Drinking tea is a social engagement that eventually leads to common-law marriage and an excuse to nosh on mouthwatering sweets and tiny sandwiches. Today's Groupon gets you two pots (a $9 value) for $4 at Mrs. Teapots Tea Room in Bellevue, just ten minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Mrs. Teapots is a charming tearoom that aims to imitate the authentic British teasperience with High Tea ceremonies, cordial service, a convivial atmosphere, and perfectly brewed tea.

Brewing a good cup is an art form, and Mrs. Teapots has some of the best leaf-steepers in Northern Kentucky. Try sweet or fruity teas such as Bavarian chocolate crème, Forever Yours almond amaretto, and peach apricot, or sip a simple Earl Grey. High-strung leaf drinkers can mellow out with decaf offerings or try whatever unusual brews were just added to Mrs. Teapots carefully curated selection of domestic and imported leaves. One of Mrs. Teapots' friendly servers can help you choose an electrifyingly tranquil tea that dances upon your tongue and steams down your throat to warm you from core to crust.

Smart people like drinking tea, and beyond being a fully relaxing and calming military-grade sedative, tea is said to have numerous medicinal benefits, such as reducing the risk of both heart disease and arthritis. Two pots of tea perfectly quench the thirst of two individual people, warm two cold hands, or conjure two genies. Reservations are required if you'd like to use your Groupon during High Tea (11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday).

Reviews

Though there are few online reviews, one Yelper gives Mrs. Teapots a four-star rating, and a Metromixer gives her five. One TeaGuide can't wait to return to the tearoom:

• I have been to Mrs. Teapots several times and have never been disappointed. they [sic] serve plenty of good home made food and teas of many varities [sic]. – Kathe 4/08, TeaGuide
• The tea selection is huge and delicious, and I don't even like tea. The food was also surprisingly delicious. For being a tea room [sic] I didn't expect the food to be that good. A healthy portioned sandwich with great sides. – Dan J., Yelp