Gourmet Briar Patch Tea Room
4817 Prince George Dr
Prince George, VA
804-458-6006
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#6
of 57in VA
Hours
Mon - Fri: 7am to 9:30am (Breakfast Tea) Tue - Fri: 10:00am to 2:00pm (Mid-Day Tea)
Mon - Fri: 7am to 9:30am (Breakfast Tea) Tue - Fri: 10:00am to 2:00pm (Mid-Day Tea)
Sun: 12:00pm to 2:00pm Buffet
Sat & Evenings: by reservations
Overview
The Gourmet Briar Patch is a simple cottage tea room from its checker-board floors, cozie fireplace, family antiques, and desire to make you feel at home. Our Mid-Day Tea has been adopted to accomodate the comfort and wants of our local customers. It is a combination of Afternoon Tea and High Tea. We pride ourselves on being flexible to meet the needs and desires of our guest. Also, we are handicapped accessible for those that might require those accomodations. Recently we have added to private meeting rooms for the use of our guest.
The Gourmet Briar Patch is a simple cottage tea room from its checker-board floors, cozie fireplace, family antiques, and desire to make you feel at home. Our Mid-Day Tea has been adopted to accomodate the comfort and wants of our local customers. It is a combination of Afternoon Tea and High Tea. We pride ourselves on being flexible to meet the needs and desires of our guest. Also, we are handicapped accessible for those that might require those accomodations. Recently we have added to private meeting rooms for the use of our guest.
We invite you to stop in to browse our gift shop, have a cuppa of our Cottage Blend Tea, or enjoy the food. Reservations are always suggested.
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- Alice Stainback 11/05/09 |
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Food: I have been meeting friends for breakfast for several months and ginger never fails to surprise and delight us. |
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- Mary Paitsel 10/17/09 |
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Food: The perfect atmoshpere for a group wanting to enjoy good tea. The food is excellent as well and such wonderful creativity in the food. Each course has a special tea to accompany it with background info given on each tea. All in all, a wonderful place to eat! |
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- Patricia Lewis 09/24/09 |
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Food: The food and tea are such a delight and lo and behold, the price is right! The owners, Ron & Ginger make such a good team, each doing something to make your visit enjoyable. I love Ginger's kitchen creativity. I'm never disappointed! |
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- Gail G Swineford 09/22/09 |
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Food: I have visited the Briar Patch Tea Room twice. It is A great place for ladies to meet and enjoy the wonderful food and company of other who have the same interest. This time was on the l6th of Sept for Sibbies birthday and it was a lovely affair. The owners and Sibbie both did a great job. Look forward to returning. Meet lots of new ladies and many thanks Sibbie for a great day. |
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- Mickey 09/21/09 |
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Food: I also attended the 70th Birthday Tea. This is my 5th visit to the tea room. I agree with all the previous reviews of our day. I highly recommend this tea room. |
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- Rose 09/21/09 |
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Food: A group of us travelled from N. VA to attend a 70th Birthday Tea for our friend Sibbie Chambers. It was well worth the trip! The food was delicious, but everyone agreed the chicken salad was the best we have ever had the pleasure to eat. There were so many favorable comments that Ginger posted the recipe on her website. I am looking forward to purchasing her cookbook when another shipment arrives. The Briar Patch Tea Room is a wonderful experience which you will not want to miss!! |
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- Ann Dove 09/21/09 |
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Food: I attended a Black Hat tea party for Sibbie Chambers Birthday. Even though they were terribly short handed they made us feel like we were all Queens. The food was great and I'm looking forward to returning. |
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- Karla Kirk 09/20/09 |
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Food: What a wonderful and beautiful tea room! The tea and food were outstanding. I will certainly recommend the Gourmet Briar Patch Tea Room to my friends and family. Thank you Sibbie for sharing your special day on September 16th. |
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- Sandy Allen 09/20/09 |
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Food: I attended a superb 70th birthday celebration for my special friend, Sylvia, at the Briar Patch. This was my first visit and I was highly impressed. The food is delicious and beautiful to look at. Ginger makes all of the breads, fillings and desserts from scratch. She and her husband, Ron, are gracious hosts. I highly recommend it to everyone. Love going back again. |
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- Elizabeth S. Bishop 09/19/09 |
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Food: What a delightful surprise after a 2 hour drive to attend a 70th Birthday Tea to find this charming tea room on Sept 18th! I was impressed with the food selections to go with the teas. Several menu items were well worth asking to have the recipes. Thank you Ginger for sharing the chicken salad! I will serve that to my friends. The oatmeal and parsley bread with cucumber was delicious. Let us know when your cookbooks are available again. Gourmet Briar Patch was a perfectly charming setting for this special friend's birthday tea! |
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- Dorie Waddick 09/19/09 |
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Food: I have been invited to this tearoom twice and thoroughly enjoyed each teaparty. The food is delicious and all homemade. The surroundings make you feel so cozy and welcome and the owners are always so gracious. I noticed an Octoberfest event coming up and plan to attend. |
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- Betty Waldron 09/19/09 |
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Food: came 16 sep for xibbie chambers' b'day. it was my first trip here and i really enjoyed it so much. will come again. |
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- virgie heermance 09/19/09 |
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Food: It is a must see! I just wish they were closer!! I can't praise the food enough! And the choice of tea for the event was super. They are lovely couple! Ladies add this to your events calendar, you will not be disappointed! Queen Mum Sharon Sparkling Wine & Rose Northern Virginia |
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- Sharon Summers 09/19/09 |
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Food: ON THE 18TH OF SEPT. I ATTENTED A BLACK HAT 70TH BIRTHDAY TEA. TEA ROOM, DECO, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP MADE FOR A WONDERFUL GATHERING. THE MOYER'S DO A SUPER JOB. I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE AND WILL SURELY GO AGAIN. BESSIE HANCOCK 09/L9/09 |
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- BESSIE HANCOCK 09/19/09 |
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Food: A charming tea house that offers single estate teas, fresh, homemade, varied and delectable scones, tea breads, sandwiches, savories, and desserts. You won't leave the establishment hungry. The price for this feast was far less than it should have been, but I wasn't about to quibble! The owners are a knowledged, accomodating couple and Ginger treated us to a lovely, pitch-perfect rendition of America The Beautiful! Now that's accomodating! I will, without hesitation, return for more 'Moyer Pampering' as soon as possible! |
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- Gabby 09/18/09 |
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Food: I hosted a 70th birthday tea party at the Briar Patch on my birthday Sept. 16. Ginger and Ron Moyer are a superb, knowledgeable couple who keeps you informed on what's being served as it's being served. The interior and tables were beautifully decorated. The price of each person's tea was excellent. This is the second time I've hosted an event at the Briar Patch, and I'm completely pleased. I'll return again and again. The food is prepared the day before and morning of for all events, which makes for delicious tasting servings. Ginger also has a beautiful voice and will sing at your tea. I now have awesome memories thanks to Ginger and Ron. |
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- Sibbie Chambers 09/18/09 |
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Food: This is absolutely the BEST tea room in VA. I attended a special 70th birthday party yesterday for my good friend (Sibbie)and was so impressed. The food was absolutely delicious and unlike some teas, you go away absolutely full of great food. Every item was organically created and the owners were so friendly and full of information about the preparation of the food. I really liked all of it, but you must have the chicken salad with almonds and cranberries in a WonTon cup -- too die for! I begged for the recipe! This is a tea shop which should be rated NO. 1 in the South, not just VA. Please do not miss this one. Ginger was the sweetest hostess. I hope she gets more cookbooks in soon, for I would like to have one of those. |
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- Joanne Gasper 09/17/09 |
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Thank you for the kind words. I love people and serving them. I am out of the cookbooks, but here is the chicken salad recipe: 6 lg boneless & skinless chicken breast baked to 165 degrees for 10 plus seconds. (Don't overbaked - dry),chopped; 2 c craisins, chopped; 2 c almonds, chopped; 8 stalks celery, chopped; and about 2 c DUKE's Mayonnaise; salt and peper to taste. I prepare using a food processor and Mix in a container that can be made airtight for storage. Slowly add the Dukes to the dry ingredients using just enough to hold together. Cover and chill overnight before serving. Use only Dukes or the flavor will not be the same. I hope this works for you. Blessings and Joy.Please come back when you can we so enjoyed all the beautiful ladies that came. g |
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Food: Wonderful tearoom to go to. Went to a 70th all black birthday party and the food was delicious and plenty of it. Ginger did an excellent job of carrying out the theme. Love going back. Everyone should experience going to this tearoom. |
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- Joan Hicks 09/17/09 |
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Food: This was my first visit to a tearoom. I went with my sisters & mother and we had the most wonderful time together in this lovely tearoom. The tea variety was extensive and the homemade food was absolutely delicious. The tearoom is decorated beautifully and the prices are very reasonable. I recommend it to anyone looking for a quiet, relaxing time for Afternoon Tea with friends or family. |
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- Deborah Embler 09/05/09 |
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Food: I love this place! The atmosphere is delightful - warm, homey surroundings, with soft music playing; and the food is always delicious. This is a place to savor and relax - get away from the noise and fast pace to enjoy a special time with family and friends. |
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- Vonnie Kunkel 08/12/09 |
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Food: I started coming to the Tea Room when I was nine, and I loved it. Ever since then my mom, mimi and I go to the Tea Room every year before school. I enjoy all of the homemade foods. They are delicious. Yum! |
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- Lauren 08/12/09 |
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Food: A great place to take out of town guests. Truly excellant food with outstanding service. Ginger & Ron always make you their special guests. A touch of England that is close by. |
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- Joyce & Len 08/06/09 |
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Food: I have visited this tea room twice, and both times were delightful. The food is delicious and beautifully presented. Ginger makes all of the breads, fillings and desserts from scratch. She and her husband, Ron, are gracious hosts. Ron serves the tea, and he is well-informed about each type. Ginger explains what each food item is. The atmosphere is antique-country. We cannot wait to return. |
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- Susan Hastings 08/01/09 |
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Food: Please be open on Saturdays for those of us who teach and can't come during the week. Other than that, just stay as wonderful as you are now. |
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- Betty Walker 07/08/09 |
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Food: I have visited this tea room on several occasions and the food is delicious and well worth the price. I stopped going, because they stopped serving herbal and/or decaffeinated teas. The last time I went for tea...I drank water. One other thing I find highly inappropriate: there is only one waiter/owner. At the cash register, he always asks if I want to include a tip. Awkward, to say the least. They either need a machine that allows the customer to discreetly add a tip, or trust the customer to take care of it in another way. I wouold love to go back under different circumstances. |
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- Annie 07/05/09 |
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I am sorry about your inability to to have an herbal tea. We deal primarily with a tea estate from India. In an attempt to keep our cost to the customer down we choose to limit our teas to those from Tea plants and/or those that are asked for on a daily basis. We do have decaf coffee. We are small and credit systems are very costly. Ours has been designed for our size and does not afford us an opportunity to process it twice like the big places do. We cannot keep our prices for a Full Tea at $10.50 (including the tax) if we do not try keep our administrative cost down. I hope this helps you understand why we are not like others. Blessings be with you and yours.
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Food: I have been going to this tea room for well over a year now. From the very first visist I was impressed. From our very pleasant host and hostess to the beautiful solo by the hostess herself. I loved the comfortable and inviting atmosphere.I always look for an excuse to go to the Gourmet Briar Patch Tea Room. |
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- Anita Edwards 06/09/09 |
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Food: What a great place to take friends and family. The atmosphere is so comforable and Ron and Ginger make you feel at home. I took two first time visitors and they had a wondersful experience. They commented on how relaxing it was to have such a delicious lunch. Kudos to Ron and Ginger for caring about their customers. |
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- Libbie 03/12/09 |
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Food: The tea and food were excellent, but most of all the owners, Ron and Ginger Moyer are wonderful people, they give you a warm welcome and make you fell important. Keep up the good and wonderful work. |
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- Rachel Orton 03/08/09 |
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Food: I am a frequent customer of this tea room and always enjoy the warm ambiance, excellent food and featured teas. The owners are truly lovely and add a quality of care and welcome that is a rare treasure to find. The special events are of consistent quality and most recently, I have greatly enjoyed the fellowship as we scrapbooked together, followed by a light lunch. This tea room comes with the highest recommendation and appreciation of a customer who enjoys quality and ambiance. |
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- Janet Buchanan 01/25/09 |
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Food: Provided special food needs for one of our party. Food excellent...hostess very cheerful and helpful. A great lunch !! |
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- Carolyn Rawlings 01/15/09 |
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Carolyn & and friends who have visited in the last three months..Ron & I so appreciate your opinions. Your comments and support during the lost of our Mother in October and Father in November have truly been a blessing. We think of you and all who visit with us as family. God's Blessings to you all. Ginger
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Food: I love this place. The owners, Ginger and Ron are excellent in their craft and very good to their customers. The food is fresh, well seasoned, and the variety is outstanding. I am always stuffed when I leave. The prices are very reasonable. The tea room is very calm and quiet which provides a very enjoyable meal experience. If you haven't been, you need to go. |
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- Sabrina 01/09/09 01/09/09 |
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Food: Wide variety of wonderful teas. Delicious scones, tea sandwiches, homemade breads & desserts. Sunday buffet outstanding. It's like going into an elegant, comfortable home, greeted by owners Ron & Ginger, who really are concerned that you have a lovely, enjoyable experience. |
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- Brenda 01/04/09 |
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