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Destination Tea: The Peacock Tea Room

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Where:  Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn, Georgia
Style:  Tudor Gazebo
Tea Selection:  40 loose leaf teas
Teatimes:  Saturday-Sunday 10:30-6
Reservations:  Walk-ins welcome
Contact:  Chef Randy, thepeacocktearoom@yahoo.com
Cost:  Admission to Georgia Renaissance Festival plus…$17 Trifle, Tea Sandwich Plate, Scones and Tea; $13 Tea Sandwich Plate, Scones and Tea; $8 Scones and Tea;
Destination Tea Tips:  To access the Peacock Tea Room, you will need to purchase admission to the Georgia Renaissance Festival, for which discounts can be found online. Because there are no reservations and this tea room has earned itself a loyal following over the years, we suggest that you arrive just before the fair opens and upon entering, make a beeline for the tea room at the rear of the fairgrounds, to avoid waiting for a table. Menus change to suit the fair’s weekly themes and Chef Randy posts a preview of the upcoming weekend’s specials on The Peacock Tea Room’s Facebook page. At the Peacock, you will order your afternoon tea courses à la carte, and may want to request Chef Randy’s “secret menu” to sample his favorite tea sandwiches and latest drink concoctions.

Prices and teatimes are subject to change. Please see our Georgia afternoon tea directory for the latest details.

Peacock Tea Room exterior

Destination Tea Notes:  Year-round, host Randy Sheppard keeps in touch with his more than 2,000 tea room regulars via Facebook, where many a “can’t wait!” appears in the comments, because The Peacock Tea Room is a seasonal tearoom, open only for eight weeks during the springtime Georgia Renaissance Festival. Chef Randy takes pride in the changes he has made to the tearoom’s open-air layout and beautification. (Renaissance Festival shops and restaurants are owned and renovated by individual business owners). A man of many talents, he is the artist behind the tearoom’s signage, as well as the made-from-scratch menu, because he says, “if I didn’t make it, I can’t take a compliment for it.” Well, he has our compliments, both for being a most gracious and friendly host who frequently tours his picturesque tearoom to chat with his guests, and for the creativity he infuses into the Peacock’s food and tea offerings.

Entrance to Georgia Renaissance Festival
Preparing ourselves for merriment
Arrive 15 minutes before the GA Renaissance festival opens to see the opening act
Arrive 15 minutes before the festival opens to see the opening act
Queen of the Georgia Renaissance Festival
The queen officially welcomes us and opens the fair
Kissing bandit at the Georgia Renaissance Festival
Guests and festival actors alike dress in costume. Here the kissing bandit issues his challenge.
Gazebo at Peacock Tea Room Fairburn, Georgia
The Peacock Tea Room sits at the rear of the festival grounds.
Interior of gazebo at Peacock Tea Room
The colorful gazebo treats diners to a shady respite amid the sounds of the festival
Table set for two at Peacock Tea Room
Our tea table for two

Tea Service

Loose leaf tea menu at Peacock Tea Room in Fairburn, GA
Loose leaf blended teas range from the standards to very fun flavors, like Irish Whiskey Cream and Apple Cinnamon Coffeecake.
Pretty teacups at Peacock Tea Room
I loved my teacup! See our loose leaf teas steeping. We enjoyed our selections.
Thai tea at Peacock Tea Room
Wisely, Chef Randy encouraged us to sample this new addition to the “secret menu”: the Thai iced tea, which was refreshing to sip as we strolled through the festival.

Scones & Spreads, Savories and Sweets

Scones and spreads at afternoon tea at Peacock Tea Room
Using a family recipe, Chef Randy makes a generous and just-right scone. The weekly flavors were snickerdoodle scone and sweet scone (very good) with raspberry jam and Devonshire cream. We chose to order several items and share. The scone plate was definitely enough for two.
Tea sandwich plate at Peacock Tea Room
For kids weekend, the tea sandwich plate featured Smoked Honey Ham and “New World Cheese” (American) on pumpernickel and Strawberry Banshee (spicy) Jam and Creamy Peanut Butter on wheat. The homemade jam with ghost peppers was balanced by the smooth, sweet peanut butter. We appreciated the included arugula salad as a healthy addition.
Tomato tart and salad at Peacock Tea Room
While we would have liked a home-baked crust in place of the slightly tough empanada shell, the Baked Tomato and Balsamic Tart featuring Chef Randy’s heirloom tomato jam and similarly constructed Sausage, Apple and Cheddar Pie were tasty flavor combinations with just a touch of sweetness.
Dessert trifle at Peacock Tea Room
The orange dreamsicle trifle was very yummy and plenty for two to share.
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