The English Rose Tea Room
404 S. Parliament Drive, Suite 103 Suite 103
Virginia Beach, VA
757-456-2777
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#10
of 57in VA
Hours
NEW HOURS BEGIN 11/1/09
NEW HOURS BEGIN 11/1/09
Tue - Sat: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Serving Lite Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Teas
Silver Winner - Best of Hampton Roads - Virginia Beach Tearooms - 2009
Overview
Come by for a little bit of England, enjoy a small cozy tea room with yummy treats and hot tea. Sit and share a quiet afternoon with a close friend, sharing fresh baked scones, a warm slice of bread pudding or shepard's pie, while enjoying the light music in the background. Refresh yourself after a busy week at work, and you can always come see us on Saturdays.
Come by for a little bit of England, enjoy a small cozy tea room with yummy treats and hot tea. Sit and share a quiet afternoon with a close friend, sharing fresh baked scones, a warm slice of bread pudding or shepard's pie, while enjoying the light music in the background. Refresh yourself after a busy week at work, and you can always come see us on Saturdays.
Please note the landmarks given when you are trying to find us, on the corner of Princess Anne & S. Parliament there is a crown gas station and Wachovia bank, turn in between them, then turn left into the Kempsville Plaza shopping center, we are directly across the parking lot when you first come in from Dollar General.
NEW: Lite Breakfast 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Lunch is from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
And from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. we are serving afternoon tea.
We do need to have reservations made for afternoon tea, royal, full and tea for two.
And if you have a large group let us know, we can also schedule your tea for a private party after hours or even on Sunday, a two hour time period.
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Food: I am the Director of The Virginia Tea Society. A group of seventeen of our members visited the The English Rose Tea Room for a Royal Tea on October 17, 2009. Shari and her staff did a superb job. The food was in abundance and was superb. The ambience and charm of the tea room makes for an excellent backdrop for an extraordinary experience. I highly recommend this tea room to everyone that reads this review. Aurora Livingston, Director Next tea class is January 23, 2009 www.virginiateasociety.com |
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- Aurora Livingston 10/22/09 |
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Thank you so much Aurora, I am glad you and your group of ladies enjoyed yourselfs. We look forward to your next visit. Have a teatastic day!Shari |
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Food: Wonderful, warm tea shop. Owner is very friendly. Wonderful food and lots of variety. Great place to go with kids. |
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- Tracey 09/06/09 |
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Food: What a wonderful tea room. The tea choices were expansive and the Tea for Two was perfect for my mothers birthday experience. I'm already daydreaming about who I can bring to this delightful and incredibly afforable place. The location is superb in it is in the middle of Hampton Roads; easy access for a meet up with people coming from Norfolk, Chesapeake or the beach! |
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- sindy 07/11/09 |
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Food: While my 93 year old mother was visiting from Richmond, my daughter and I took her out to tea. We very much enjoyed the eclectic decor, friendly staff, and yummy lunch selections (especially the onion soup and chicken salad). Shari and Whitney made us feel quite at home! We will certainly be back! Next time we plan to try one of their homemade desserts rather than the plate of assorted pastries. |
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- Cathy P. 06/20/09 |
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Food: I attended tea last Saturday with 12 other Red Haters. We where all treated like Queens. When Shari heard my friend had a food alergies she made her special savories. Even though Shari was by herself the service was great. Thanks for a teriffic afternoon. I'm lookin forward to my next visit. |
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- Karla 05/26/09 |
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Thank you Karla, I am glad you had a good time. I do try my best to accomadate guest with food alergies. Hope to see you soon, keep an eye on the website for the latest up dates on events and specials! Shari
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Food: A most wonderful experience shared with my daughter. We were graciously given an early reservation to the Mother's Day Tea for Two (the first of the day). Everything was perfect, the decor, table settings, service, and menu. Will definitely return. |
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- Carol Schall 05/11/09 |
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Carol you are so welcome, I enjoyed meeting you and your daughter, check out the website you are one of my featured pictures, see you soon, Thanks Shari
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Food: My mom and I went for the afternoon Tea for Two when I was 41 weeks pregnant, and had a wonderful time. Shari is a charming hostess, and the presentation of the tables, the tea, and the food were all perfection. I will definitely be returning (with my new son)! |
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- Nicole 05/07/09 |
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Thank you Nicole, I am so excited to hear you had your baby! I look forward to your visit, with your new son. See you soon. Thanks Shari
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Food: I love this tea room, lots of things to look at, food is very good, I will be back with more friends. |
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- ann 03/23/09 |
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thank you so much Ann, come back soon, I look forward to seeing you again, Shari
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Food: Loved the afternoon we spent at this quaint tearoom. We went to celebrate a friend's birthday...and all three of us felt like it was our special day! The tea, food and service were wonderful..we will definitely be coming back!! |
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- Nilla Harris 03/06/09 03/08/09 |
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Nilla, thank you so much, I am glad you had a good time, it was my pleasure to help you all have a special day! Thanks Shari
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Food: This was one of the best teas I have ever had. The room is charming, the tables set to perfection and the food...fresh, homemade and imaginative! You can tell this is not just a business, it is a life's passion for the shop's owner. I can't recommend this shop highly enough. |
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- Mary Giangregorio 02/24/09 |
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thank you Mary, I do try my best to make my tearoom a comfortable and relaxing place to spend an afternoon! Please come back soon, thanks Shari
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Food: Spending time with three friends was made even more special by the attention given to every aspect of High Tea. Many thanks. We will be repeat cusotmers. |
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- Betsey Brooks 02/07/09 |
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Betsey it was great to see you again, I am so pleased you had a good time, I try my best to make it a special and enjoyable time and I am so very glad you had fun, thanks so much see you soon. Shari
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Food: What a wonderful 'day off' outing! Three dear friends and I met at The English Rose for a leisurely luncheon. The service, ambiance, and menu were impeccable. I hope to return often. |
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- Kathy Laser 02/07/09 |
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Well I am so happy that you all had a good time, it was a pleasure serving you and I look forward to your next visit. Thank you, Shari
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Food: This was my second time to The English Rose for many reasons: The atmosphere is quaint; the food delicious and 'plenty of it' and the service (from the owner) is warm and personable. I'll be back, can't wait to tell more of my friends. Mom, Katie and I enjoyed our lunch which included salad, fruit, soup, sandwich, scone and a full pot of tea and a chocolate treat. Wow, whatever more could you want?? |
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- Nancy 02/05/09 |
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thanks so much Nancy, it was great seeing you and your mother again, and of course meeting your daughter. I am glad you had a good time and am looking forward to your next visit. Shari
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Food: MY aunt and I are on a mission to try local tea rooms. THis was a great find. Food and Teas were both excellent. We found out about a tea tasting that occurs monthly that we planto attend. Great service and very friendly owner. Thanks so much for all your attention to details. |
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- Patty King 01/30/09 |
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Thank you Patty, I am so pleased that you both had a good time, thanks again. Shari
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Food: i was so happy to take my mother and her best friend to lunch. what a delight it was upon entering to see the array of interesting decor. when we were seated and ordered our tea(which was very good), we just kept talking about how really cute everything was. we ordered lunch that we all said was just enough and was very good. the desert(bread pudding) OUT OF THIS WORLD good!!!shari was quite the hostess. i hope we can tell enough people who will enjoy their visit with her as we did!!! |
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- polly mcclenny 01/22/09 |
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Thanks Polly, I am so glad you enjoyed your lunch, it was a delight to have you all visit, I am looking forward to your next visit, good luck on the contest for the free lunch for two on Valentine's Day!Shari |
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Food: I had afternoon tea with my friend and my 11 year old son on 01/17/09. The tea was excellent and the service was perfect. The selection of teas were outstanding. The pastries very good. The bread pudding was awesome and I do not eat bread pudding. The owner shari was very attentive to the needs of the guest, and she was very helpful with my son and making sure that he liked everything that was being served. When there was something that he did not like she quickly made suggestions for something that he could try. My frind and I enjoyed the experince so much we werer planning our next visit while we were there. I would reccomend this to all of my friends it was more than we expected and I will visit again soon. |
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- Willa P Phillips 01/18/09 |
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I am so glad you had a good time, your son was very nice and a delight to help, I am looking forward to your next visit. Thanks again Shari
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Food: The variety of teas was excellent - so many to choose from - all the teas we tried were delicious. Very hospitable and attentive service. Very well priced. Nice atmosphere even though it is in a strip mall. |
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- Melanie 01/15/09 |
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thanks Melanie, I am glad you both had a good time, thats very important to me. Hope to see you soon. shari
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Food: I came in on 12/16 for lunch and it was great, what a treat, I was so glad that I stopped by and came in to check you out. I will be back soon with a friend or too, can't wait to tell them. Thank you so much for a delightful afternoon, sorry it took so long to give you your great review. |
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- Tammy 12/23/08 |
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glad you stopped by, and I will be glad to have you come back and visit. thanks Shari
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Food: One of my friends brought me here recently. It was wonderful and almost like being in England. The scones were especially delicious as was the quiche. I found the Rasberry tea delightful. |
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- Nancy Miller 11/19/08 |
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Well thank you Nancy, I am so glad you enjoyed the day! Come back soon, thanks again, Shari
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Food: It's so nice to finally have a tea room that's close to home. The tea was delicious and my lunch was tasty and just the right amount. Shari did a great job with the decor. The fireplace added a warm and friendly atmosphere to the comfortable room. |
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- carolyn murphy 11/17/08 |
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Thanks Carolyn, I think the fireplace is very nice too, makes it very cozy. Come back and see me soon, we have homemade pumpkin scones with pumpkin butter, very yummy! Shari
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Food: This is truly a very cute tearoom. The owner is wonderful and very friendly. I popped in on a rainy day last week and had a very nice lunch. The Christmas Blend tea was delicious. I will be back for your actual afternoon tea. |
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- Amy 11/16/08 |
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Amy I was glad to see you pop in, and you can come back anytime, I would love to serve you an afternoon tea, thanks Shari
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Food: A sweet little tea room with a well rounded selection of loose and bag teas. The lavender tea I chose was loose and was a subtle but pleasant taste. Raisin scones were served with pumpkin butter, freshly made Devonshire Cream and lemon curd. Cream of potato soup was perfectly seasoned, as was the individual size Florentine quiche. A side salad of mixed greens and blue cheese with just the right vinaigrette dressing as well as an attractive mound of fresh fruit and cream rounded out the Shari's Petite Lunch. |
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- Debbie Cupp 11/15/08 |
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thank you Debbie, I am so glad you had a good time, it is important to me that each of my customers enjoy the whole experience! Hope to see you back again soon. Shari
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Food: My daughter, my friend and I had the pleasure of having lunch at this charming little tea room on the 11th of November. What a nice bonus for the Kempsville area!! I had the Christmas blend tea (delicious). and the Queen Elizabeth lunch. Very tasty!! I'm looking forward to having the afternoon tea, soon. I will recommend this tea room to my friends. |
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- carol 11/11/08 |
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I am glad you had a good time, it was great talking with you and I do hope that you will come back soon for an afternoon tea! Have a good holiday season. thanks Shari
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Food: Gorgeous,romantic,cherry place!My fiancee,Harley & i,ate there on 11-8-08. We chose the lavendar tea and were able to purchase small hand mixed bags,plus some other tea items--china cup strainers,a tea pot drip catchers & sugar tongs. The spread was unbelievable! Tea,soup,sandwich,spray of veggies,scones w/curd & jam,chocolates.The 2 featured desserts were a bluberry cream cake and a trifle. We really flet like we got our money's worth and will go back,often!!!!! |
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- Sasha Glee 11/10/08 |
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I am glad you had a great time and enjoyed chatting with you and Harley, hope you will visit soon. Shari
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