
The Whistling Kettle — Troy
Downtown Troy · Troy, New York
Afternoon TeaTea BarTea Shop & Retail
Tea restaurant and premium loose-leaf tea shop operating since 2004, with its Troy café on downtown's Broadway. The menu pairs an extensive loose-leaf tea list with an afternoon tea service built from soups, scones, salads, and sandwiches, served hot or iced. Sister locations operate in Ballston Spa, Schenectady, and Albany.
Known For
- Afternoon tea with scones and sandwiches
- Premium loose-leaf tea list
- Seasonal iced tea collections
- Retail tea shop
Menu & Pricing
Full menu ↗Afternoon Tea tower starts at $24 per person; all beverages a la carte.
Afternoon Tea
- The Towerstarting at 24.Served all day. Select each level: quiche, crepe, sandwich, scone-wich, or premium salad; cup of soup + kettle house salad (upgrade to premium salad or bowl of soup add $5); scone (upgrade to sweet crepe add $6 or slice of cake add $4-7). All beverages a la carte.
Tea & Drinks
- Personal Pot of Tea$5Over 50 teas on the retail tea wall, brewed hot or iced.
- Iced Tea Custom Brew$6
- Hot Tea Flight$14Pick 4 teas (no lattes).
- Iced Tea on Tap$3Kettle black tea (organic), peach citrus mint green tea, or strawberry raspberry kiwi hibiscus. Unsweetened; simple syrup available.
- Latte$6Matcha, fruit matcha, London fog, chai, energy, jasmine, serenity, carrot cake, or honeybush spice.
- Tea Quencher$5Fruit tea + puree + lemonade: hibiscus guava, peach, passionfruit, strawberry, happy, pineapple green.
Food
- Toasted Sandwich$14Served with a bag of chips; substitute a side house salad or a cup of soup $5. Varieties include garden, ballstonian, ratatouille, turkey avocado, buffalo chicken, turkey cranberry & brie.
- Scone-wich$14On a cheddar, scallion, chive & sour cream savory scone with a bag of chips. BLT, ham & swiss, tomato & arugula, veggie & goat cheese, spicy tuna & tomato.
- Quiche$14Personal pie made fresh every day with a bag of chips. Ham, roasted red pepper & cheddar; broccoli & 3 cheese.
- Soup (bowl / cup)$11 / $6Roasted red pepper & smoked gouda, lobster bisque, sweet potato black bean & quinoa chili.
- Scone$5Fruits of the forest or lemon drop with cream & preserves; gf/vegan blueberry almond lemon; savory cheddar, scallion, chive & sour cream.
- Cake$9-$12Carrot cake 12, lemonberry mascarpone 10, flourless chocolate 9, chocolate mousse 12.
Prices from the venue's published menu, verified 2026-08-12. Menus change — confirm with the room.
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