Laura's Tea Room — Restaurant in Ridgeway

We went for the tea experience. It was approx 34$ per person. Upon sitting at the table, we were informed that our two small pots of tea, that were included, were to be shared between us at the table. They had sweet flavored ice tea already at the table when we arrived. It was a bit too sweet for me so I only had a sip. We did not get to pick our first shared tea pot but it was very good. It had a nice berry flavor. I asked for sugar substitute and they were able to find it for me. The second shared pot was a British breakfast tea, it was very strong. It could have used some creamer but they did not have any available. Our courses were a watermelon soup in a small expresso sized cup with a small sugar encrusted hard scone, a small watermelon, feta cheese, pasta and some greens salad, then a small 3 layer tray with top layer; 2 pieces of small sponge cake, 2nd layer contains small assorted sandwhiches and the bottom contained cookies, chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate covered mandarin orange slices. There were 2 of each item on the tray as there were 2 people in our party. Each person gets one item each. My favorites were the orange mandarin slice, the Palmetto cheese and the tuna/chicken? salad sandwich pieces. I didn't eat much of the scone, it was not very good even after putting the Devon cream on it, it was overly sweet. The servers were very nice but the service was very, very slow. Overall, it was good but I would have enjoyed my own choice of teas and if the service would have been a bit faster. If you plan on coming for the tea, plan on at least...

Had a delightful lunch with a friend yesterday in Laura's Deli downstairs. The food was delicious. I had the well recommended Chicken Salad sandwich with a side of coleslaw, while my friend tried the Cuban. The Tea - simply fabulous! So many wonderful options to choose from! She went with the tried & true Earl Grey, while I tried the Lady Londonberry (strawberry & lemon flavors). We both splurged a little with the Italian Cream Cake. The atmosphere and staff VERY warm & enviting! I very much liked the option of not having to fancy up to savor a beautiful afternoon and a wonderful pot of tea! I also look forward to having an an occasion to gather with people I love and primp for the full treatment of a High Tea. I think I will be making the trip to perk myself up periodically. They are just off of 77 a small way and pretty easy to find. They also have a small selection of specialty coffee beans. One of the lady's in a nearby shop recommended them for coffee as being the best option in town. In fact the window fronts feature a Tea theme on the left and a Coffee theme on the right. There is also tea related things for sale. My only criticism would be that a few of the shop items appeared a bit overpriced. But if you find what you want and don't mind the extra, then so be it. There is no parking lot, only parking on the street, but it does not appear to be difficult to find a spot. Beautiful, charming little town. A couple of interesting shops. I am planning to...

Laura's Tea Room was such a wonderful experience. As it was my first time at a tea room, I had no idea what to expect, but the folks at Laura's made everything as wonderful as it could be! The downstairs café, though we didn't eat there, looked fantastic. I could see that there were many lunch menu items along with plenty of tea selections. We made reservations for high tea at 12:30. Our party of 4 arrived at Laura's just a few minutes before our scheduled reservation and we were promptly seated after the great fun we had picking out our "tea hats" and beautiful tea cups with saucers and gold or silver spoons. The house selection of iced tea was sublime, as well as the hot "Be Merry" festive house selection. We were then allowed to choose one hot tea for our whole party to enjoy. The selection from which we were allowed to choose was enormous! The salad and tomato basil bisque following our absolutely delectable scone was very light and fresh. The third course of savories and sweets was perfectly designed and delicious. This whole experience was so much fun and I can't wait to go back. The servers were so kind and knowledgable and the atmosphere of the whole place was open and bright. I could recommend this experience to anyone who enjoys a fine selection of tea with a wonderful light lunch! If I had to make one comment, I would say a larger selection of mens hats...