Like Olympic swimmers and gremlins, tea leaves only reveal their true power after being dunked in water. Unleash hidden strength with today’s Groupon to Dickens Coffee and Tea Room in Lake Mary. Choose between the following options:
- For $9, you get a personal tea service, valid September–November. The tea service includes:
- Six sandwiches
- Three pastries or cakes
- Two scones with jam and cream
- One pot of tea
- For $9, you get a personal tea service, valid January 2012–March 2012. The tea service includes:
- Six sandwiches
- Three pastries or cakes
- Two scones with jam and cream
- One pot of tea
Dickens Coffee and Tea Room hosts authentic British afternoon tea services in a whimsical and refined storefront led by a Welsh proprietor. Elaborate tea settings crown floral tablecloths, incorporating mismatched but complementary china depicting elegant patterns, lush flowers, or _Welcome Back Kotter_’s quadricentennial. Tiered silver stands stack individual noshes, beginning with a base of ham, cucumber and cream cheese, and egg-salad sandwiches made with local eggs, all spread upon specialty bread imported from Britain. Middle tiers teem with homemade cakes and pastries, and scones await slatherings of jam and cream on their perch atop the tea summit. Steaming pots of tea pour into delicate cups, complementing every sweet or savory Anglophilic bite. While sipping, patrons can fix their eyes on a stately wall mural portraying a Victorian street scene of storefronts, horse-drawn carts, and Dickens besting Thackeray at fisticuffs.