Meg
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Charlotte's Tea Room
I absolutely love Charlotte's Tea Room, and I go there whenever I can! To be fair, I'm no tea-room connoisseur, but I love good tea, good food, and a nice restaurant ambiance, and that's what you get here. The experience is relaxing and pleasingly sensual. There are three different rooms to choose from, each with a different atmosphere, and the staff starts your meal out with the slightly whimsical experience of asking you to explore the surroundings and choose where you'd like to be. Fun! The tea menu has short descriptions--I love descriptive menus--so I always find even the selection process delightful. The tea is silk pyramid-bagged Harney & Sons, which in my experience combines the best of loose tea--great quality and room for hydration--with the convenience of bags--whenever you feel your tea is steeped enough, it's easy to remove the bags, and there are no leaves in your cup. Good choice on their part. I've also never had an unsatisfactory bite of anything at Charlotte's. The tea sandwiches are creative and delicious, the scones are just lovely, and the desserts make you feel like you're committing some sin (Turtle brownies win). Finally, as you can see by the universally polite responses to all reviews on this page, the owners and staff are polite and cheerful. Go to Charlotte's! You'll have a lovely time =)