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Destination Tea: Serenity Garden Tea House

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Where:  West Palm Beach, Florida
Style:  Darling 1920s cottage
Tea Selection:  50+ loose leaf teas
Teatimes:  Tuesday to Friday, 11:30 to 3; Saturday to Sunday, 11:30 to 2; Private parties of 15 or more by reservation
Reservations:  72-hour notice
Contact: Reserve here, 561-655-3911
Cost: $39 Duchess Royal Tea; $35 Royal Tea; $30 High Tea
Destination Tea Tips: A lunch menu of homemade soups, quiche and sandwiches is also offered, making this teahouse a perfect spot for lunch and/or afternoon tea (each diner can choose for herself).

Prices and teatimes are subject to change. Please see our Florida Afternoon Tea Directory for the latest details.

Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida

Destination Tea Notes: We were enchanted from the moment we walked through the front door of Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida. It’s easy to see why this teahouse has stood the test of time, open since 1998, and owned for the last twelve years by Dubliner Audrey Farrelly, who incidentally bakes the most perfect scone. All the trappings of iconic teahouses are here: vintage lace tablecloths, shelves and shelves of beautiful teacups and teapots, inviting seating areas, antiques and chandeliers. Delectable soups, scones, lemon curd, clotted cream and brownies are all homemade, while yummy fresh bread is brought in from local baker Aioli. Our server Linna was kind and took excellent care of us, but knew to give us plenty of time for conversation. Serenity Garden Tea House is a special place, where kids of all ages may experience a touch of magic…Angela did (see below)!

inside Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
The teahouse is split into three dining rooms. This is the largest one, made cozier by bookshelf partitions and columns.
inside Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
At back of the teahouse was our favorite room…
enchanting tearoom inside Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
…where a fairy forest theme was accentuated by these fun centerpieces.
tearoom inside Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
It would be fun returning time and again to take tea in all of the rooms.
tearoom inside Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
A soft blue room off the main dining room is set with Chippendale chairs.
our tea table at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
Our sweet tea table

Tea Selection

tea menu at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
tea menu at Serenity Garden Tea House

We appreciate the wide variety of teas, including high quality single estate teas, and the flavor descriptions for each.

tea at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
Tea sacs with generous amounts of tea are left floating in teapots dressed in cozies to stay warm, and a timer is provided. We would have liked to remove the leaves when steeping was done, to prevent bitterness in the remainder of the pot after the first cup is poured.
Angela of Destination Tea at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
And now the magic: over Angela’s shoulder, the exact blue teapot she inherited from her Grandmother Freda.

Scones & Spreads, Savories and Sweets

soup at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
We began with a flavorful sweet potato pear soup.
afternoon tea at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
First, we take the proper awed pause for this fabulous vintage folding three-tiered caked stand. The four tea sandwiches included turkey spinach and cranberry, tuna salad with sour green apple, egg and cress, and cucumber sandwich. Do not skip the homemade brownie, sinfully decadent in the best way. A petit four and locally sourced cream puff round out the dessert course.
fresh scone and spreads at afternoon tea at Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
The scone course is the standout here: a beautifully baked, perfect crumb, and generously sized scone is served with homemade spreads — lemon curd, jam and clotted cream. The clotted cream was more runny than the traditional, because Audrey has her own method of slow-cooking heavy cream for her recipe.
gift shop in Serenity Garden Tea House in West Palm Beach, Florida
Before leaving, we suggest a perusal of the gift shop, including loose leaf teas and tea accessories. We took home the seasonal Pumpkin Spice.

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4 Comments

  1. So excited to learn about this one. Love the charm !!! Will be going before end of the year now. Thank you for the review.

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  2. Wonderful post. I love the magic of the teapot identical to your grandma Freda’s. And you look so pretty in that picture too.

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