Tea Room Visit

Today my husband, grandson and I visited Tea At Seven Springs in Powder Springs, GA.  This was our second visit to this tea room.  We arrived without a reservation (they weren’t very busy) and were seated right away at the same corner table that we had on our first visit.  We ordered our tea – Lady Catherine and Paris – which are both made by Harney and Sons Fine Tea.  www.harney.com 

 

Both teas were good (although they were not very hot when they arrived at our table) and I decided to bring home a tin of Paris tea.  The tea menu describes it as “In homage to the City of Lights, a blend of Oil of Bergamot, Black Currant and warm notes of vanilla.  Can be complemented with milk and sugar.” 

The surroundings were pleasant with mismatched china and furniture.  The tables had pretty layered linens.

One of the blogs I read – www.bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com -had just had a post about collecting china and mentioned that it was nice to use mismatched cups and saucers.  As you can see Tea At Seven Springs puts this idea into practice with their china collection.

I enjoyed a light afternoon tea which included tomato basil soup with croutons and cheese biscuit, pasta salad, chicken salad on a croissant, frozen fruit salad, scone, fresh fruit, and a pot of tea ($13.95).  Everything was delicious.  Christian had a special children’s plate which had a flower shaped pb&j  sandwich and assorted treats.  The lemonade was served in his own colorful little teapot.  Hubby had bacon, lettuce and tomato on pumpernickel bread with chips.

The scones were so good that we brought four home to enjoy this evening (white chocolate almond, cinnamon, seven fruit and raisin).

There is an area at the side of the building with outdoor wrought iron tables and chairs for those who like to take their tea outdoors.  There is lots of free parking at the back of the tea room.

Across the street is an interesting used book store and an antique and ladies clothing shop.  I’m already regretting that I didn’t buy a large white palm leaf shaped serving tray with gold trim and a metal handle in the center for only $8.50.

You can find lots of information at the website www.teaatsevensprings.com  Since it is only an hour and a quarter drive from my home, I’m sure I’ll be back there soon to enjoy another afternoon tea.