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Cornwall Standard Freeholder July 23,
1994
Tea room splash of Victoriana
by Wilma Scott
For a quiet talk, peaceful thoughts,
even a daydream or two on a lazy summer afternoon, step into the past at The
Village Antiques & Tea Room on Highway 31 in Williamsburg.
The Tea Room is set in a rambling blue clapboard house with
charming window boxed filled with brightly colored begonias.
Guests come in to sip tea and browse among a panoply of teas,
china, gifts, collections of glass and salt and pepper shakers, antiques,
stained glass, pot pourrit, Victorian cards - the list is endless.
Owners Marcel Allard and Victor Dupuis first opened as an
antique store in 1989, but their dream was to add a tea room using many of their
antiques as furnishings.
Three years of renovating and adding an addition connecting
it to the former carriage house have turned the house into a quaint shop and tea
room with a decidedly Victorian atmosphere.
"We think the house was built sometime before
1860," says Dupuis. "We found an old newspaper from that year in
one of the walls when we were renovating."
The downstairs served as a harness shop around the turn of
the century. Among other things, in its lifetime the building has served
as a post office, a novelty shop and home for the Masonic Lodge.
Tea is served from 2:30 to 4:30 from Wednesday to
Sunday. The menu includes a tea to suit every taste. The difficulty
is deciding which to choose.
Tea is served in china pots on tables set with antique china
dishes on crisp white linens.
Victorian Tea consists of a scone, slice of tea bread, butter
tart and cookie with choice of tea. High Tea consists of tea served with
finger sandwiches and desserts.
The Tea Room also serves lunch. The menu includes
homemade soups, appetizers such as escargots, Coquille St Jacques, and Shrimp
Aurora, mouthwatering, freshly made salads, sandwiches, and gourmet entrees such
as Crepes, Salmon Pie and Steak & Kidney Pie.
The Tea Room's specialty Carrot Cake is ambrosia in
itself. This is definitely not a "fast food" place as all entree
selections are cooked as ordered, but definitely worth the wait. All
desserts are baked on the premises. The reasonable prices are another
pleasant surprise.
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