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| - **TIP** This place has very limited hours - check their website and make reservations where possible!
We stopped in to The Spicery for lunch today, and I was pleasantly surprised. When I hear 'tea house' I sort of picture a stuffy, girly, frilly place for old ladies and funny hats and little girls playing dress-up.
This place was definitely not that! It felt a lot more like going to your grandparents house for lunch. There are plenty of families and couples, and I did not see any funny hats. The house and the decor just made me think very much of going to my grandmas house, in a good way. It is charming and cozy and comfortable. The chairs are mismatched, the tables have lace tablecloth, there are very old books on all the shelves, and there are decorative plates, china, and tchotchkes in a glass hutch.
I had a pot of Earl Grey tea, and it did not disappoint. It was brewed just a little bit strong, which I really like. They offer small and large pots, and this man was plenty for me, I got quite a few cups of tea out of it and didn't come close to finishing it. For my entrée, I had the special of the day, which was a macaroni and cheese, and it was outstanding. Very rich and filling. It came with a small side salad and a huge, house-made roll. The rolls are baked fresh each day, and you could really tell. They were delicious and fluffy, but still had just the right amount of denseness to them. My husband had a blue cheese and bacon quiche. He thought it was very good, but not quite as good as the Mac and cheese. The filling was good but the crust didn't have quite the bite or crunch we would have hoped for.
For dessert, we tried the blueberry crumble and the pineapple walnut cake. The blueberry crumble was very different than your typical crumble. It seemed like a cross between a vanilla cake and a cornbread. There was none of that crumb/crunchy topping that you typically expect. My husband liked it very much though. The pineapple walnut cake was very rich, and not too sweet, which I liked, but I really didn't get a pineapple taste from it. It was a huge serving though, and I ended up taking half of it home.
Over all, this is a really cute, quaint, fun little place to eat, and I'll definitely bring friends and family back to dine here.
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