Tea for Two — Restaurant in China Grove

Ordered a cake and cupcakes for my son's birthday party. The cake was supposed to be gluten free/ dairy free due to food allergies and then the cupcakes were ordered regular (half strawberry/half vanilla). Upon getting the cake home, the icing literally fell off the sides of the cake. It was sitting on my kitchen counter in the a/c. Upon sending a pic to the owner regarding the cake and inquiring why the cupcakes were all different sizes (some a lot smaller than others) she proceeded to explain that the cake was not their responsibility once it left the shop and that it had to be a transportation or temperature issue. It was sitting on my kitchen counter in the a/c, but it was my fault the icing just fell off. She realized she took the order wrong at this point and had made the cupcakes GF/DF as well. Hence why the price was so high for the order. She offered a gift certificate or on the house tea party at this point..I told her I would get back with her after the party as I didn't know if I wanted to do anymore business with her. I served the cupcakes and cake and let everyone know they were GF/DF so if anyone with allegeries wanted a cupcake they could have one. My son who is DF and my friends daughter who is GF both took a cupcake. At this point someone bit into their cupcake and crunched down on eggshell (see pic it was about the size of a quarter). Someone also bit into a strawberry in their cupcake. I was confused at this point because it was just vanilla cake with 1 single strawberry baked in the bottom, not actual strawberry cupcakes. The cake and cupcakes tasted NOTHING alike. We made my son and friends daughter stop eating them at this point because we were afraid they were not actually GF/DF since they tasted nothing like the GF/DF cake. I texted a pic of the egg shell to the bakery owner and she tried to call me during the party. I was serving cake at this point and a friend answered my phone. She argued that there couldn't have been egg shell in her cake. She also didn' t seem confident that the cupcakes were actually GF/DF after stating they were. I potentially exposed people with food allergies to things they cannot have. She did not apologize for this. She offered 1/2 refund on the cupcakes due to the order being wrong. She never addressed why the "strawberry" cupcakes were not actually strawberry cupcakes, and she continued to make excuses about the egg shell and icing on the cake. I have never left a review like this for any kind of business, but I am so upset with how this played out and the lack of responsibility the shop took for...

I had been wanting to go in and try Tea for Two since I saw the sign in passing. My husband and I went today. Our server Maddie, I believe was so nice. My husband got the sweet tea and roast beef sandwich and I got the cucumber sandwich and peach hot tea. We both chose the fruit as our side. The fruit was extremely fresh and sweet. Both sandwiches were served on white bread.

His sweet tea wasn't the usual NC southern sweet tea. He said it was pretty weak, had lemon in it and wasn't sweet according to his taste. My peach tea (they had 4 teas of the day), was light and needed to really steep for quite awhile. They were gracious

The shop is extremely cute and well decorated, with enough space for one large table that appeared to seat 10 or so, and perhaps 3 or 4 other tables. View their daily menu on Facebook. I was torn between the cucumber sandwich or the turkey. I have to agree with other reviewers that the portions are small. It was fine for a light lunch, and then we still had room to get a sweet item each. He chose the Atlantic Pie - warning it is extremely tart. It has lemon juice from 3 lemons and lime juice. He said it was too lemony which he hadn't thought possible before today. I chose the salted caramel chocolate pretzel bar. It was delicious. Moist and a pretty big piece. I usually don't like sweet and salty together, but was glad I chose this. Overall, the charming setting, relaxing atmosphere and uniqueness make this a solid recommendation from me. I think having more information or a menu that includes details about everything would have guided us to make a few different choices. I love having high tea. I am looking forward to it on our upcoming cruise. In the meantime, this is a nice...

So we went here for my birthday "tea" and it went exactly how that sounds. If you're not familiar with a "tea time", everything is small - from the shop, the bathroom, the food and the teas you drink. Best word to describe it overall? Quaint. Don't get me wrong, this place apparently stays in business because it's just that and does a tremendous job of doing specialty parties, high teas and special occasions (Tea for Two also caters I think). We had the chicken salad croissant with fresh fruit and the pimento cheese, bacon and tomato sandwich with pickled beets. All of it delicious. Just small portions. There are no menus, which is a negative for me. The waitress just reads off the menu items from her book and you pick. We had to ask her to read them twice. Again, this is truly a brunch spot (after you've had a light breakfast earlier in the morning or for an afternoon tea when you've had a light lunch.) But? Their desserts cabinet was amazing! They had everything from strawberry pies to peanut butter chocolate brownies to cream filled cookies in that thing! They had more desserts than lunch menu items! And they were goooood. Again, nothing is labeled in the dessert case and you have to ask the waitress to tell you what's what, and AGAIN, do it twice. This place really needs a paper menu for lunch sandwiches and drinks and especially labels in the dessert case. This is why I gave the service a three. We spent $45 for three sandwiches with three sides, three teas and two large desserts, not including tip. Even if you stop for just a dessert, you cannot go wrong here! A side note... There is only street parking, which is free, but keep...