British Tea Rooms in Iowa
2 verified british tea rooms venues across 2 cities in Iowa ($$$–$$$): New Virginia, Swea City. Rooms in the English tradition — bone china, proper scones, cucumber sandwiches, and a tea list anchored by Assam, Darjeeling, and Earl Grey. The backbone of American tea room culture.
2 tea rooms
Miss Spenser's Special-Teas
$$$New Virginia
Miss Spenser's is a family-operated tea room and bed & breakfast on 140 acres at Longview Farms, about 30 minutes south of Des Moines. It serves a traditional afternoon tea experience of home-baked items presented on three-tiered trays, alongside themed literary teas booked by reservation.
SCONE Tea Room
Swea City
SCONE bills itself as British-style afternoon tea in America's heartland, operating from small-town Swea City in far northern Iowa. Traditional afternoon tea service centers on its namesake scones and is offered at two daily seatings, 11:00am and 1:15pm, booked through the tea room's website.
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