The Spiced Pear Tearoom
1708 29th Court South
Homewood, AL
205-879-0063
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Hours
Lunch Mon - Fri: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Lunch Mon - Fri: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Sat: by reservations
High Tea(Dinner Service)
Mon - Fri: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Reservations
Overview
The Spiced Pear is a delightfully charming girly Tea Room located in the heart of Homewood. Our decor is beautiful and our food is delicious and creative. If you are planning any kind of event where great ambiance and delicious food are required, then we are your location. Call us to assist you in planning your Bridal teas, Baby showers, Receptions, Rehearsal dinners,sales meetings,birthday parties, or any fun event you can think of! Challenge us! We're up for it!!
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Food: I am a regular visitor to The Spiced Pear Tea Room. Today when I arrived I was excited to see that they are getting ready for Christmas at the tea room. A twelve foot real tree is in the front, and they were painting 4 foot tall candy canes to go around the garden fence. The menu had broadened since my last visit. Delicious! I enjoyed the Pumpkin Spice tea and had Beef Stroganoff for lunch. As usual...charming waiters, sweet smiling help. What a pleasure to have a place like this for ladies to lunch! |
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- Carol Dickenson 11/18/09 |
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Food: Attended a lovely brides luncheon yesterday at the Spiced Pear. Beautifully presented, upscale, gourmet quality food. Beautiful decor. Had a delightful time. Savored the Caio amaretto tea. You must add cream! Yum! |
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- Kaye shotts 11/11/09 |
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Food: Had a delightful soirée today with seven friends at the Spiced Pear Tearoom. We get together every four months to 'catch up'. We always try to select a place to dine that will be new, different, or wonderful. We all agree that we don't need to look any further! All our expectations were met or exceeded. We loved the way we were taken care of! We already have our reservation for four months out!!!! |
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- Kathleen longton 10/28/09 |
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Food: I love tea rooms!!!! I particularly love this tearoom!!!!! The fruited chicken salad is unbeleivable!! The only problem I see here is they seem to get so slammed. Can popularity be a problem? It doesn't seem to affect the food quality or the ambiance. I'm glad I had a table reserved. I can see it may be a problem if you just 'show up' expecting to have your choice of seats, or a garden view! I will make this a regular place to visit! The waiters are cute, the menu wonderful, and the decor darling!! |
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- Davis littlebrook 10/28/09 |
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Food: I can't believe the reviews I'm reading - this couldn't be the same place I was in today. I walked in at lunch with my parents and was greeted by a hateful looking woman who looked annoyed that I asked for a table. We would have gladly come back another day if she would have acted like she appreciated our business. I was humiliated that I kept insisting to my sweet parents that we should try this place. After the way we were treated I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. |
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- Linda J Mountain Brook 10/22/09 |
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Food: Two adventurous friends, my 15 year old daughter and I recently drove 2 hours to try The Spiced Pear Tearoom after a disappointing tearoom visit near Atlanta. We were NOT disappointed there! Marsha, our hostess extraordinaire, made our High Tea experience a delight, (along with the unnamed busy genius in the kitchen). What a satisfying, artistic meal we had in lovely surroundings. We can't wait to go back! |
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- Kathleen Etchison 10/22/09 |
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Food:  R. Dobbs here again: Oops, I forgot the delicious salad. It was truly outstanding, though it could have used a hint more of dressing. The various greens were ususually good and crisp. |
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- R. Dobbs 10/16/09 |
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Food: I had the Queen’s Service on Friday, October 16, 2009, costing $23 or $24. Scone (only one) -- Outstanding and hot from the oven, though I wish they’d had something other than chocolate chips in it that day. Lemon curd (for the one scone, in a tiny container) -- Outstanding Clotted cream (for the one scone, in a tiny container)-- Outstanding Soup (small cup) -- Outstanding, of gourmet quality Tea (two glasses of iced) -- Outstanding Fruit (a few small slices) -- Good Quiche (a small but adequate slice) -- Edible but too greasy. Obviously heated from previously frozen. Savories -- A big disappointment. I had visions at the very least of tastier homemade versions of the beautiful frozen party savories at Costco and ... (more) |
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- R. Dobbs 10/16/09 |
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Food: My daughter attended a pony party today at the Spiced Pear. Being eight, she has attended many birthday parties over the years. She has been to all the birthday venues in town at one time or another. She came home so completely excited and pleased I decided to write a comment. According to her, this was the Best party in the whole world!! When I asked her if she meant in Alabama or in America, she assured me she meant exactly what she said...The World, the Whole Wide World!! She said she got to ride three horses, had fabulous food and had too much fun. As a mother, I am delighted we have a business in our community that cares enough to 'Do it up right ' for kids. |
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- JoEllen 09/26/09 |
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Food: Enjoyed a delightful lunch with five wonderful friends today. We had the best time we have ever had eatting out in a restaurant! Whose idea was it to hire gorgeous guys with amazing personalities to wait on us? We wanted to take him home with us! We watched while a senior customer actually slipped him a ten dollar bill in his waist band! Obviously even the older ladies love them too! The great thing is the food is as wonderful as the staff! We will return regularly! |
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- Denise 09/23/09 |
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Food: Just finished a lovely lunch with my Mom and Grandmother at The Spiced Pear. We indulged in quiche and a pot of Carmen Miranda tea. Had a wonderful time! ...brilliant to have your servers in classic morning suit tuxes. Wonderful touch! |
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- Ashley 09/22/09 |
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Food: Had a delightful visit! Tea was amazing. I have been searching for a particular tea ever since I visited London two years ago. They have it! Coronation . The food was perfect for me. The serving size may be a little large for some, but I took my left overs home and had supper! Our waiter was the cutesy thing. His name is Alex. Ask for him, he is delightful and efficient. The Lemon Curd and Clotted Cream were the best I have ever tasted. Wonderful scone. Apricot. Delicious! Just a perfect environment for lunch. We will most certainly make this a regular lunch place! |
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- Jennifer Johnson 09/20/09 |
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Food: Pleasant ambiance. Fresh menu selection. Courteous staff. Wide selection of teas. Very well put together. Appears to have been a great deal of thought behind everything. We will most definately return for another visit. |
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- Bertha Rolland 09/15/09 |
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Food: Very nice party! I was glad I had been invited. I have visited the tea room during lunch before with some friends. Lovely. The party however, was set up different. A beautiful buffet was set up in the center of the tea room. We could help ourselves to whatever we wanted and then sit where ever we chose. The food is delicious here. The chef is creative and I love the clean flavors. Many chefs muddy up food...I think they are trying too hard. This chef is fresh and the flavors are clean and surprising. The waiters served us our own pot of tea. I chose kyota rose festival. Wonderful! It was an evening to be remembered! Thank you! |
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- Sarah Bergman 09/14/09 |
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Food: Wow! It looks like there is nothing left to say. Everyone has already said it all, except for a few blind, stupid people with no taste, who say they don't like it! What a FABULOUS place! Charming to a fault, friendly help, wonderful food, soothing music, gorgeous art work, in beleivable tea choices......definately a do all over again soon kind of place! And please...you idiots who come on tea map just to trash a lovely establishment for some petty personal problem...can it! Teamap is a nice public service, and your tacky lies are not appreciated by honest folk who visit restaurants to eat great food and drink delicious tea in lovely surroundings! |
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- Helen Tucker 09/09/09 |
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Food: Lovely! Had a wonderful visit. Enjoyed the tea selection, the food and the atmosphere. The art work is beautiful. Your gardens gorgeous! We got to help feed the fish as we left. Just a delightful place. |
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- Georgia Slovack 09/08/09 |
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Food: Truly had a delicious visit today to The Spiced Pear. The Chicken Cheese Fruit plate was amazing! I've never seen anything similar served in another restaurant. Wonderful! Your tea selection is exceptional. I had eatten at many tea rooms, the décor and atmosphere at your restaurant is delightful. I enjoyed the 'night of the Iguana' tea. Delicious! Thank you for a wonderful meal. |
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- Merry Davis 09/08/09 |
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Food: thank you for a delightful time. Delicious food, beautiful décor, so very nice! My tea was sencha rose. Delicious! Had a lovely visit, will return soon. |
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- Daphne Henderson 09/08/09 |
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Food: Wonderful selection of loose teas from all over the world. They even have a big collection of Rooibus. I love the Winter Palace Marzipan...yum! The menu is thoughtfully put together, and the food flawless. Very nice! We enjoyed Scott. Cute, efficient and a great humor. We teased him about everything. Our table of six had a very good time! We will definately be back! |
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- S.Ladner, Trussville 09/08/09 |
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Food: Darling tea room ! Our group had the nicest time! We normally have a few problems when our group dines out, but even our picky girl was delighted! We're thrilled, because there are a few restaurants we can't go back to because of the fuss she starts! The tea I ordered was Pomegranate Hibiscus. Delicious! |
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- Phyllis Hardeman 09/08/09 |
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Food: We had a lovely time! Gracious hostess, charming waiters, delicious food! We have visited many lovely tea rooms as we travel, this one ranks right at the top of the list! The tea selection was one of the finest I've ordered from. My friend Celeste is diabetic, and the chef even adjusted her recipe so she could eat without worry. Very kind. Thank you! |
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- Debra Manning 09/08/09 |
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Food: This is a horrible restaurant -- terrible service -- refusing to give us what we ordered, substituting ingredients I was allergic to, after I specificied what I couldn't eat -- but the worst was the live bug in my friend's salad. Many other horrors here as well. Avoid this place like the plague!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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- Carol Hovanec 09/07/09 |
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Food: Our red hat group had lunch this week at your tea room. You were so nice. You'll remember us...'The Red Rubies'! We thoroughly enjoyed the food, décor, and yes, the cute waiters. They even took our picture when we finished. What a completely satisfying time! We will be back! |
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- Connie Turner 09/02/09 |
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Food: DARLING....DELIGHTFUL....DELICIOUS....! Thank you for a wonderful time!! |
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- Sandra Grey 09/01/09 |
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Food: Our little group visited your lovely tea room today to celebrate our friend Karen's birthday. We were delighted with your establishment. Your cute waiters had Karen were a tiara since it was her birthday. She blushed, but loved the fuss! Your food is delicious, the décor gorgeous. Loved the music! Your fresh flower arrangements are lovely. A lot of restaurants have a few token fresh flowers, but your arrangements on each table are just perfect! |
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- Davis Everson 09/01/09 |
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Food: Too Cute for words! Enjoyed the Cookies and Cream Tea. The Apricot scones were the best scones I have ever eatten. I am very impressed with your clotted cream. I have tasted many 'faux' creams at other tea rooms...I loved yours...it reminded me of the Devonshire cream I had this summer in England. We enjoyed the beautiful food. Everything was tasty and much of it seemed almost too pretty to eat, but of course we indulged, and were glad we did! |
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- Evelyn Jackson, Cullman 09/01/09 |
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Food: What a delightful place you have. Our group was highly entertained today while we feasted, by your darling waiters. So charming, it is lovely to see young people who have been raised correctly. We were very impressed by your staff. The food was to die for. One of our group members took home a pound of Pimento cheese. Yum! Thank you for a great time! |
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- Tangela Atkins 09/01/09 |
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Food: What a delightful place you have. Our group was highly entertained today while we feasted, by your darling waiters. So charming, it is lovely to see young people who have been raised correctly. We were very impressed by your staff. The food was to die for. One of our group members took home a pound of Pimento cheese. Yum! Thank you for a great time! |
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- Tangela Atkins 09/01/09 |
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Food: Saw your review in the Birmingham News. We ate lunch Saturday. We of course were surrounded by other people like us coming to check you out for the first time. We were pleasantly surprised. I made my husband come with me, because it was a Saturday Nd my two best friends were in Florida. He loved it! I loved it! Your décor is gorgeous, the Chicken Salad is devine, the Tomato Basil soup was hot and creamy. Very nice! The crowning glory was the hot fudge cake with whipped cream! Wow! We will be back! |
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- Angela and Ted 09/01/09 |
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Food: Judging by all of the glowing reviews on teamap the Spiced Pear is the place to be. Unfourtantly the inexperienced waiters, the expensive food that taste frozen and nuked, and the long wait (45mins)left something to be desired. |
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- Jeanne P 08/29/09 |
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Tearoom Response
We are certainly sorry your experience was less than stellar. The Birmingham News reviewed the tea room the day before you arrived and gave us four stars, so the day you visited us you were surrounded by 76 other patrons at the same time. We are sorry for your wait. Our food is made fresh every day, and is prepared for each table. We certainly hope you will return and give us another chance to impress you. We are always packed between 11:45 am and 1:00 pm. Try coming at 11:00 straight up, or at 1:00 pm. Not having to be crushed in a crowd will help your experience greatly.
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Food: Heard about this restaurant from three different friends. Thank you kerri, debbie and joan! What a treat! Lovely teas, such darling décor! The art work is beautiful....food wonderful. Such good chicken salad ! The apple scones were just perfection. Had a mavelous lesurely lunch, pleasant conversation, great surroundings, good food, great service. Lovely! |
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- Lou, Inverness 08/26/09 |
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Food: Beautiful! Had a lovely time! Great idea...homewood has needed something like this for a long time. Thank you. |
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- Andrea Longacre 08/24/09 |
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Food: Had lunch today at The Spiced Pear. Alex was our waiter. He's very good! Anticipated each of our needs prior to our saying out loud what we needed. Food was outstanding! The Chicken Cheese plate is beautiful! The nectarines and pluots were sweet and delicious . The quanity of beautiful fresh fruit was impressive. The tea I ordered was Francais. Wonderful! It was do nice to get out with friends in such a beautiful environment and enjoy delicious food and tea. Thank you! |
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- Kathie gates 08/24/09 |
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Food: I have just finished writing a letter to 'the food sleuth' at the Birmingham News. Your Fruited Chicken Salad is to die for! My group had a great time Saturday. You were swamped, I'm glad Debbie called and got reservations! The tea was delicious, the food devine , your servers darling! The Tea room Is decorated so perfectly. We had an all around great time, Thanks! |
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- Bertha Wintermute 08/24/09 |
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Food: Cute! So cute! We had a marvelous time. I actually can not remember being in a prettier restaurant ever. Your food is wonderful! We actually took pictures with our camera phones before we ate! Sounds crazy , but they were just picture perfect! The tea selection is huge! My favorite kind was Coronation. Wonderful! We will all be back! |
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- Nessie Bonds 08/24/09 |
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Food: The Pony Club is terriffic! We love great birthday ideas , we think this years pony party was the best ever. I've had four calls today from mothers whose kids attended. I have scored a big one having the little miniature horses come to our house for Travis! Thank you for making it an effortless event for me. No stress...love that! |
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- Vanessa Harlan 08/23/09 |
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Food: Had a lovely time Saturday. I am glad we had reservations...you were full to the brim yet we were served very quickly and the food and teas were beautiful and delicious. The engagement ring cookie was the cutest thing I have ever seen done as a dessert item. The iced tea was called Angel's Dream?? So good! The only flavored tea I have ever tasted is Raspberry or Peach. The Tomato bisque was wonderful. I really could go on and on. We will be back! |
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- Debbie Davis 08/23/09 |
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Food: Our Red Hat club...the Ruby Red Hatter's had a wonderful time Tuesday at lunch. We loved everything. Our waiter Eric was so sweet. He anticipated everything we needed before we asked. My personal favorite tea was the Cherry Rose Festival. So flavorful! We loved our Apple scones ...we wondered if you'd considered having more than one flavor a day ? We will definately be back! |
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- Edna Gayland 08/20/09 |
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Food: Overall the experience that my friend and I had for lunch last week was very poor. Overall the food was OK at best and left a lot to be desired. The service was ok but not what we expected. Could have been a lot better. |
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- Carol Baker 08/18/09 |
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Food: I am so excited! I had lunch with a friend Thursday at your charming Tea Room, and had a wonderful experience. I drink 'southern sweet tea'...I have my whole life, but the tea I had at the Spiced Pear was a whole new deal. Delicious! I'm so glad you sold me a darling tea pot and tea to take home. The Mercedes Apple Crunch is incredible, I highly reccommend it to everybody! I am now enjoying delicious tea in my own home like the tea I enjoyed there. Thank you! |
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- Daisy Walker 08/14/09 |
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Food: Darling! Just Darling! We had a scrumtiously wonderful time! Loved the décor, the gardens, the teas and the adorable waiters! What a winning combination! Thanks! |
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- Heather Smithson 08/06/09 |
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Food: Yesterday afternooon our daughter Diedra had her 10th birthday party at the Spiced Pear. Our experience planning the party and attending the event was 100 % positive! Your perfect princess pony party is wonderful! The kids had the best time riding in the wagon with the cute. Little miniature horses. The pony named 'Rock Star' was their favorite. The games were fun for the kids, the craft project was cute. They all made the little dresser box. The cake was adorable. It is so hard to find people who do sculpted cakes like on tv. Thank you so much for making it a painless party for me! Having you handle everything was awesome, or should I say effortless on my part! I loved it! |
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- Debbie Davis 08/06/09 |
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Food: My sister Grace, her two daughters Selena and Jennifer and I had lunch yesterday at your charming establishment. What a pleasure is was to eat and drink wonderful tea in your garden room. The little tea pots and ribbons are so unique! I had White Mischief tea....delicious. I am such a tea fan. I had to drink two pots! The second flavor was Roasted Matte Chai. So good with cream and sugar! Our little putting made us all feel pampered and special! Thank you! |
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- Donna Clevenger 08/04/09 |
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Food: We appreciate the lovely atmoshere you have created at The Spiced Pear. I have visited six times now with a varied number of people. The first time I came with my closest friend. We had a delightful time. Next I brought my mother. She was so impressed. She thought it had such style and elegance. Then I started coming with work associates. Each visit has been incredible. I am amazed at the incredible consistency of quality and service. Each visit I have tried a different tea. You have the best selection of loose teas I have ever seen. Thank you for providing me with a new lunch place that I can take anyone to without being embarassed. Wonderful!!! |
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- Marie Brock 08/01/09 |
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Food: Thank you so much for taking good care of our group: The Royal Red Hatters of Morris. Mrs. Ann Resha is our queen. You were all so warm and welcoming to us. We enjoyed our wonderful lunch and special tea. |
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- Gloria Pettus 07/28/09 |
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Food: Had the opportunity to eat lunch at the Spiced Pear yesterday with nine of my friends. Our hostess Suzanne chose the location. I had not heard of this place until she invited me. Way to go Suzanne...it's no wonder you graduated top of your class! Everything was just the best! I particularly loved the vegetarian quiche and the champagne salad! The trio of dessert was to die for! Lemon trifle, almond rasberry thumb print, and that chocolate edible cup with peanut butter chocolate msrshmellow and whipped cream....oh my God! Can I just have a plate full of that next time!!! I will be back!!!! |
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- Janice Fernwood 07/28/09 |
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Food: Just got back from lunch with the girls at your restaurant. Completely delightful! Our waiter Alex was adorable...the hostess was charming and beautiful. We asked if the kitchen staff was as personable and attractive! The waiter said not today they're not! Well...the quality of the food and the presentation was incredible, so I guess if they were having a bad day it sure didn't effect the restaurant! What a keeper this place is! My tea was Apricot Peach, I ordered the baby blue salad. I have never had a better one! For dessert I had the Lemon Chiffon Triffle.wow! Yum! Thank you for opening such an awesome place! |
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- Marrissa Garrett 07/28/09 |
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Food: Thanks to you, our rehearsal dinner was a huge success! The buffet was perfection! I'm still getting phone calls from last Friday night! Our guests were so impressed. I really appreciate how easy you made everything for our family. You even accompdated the extra 11 cousins that we hadn't been counting on! Thank you. I know you now have 120 more fans! |
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- The Harrill Family 07/27/09 |
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Food: What a delightful place to have lunch! The food was great, I had a grilled chicken club with the mediterranean salad and loved it! My freind had the chicken, cheese, and fruit plate and wow, what a portion! We also loved the apple crunch tea, it tasted like dessert. And the desserts! You just have to try this place. |
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- Dori Peterson 07/27/09 |
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Food: What a delightful place to have lunch! The food was great, I had a grilled chicken club with the mediterranean salad and loved it! My freind had the chicken, cheese, and fruit plate and wow, what a portion! We also loved the apple crunch tea, it tasted like dessert. And the desserts! You just have to try this place. |
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- Dori Peterson 07/27/09 |
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Food: Had lunch Friday. Everything was done just right. I was on a lunch hour and the timing was perfect. I left my office, came to the spiced pear, came in with 3 co-workers, ordered, ate and returned to work. It took 57 minutes. Beats doing fast food any day! I had the poppy seed fruit salad. Two of my friends had the fruited chicken salad, and the fourth had quiche. We were all thrilled with the tea selection as well. Even the iced tea that Meagan ordered was special. I think it was called Blue Lady. I had Monk's Blend. I added cream and sugar, it was delicious! I love the fact that they actually had real cream, not milk! Thank you! |
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- Christine Russell 07/26/09 |
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Food: What can I say? Looking here it has already all been said! Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Thank you! |
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- Cindy eskridge 07/26/09 |
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Food: I am so impressed. My neice had her bride's luncheon at this tea room. Beautiful! The food was wonderful, the décor is so precious. The servers and hostess were lovely. Thank you so much for making Debbie's special day the best! |
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- Natalie Johnson 07/26/09 |
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Food: Today is my birthday.(: my husband brought me to The Spiced Pear for a Murder Mystery Party. Two of my couple friends were there too. We had the best time! I am not the murderer, but I wondered at first. What a wild and wacky good time! Who thought of this? They're brilliant! |
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- Meagan Rondo 07/25/09 |
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Food: Adorable Tea Room. Your hostess and wait staff were so accomodating to our senior group. They were careful with our allergy requests and Helped us order things that worked with the special diets in the group. I know we are a lot of trouble. Sometimes when we go out as a group to different restaurants, we can 't get the right food for our girls. Thank you! |
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- Janis Harrison 07/25/09 |
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Food: simply lovely! We enjoyed ourselves immensely Thank you for the great lunch! Our little party felt very well taken care of! |
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- Stacy Anderson 07/24/09 |
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Food: Excellent! We feel we are good judges of tea rooms because we stop at them as we travel. We have been to over 33. We loved this one! They seemed to have paid attention to even the small details. Thank you for a great time. Next time we are through Birmingham, we will visit again! |
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- The Greggson's 07/24/09 |
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Food: Thank you for the lovely luncheon Saturday the 18th. We had a wonderful time. Your staff is so well trained. They treated us like we were royalty. They even had Marjorie wear a crown when she ordered the Queen of England's favorite tea! We laughed so much and had such a good time. Coming to your place almost reminds me of a different time, when things were not so rushed. Thank you! |
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- MaryJane Evans 07/24/09 |
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Food: You have a very nice place. We enjoyed the food and the ambiance. Beautiful music. Waiters so courteous. Are you planning to serve full size sandwiches? I could enjoy some takeout from your establishment if you do it. |
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- Darren Roper 07/24/09 |
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Food: I haven't been there for lunch, but I surprised my husband by taking him there for last week's dinner club, and oh my goodness... It was so romantic! The chandelier and candlelight made it so beautiful, and the meal was great! We had a lovely five course meal, my favorite part was the giant crab stuffed mushrooms, so good! My husband of course was partial to the bacon wrapped filet. The fresh flowers and wine were icing on the cake, it was perfect. Thank you! |
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- M. Cahill 07/23/09 |
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Food: Took our three year old Sadie to lunch with us. We intended to have a sitter, but it fell through. The hostess and waiter couldn't have been sweeter to our baby girl. They made her feel like a princess! The waiter told her all girls were princesses. We had a great time! They fixed a special plate for Sadie, she loved every bit of it. The chef must have kids! It is so nice to hAve a restaurant in Homewood that loves families! |
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- Brenda Singleton 07/23/09 |
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Food: If you're in or around Homewood for ANYTHING, don't pass up the opportunity to try this place out. We loved our lunch there, great service with a smile, and I couldn't believe the selection of teas! Nice job Spiced Pear, I'm very impressed. |
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- Virginia B. Adley 07/23/09 |
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Food: My freind brought me there for lunch yesterday. I liked it so much I came back today and brought one of my friends. She liked it so much she made reservations for tomorrow! Once you've been to the Spiced Pear, you may be surprised that it's fairly addictive. It's just so darling and the food is wonderful. I love all the different rooms- today we were in the 'garden room' at a table that's at a window looking out over the beautiful garden and pond. We thought the dangling ribbons and teapots in the window were so cute. You really have to see it all to understand the beauty. |
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- David tarrant 07/23/09 |
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- Carol Harris 07/23/09 |
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- Kenny Raines 07/23/09 |
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- Julia Kroft 07/22/09 |
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- D. Astoria 07/22/09 |
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- MaryDavis Holmes 07/22/09 |
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- James Harper 07/22/09 |
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- Shirley McClain 07/22/09 |
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- Janice Spanko 07/22/09 |
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- Cindy Jenkins 07/22/09 |
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- Emelia A. 07/22/09 |
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- Mary Louise Parker 07/22/09 |
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- Beverly Mason 07/22/09 |
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- Mary Curtis 07/22/09 |
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- Rosemary Davidson 07/21/09 |
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- Jessica Gibson-Leeds 07/21/09 |
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- Jessica Gibson-Leeds 07/21/09 |
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- Lynn Westin 07/21/09 |
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- Billy Lane 07/21/09 |
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- Eugenia Davenport 07/20/09 |
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- Bernice Wilkins 07/20/09 |
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- Sandra 07/20/09 |
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- Suzanne Reed 07/20/09 |
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- Suzanne Reed 07/20/09 |
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- jen accra 07/20/09 |
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Food: I couldn't believe how many gourmet teas there were! The selection was amazing, and they even had three pages of decaf teas for my mother to choose from! The hostess was very helpful in guiding us to a new tea that would suit our taste. I loved the fact we could get 'bottomless tea' with the 'Let's Play Bridge' tea service. It let us sample several types and flavors without having to buy pot after pot. What a great idea! I will be brining her back next week, this is our new weekly ritual. Thanks for catering to exactly what Homewood needed. |
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- Jennifer Paisley 07/20/09 |
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- Cosette L 07/20/09 |
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Food: What a great selection of teas! I donLt think I have evet seen a better selection. My husband and I have a hobby of visiting tearooms when we travel. This was our 63rd tearoom experience...we both agree, you take the top of the group so far! One thing....why is the picture on teamap so out of date? It looks like a construction picture?,, your gardens and fish pond are gorgeous...please post a new picture! The food was great, wonderful selection. I had Niagra peach tea and Dan had Night of the iguana. The servers. Were so cute. We enjoyed their personalities! We live in Washington state...your tearoom makes me wish I lived in birmingham! |
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- Ethel George 07/20/09 |
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- Alice 07/20/09 |
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- E. Laraway 07/20/09 |
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Food: Delightful! We had a lovely experience Saturday. We attended the Mother/daughter Princess Tea. My 6 year old Maisey says this is her favorite restaurant! They had cute craft projects for the girls and they made their own crowns. The sweet staff painted her face to look like a butterfly! Precious! The food was chosen to be kid friendly on Maisey's plate and adult friendly on mine. I liked that! We will be back! Thank you! |
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- Jennifer goodsen 07/20/09 |
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Food: Delightful! We had a lovely experience Saturday. We attended the Mother/daughter Princess Tea. My 6 year old Maisey says this is her favorite restaurant! They had cute craft projects for the girls and they made their own crowns. The sweet staff painted her face to look like a butterfly! Precious! The food was chosen to be kid friendly on Maisey's plate and adult friendly on mine. I liked that! We will be back! Thank you! |
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- Jennifer goodsen 07/20/09 |
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- Sandra Snives 07/20/09 |
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- Davis Soltise 07/20/09 |
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- Daphnie Browning 07/20/09 |
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- Tea Lover 07/16/09 |
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Thank you for your candid critique of one of our servers. I'm sure his mother would be embarassed that he looked better than he acted, I know I am! We have gone to a lot of trouble to create a lovely atmoshere, and delicious food. We certainly do not want waiters who destroy that experience. Our menu is in the process of being re-printed, so the price confusion will be corrected. Thank you for assisting us in our effort to provide a wonderful experience.
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- Linda Witmoore 07/13/09 |
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- Linda Ezekiel 07/13/09 |
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- Clay 07/11/09 |
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I'm sorry your experience was anything but perfect. Your group arrived at 11:35 am and was promptly seated in a pre-set reserved dining room. The waiter attempted three times to take your group order. Each time you asked for more time to make up your minds. Nine other tables of customers came in placed their orders while you attempted to decide what to eat. The ticket was time stamped as it was hung for 12:04 pm. Your meal for 13 was prepared from 12:04 to 12:22. As the food was plated and ready to deliver to your table, you jumped up and said you had to 'catch' a bus. Between 12:04 and 12:22 your party enjoyed full beverage service. We serve groups on office lunch hours all the time with out difficulty. No mention was ever made of a tight schedule for your senior citizens. The waiter and hostess offered to box your order to go when you decided to run out on your check. Your group simply refused to pay. Groups of your size normally pay a deposit, we waived that because you are seniors. We turned away four tables of four while you enjoyed your unpaid for hot tea...Running up a tab in any establishment and walking out without paying is a misdemeanor. You should at least have paid in full for your beverage service. If the City of Clay senior center has a financial problem, you should have talked to us in advance, we would have considered a special price to help you out.
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- Patty Ann Holleran 07/08/09 |
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- Nancy K. 07/02/09 |
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- Sandee Pardini 07/02/09 |
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- Annette Harris 07/02/09 |
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- Sally Anderson 06/30/09 |
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- Betsy Lynn Aldrige 06/30/09 |
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- Alice Stack 06/30/09 |
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- Kristi Martin 06/30/09 |
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- Cindy Lou Jenkins 06/30/09 |
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Food: Can't say enough good things about this tea room! Everything was absolutely perfect, including the staff. What a perfectly gracious hostess and a charming waiter that served in answering all our questions (it was our first time experiencing loose leaf tea). I'm so happy we can even purchase the tea to take home- I bought a bag of the tea I had there (it was wonderful!) and another flavor so I could try something new. |
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- Shannon Marsh 06/30/09 |
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- Jenny Weatherford 06/30/09 |
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- Gladys Goodwin 06/30/09 |
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- Bella C. 06/30/09 |
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- Cindy Eubanks 06/30/09 |
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- Shay Lenroe 06/30/09 |
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- Ellen L. 06/30/09 |
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Food: My friends and I made reservations for the 'high tea' as an early dinner. The food was amazing, and they definately don't skimp on portions! What a great meal, I will definately be going back. |
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- Jeanne 06/23/09 |
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- Dolly 06/22/09 |
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Food: These pictures don't do it justice. Now that it has been rennovated it is absolutely darling! Even my garden club was impressed by the pond and flowers out front when we had lunch and tea there for our meeting. |
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- Elizabeth Q. 06/16/09 |
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- Mary 06/16/09 |
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- Jaqueline Kay 06/13/09 |
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Food: It is nice to have a tea room in the 'over the mountain' area. My visit was lovely. I hope to share with dear friends soon. The photo of the front of the tea room does not express the real charm of the tea room. The garden in front of the house is lovely, especially now (in June). |
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- Jennifer 06/13/09 |
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Food: They did an amazing job acommodating our large group on such short notice. It was the perfect place to hold our gathering and I will definately be a repeat customer. Everyone was so nice! |
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- Betty Wheeler 06/11/09 |
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- Sue Evans 06/11/09 |
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- Melody 06/11/09 |
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Food: My friends and I had an absolutely perfect lunch at this tearoom. The service was the best I've ever seen and the decor is unmatched by any other. By far the best tearoom I have ever visited! |
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- Joan P. 06/11/09 |
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- Scarlett Powers 06/10/09 |
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- sarah 05/04/09 |
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Food: Beautiful and delicious, surpasses even my expectations. I will return with friends and family. It is wonderful to have a real tearoom in Homewood. |
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- alleenH. 04/20/09 |
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- Darlene 04/17/09 |
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Thank you so much for your desire to eat with us. We are open for pre-reserved events. Please call for a reservation, we would love to serve you. Thank you!
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Food: Darling location for a day out for the girls. I attended a party Sunday. Lovely! What a nice time was had by all. Can't wait to plan some kind of event of my own. |
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- Joanna 04/02/09 |
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Food: Thank heavens for Tea Rooms! Love this place. Loved the Masala Chai and the Persian White Melon tea. Food was beautiful to look at and delicious. I will visit again. The location is easy to get to and close to my house. |
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- Bettye Lyons 04/02/09 |
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Food: Wow! What a deliciously girly location for any upscale event! Attended a bridal shower this week end, wonderful!! Crystal, china, beautiful flower arrangements, perfect music...and those cute guys in tuxes! What a clever idea. The tiny little pullet eggs, and the rasberry tarts. YUM! Great chef! I will definately bring all my girl friends here! |
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- Jenise Dickson 04/02/09 |
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Food: I helped host a baby shower this past weekend, and The Spiced Pear was a fantastic location for our little party! Everyone commented on the pretty décor, great food (and tea, of course!), and the friendly staff. The shower really could not have gone better. The Spiced Pear is a perfect location for baby or bridal showers, Red Hat luncheons, or any 'girly' event you can think of! Highly recommended! |
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- Laura 03/31/09 |
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Food: What a great experience. Lovely new tearoom with quality tea experience. I will visit again. |
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- Sage Wallace 03/19/09 |
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Food: I am so excited about this new tearoom in the heart of Homewood. It is a real tearoom with a great selection of whole leaf, loose tea and wonderful homemade soup and beautiful food. We have needed this place for a long time. |
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- Suzzie S. 03/12/09 |
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Food: My mother and I had lunch at this delightful new tearoom last week. Thank you for a wonderful and relaxing experience. The food and tea selection are great. The staff is charming. We will return soon! |
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- Suzanne A. 03/07/09 |
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Food: i REALLY ENJOYED THE sPICED pEAR tEA rOOM. tHE ROOMS WERE SO WELL DECORATED, THE FOOD DELICIOUS AND i LOOK FORWARD TO GOING BACK. |
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- eLAINE Smith 02/25/09 |
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Food: Beautiful! Each lovely room is painted a different soft color, There is plenty of room to visit with friends. And, there is a fountain in the front with fish. The Food, Tea and Staff are great. A fun, unique experience. |
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- Alice 02/24/09 |
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Food: I have a feeling when this little tearoom is finished, it will be fun and bustling. Already there is delicious food and tea. A friendly, attractive Hostess and servers who did a good job - dressed to make it special in their tails. The details left to complete are all that are needed before opening day. Good luck and much success. |
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- Joann Beddow 02/23/09 |
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Food: What a fun experience! The decor is just beautiful, & slightly whimsical, with each room painted a different beautiful shade. The tea was whole leaf, delicious, & beautifully served in small teapots. We had a rose tea and a tea called Lady Londry. I favored the rose, the others at my table favored the Lady Londry. The food was fantastic: delicious finger sandwiches, a fabulous frozen fruit salad, and scrumptious cookies & brownies. I can't wait to go back with my sisters!! |
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- Jeannie Williamson 02/23/09 |
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Food: We came to your lovely tea room as a group of friends, there were 6 of us. We were so surprised to be greeted by gorgeous guys in tuxes. What a great idea! We would much rather be waited on by great looking guys than women! i mean come on! The food was beautiful and delicious. the frozen salad was to die for! We enjoyed the fresh flowers, wonderful music, and chandeliers. We will be back!! |
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- meredith 02/23/09 |
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Food: What a darling tea room. This is the first really feminine tearoom I have seen in Alabama. The colors, drapery, art work, china and crystal...wow! Tasteful, classy, delicious! You have the largest selection of teas I've ever seen. I loved the Vanilla Pomagranate, and the Chocolate Chai. Can a girl ever get enough chocolate? The fish pond, waterfall and fountains were awesome. My daughter is getting married and we're having our rehersal dinner at your restaurant. Thank you for the perfectly delightful time. |
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- Jessica McDonald 02/23/09 |
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Food: Summer what a fabulous place! You have out done yourself this time. The food is delicious and the tea is wonderful, what a treat! Each room is a different pastel color and so feminine. A great place to have lunch with your girl friends. I will be back and hope to have a bridal luncheon here soon! |
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- Maura 02/23/09 |
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- Karen Snider 02/23/09 |
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Food: Charming, quaint, and a calming atmosphere. Clean and fresh with hardwood floors adding a warm feel to a upscale establishment in the heart of Homewood. Excellent food, chicken salad to die for and a frozen desert very refreshing. The blueberry and pomegranate tea was delicious. For a new establishment on the first day of opening not many glitches to be worked out. |
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- Gail 02/21/09 |
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- VICKI S HOLT 02/21/09 |
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- Susan 02/20/09 |
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Food: A charming, not too fussy tea room located in a 1920s-era house. Hardwood floors, beautiful rooms, each decorated in its own pastel color and decor with antique chandeliers and accessories. Even the powder room showcases a small collection of charming antique teapots. Once the full menu is established I will definitely be back to try the quiche, salads, and sandwiches that will be offered. |
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- C L Newbill 02/20/09 |
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Food: Beautiful decor, scrumptious food. What a treat. A perfect place to go to lunch with friends. |
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- Darla 02/20/09 |
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- annemurray 02/20/09 |
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- Lucy Mason 02/20/09 |
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- Beth 02/19/09 |
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