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Victorian Grace
We had afternoon tea at VG on 8/28/09. We were a party of 11 people varing from different age groups, youngest being 7yrs old , a few teenagers and 3 couples. This was my first time there, but some of the people in my group have been there many times and could not stop raving about it. I figured it was just a tea room, I am from New York and had tea once at the Pierre in Manhattan many years ago ,afternoon tea there was a very nice experience but really expensive and it was just a resturant environment. I was not prepared for the truly charming VG tea experience. I was very impressed with everything there ,from the decor, to the four rooms with the different theme,the gift shop,the food which was excellent. The tea of the day was blackberry, the 7 yr old claimed it was the best tea he ever had in his whole life. I am not a soup person, but must say that the Chicken and wild rice was delicious. My favourite was the scones, truly amazing, so moist, melts in your mouth, OH WOW! Needless to say before my vacation was over I went back on 8/31/09 for tea with a different group of people before returning to New York. On both times we never made it to the top tier where the deserts were , so much food, I think they should definitely charge more for so much food. The secound time the tea of the day was Paris tea, they had to bring refills because we keep finishing the pot . They ladies were the best, friendly and very nice. It was like stepping into a make believe world where you can leave all your worries at the door. I came back to work and could not stop talking about my afternoon tea at VG. Wished they had another location a little closer to New York, I would be a frequent customer. Would highly recommend anyone visiting Tampa to check out VG for a yummy experience.