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Podunk Tearoom
231 E 5th St
New York, NY
212-677-7722
Hours
Tue - Sun: 11:00am to 9:00pm
#62
of 119
in NY
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This is like a little piece of heaven on earth. I go to Podunk at least once every 2 weeks and have been going there for a couple of years. I have yet to bring someone with me who is disappointed... the pastries are delicious. The scones are the best I've found in NYC. And Elsbeth will mix any kind of tea for you... she has an extensive list to chose from but is more than happy to play around with it a little to get you that perfect flavor and aroma.
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- podunklover 03/27/08
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Nestling into chairs, we reviewed the menu, ordered the cream tea, and looked through a few of Podunk's vast array of children's books. The tea service arrived lush and beautiful. The strawberry jam packed a peppery whollop in the back of the throat. The scones were airy, crisp and tender. The whipped cream was freshly whipped and begging for juicy berries. We've been back several times with happy results.
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- missginsu 03/26/08
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I have never been as badly treated in an establishment as I have been treated at this place. My husband and I stopped in for a mid-afternoon tea. We were the only ones in the place at the time, but when we sat at a table near the window, we were told that we couldn't sit there because that table was meant for 4 people. (Did I mention no one else was there???) After we ordered our pot of tea (which was ridiculously expensive), we waited 20 minutes without getting our tea. When I went to inquire, the woman at the counter said something about how they would be more attentive to our service if we were actually ordering more. I was floored by this, and when I told her that one second thought, we no longer wanted our tea, she said that was fine and maybe we had better leave. So we did.
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- Diane 01/10/08
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The food here is amazing and it doesn't have that fussy, frilly, traditional tea room feel. A nice alternative with especially excellent iced teas in the summer.
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- meghan 12/10/07
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this tea room has quiet good service. one msut allow for the fact that it is asmall poalce and doesnot ahvea large staff
the food is wonderful as are the teas
if you want expensive thereare manyh sites. but if you want good an dhomey i recomment this shop.
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- jerry 11/09/07
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This is the perfect tea room, the best in the world. I've drank my drank (tea that is) all over the world, and walking into Podunk was like entering the pearly gates of tea heaven. Immediately struck by the smell of homemade, fresh out of the oven sweets and savorys, I struck up a conversation with the most amazing woman I've ever seen, Elsbeth, who runs the joint. I've been back there several times now and she's one of my better friends, a good thing, as she's also one of my better dealers. The tea is always delicious, especially with her suggestions and smells offered. The pastries etcetera are completely BALLZ CRAZY, whatever that means. It means good. Not only is every aspect of this place perfect, the clientel is eclectic and interesting.
The negative reviewer overreacted from one accidental hang-up.
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- Will 10/24/07
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