DOT TEAS: EXPERT INTERVIEW

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!