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Here's another overdue review, but thought I share this because it was a great experience.
The Old Mill is located away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Easily accessible by car with free parking and located just steps from the Old Mill subway station. The cottage-like building is very visible and you cannot miss it.
Upon entering, unless you know exactly where you're going, The Old Mill is like a myriad of mazes with multiple floors and many rooms. My thought as I was trying to find the main dining room was this place would be great for hide and seek.
I was a little disoriented because it has been quite some time since I last came here, but located the Dining Room shortly after. The hostess brought me to the Tea Room where my friends were already seated. We had the corner table which overlooked the lovely garden terrace - even during the winter it looked lovely.
The staff were very friendly, attentive and seemed like they all helped one another, so we received exceptional service that Sunday afternoon by everyone.
The Old Mill celebrated their Centennial year in 2014, so offered a Centennial afternoon tea menu, plus we each received a souvenir Centennial box of teas to take home which was a very nice touch.
We had one gluten-free friend who was in our party, so I confirmed with the server since I indicated the fact when I made the reservation and he assured us that would not be a problem, there would be one gluten-free serving for us - I think they forgot to tell him.
There were 10 tea selections to choose from which was plenty for everyone's preferences. Tea service was served shortly after we placed the tea selections and then the tiered platters arrived perhaps 10 minutes later. Definitely timed well, so we had no complaints. The server was even comical and made the tea experience an enjoyable one.
The finger sandwiches consisted of:
- Smoke salmon with asparagus and fine herb cream cheese Pinwheel
- Mini egg salad croissant with bibb lettuce and tomato
- Cucumber, baby watercress and fine herb cream cheese open faced sandwich
Tea pastries consisted of:
- Currant and lemon scones served with imported Devonshire cream along with Greaves jams and marmalade
- Lemon meringue tartlet
- Scottish shortbread
- Battenburg cake
- Chocolate dipped strawberry
All the sandwiches were delicious and very mouth-watering that I wanted more. Scones were flaky and buttery and the Devonshire cream was divine. We asked for more and the server was happily to comply with no hassle and even brought more than enough.
The only thing we didn't like was the Battenburg cake because of the mushy texture. Essentially, it was sponge cake with jam - not appetizing at all, plus I'm not a big fan of sponge cake (so a bit biased).
The Old Mill definitely had a smaller selection than some other afternoon tea services, but for $29.95, it was a very good value and the service was exceptional.
The staff refilled our teapots with hot water without us asking and long after we finished our food. We were definitely not rushed out as the staff were setting up for their dinner service. Yes, we stayed that long (way after tea service ended at 5pm), plus we were one of the last two tables that remained.
Overall, a very enjoyable afternoon with good food and exceptional service, so I would highly recommend venturing to the west end of the city and experiencing a traditional afternoon tea.
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