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| - My only complaint about this wonderful experience is that you have to drive 20 miles out of Phoenix into the desert to get there. In fact, one starts out by wondering how and why this tea room is located at the ends of the earth. Turns out the owner moved to Phoenix from England 16 years ago and couldn't find a good cup of tea. So......and she;s still there greeting guests at the door.
The ssetting and service are charming and friendly. Background music from the 1930s and 1940s plays quietly, so that you could imagine being in one of those old black and white movies about London in the late 1940s.
We ordered Earl Grey tea and a tray of petit sandwiches, scones with Devon cream and strawberry jam, and tasty desserts (macaroons, slice of cake, other delights). It was all quite tasty and pleasant. Part of the appeal is the real China cups and trays, the wall adornments and the cutout posters of the Queen Mother, Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle. Sorry to say, they will be sold out on the wedding day.
If you are a tea fancier, take the drive (other than at rush hour) and enjoy. This place recently appeared in a national listing of the top ten tea rooms in the US, and the rating is justified.
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