Afternoon Tea
At The Tawny Staffordshire
Quintessentially English
Award winning Afternoon Tea, set in the heart of Staffordshire on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent. Let The Tawny, take you on an Afternoon Tea journey of paired treats and teas.
Traditional Afternoon Tea
£34 per person
English Sparkling Afternoon Tea
with Louis Pommery
£46 per person
Available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 12 noon and 2.30 pm.
Pre-booking essential, please use the online booking service to make your reservation.
Please let us know if any of your party have any special dietary requirements at the time of booking. Afternoon Tea is served in The Perch, the first floor dining space of The Plumicorn restaurant.
Our commitment to using the best seasonal produce and local suppliers may occasionally result in variations to the published menu.
Speciality Tea and Coffee
Quinteassential 's founder and tea designer, Bernadine Tay, uses her science and background to compose a veritable symphony of blends using only the finest quality grade of leaf, tea, herbs, fruits and flowers.
Each blend of our tea has it's own story to tell; every cup of Quinteassential tea will entice each and every sense. Our specially trained team, will help you pair your tea with savoury and sweets, to take you on the Quinteassential journey.
Jaunty Goat, our Coffee Supplier works with farms who offset their carbon-emissions, utilising environmentally conscious equipment and methods such as solar power.
Menu
Savoury
- Chicken, Dijon Mayo
- Cucumber and Chive Cream Cheese
- Egg and Watercress Mayonnaise
- Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese
- Sausage Roll, Burnt Walnut Ketchup
Plain and Fruit Scones with Clotted Cream and Raspberry Jam
Will you slather your jam on first and top with cream or the other way around?!
Sweet
- Chocolate Opera Cake
- Tawny Honey Cake
- Rhubarb and Custard
- Raspberry and Yuzu Macaron
Be sure to pair your savoury and sweet serving with different teas, to have a Quintessential experience!
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The Quinteassential Story
Tea guru Bernadine doesn’t just create wonderful blends for our own small business, Bernadine has also crafted custom blends for many other wonderful clients including Wedgwood, even the Queen!
Not only a highly trained tea sommelier, Bernadine is also a tea judge, business coach and a founding member of the European Speciality Tea Association.
Bernadine is a natural storyteller; inspiration for her inimitable blends has been steeped with the colourful experiences she’s encountered during her travels. From this, each of our blends has its own unique story and soothing soundtrack, which we call the Quinteassential experience.
Speciality Coffee
All our coffee is roasted and delivered from Jaunty Goat based in Chester.
Jaunty Goat take compassion and consideration of environmental impact, as well as using initiatives towards sustainability such as recyclable plastic bags, and using solar in sourcing/production.
They aim to source and share the best tasting coffee, but they take pride in knowing that the coffee sourced is doing good within the surrounding communities and that there is a level of support offered to their workers and families such as Rainforest Alliance.
