The latest happenings at Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room

Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room now open for lunch and more!

Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room is open for lunch - and a whole lot more!

Like most restaurants (and everything else), Tonia's Victorian Rose faced challenges in the past year due to quarantine restrictions. They offered afternoon-tea-to-go (see BTS blog story, April, 2020, Afternoon Tea from Tonia's Victorian Rose: Curbside pick-up or delivery), limited capacity seating (see BTS blog story, November, 2020, Tonia's Victorian Rose: Great place to socialize with friends with social distancing) and, as Tonia told us this week, tea and cocoa bombs, which proved to be a deliciously popular life-line to the tea room.

Enjoying lunch in the tea room's dining room

Now, still following appropriate measures such as mask-wearing to and from one's table, Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room has opened up its dining rooms to almost capacity, while still maintaining six-feet boundaries from every table. They're also gearing up for hosting events and will continue outdoor seating on the grounds.

Quiche Lorraine and a pot of Earl Grey at Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room in Rochester

This week, along with my bueno amigo, Laura, I lunched at the downtown Rochester tea room. We enjoyed two pots of tea, along with the Victorian Rose's signature chicken pot pie and a quiche Lorraine. 

Outdoor seating will continue

In a time where most of us have faced a multitude of constant change and adaptation, it's comforting to see a return, although slowly and cautiously, to a bit of normalcy, and the bright, welcoming  and familiar ambiance of Tonia's Victorian Rose's tea room and its scrumptious signature dishes.

Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11:00 - 4:00. For more information, see Tonia's Victorian Rose Tea Room's website.