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| - Absolutely adorable! On my quest to be a refined English lady I've been on a hunt for the cities best high tea service. Probably not the most popular past time, but you can't knock it until you've tried it! And... You MUST try this place!
This is a proper setting for such an event, you almost feel like you need white gloves and a parasol! And surprise, the Inn is actually an Inn! Apparently it dates back to the olden days of yore (late 1800's) and is one of those old Shadyside mansions that was converted into an Inn at some point. But if you have relatives who want something more unique in the heart of a vibrant Burgh neighborhood, I'd suggest here!
Let's get to the tea service though! It's served from noon to four daily, which is nice for a "ladies who lunch afternoon" or a Saturday or Sunday outing for mom. It's in a parlor, which is small but charming. There's also an outdoor patio that would be nice if it's not too hot out (drinking hot tea in 80 degrees isn't too appealing). There's a full High Tea Service for $20 per person, which seems a little steep, but for tea service isn't too bad. There's also other combo's for around $12, but I'd say go big or go home!
The tea menu is VERY large and there were tons of choices. They give you the main choices between black, green and herbal, but you can also blend them together too. I chose the caramel vanilla, which I guess is being taken off the menu sadly. It was delish though... so maybe they'll bring it back at some point. There were honestly a lot of different ones I would have been more than happy with too!
The one thing I think is very cool and very different is that they offer you a different tea selections with the different tiers of food. I've never heard of them doing that before. Usually you get one tea choice and that's it. I love that you can pair the foods together with different teas for no up-charge. Very unique and a definite perk of coming here.
I've been to several High Tea Services and this one would definitely be on the light side. The portions were small, but surprisingly filled me up for the entire afternoon until a later dinner. I mean, it's tea service, not a five course meal! There was a chicken and egg salad sandwich and a mushroom and cream cheese on a crisp baguette. The winner was absolutely the mushroom and cream cheese choice. It was amazing and I definitely could have eaten ten of those!
There were two scone choices of blueberry/peach and lemon/lemon ginger. Those were actually surprisingly tiny. I thought they were both moist and fresh, but I would have loved them to be a bit bigger because they were so good and I love to slather clotted cream on them! Oh, and there was also fresh fruit. Which is great and all, but more scone please!
The last tier was the desserts. Forgive me for not being accurate enough, but there was a delicious chocolate piece, cheesecake with lemon curd and blueberries. Loved the chocolate, but I like my cheesecake plain. While it was good it wasn't life changing. BUT, the coconut macaroon was honestly thee best macaroon I had EVER had. Again, ten of those in my possession would have been scarfed down in like 5 seconds. I would buy a batch of those if I could! Seriously, can I??
I can't wait to bring my mom here, total mom place fo sho! But I also love it for myself too! Or for a bridal shower... If I could do another one (since I'm married I don't think that's proper). But it's a great place, that's what I'm trying to say and I'll for sure be back to get my proper English lady on!
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