The Nature of English Tea House
Posted under English Tea, FOODS & BEVERAGES on Jul 25, 2007
There’s nothing more comforting and relaxing as sitting on a cup of English tea coupled with sandwiches and cookies in an English tea house. Whether you are much disturbed by your personal problems or you are tired because of some office works or school requirements, many of the English tea houses offer the best service for everybody.
As the title implies, the English tea houses served teas as the major beverage. For some people the English tea house is first named as “Penny Universities” because for a penny any person could spend for a cup of English tea, for a copy of the newspaper, and for the person to engage in discourse with the hottest gag of the day.
It is considered that most of the English tea houses in the early times and even up to now specialized in chosen fields of interest. Some of this is serving the attorneys and lawyers, some are writers, and others are the military. It is also recognized that the English tea house is the forerunner of the English gentlemen’s private club.
One of the famous English tea houses during that time is this owned by Edward Lloyd. English Lloyd’s tea house was said to have favored by many ship owners, entrepreneurs, merchants, and marine insurers. Such English simple tea house was then become the source of Lloyd’s worldwide insurance company.
However, there are certain events that attempt to close it throughout the eighteenth century because of the encouraged free speech, but in the end there was a retraction for the attempt to close the English tea houses.
In the present time, there are lots of English tea houses where people gathered for a cup of tea and for acquaintances that are present throughout England. And one of the remarkable this is the English tea house at Tudor House in Santa Monica.
In this certain English tea house, the hot tea, scones, marzipan and ladyfingers are all served in a savory, delicious Victorian-themed parlor by its courteous and helpful it staffs.
Furthermore, in this tea house, many commented that although the tea being served in this prime and excellent plus its pleasing decors, the traditional culinary delicacies in this English tea house are wimpy and not satisfying.
It is also noted that in this English tea house environment, the lack of focus to established etiquette of English tea time is sort of disturbing.
Of particular note, the English tea house at Tudor House they offered excellent English tea list or catalogue that features the popular English teas such as English Breakfast, Earl Grey, and English favorites like P. G. Tips which is the popular tea in the British isles, and Tetley.
Aside from these types of English tea, the English tea house at Tudor House also offered other flavors such as Ceylon Breakfast, China Oolong, and Prince of Wales.
These mentioned English tea houses are just among the many English tea houses in England that offered the best customer service and was acclaimed by most people.
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