreamsicle Cheesecake; Chocolate Mousse; Lemon-Ricotta Crumb Cake; Rhubarb Custard

Plain, Honey-Lavender, and Blueberry-Lemon scones, with traditional clotted cream, lemon curd or strawberry jam

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Cream Tea Menu:

Plain, Honey-Lavender, and Blueberry-Lemon scones, with traditional clotted cream, lemon curd or strawberry jam

 

Join us for a traditional British Afternoon Tea; it’s a great way to celebrate the biggest or smallest joys in life, or to just get together with friends or family for a slow moment of conversation and connection.  Both the Afternoon Tea and Cream Tea seatings are 12:30pm to 2:00pm.