On our way back from picking apples in Henrietta Orchards in Roanoke, Becky and I decided to try this new, up and coming tea room, located in the back of the Antique Mall in Lewisville. What an excellent decision! Gypsy Rose offers a wonderful selection of loose leaf teas, with sample available for viewing and (most importantly) sniffing. Prepared in individual pots, we tried the Emerald Charm and Roasted Almond varieties (both wonderful). For lunch, we ordered the daily quiche (broccoli cheese) and the salad sampler with chicken salad, soup, and pesto pasta. The quiche was excellent and the chicken salad was the best I've had at any tea room. For dessert, we split the pound cake with pomegranate reduction sauce and vanilla ice cream - lovely. The atmosphere was quiet but fun with cheerful service ready to help and offer advice. An excellent experience I look forward to repeating. I can only hope that they will begin offering an afternoon tea service in the near future - I'm confident they will do as well at that as they do at their current tea.
For Becky's review see http://www.beckymadison.com/cgi-bin/blog?smonth=07/2007
Gypsy Rose Tea Room: http://www.gypsyrosetearoom.com/
