Yesterday I posted pictures from lunch at the Southport Tea House. I have a couple more to show you, if you don't mind :), starting with this one of my mom. As you can see, they bring the little pots of tea to the table, and then you wait three to five minutes for it to steep. I dunked several cubes of sugar and a fair amount of cream into mine, and my mom added honey to hers.
I had a chocolate chai for the first time in my life... and it was spicier than I expected! I'm not a huge tea drinker, but something about the beverage in general just seems so lovely. As C.S. Lewis so eloquently put it, “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
Soon, they brought out our food, served on pretty flowered plates.
My mom had a ham and gouda quiche and a mixed green salad, and I had this two-tier platter of assorted foods. On the bottom are two chicken salad and two cucumber sandwich squares, and on the top is a scone, praline muffin, and two cookies, along with a little dish of clotted cream and jam. If you ask me, clotted cream tastes a lot like butter. But "clotted cream" sounds so much better. Makes me feel like I'm having breakfast in a traditional English cottage. Ya gotta love that.
If you ever come to Southport looking for a cool lunch spot, the Tea House may be it, especially if you like the whole feminine, vintage-y vibe.
Hope you enjoyed another peek into Southport living! And if you missed Part 1 of this post, just click here.
Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday! God is good!
xoxo,
Ireland
P.S. Who else is planning to watch the Giants play tonight??
what beautiful pieces of china. i have to confess that i'm not much of a tea drinker, but i might be able to force a cup down if i were in a beautiful places like this with all tha yummy food! it looks delightful!
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I know what you mean, Abigail! Saturday was the first time I remember ever having a full cup of tea. But I was very pleased with it :)
DeleteOoh, the food looks yummy and the dishes are just lovely! :) What a sweet mother-daughter date.
ReplyDeleteI am having a good Sunday so far, thank you. I hope you are too! :)
I have a "blog request" ;), I want to see what outfit you wore and/or an outfit inspired by a lunch at a tea house. No pressure, but after your description of a "feminine/vintage-y" I am intrigued!
ReplyDeleteDone! I will post my pictures from lunch on Tuesday. And perhaps a feminine/vintage-y outfit post sometime soon... :) Thanks for the request! Keep 'em coming!
DeleteBTW, I got your letter. I am going to send you back one with my new address. :)
Lovely meal and beautiful china!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Bethany! The dishes were one of the best parts of eating there ;)
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