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Christine Monet   

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  • Shakespeare's Afternoon Tea

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    This place was really dissappointing. I've been to MANY tea rooms and this one is at the bottom of my list. The atmosphere was cute from the standpoint that it was outside and nestled in this tiny shopping area right next to the beach. Gift shop seemed nicely set up, although it had nothing appealing to buy. Our waitress was pleasant and attentive aaand... that's about all the compliments I can give. Now onto the nitty-gritty... The food was TERRIBLE. Not only were the portions BEYOND SMALL but they didn't even taste good! The sandwiches were bland, the scones were tasteless, the desserts were just ok (hard to enjoy when they last only 1 bite!). Beware of the pickled dish they bring out with the mini sausage rolls! If the smell doesn't kill you the taste WILL! (OMG it was DISGUSTING! Though funny when the server asked if we wanted to box it up and take it home. haha) They also had a scarce amount of teas to choose from and the ones they did offer weren't anything special. So all-in-all Shakespeare's is definately not worth the trip let alone the price! $17.95 per person was beyond high for the lack of quality we payed for!

    Tearoom response:

    Thank you for your review, we do take all reviews seriously and are sorry you did not like our shoppe or tearoom. The pickle you disliked is Crosse & Blackwell Branston pickle a huge favourite with our customers so we will be keeping that, sorry. We carry over 12 different teas but will definately look at carrying more if the variety is not enough. We do take constructive critiscim seriously and find that seven desserts and six different types of finger sandwich including a Coronation chicken, Red Salmon, Mature English Cheddar, Egg salad, Ham with mustard mayonnaise and cucumber normally covers everyones tastes but that we cannot please everyone thank you for your comments.