Every time a pass the grocery store I see a tower not too far off that says "Coffee" in big letters. You might assume it is a coffee shop (as I did), but you would be very wrong. It is actually a Victorian themed tea room that my girlfriend and I finally discovered for ourselves. When we drove up to the parking lot that could only fit three cars, we were greeted by an archway and stone lions. Through the archway was a path with statues on either side. There were statues of women and a horse and the ever-present shisa dogs. There were also Christmas decorations everywhere! We saw disney characters and reindeer, and a man was busy hanging christmas lights over another archway. We thought the outside was busy, but when we walked inside we were astonished. There was stuff EVERYWHERE! The theme was Victorian with angel statues, chandeliers, and porcelain dolls in cabinets. However, Christmas decorations had taken over. There were multiple trees and themed tablecloths and strings of lights over all the windows.
We were the only two in the entire restaurant, so we were able to pick a place to sit. There were mismatched couches pulled up to tables all over the place. We were handed a menu in Kanji, but the waiter/chef must have noticed our faces because he immediately retrieved a menu in English for us. There were selections of coffee, tea, and toast as well as several entree options. One of the choices was sea urchin, but neither of us was feeling adventurous enough. We both ordered fried chicken that came with soup, salad, rice, and what appeared to be a hotdog with ketchup. Anyway, the food was delicious.
We also ordered Earl Grey tea. We were brought two different styles of cups and saucers. Mine was in the shape of a heart with blue and purple flowers, but my friend's cup was covered with pink roses and gold trim. We both felt very refined drinking our afternoon tea in real china, and we want to experience such refinement again when we return!
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