Bournemouth Afternoon Tea at Dot Teas
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Thinking of treating a loved one or a friend. Look no further, this Afternoon Tea for 2 is located in a beautiful coastal village, surrounded by independent shops for you to stroll around to walk off your Afternoon Tea. If you know someone who loves tea, scones and vintage tea boutiques, this would be a perfect gift for them.
Enjoy this delicious Afternoon Tea for a special occasion for either yourself or a loved one. On arrival in Westbourne, you will see the cute vintage cafe with a variety of beautiful flowers on display in the front window. Inside you will be greeted by the friendly staff who will show you to your table that is displayed with vintage crockery. Whilst having a catch up with your loved one you will be able to sip on unlimited amounts of tea, where you can choose from a variety of loose leaf tea. Shortly after you will be brought out mouth watering sandwiches, scrumptious scones with clotted cream and jam (which ever way round you wish to build your scone) and some tempting sweet treats. This luxury Afternoon Tea is all made from locally sourced ingredients. Enjoy the surrounding area of this quiet coastal village, where you can explore the boutique shops to either window shop or treat yourself.
If you are catching up with family or friends, this afternoon tea is the perfect setting whilst indulging in some delicious treats.
Availability
This is available all year round Monday - Fridays.
Requirements
Caters for generally all dietary requirements including vegan, vegetarian and gluten free.
Please advise any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
Duration
Experience Duration: 1:00
Time Spent at Venue: 1:30
This experience will last roughly an hour to an hour and a half.
Group Size & Spectators
Participants: The Bournemouth Afternoon Tea at Dot Teas is for 2 participants.
Max Group Size: 6
Spectators Allowed on Site: No
This experience is for 2 participants. Due to government guidelines the maximum group size is currently 6 participants, this is temporary, usually large group sizes are permitted.
Where is it Located
What to Wear
Please wear whatever you feel comfortable in for your afternoon tea.
Weather
This experience is not weather dependant due to it being indoors.
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Connor and I absolutely love afternoon teas - I mean who doesn’t right, they are delicious! We were so excited for this experience we even looked at the menu before coming and we each planned what we were going to try, and trust me, I have never seen a menu with this much choice. It was so unique and appetising; I couldn’t stop dreaming about the way it would feel to try all those pastries. Our mouths were watering!
Finally, the day of the experience arrived, and we made our way from our office in Brighton to Dot Teas in Bournemouth. Upon arrival we were nicely welcomed by Sue who is the baker and Gemma who is the decorator of the facility, into a very cosy seating area which overlooks the main street of Seamoor Road.
Connor and I were amazed by the work that was put into the decoration of the furniture and the artwork; not a detail was left behind. We felt like we were at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland.
After our Experience Days colleague Charlotte turned up to say hi, the awaiting Gemma and Sue nicely took our orders. Connor ordered a hot chocolate, Charlotte a hot tea, and I went for a foamy coffee. After catching up with each other, our afternoon tea reached our table, and our first impression was “WOW”! The variety of pastries and sandwiches was unreal, and we couldn’t wait to try out all these different foods.
Beginning with the savoury tier, we each had 4 different sandwiches to try including: egg mayo, ham & mustard, cream cheese & cucumber, and cheese & tomato. In terms of the desserts, we each had 4 different pastries. I won’t spoil the specifics – you’ll just have to go and find out for yourself!
Finally, of course the inevitable scones with clotted cream and jam. To be very honest with you, I personally have never had a scone in my life, so I started eating it like a piece of cake. Both Charlotte and Connor were looking at me as if I was doing something wrong, so I asked why they were looking at me strangely and they both said that I was eating it entirely incorrectly. We all had a little laugh!
They both showed me to cut it in half, and now was the time for me to make a big decision as to whether I would put the cream or the jam first on the scone. Well…I will leave this to your imagination because I heard it was debatable! I will just say that no debate occurred that day!
Overall, the food was delicious, and the service was superb. We had a great time at Dot Teas and if I could go every day, I would. The only advice I would give is to come with an empty stomach. From both of us, a massive thank you to Gemma and Sue from Dot Teas for this unique homemade Afternoon Tea. What an unforgettable experience!
Dot Teas is one of our newest afternoon tea experiences added to our site and we are extremely excited to start offering their beautiful vintage afternoon tea to all our food loving customers. Dot Teas have kindly answered a few questions about their café and what they have to offer.
Firstly, can you tell me how Dot Teas began?
Dot Teas has been running for approximately 8 years and I have been the owner since the beginning of 2018.
What does your Afternoon Tea package entail?
When I took the tea rooms over it was successfully running but only offered one option of Afternoon Tea. I have slowly started to incorporate more variety and flavours due to everything being cooked by us. One example of our current Traditional Dot Teas Afternoon Teas is:
Sandwiches – Cream cheese & cucumber, Ham & Mustard, Egg mayo and Cheddar cheese with gooseberry & coriander chutney.
Chocolate orange brownie, lemon tart with fresh raspberry, bailey’s fudge and coffee & walnut cake.
Freshly baked scone served with clotted cream & jam
Why did you choose to locate yourself in Westbourne?
Westbourne is a beautiful village with an array of independent eateries and shops offering something a little different and more high end than Bournemouth town centre. It also sits nearby to the beautiful beaches.
What differentiates your Afternoon Tea experiences to other competitors?
Dot Teas offer a warming experience all round. The staff are super friendly, the atmosphere is relaxed and cosy and the food all home made with the exception of the bread from our local bakery Bennetts.
Could you recommend anything to do in Westbourne before or after customers Afternoon Tea experience?
There are some wonderful clothing shop including Stanwells which is situated next door to us and an inspiring collection of gift shops and beauty salons such as Aphrodite, Polished and The Venue.
Do you have any planned future events taking place at Dot Teas?
Due to Covid-19 we are currently offering a collection and delivery service for our Afternoon Teas.
Thanks for Reading!
A huge thank you to Gemma at Dot Teas for taking part in an Expert Interview! You have provided us with many interesting facts which have certainly left me with a hungry stomach!
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