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| - I enjoyed my High tea from groupon very much. I took a friend out to celebrate our birthdays together. The food, tea, and service was great. Loved the scones (served fresh and warm), brownie bites, and chocolate dipped strawberries. We had the place to ourselves, the lady came by often enough our teapot never ran out (which is unusual as I am a heavy tea drinker), but not so often as to be hovering the way some do or make us feel rushed.
Yes, you do have to make reservations, the place is booked up on the weekends and getting a spot is difficult for the high teas as your table is dedicated to you for 2 hours. Saturdays are booked, everyone with Groupons waited till the last minute to redeem and everyone wanted it on the weekend. Take a long lunch during a weekday and it shouldn't be a problem.
Yes, they do add gratuity onto the bill for the high teas, but that should be expected since the service is for two costs $50 if you paid full price. Shouldn't be an issue unless someone is being cheap (20% of 50 is 10, unless the service or food ir poor and considering that your not being rushed and are waited on for a solid 2 hours it shouldn't be an issue for most people), and as many people are using the groupon this makes sure people tip based on the actual cost.
The cost is an additional $13 which includes tax and tip. When I made a reservation they made sure it was clear and mentioned cash.
HOWEVER, if you forget (as I did) to bring cash, they do not charge you for the entire thing. They do charge $3 fee it costs them to run it as credit.
FYI, Most small mom and pop places get charged by their banks and the credit card company they accept. All they are doing is asking you to pay the charge. Though if you pay full price for the service they eat the $3 charge. It's these fees many places don't accept American Express is because American Express charges the retailer more than Visa and Mastercard does.
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