jerseytinkerbell
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2010
We took the bus from our resort to MK and then took the monorail from MK over to Grand Floridian for afternoon tea!
Afternoon tea has become a favorite for Rob and I. He really enjoys it as well, which is awesome that this isn't something I end up only being able to do on a girls trip. This was Lindsay's first time at tea here. She and I and my other SIL do tea time at a local place back at home every Christmas, so I was excited for her to be able to have tea time here and compare the two.
We headed down to the Garden View Lounge on the first floor.
Mrs. Potts and Chip on the floor outside the tea room is just the cutest touch.
We were seated right away at a lovely table by the window and we had some time to make our selections from the menu.
There are three different packages to choose from at tea. Each one comes with tea and desserts, so you need to pick your package you want and of course which tea you want and which dessert option you want.
We all opted for the Bedfordshire package. The Cheshire Tea is $15 more and comes with some cheese and fruit is good, but just isn't worth the extra $15 IMHO.
First they brought out our tea.
Rob opted to the Castleton Moonlight Oolong, Lindsay got the Fig & Rose White Tea and I got the Summer Berry. I love the Summer Berry because it is very fruity. I tried some of Lindsay's tea and it was also very very good. I would get that in the future.
They have sugar cubes on the table, which I much prefer for my tea over granulated sugar.
They also add these warmers over your tea pot to help keep your tea piping hot.
Each of of got our own plate of tea sandwiches. Clockwise from the top we have Poached Pear and Gorgonzola Cream Cheese, Traditional Egg Salad, Onion Tart, Fire Roasted Tomato with Oregano-Goat Cheese, Cucumber, and Sweet Curry Chicken.
I enjoy them all but the egg salad and curry chicken are my favorites and the pear and gorgonzola is my least favorite. I like that the egg salad doesn't have onions or celery or olives or any other cozy thing that people love to put in egg salad. It's just egg salad. Rob hates egg salad so I can usually score his egg salad sandwich as well.
Then they brought out the dessert tray and scones. We all opted for the House-made Pastries with Mousse-filled Swan, French Macaron, and Chocolate Covered Strawberry.
First I ate my olden Raisin Scone with Devonshire Clotted Cream, Lemon Crud, and Strawberry Jam, Served with a Strawberry Preserve Tart.
Yum! The scone is my favorite part. Especially with all of the lovely accompaniments. I just wish they gave you about twice the amount of Devonshire Cream.
Then there were all the lovely desserts. They brought out mine and my SIL's on the same tray.
We split up the macarons took one swan and one strawberry each. I ended up with the vanilla and raspberry macarons. Sadly there were no pistachio ones, which are my second favorite to the vanilla.
The mousse filling flavor in the swan changes seasonally. Today it was chocolate caramel.
The macarons were fantastic, the strawberry was very tasty and the Sean was just okay. That flavor sounded amazing but it was a little bland. I enjoyed the vanilla one I had last year much better.
Our server here was super friendly and the food was all delicious! My SIL was a big fan as well. Tea time was a success. I just love coming here. It's so relaxing and enjoyable. Perfect for a time when you aren't feeling the rush of the park crowds.
No TiW accepted here, but they do take AP so we got 10% off our bill. After we settled up we walked around GF for a bit because you can't come here and not soak up the atmosphere.
We made our way out to the bus stop so that we could head to AK. I never get pressed pennies, but this particular one was calling to me.
Animal Kingdom here we come!
Afternoon tea has become a favorite for Rob and I. He really enjoys it as well, which is awesome that this isn't something I end up only being able to do on a girls trip. This was Lindsay's first time at tea here. She and I and my other SIL do tea time at a local place back at home every Christmas, so I was excited for her to be able to have tea time here and compare the two.
We headed down to the Garden View Lounge on the first floor.
Mrs. Potts and Chip on the floor outside the tea room is just the cutest touch.
We were seated right away at a lovely table by the window and we had some time to make our selections from the menu.
There are three different packages to choose from at tea. Each one comes with tea and desserts, so you need to pick your package you want and of course which tea you want and which dessert option you want.
We all opted for the Bedfordshire package. The Cheshire Tea is $15 more and comes with some cheese and fruit is good, but just isn't worth the extra $15 IMHO.
First they brought out our tea.
Rob opted to the Castleton Moonlight Oolong, Lindsay got the Fig & Rose White Tea and I got the Summer Berry. I love the Summer Berry because it is very fruity. I tried some of Lindsay's tea and it was also very very good. I would get that in the future.
They have sugar cubes on the table, which I much prefer for my tea over granulated sugar.
They also add these warmers over your tea pot to help keep your tea piping hot.
Each of of got our own plate of tea sandwiches. Clockwise from the top we have Poached Pear and Gorgonzola Cream Cheese, Traditional Egg Salad, Onion Tart, Fire Roasted Tomato with Oregano-Goat Cheese, Cucumber, and Sweet Curry Chicken.
I enjoy them all but the egg salad and curry chicken are my favorites and the pear and gorgonzola is my least favorite. I like that the egg salad doesn't have onions or celery or olives or any other cozy thing that people love to put in egg salad. It's just egg salad. Rob hates egg salad so I can usually score his egg salad sandwich as well.
Then they brought out the dessert tray and scones. We all opted for the House-made Pastries with Mousse-filled Swan, French Macaron, and Chocolate Covered Strawberry.
First I ate my olden Raisin Scone with Devonshire Clotted Cream, Lemon Crud, and Strawberry Jam, Served with a Strawberry Preserve Tart.
Yum! The scone is my favorite part. Especially with all of the lovely accompaniments. I just wish they gave you about twice the amount of Devonshire Cream.
Then there were all the lovely desserts. They brought out mine and my SIL's on the same tray.
We split up the macarons took one swan and one strawberry each. I ended up with the vanilla and raspberry macarons. Sadly there were no pistachio ones, which are my second favorite to the vanilla.
The mousse filling flavor in the swan changes seasonally. Today it was chocolate caramel.
The macarons were fantastic, the strawberry was very tasty and the Sean was just okay. That flavor sounded amazing but it was a little bland. I enjoyed the vanilla one I had last year much better.
Our server here was super friendly and the food was all delicious! My SIL was a big fan as well. Tea time was a success. I just love coming here. It's so relaxing and enjoyable. Perfect for a time when you aren't feeling the rush of the park crowds.
No TiW accepted here, but they do take AP so we got 10% off our bill. After we settled up we walked around GF for a bit because you can't come here and not soak up the atmosphere.
We made our way out to the bus stop so that we could head to AK. I never get pressed pennies, but this particular one was calling to me.
Animal Kingdom here we come!