Restaurant Review: Antiquteas

Here is another little cafe we found when we went to Handorf yesterday. We parked our car and the first thing I saw was this adorable cafe called Antiquteas High Tea & Dessert Bar. It is located not far from Chocolate No 5 which I wrote about previously. We went to Handorf for lunch but we decided we'll check out this cafe after for dessert. We went there just after lunch and a sign saying "Devonshire Tea for $10" greeted us. It was charming. The decor is very pretty and quite in keeping with the concept of High Tea. Unfortunately for us, we cam in a little to late. They've sold out of the High Tea nibbles and only had a handful of pastries left. Nevermind we said, we'll just order something to eat and have some tea (English). We ended up with a chocolate eclair, mini chocolate macaron & lemon curd cupcake.

The pastries arrived quickly on a white serving platter with floral prints. They've seriously tied everything to the high tea concept. It was like we've gone back to the Victorian era and moved to an English manor for tea. The english tea arrived in a silver tea pot together with the sugar & milk, all in matching silver containers. The tea wasn't complete without the mandatory strainer of course. The mismatched dinnerware, gold teaspoons, silver teapot, white table cloth & napkin was very elegant but playful with a touch shabby chic thrown in.

I think this cafe wins for originality in terms of ambiance and concept. The food isn't bad but I think for me, it was the decor and the whole tea experience that would make me want to come back. Who would have though a cafe specialising in english high tea would exist in a quaint little german town. It might be a little strange but I'm telling you it works. It is like you're in Disneyworld's Epcot. One minute you are in Germany, the next, England.