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A Rough Guide to a decent English Cup of Tea

OK! So you are hooked on tea.

This is the page where you can find a good cuppa around the world, no matter where you are.

But, if you are concerned about where to get your favourite beverage then just click here, and have a look around the shop. If you don't see what you want, then drop us a line and we will try to find it for you.

If you know of a good tea shop which is not listed, then drop us a line and we will include it in this list.

Contributor	Location	Establishment	Comments
Robert Knight	Chantilly (Northern VA)USA	The British Pantry located in Chantilly	It is a great place to come and have a spot of tea. They have a full range cafe and often have specials for the season.
Paula Timpson	Huntington New York. USA	Miss Havisham's tea shop.. at 408 New York Ave. (631) 271- 8376	This is a very romantic spot to go to.
Leesa Haslam	Boxborough MA. USA	The Teapot Tea Room, 61 Stow Road.	Please see very good review below.
Tom Wishart in North Carolina	USA	Olde English Tea Rooms. Wake Forest North Carolina.	What a quaint place! Two ambiances - Victorian for the ladies, and a Library setting for the comfort of the gents. Classical music, fireplaces, candles and flowers on the tables set the mood for pure relaxation. They are open six days a week - Mondays to Saturdayl English Tea Room at its best!
David Catherall in Blackburn.	Lancaster	Murphys Cafe. Bashfull Alley. Lancaster	Wonderful place! Superb collection of teas, coffees and home made pastries guaranteed to make you return.
Betty Calzada in New Orleans	New Orleans USA	Le Salon, Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St.	High tea, afternoon tea to a very high standard. Smoked salmon & Champagne specials!
Thomas Bonneville in London	New York USA	Tea and Sympathy. 108-110 Greenwich Ave. (ask for Nicky - say Thom sent you)	Superb tea and crumpet.
Anon	Grasmere England	The Bridge Cafe.	Superb location, hot chocolate and toasted teacakes, a MUST when you are in the Lake District!
Sally Naden in Blackpool	Banff Canada	The Buffalo Mountain Lodge.	Home made cookies and fantastic china service tea.
Sally Naden in Blackpool	Chipping (Lancashire) in England	Village Post Office Tea Rooms.	Fine cuppa and excellent bacon butties!
David Catherall in Bed	Blackburn England	Crumble Cottge. 24 hr bar grill and restaurant.	Quality varies depending on temperament of the cook!
Ann Mailly in Ermont,France	Paris, France	Mariages Freres,260, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.	They exist since 1854 ! I think the place is as interesting as the content of the cups.
Jodi Moger & Glenn Harmon Jr	New England, USA	The Ritz Carlton, Boston.	Very high quality, impeccable service.
Jodi Moger & Glenn Harmon Jr	New England, USA	Mrs Bridge's Pantry, Putnam, Connecticut.	Authentic and excellent.
Jodi Moger & Glenn Harmon Jr	New England, USA	Elizabeth Anne's Tea Room, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.	Colonial charm and quality.
John Jacobsen, USA	Tuscon?	The Tudor Rose, 2029 S. Craycroft, Tuscon, Arizona, USA	Wide variety of English goods and a restaurant.
Peter du Pre	Washington USA	Ye Olde Copper Kettle	For full description click here.
Neil Jones, Switzerland	Steephill, Lincoln. England	The Imperial Teas Shop	Not only a magical tea shop (27 varieties of Earl Grey and some of the rarest teas in the world) but anything from the shop can be sampled in the tearooms above.
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The Chatsford range of English Teapots.
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The Teapot Tea Room. Boxborough MA. USA suggested by Leesa Haslam

The Teapot Tea Room is a delightful spot!

The tea selection is impressive, they have black teas, seasonal teas, decaf teas, green teas, and herbals. They present you with two double sided menus listing their tea selections. The owners, Sharon and Leslie, are always charming and informative. Just ask a question about any of the teas or ask for a recommendation, they are always happy to help. The tea is served in a pot, with a strainer and it is cheerfully refilled upon request.

They offer lunch and a variety of afternoon tea options. My favorite is the Royal Soup Tea, served in four courses. It starts with a delicious bowl of soup, which you choose from two daily selections. My favorite is the Butternut Apple Sage, my daughter loves the Italian Wedding Soup. The next course is the scone. Leslie prepares fresh scones each day and they will melt in your mouth. The scone is served with cream and jam. The sandwich plate contains an assortment of fresh and tasty tidbits. They often have a chicken salad, cucumber, turkey, pimento cheese and my favorite -- the ham, cream cheese, and apricot jam on wheat. The sandwich plate usually contains fruit bread too. Each sandwich is a bite- size tidbit but the entire plate is full. Finally, comes the dessert course. They prepare a selection of homemade desserts each day and also offer wonderful fruit sorbets. Sometimes dessert is a lovely pound cake with fresh fruit, a to die for lemon meringue pie, or something sinfully chocolate. There is usually a choice of three to four desserts on any given day.

The Teapot also hosts "SpecialTeas" one Sunday a month, a themed five-course tea with party favors. So far, I have attended a Mardi Gras Tea, an Apple Tea, and a Fortune Telling Tea, and I am looking forward to the Sunshine Tea next June!

The Teapot Tea Room is housed in the same building as an antique shop. The tearoom is small, seating about twenty people at a time. I have been to tearooms across New England and in England and my favorite tearoom is the Teapot. It has the best combination of quality tea, delicious food, and delightful tea-related gifts, and the owners could not be more pleasant! back