I found a tiny and delightful restaurant, Tea & Sympathy, it's between 12th and 13th on Greenwich Ave. It is right next to it's brother restaurant A Salt and Battery. /snort Out front sits an english cab and in between the two restaurants is the tea shop, manned by a very handsome cashier. Tea and Sympathy is where you'd take your 7 year old daughter for a treat or your best girlfriend for a chat or your classmates to discuss rare books. I think A Salt and Battery is there so the boys don't feel overwhelmed by tea and frills, plus it's not really a man sized restaurant, I don't think they'd fit too well.
The restaurant seats 23 at 9 tiny tables and it was packed! There is no room to wait inside so you have to sit outside while you hope it doesn't rain or snow. I can hardly believe that the english accented waitresses could even fit between the tables to wait on everyone. I made it just in time before they stopped their breakfast menu. I debated between bangers and mash and the scones with clotted cream (butter...people, nothing gross...sheesh!) and jam. Finally settled on the scones, which were delicious. Along with a pot of Chai tea, my favorite.
I am horrible at pouring tea, first off I had no idea all these little things would come streaming out of it into my cup...OHHHH that's what this strainer thingy is for! Ok I'll suck it up this time and I remembered to use the strainer there after. I certainly wouldn't make it as Kate Middleton...I dripped and spilled and just couldn't quite get that pot to just pour without making a mess. Oh well, that's what I get for being raised American...I CAN pour coffee quite well. Each time I finished a cup of that delicious tea, I looked at the bottom of my cup and saw these leaves floating around and thought...where's one of those tea leaf readers when you need 'em? What does my future hold? Am I going to survive this school and single motherhood thing I've got going on? It sure would be nice to know at least a little something...don't ya think?
PS tell your friends about Tea & Sympathy I'd highly recommend it!!
Addition 3/26: I went there with my friend Erica today and it was just as good as the first time, with the added bonus of fantastic conversation! Bangers and mash...yum yum! Chocolate vanilla tea...to die for! Next menu choice Welsh rarebit (which we found out has nothing to do with rabbits, but really seems as if it should) with a side of mac n cheese...I'm pretty sure that's what Erica will get that too. I'm thinking a cute tea pot and a strainer and some sort of tea recipe book if there is such a thing is really something I need to get/do (plus there's that cute guy that works there...he's probably gay, drat!) ...as well as visit Shoegasm which is just down the street....just the name begs me...pleads with me to shop there!!
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