Wonderful tea room served in a cozy atmosphere.
We need a place like this in Toronto. Afternoon tea is typically a snotty, pretentious experience - which, I mean, I enjoy sometimes, there's a time and place for that - but there are no down-to-earth tea places that serve great, homemade food, like the Gryphon d'Or.
There's a nice selection of teas, and this place is run by the nicest people.
The highlight for me is the food. I LOVE the food. And there is a lot of it! I left stuffed, and I am a very big eater.
The scones were deliciously buttery, and served with house made, delicious gourmet jams, which is the way it should be done (I'm side-eyeing you, Le Roselys, with your poor-tasting, jarred jams!). The best part by FAR is their exquisite caramel sauce. My god, I daydream about that caramel sauce more than I'd care to admit. Unlike every other caramel I've ever tasted, it's not too sweet. It's buttery and unctuous and just so, so good. I mean, the fact that they thought of serving caramel sauce with scones is just genius.
Their sandwiches are generously served - some in cute cut-out shapes, really nicely presented.
The desserts are also worth raving about. Everything's homemade and they clearly use the best ingredients. I loved the tart, the cookie, the cake...it's the perfect end to tea there.
This is a must-go for anyone visiting Montreal.