4/18

4/18
Disabled Info Below; Set in a beautiful circa 1857 house with lovely large grounds right on the River. Not sure if they use the grounds for tea or not in warmer weather. Disappointed w/little details that were omitted that one would normally expect with a high tea service and it certainly did detract from the experience overall. (such as no proper teaspoons-even if you ask!) If you're going for a 'high tea' you better think high prices but not such a great tea-I had to stir my tea with what they use as a soup spoon-very large & quirky but not in a charming way. Didn't have cream for tea on the table (you'll have to ask for cream, at a tea House I thought that was strange) or any sweetener aside from white processed sugar cubes, also not so charming. The scones were quite dry and the other bits were decent, not very memberable. The Service Staff was Wonderful: they understood & explained all the items on offer at our tea. Staff couldn't have been nicer or more kind, very nice people. Sadly don't think I'll be going there again for a tea service anytime soon, especially considering the price for what you get. May be a better option to wait until it's warmer outside and see if they use the grounds for a tea service- it's certainly an excellent location for it w/large grounds right on the river-especially if they start putting teaspoons out w/the tea cups, had cream at the ready on the table and if they offered a few different options for sweetener side from white cube sugar.
=plenty of parking: 2 spaces right in front of garage next to house (entrance is in the back/south side of house) or there were a few other handicapped spaces available in the lot which is down a small hill, prolly not to easy to get up if you're in a wheelchair. Not sure of the restroom situation with a wheelchair-they do have a restroom but I didn't make it to the restroom. The room we were in was certainly technically barrier free but it's pretty crowded in the room I was in and it seemed like it'd be a bit of a hairy situation to navigate with a wheelchair in there, furniture would have to be moved for sure unless you sit right next to the entrance to the room which was near the front door, not an optimal spot due to people walking by.A scooter would be even more difficult to maneuver in there I would imagine unless they have several other rooms that are less crowded with stuff. If you're going with a wheelchair I would call ahead and let them know, perhaps they could make more space available. The Gift Shop is on the second level, I didn't see an elevator (I didn't look too hard) to get up there so I didn't make it up there: my Mother has been to it before and said it was nothing special, typical things.
Reservations highly ecommended (not sure if required) especially if you're in a party of 3 or more OR if you want a special service, like high tea, I'd highly advise a reservation.
Price for the tea service I had for 4 people was about $132.00.