Gluttony continued
I'm probably still digesting everything I ate last week. That's why I'm still talking about it.
So last Wednesday was my mom's 60th birthday. I thought she needed a few treats so paid a visit to La-Tea-Da tearoom on Park and Alexander.
We went during my mom's last visit and I was going to blog about it then, but the experience was something less than spectacular. You might have noticed that I have a hard time bitching about things in public. (In private, it's another matter entirely. I'll admit that.) So I said nothing.
What happened was that the food (we had quiche) was good, but, among other things, the service ultimately wasn't and we ended up not having time for dessert! What a crime. So I said something to the owner (as nicely as I could while expressing displeasure) and she apologized and gave us a coupon for dessert for two on the house.
A birthday seemed like the perfect time to indulge, so off we went for scones and tea. And I can happily say (with some relief) that the service was great and it was a good experience all around. It almost wasn't as we got there at 4 pm when they close during the week and were almost turned away. But they let us in and we had a good time.
What did we have a good time eating? Other than a pot of English Breakfast tea, we got the strawberry scone cake and bread pudding and split them and share (good idea!).
Short description: Yummmmmmmmmmm.
Longer description: Strawberry scone cake - strawberries, scone, some ice cream, lots and lots of whipped cream (you can never have too much), drizzled with chocolate sauce. It was sweet, maybe a little too sweet, and I'm not a huge fan of chocolate drizzled on things. It tends to overpower everything else.
Bread pudding - oh my god I'd forgotten how much I love something as simple as bread pudding! There was the bread pudding part, of course, the raisins, and a delicious brandy butter sauce on top. And some whipped cream. And no chocolate sauce.
La-Tea-Da is an interesting place. I'm not sure what I expected from an "English tea room." I don't think I expected quite so much lace and hats. It's very fancy. But stuffy-fancy. Dress-up fancy. Victorian-fancy. Which is OK. I'm just not a very Victorian part-English gal. However, I can appreciate good tea and dessert.
So last Wednesday was my mom's 60th birthday. I thought she needed a few treats so paid a visit to La-Tea-Da tearoom on Park and Alexander.
We went during my mom's last visit and I was going to blog about it then, but the experience was something less than spectacular. You might have noticed that I have a hard time bitching about things in public. (In private, it's another matter entirely. I'll admit that.) So I said nothing.
What happened was that the food (we had quiche) was good, but, among other things, the service ultimately wasn't and we ended up not having time for dessert! What a crime. So I said something to the owner (as nicely as I could while expressing displeasure) and she apologized and gave us a coupon for dessert for two on the house.
A birthday seemed like the perfect time to indulge, so off we went for scones and tea. And I can happily say (with some relief) that the service was great and it was a good experience all around. It almost wasn't as we got there at 4 pm when they close during the week and were almost turned away. But they let us in and we had a good time.
What did we have a good time eating? Other than a pot of English Breakfast tea, we got the strawberry scone cake and bread pudding and split them and share (good idea!).
Short description: Yummmmmmmmmmm.
Longer description: Strawberry scone cake - strawberries, scone, some ice cream, lots and lots of whipped cream (you can never have too much), drizzled with chocolate sauce. It was sweet, maybe a little too sweet, and I'm not a huge fan of chocolate drizzled on things. It tends to overpower everything else.
Bread pudding - oh my god I'd forgotten how much I love something as simple as bread pudding! There was the bread pudding part, of course, the raisins, and a delicious brandy butter sauce on top. And some whipped cream. And no chocolate sauce.
La-Tea-Da is an interesting place. I'm not sure what I expected from an "English tea room." I don't think I expected quite so much lace and hats. It's very fancy. But stuffy-fancy. Dress-up fancy. Victorian-fancy. Which is OK. I'm just not a very Victorian part-English gal. However, I can appreciate good tea and dessert.
Silandara Bartlett-Gustina was a Rochester outsider when she moved to the city at the turn of the millennium without even laying eyes on it. She quickly took root, declaring it the best place she's lived (including the UK, several U.S. states and Barbados). Now on the brink of her 30s, she's somehow transformed into a wife, mom, homeowner and freelancer. But she's determined to still have a life -- giving you an inside look at what makes Rochester a cool place to call home.
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