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1 There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. (Henry James, nineteenth century novelist) Johanna, Jessica and our team welcome you to spend an agreeable hour or two with us! We offer an extensive range of the finest loose-leaf teas served, as it should be, in fine English bone china. But, for those who prefer, we also serve excellent coffees, local ales and ciders, wines and soft drinks! We are also pleased to provide delicious and traditional sweet and savoury treats ranging from light refreshments to more filling fare. All of our food is home-made where possible and we only use free range eggs in our cakes. We are able to provide gluten-free bread, cakes and scones, so please ask. Everything is freshly prepared, so please be patient with us during busy periods. All of our food and cakes are available to order for private functions. Please ask for details. Welcome to the Thomas Oken Tea Rooms

2 Breakfast Treats served until noon Scrambled Eggs Made with 3 free range eggs - light and buttery, served on white or granary toast 5.50 Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon Made with 3 free range eggs and slices of smoked salmon served on two slices of white or granary toast 6.75 Scrambled Eggs and Ham Made with 3 free range eggs and slices of home-cooked ham served on two slices of white or granary toast 6.75 Heinz Baked Beans Served on buttered white or granary toast 3.50 Toasts and Breads Toasted Tea Cake with butter A slightly sweet bread bun containing currants, split in half and toasted to perfection 2.50 Hot Buttered Crumpet Two typical British savoury griddle cakes with a delicious chewy and spongy texture 2.50 Scone, Butter and Preserve A huge home-made sultana scone freshly baked in our kitchen, served warm with butter and strawberry preserve 3.40 Cheese Scone with butter Freshly baked in our kitchen using local Warwickshire cheese, served warm 3.40 Toast Two slices of white or granary bread, with butter 1.90 Strawberry Preserve, Marmalade or Honey Individual extra portions 60p

3 The Cake Trolley Chocolate Fudge Cake 2.75 Coffee and Walnut Cake 2.95 Victoria Sponge Cake 2.85 Lemon Drizzle Cake 2.85 Carrot Cake (gluten free) 2.85 Tea Bread (sliced with butter) 2.85 Orange and Almond Cake (gluten and dairy free) 2.90 Fresh Cream Horn A puff pastry horn-shaped case filled with strawberry jam and fresh clotted cream 3.50 Chocolate Brownie (gluten free; made with walnuts and ground almonds) 2.75 Clotted Cream Shortbread There s nothing like biccies with a nice cup of tea! (4 biscuits/portion) 2.30 Clotted Cream Individual extra portions 1.20 Ice Cream Sundae (available from April to September) Choose between a chocolate sundae (with chocolate buttons, chocolate sauce and a flake) or raspberry and white chocolate - both served with sprinkles and a cherry on the top! 3.95 Cake Specials Please check the cake trolley for our daily selection 2.95

4 Sandwiches Made with freshly baked hand-cut white or granary bread, generously filled and served with a salad garnish, potato crisps and a choice of mustards and chutneys Home Cooked Beef Served with a pot of horseradish or chutney 6.50 Home Cooked Ham Served with choice of wholegrain or English mustard or chutney 6.20 Warwickshire Cheese A mature cheese, softer bodied than cheddar but richer in flavour and smoother in texture. Served with chutney 5.95 Coronation Chicken A mix of chicken chunks, mayonnaise, curry powder and sultanas ; this dish was designed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and is retro-delicious! 6.20 Egg Mayonnaise Chunky free range eggs mixed with free range mayonnaise 5.95 Tuna Mayonnaise A generous filling of tuna mixed with free-range mayonnaise 5.95 Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese A layer of cream cheese with a hint of horseradish, topped with lemony smoked salmon 6.50 Hummus with Caramelised Onions Creamy nutty hummus with the sweetness of caramelised onions and a subtle lemony zing. Suitable for vegans 5.80 Just for Children recommended for our guests age 10 years or less A sandwich, a drink and an ice-cream! A sandwich of your choice, made with one slice of white bread and served with a salad garnish and potato crisps; accompanied by orange juice, apple juice or squash; followed by a soft vanilla ice-cream with a choice of topping sauce (chocolate, raspberry or bubble-gum) 6.50

5 We recommend for a Treat Warwick Cream Tea A huge homemade mixed fruit scone (or plain if you prefer) served with strawberry preserve and traditional clotted cream made from pure Jersey cream; with filter coffee or a pot of tea from our speciality range 6.50 Oken Afternoon Tea for One - a two-tier plated feast Your choice of tea and freshly made sandwich served with a salad garnish and potato crisps, homemade mixed fruit (or plain) scone, clotted cream, and strawberry preserve Oken Afternoon Tea for Two - a three-tier plated feast Your choice of tea and freshly made sandwiches (choose 2 fillings from the list) served with a salad garnish and potato crisps, a huge homemade mixed fruit (or plain) scone to share, with clotted cream and strawberry preserve, and 2 slices of cake from the Cake Trolley Oken Afternoon Tea for Three Your choice of tea and freshly made sandwiches (choose 3 fillings from the list) served with a salad garnish and potato crisps, 2 huge homemade mixed fruit (or plain) scones to share, with clotted cream and strawberry preserve, and 3 slices of cake from the Cake Trolley 39.00

6 Hearty English Specials freshly made on the premises - availability may vary Homemade Soup of the Day Home-made vegetarian soup served with a hunk of our freshly baked bread and butter 4.95 Soup and a Sandwich A warming bowl of our home-made soup accompanied by half a sandwich of your choice, served with a salad garnish and potato crisps 6.95 Home-made Cottage Pie A British comfort-food classic; a rich minced beef and vegetable filling, topped with buttery potato mash. Served with our own home-made coleslaw and a slice of yummy bread 7.25 Home-made Cauliflower and Macaroni Cheese A vegetarian classic - cauliflower and macaroni in a creamy mature cheese sauce with a tasty parsley crumb topping - served with our own homemade coleslaw and a salad garnish 7.25 Oken Welsh Rarebit Traditionally made with mature cheese, mustard, egg yolks and a generous splash of English ale. Served with chutney and a salad garnish 6.75 Cheese and Ham On Toast 2 slices of toast, topped with our home cooked ham, generously covered with grated mature cheddar cheese and grilled until melted and bubbling. Served with a salad garnish and chutney 6.95 Pork Pie Platter A traditional pork pie served with chutney, salad garnish, our home-made coleslaw and thick sliced, freshly baked bread and butter 6.95 Oken Ploughman s Platter Half a pork pie, a chunk of Warwickshire Mature Cheese and a slice of ham served with chutney, a salad garnish (including a pickled onion!), our home-made coleslaw and thick sliced freshly baked bread and butter 7.35 Hearty Beef Stew (October to March) A delicious and filling winter warmer, home-made to our own recipe and served with a hunk of brea d 8.35

7 Coffee and Hot Beverages Our delicious espresso coffee beans are roasted in Staffordshire and sent to us the same day - we grind them as we need them, so the coffee is always at its freshest. We use a blend of fine premium coffees - 50% Bolivia Loayza, 30% Colombia Oporapa and 20% Peru Cafe Verde Cusco Organic - which, on their own, are amazing single origin coffees, but as a blend bring sweetness, acidity, body and all round deliciousness. Please ask if you would like to buy fresh beans to take away. Filter Coffee Freshly ground and brewed (free top-up) 2.30 Americano Freshly ground coffee 2.20 Espresso A single shot of smooth, sweet, freshly ground coffee 2.00 Cappuccino A double shot of espresso topped with steamed frothy milk and a sprinkle of cocoa powder (please ask if you would like a single shot) 2.50 Cafe Latte A long and deliciously mild milky coffee, made with a single shot of espresso 2.50 Macchiato A single shot of espresso with a dash of steamed milk 2.20 Moccacino A double shot of espresso, mixed with hot chocolate and steamed milk 2.95 Iced Coffee Our coffee chilled and served blended with milk over ice 2.50 Ice-Cream Coffee Our coffee chilled and served over our delicious soft ice cream 3.50

8 Frothyccino Especially for children, frothy steamed milk made to look like a grown-up coffee 1.50 Cadbury s Hot Chocolate Smooth, creamy, hot and very chocolatey, served with mini marshmallows 2.95 Cold Beverages Posh Pop made by Breckland Orchard made using classic British flavours inspired by baking and jam-making with granny! All 2.75 (for a 275 ml bottle) Choose from: Sloe and Rose Lemonade Fabulous grown up lemonade, deliciously refreshing with a dash of sloe! Cream Soda with a Splash of Rhubarb A classic soft drink - with a modern twist! Craft Cola Carefully crafted cola - jus the right amount of lemon juice to make it a joy to sip! Plum and Cherry Lovely plums, lovely cherries - mixed together they are really quite divine! Ginger Beer with Chilli It won t blow your head off, but it will give you a lovely tingle in your tastebuds! Elderflower Lighter Delicious sparkling, zero calorie elderflower with no added sugar. Cloudy Lemonade Lighter A classic zingy lemonade made with no added sugar. Clear Apple Juice 1.80 Orange Juice 1.80 Apple & Blackcurrant Squash 0.60 Cold Milk - full cream or semi-skimmed 1.50 Mineral Water - Sparkling or Still 2.00

9 Beers, Wines and Ciders Our ales and ciders are all brewed locally and our lager, wines and spirits are selected by local wine specialists Warwick Market Ale (4.9% ABV) 50cl A golden brown beer with hints of spice and orange 3.95 Kingmaker (5.5% ABV) 50cl A rich fruity beer, with a smoky tone 3.95 UBU (4.5% ABV) 50cl Named after the brewery dog - a balanced full flavoured beer 3.95 Hogan s Organic Cider (5.4% ABV) 50cl Award-winning, locally harvested and locally made Perry or Medium 3.95 Grolsch Pilsner 50cl bottle (4.8% ABV) A traditional Pilsner style beer with a big hoppy aroma 3.95 Champagne and Wines Italian Prosecco (11.5% ABV) Classic Italian dry and aromatic sparkling wine. (125ml flute) House Champagne (12% ABV) A full, soft and fruity dry taste, with notes of almonds (full bottle only, 75cl) Pinot Grigio (12.0% ABV) Crisp light bodied white with fresh fruit flavours. (175ml glass) Merlot (13% ABV) ripe berries with a hint of spice -soft easy drinking (175ml glass) Seasonal Drinks Summer Pimm s (April to September) No.1 cup with lemonade, fresh fruit and mint (300ml glass) Winter Pimm s (October to March) No.1 cup with hot apple juice and spices (300ml glass) Hot Mulled Wine (November to February) Homemade to our own recipe (175ml glass) cl bottle

10 Our Tea Menu If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you. Thank god for tea! what would the world do without tea! I am glad I was not born before tea. (William Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, between 1868 and 1894) We agree! And it seems that tea in the UK is currently enjoying an unprecedented revival; not only because of the many health benefits associated with tea drinking, but also because of the variety of flavours and aromas available. The cultivation of the tea plant (Camellia Sinensis) is as interesting and complex as wine manufacture; and there are teas produced to suit all occasions, palates and types of foods. Our most popular tea is, of course, the traditional (and delicious) English Breakfast but we hope you will take time to read about the other teas on offer and maybe try something new! We have grouped our tea list into a commonly used categorization depending on level of oxidation (also known as fermentation). Black Tea is made from leaves that have been fully oxidized this changes the colour of leaves from green to brown and also produces the deep rich and robust flavour. We also have a list of Flavoured Black Teas, which we have carefully selected, after extensive tastings, to enhance the dishes on our food menu. Oolong is a semi fermented tea where the fermentation process is stopped before the leaves begin to change colour. Green Tea is steamed, baked or pan fried to prevent oxidation and therefore the leaves remain green. White Tea, like Green Tea, is also unprocessed, but is harvested before the leaves are fully developed; the name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant. These buds and baby leaves are carefully gathered and left to dry in the sun. Finally, we have a list of Caffeine-Free Teas, which includes herbal infusions, fruit tisanes and Rooibos teas. Our tea selection may vary according to availability so please ask!

11 English Breakfast Tea 2.30 This is made up of a blend of teas from Assam (for its warm malty body) and Sri Lanka (for its golden quality and briskness). Traditionally taken with milk, this is the perfect tea for breakfast. Firstly, the flavour and the high caffeine content help kick-start the day; secondly, tea helps emulsify fat, so it is ideal after or with a meal. But, of course, it is great for any time of the day! Speciality Teas Black Teas 2.60 Earl Grey Blue Lady A slight variation on the classic Earl Grey, this has a more pronounced bergamot flavour, and small blue flowers have been added to the blend. Oil of bergamot is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange, a small pear shaped sour orange which is cultivated today mostly in southern Italy. Earl Grey pairs well with cheese sandwiches, or savouries and lemon cake. Darjeeling Tea from the Darjeeling area of north-east India is grown in the foothills of the Himalayas; the combination of steep terrain, well-drained soil, extreme cold in winter and intense heat in summer, good rainfall and clean mountain air produces tea of an excellent muscatel grape aroma that is often referred to as the champagne of Indian teas. Darjeeling tea goes well with cream cakes and scones! Assam Assam is a vast and beautiful area of rolling hills and dense forest in Northern India. It is a relatively low-lying area of tea production, but its high rainfall (up to 30 cm a day in the rainy season) and extreme humidity provide excellent tea growing conditions. Stronger and fuller bodied in flavour than Darjeeling teas, Assam is favoured by those looking for a strong tea and goes well with breads, pastries and preserves. Ceylon Although Sri Lanka stopped being known as Ceylon some time ago, Ceylon is the official and authorised trademark for Sri Lankan tea. This Orange Pekoe grade is strong, golden and smooth. This tea is perfect for those looking for the first step on the road to exploring loose leaf teas and goes well with food. Keemun This well-known Chinese black tea is characterised by a plummy sweetness, tinged with a subtle touch of smokiness. It has a malty, non-astringent lightness of taste. Kenya This tea from Kenya in East Africa is perfect for a mid-morning cuppa - it produces a beautiful golden liquor, and has a malty but sweet flavour.

12 Lapsang Souchong Lapsang Souchong teas are a speciality of Fujian province in China. The leaves are withered over cypress or pine wood fires then pan-fried and rolled. They are then oxidised in wooden barrels and hung in baskets over smoking pine wood fires to dry. The result is intensely black leaves which make a dark red liquour and a distinctive smoky flavour. It is the tea equivalent to a smoky West Coast malt whisky! Lapsang is a good tea to accompany salmon or chicken sandwiches. Pu Erh Leaf Puerh tea has been exclusive to China (Yunnan Province) for centuries, but it is becoming more popular throughout the world because of its health benefits. Pu Erh teas have a mature, earthy character and are said to be excellent for the digestion, as well as helping to reduce cholesterol and aiding weight loss. Flavoured Black Teas 2.60 Rose Congou Congou teas all consist of carefully made, unbroken black leaf. This tea is blended with dried pink rose petals to give a smooth, mellow aroma gently flavoured with sweet roses. Chai Spice A robust and full flavoured black tea blended with traditional Indian Masala spices including cardamom, ginger, cloves, orange zest and black pepper. It is served with hot milk and best enjoyed with sugar. Mango Tea with Flowers This fruity tea is a blend of black China tea, flower petals and natural flavourings. Served with or without milk it makes an ideal afternoon drink. Ginger Tea with Pieces Pieces of ginger root have been blended with black China tea to provide a gentle but interesting blend with a ginger tingle. Vanilla Tea This black tea with vanilla is a very creamy and luxurious cup of tea it has a delicious natural sweetness and a great vanilla taste. Oolong Tea 2.60 Finest Formosa Oolong Oolong tea originated in Taiwan (Formosa) and is known as a semi-fermented tea. The leaves are crushed after picking to allow fermentation to start, then withered in the sun or by pan firing to stop the process of oxidation. The result is a tea with a sweet aromatic flavour which is very high in polyphenols (and low in caffeine) which give the tea its antioxidant properties. This is a nice gentle tea for the afternoon.

13 Green Teas 2.60 Gunpowder In the 18th and 19th centuries, tea clippers used to bring the UK s supply of tea back from the East. Tea was bulky but very light and this Chinese tea was favoured by exporters because the leaves are tightly rolled before drying, which gives it a high density. The sailors thought the tea in pellet form looked like lead shot, and the nickname gunpowder became commonplace. This is a strong, robust green tea with a lasting after-taste. It should be used sparingly as the leaves expand profusely - have a look! Young Hyson Also known as Lucky Dragon, the leaves for this Chinese tea are picked in early spring, giving a golden liquor with a light, refreshing taste. Jasmine with Flowers This green tea is flavoured with jasmine flowers to give a pale amber liquor that is light and fragrant. This is a lovely tea to have in the afternoon, as it has calming and soothing properties. Green Cinnamon and Plum This is a warming and delicious green tea combining a spicy tang from the cinnamon with a touch of plummy sweetness. Sencha Genmai Cha This is a unique Japanese tea combining a brisk Sencha leaf with toasted brown rice to give an almost savoury umami flavour. White Tea 2.60 Pai-mu-tan (tea of life) From the Fujian province of China, this is tea in its most natural form the leaves are simply withered and dried in the sun. This tea gets its name from the fine silvery white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant. The clear, pale infusion has a velvet smooth, sweet and mild flavour with a hint of nuttiness. It is considered to be very beneficial to health and is very cleansing after a meal.

14 Caffeine Free Tea 2.60 The drinks in this section are not really teas but infusions or fruit tisanes, because they are made from herbs, fruits or the leaves of plants other than Camillia Sinsensis. Camomile Camomile has been used for centuries in Europe and Asia as a natural way to aid relaxation and reduce stress. It is often served with honey as a sweetener. Peppermint This is a light and refreshing drink that has long been used to help with digestion. Kiwi and Strawberry This is a lovely, fruity infusion containing dried strawberries, hibiscus, rosehips and real kiwi pieces and no artificial flavouring or additives. Apple and Lemon This is a fruity tisane that requires a lengthy infusion time (10 minutes is perfect) and produces a deep red liquor that will set your taste buds tingling! Rooibos Rooibos means Red Bush in Afrikaans, and is a plant (not a tea plant!) grown in South Africa that is oxidised using the same process as black tea to produce a beautiful deep coloured infusion with a rich, nutty, earthy flavour. Rooibos Blood Orange A Rooibos infusion with added pieces of blood orange which add a zing of citrus to the earthy notes of the Rooibos - a match made in heaven! Decaffeinated Black Tea If you fancy a normal cup of tea without the caffeine this is the one for you - just as delicious, strong and smooth, but it won t keep you awake at night!

15 And for a special treat Artisan or Blooming Teas 3.75 During the Ming dynasty ( ) Chinese culture became fascinated by nature. One offshoot of this interest was the development of Artisan teas (also known as blooming or treasure teas). They are made by carefully wrapping dried flowers inside an outer layer of hand-sewn green tea leaves. The teas are served in a large wine glass; as they slowly absorb water, the flower blossoms, filling the glass with colour, perfume and beauty this is tea as a work of art! At Thomas Oken Tea Rooms we believe in a socially just and environmentally sustainable tea industry. We donate to the Darjeeling Children s Trust, a charity which works with schools in the Darjeeling district of India, often with children and young people whose families live on the Tea Estates. For more information go to All of our food and cakes are available to order for private functions. Please ask for details. Our delicious teas are available to buy in our shop or on-line from our website. We also sell Cream Tea for two vouchers and Afternoon Tea for Two vouchers. Please ask in the shop or go onto our website.

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