Miss Molly’s Tea Room, Medina, Ohio
Located in the Historic District of Medina, Ohio, Miss Molly’s Tea Room and Gift Shop is a piece of the past. The lavish decor makes you feel as though you’ve stepped right into the Victorian period. Wallpaper with bold rose print covers many of the walls and Tiffany-style light fixtures hang from the ceiling. Elegant laces and fine china grace the tables and selves in all directions. It’s a place that makes you want to sit down, relax, and be waited on.
That’s exactly what the staff there wants you to do, relax and be waited on. Miss Molly’s is determined to give their customers good food and a pleasant atmosphere in which to enjoy it. Provided you make a reservation, the hostess will seat you promptly and the service is immediate. You can choose simply to have tea and scones, or you can order a full meal. They also have a children’s menu that includes a decorate-it-yourself cookie with each kid’s meal.
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Mambo Tea House Brings Fusion To Tea Houses
The Mambo Tea House, might sound like a very unusual name for a place to drink tea. The name makes better sense when you realize the establishment is far from what you expect from the usual tearooms. It is a fusion of Asian, Caribbean, and Latin cultures featuring the cuisines of Cuba, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, and Spain. You will find traditional Cuban and Caribbean flavors served in new ways from appetizers to desserts in this Rutherford, New Jersey restaurant.
The Mambo Teahouse has full teapot service, providing premium loose-leaf teas steeped in 2 to 3 cup pots. The tea menu definitely contains some very high quality teas such as Golden Monkey,White Peony, and Dragonwell. However, you will also find some unfamiliar varieties since they have some blends that are uniquely their own.
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The Crooked Tree Coffee House, St. Charles, Missouri
The Crooked Tree Coffee House in St. Charles, Missouri resembles an extra large family room with a coffee bar. The room is spacious, yet cozy with plenty of seating whether at tables or on a comfortable sofa. Both the patrons and staff are friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere is definitely child-friendly. You can also count on two parking lots, free Wi-Fi, plenty of outlets for your computer, and good coffee.
The Crooked Tree has a more extensive menu than most coffee houses provide, including serving real breakfast. You can opt for a bagel, a blueberry scone or cinnamon roll, but you can also order French toast. A cheese omelet, a breakfast quesadilla, and several types of breakfast sandwich allow for plenty of choices. It is a nice change from the standard sugar and starch fare normally served in coffee houses.
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Review of Republic of Tea’s Superflower Hibiscus tea-Pineapple Lychee
Recently the Journal of Nutrition published a report on a study that examined the effects of hibiscus tea on high blood pressure. The results revealed that hibiscus tea lowered high blood pressure in pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive subjects. In short, it was so effective that it could allow some people to reduce or stop taking their blood pressure medications.
Now the Republic of Tea, a well-known tea company in Novato, California, has developed Superflower herbal teas. Although there are five different flavors, each has at its base African hibiscus, mostly from Nigeria. African hibiscus is a rich ruby-red and imparts not only beautiful color, but also a fruity flavor to herbal teas. It’s been described by some as a sort of cranberry-citrus combination while others think it more resembles rhubarb.
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