Two Sisters Tea Cafe & Gifts

Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat

Categories: Restaurants, Event Planners, Coffee Houses, Gifts

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   User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

   by Vegas_Brit_77

   08/30/2007

   After being in Vegas for awhile I started craving some good old English Tea time.
   I wanted to find a place that I could sit alone or with friends on an odd afternoon to chat and relax over something that wasn't heavy, or rushed like so many restaurants I'd been to that claimed 'Casual, relaxed atmosphere'.
   I thought about the laid back teas I'd had at friends houses and tea houses back in the UK, and wondered if there were something similar here. As luck would have it a co-worker had just been to this tea cafe and highly recommended it.
   I was very excited about visiting, so I did a some research on the place, it had it's own website, and was run by two english sisters....very promising indeed!
   
   On the weekend that I decided to go, I wish I had never left the house, my companion was my husband who loves tea, but one step into the establishment gave me the feeling I was not about to experience a 'Genuine' afternoon tea.
   
   The decor was tacky, floral, frilly and way too over the top, it was set INSIDE a gift shop, which was small and cramp. Basically it was eccentric looking and small.
   
   The site recommended making reservations which I had, but now that I was here, I didn't feel like I had set anything. The person seating us was blaise about our arrival, didn't acknowledge us at the beginning; she now asked if were with any party...nope.
   We were then told that we could only stay for 30 mins!
   My husband was getting antsy and wanted to leave, but I had driven a good 45 mins to get here and wouldn't be persuaded out of my craving for tea time! I had put aside the look of the place, the rude service and I just wanted the menu.
   
   Their menu was long and mouthwatering, along with the classic scones, traditional sandwiches, complex cakes, pastries, and crumpets, they also had a cream teas, as it is known in Devonshire and Cornwall. ( A cream tea, Devonshire tea or Cornish cream tea is tea taken with a combination of scones, clotted cream, and jam. In the United States, it is promoted as a typically English, and perhaps upper class, afternoon snack.)
   Even though I knew the price was slightly high on the menu, I was prepared to pay for a taste of home....
   
   I was sorely disappointed.
   On seeing the food, I felt conned. The so called Cream tea was a farce, I was being served Redi-whip in a small container, cute it may have been, but Redi-whip is still was.
   The scone I reluctantly put it on was dry and seemed to have been made with concrete instead of flour, the sandwiches were bland and also crusty (as in left outside for too long)
   Brownie bites at high tea? Never heard of it, and didn't like it, they were clearly store bought and cut up.
   The tea was the only good thing, but I had to ask for milk...which was was given with rolled eyes!
   
   Needless to say, my husband's first afternoon tea was looking like the last.
   He could see how annoyed I was, and yet I stayed to give the place the benefit of the doubt, I wish I hadn't.
   After footing the bill at almost $40 for two, I felt like I hadn't eaten anything.
   I felt conned and blind sided, obviously these two sisters don't care much for the intelligence of the general american public, serving fare that should represent the UK, in fact just plain embarrased me.
   
   I do not recommend this place at all!
   I'm certain there are other places that serve high tea/afternoon tea with less mismatched floral prints and no Doileys.
   Once I find something half way decent I will be sure to let you know!

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