As Jodi’s friend, Jackie, was visiting for Alaska with her daughter, we ended up at Alice’s Tea Cup on the Upper West Side. It’s been a while since we went to this whimsical place, the last time being for their afternoon tea. As you can guess, the name comes from Alice in Wonderland and, if you did not guess before going, you get a hint as you enter the restaurant, although the first thing you get is the smell of the delicious cookies and scones that they sell.

They are known for tea (they claim to have more than a hundred varieties, and their scones that are spectacular, served with clotted cream and raspberry preserves. My favorite is the plain scone, but their chocolate and coconut was really good. They also use their scones for eggs Benedict and I admit that their salmon Benedict was superb, but quite filling. The salmon sat on a scone and was topped with a perfectly poached egg, covered with rosemary hollandaise sauce. Looking at the photo, you may think that they were served with roasted potatoes and asparagus, but in fact it was roasted pears that I thought was an interesting combination.

As far as tea is concerned, I always go for the mint tea, while Jodi goes for the English breakfast. But if you do not like tea, you can have cocktails (there are a few), coffee, milk chocolate, etc.

Whimsical, Alice’s tea cup is the perfect place for kids birthdays, but still welcoming adults for a delicious brunch. I definitely recommend this place that has a delicious menu that will make you think more than twice before ordering a dish with some many mouth watering choices.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Alice’s Tea Cup - 102 W 73rd St, New York, NY 10023

Alice's Tea Cup on the Upper-West Side

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