We Go To The City for Afternoon Tea

The "we" is friend Priscilla and I

She took care of Doogie and Daisy

(or as they said, kept them from starving after we had abandoned them)

while we went north to celebrate the Grands birthday.

So "they" (Doogie and Daisy) treated her to afternoon tea

Authentic Afternoon Tea

Real authentic English Afternoon Tea!

A painting in the rest room of the bakery!

At the Clock Tower Bakery in Downtown Overland Park

You do have to make arrangements ahead of time . . . it's not a drop in for tea place

(at least not for Afternoon Tea -- you can stop by any morning or afternoon for a pastry and a pot of tea)

They were ready for us --

tablecloths and napkins and china cups and saucers

The menu

And a sheet entitled 

"Afternoon Tea Etiquette)

A pot of tea

(Priscilla selected a green jasmine tea from Twinnings which was very good)

And a two tiered curate

loaded with tea goodies

Sandwiches and savories

(cucumber -- classic cucumber without American frills; chicken salad, sausage rolls, a crostini with Wenslydale cheese topped with jam, and my personal favorite is the roasted vegetable roll (roasted vegetables mixed with something and then spread on a flattened slice of crustless bread and rolled up))

(I wonder if Teresa will share the recipe with me?)

 Scones and Sweets

(real English scones (notice the round shape-- British scones are never triangles), lemon bar, a cream puff, jammy dodgers, lime macarons and Battenburg cake)

The round scones served with real clotted cream and homemade strawberry jam

And my personal favorite out of the whole tea tray . . . 

The Battenburg Cake

Oh, my was it delicious!

And it is obvious, a good time was had by all!

Teresa, the owner, hails from England.    We had a nice chat about American tea versus English tea

and how much I appreciated her Authentic Afternoon Tea.

In fact, I felt that if the street outside the window were narrower that I would really feel as if I truly was in England!

If you like Afternoon Tea, The Clock Tower Bakery is the perfect place!
Everything (but the cream) is made in house and is absolutely delicious --
best lemon bars that I've ever eaten -- and the Battenburg, oh, my!

I can't wait to go back!