Etiquette when attending a tea party
- Greeting/handshake
- After sitting down, put purse on lap or behind you against chair back
- Unfold napkin on your lap, if you must leave temporarily place napkin on chair.
- Sugar/lemon — sugar is placed in cup first, then thinly sliced
lemon and never milk and lemon together. Milk goes in after tea. The habit of putting milk in tea came from the French.
- The correct order when eating on a tea tray is to eat savories first, scones next and sweets last. We have changed our order somewhat. We like guests to eat the scones first while they are hot, then move to savories, then sweets.
- Scones — break scone, curd and cream is placed on plate. Use the knife to put cream/curd on each bite. Eat with fingers neatly.
- Proper placement of spoon — the spoon always goes behind cup, also don’t leave the spoon in the cup.
- Proper holding of cup — do not put your pinky “up”, this is not correct. A guest should look into the teacup when drinking — never over it.
Afternoon Tea
To enjoy the Afternoon Tea menu we require a reservation 24 hours in advace. This allows us to prepare a proper tea
assortment for your Tea & Dining experience
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assortment for your Tea & Dining experience
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High Tea $24.95 per person
Choice of soup or salad
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea
Afternoon Tea $19.95 per person
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea
Little Princess Tea $14.95 per child (12& under)
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea or hot cocoa
London Tea $7.95 per person
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Bottomless pot of house tea
Choice of soup or salad
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea
Afternoon Tea $19.95 per person
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea
Little Princess Tea $14.95 per child (12& under)
Fresh seasonal fruit
Assortment of small pastries
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Assortment of finger sandwiches & savories
Bottomless pot of house tea or hot cocoa
London Tea $7.95 per person
Scones, Devonshire cream & jam
Bottomless pot of house tea
1033 S. Lincoln Ave., Aurora, IL 60505
630.340.5375
After 3pm call 630.892.8100
Call and place your reservation today!
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11:30am-3pm
Saturday 11am-3pm
