Afternoon Tea at Chez Alice, Lambertville, NJ

Our afternoon tea experience at Chez Alice was quite memorable. They offer a range of select French styled teatime experiences. We selected the Versailles which is the ultimate experience. The simple yet elegant place setting set the scene for an enjoyable teatime adventure. Once we selected our teas, the tiered tray was presented.

Teatime at Chez Alice must be reserved in advance. The elegance, the attention to detail, the artistry, it was such an enjoyable experience.

The top tier held the sandwiches. Shown here were the vegetarian options. The middle tier featured an amazing array of desserts, and the bottom tier held scones and breads nestled in a cloth bundle. This spectacular serving was for two guests.

 The Savory tier featured: Cucumber Finger Sandwich with lemon & dill cream cheese, a Mini Croque Monsieur with ham, gruyere, & bechamel, a Roasted Fingerling Potato with smoked salmon mousse and trout roe, Roasted Mushroom Banh Mi Croissant with fresh herbs and pickled vegetables, Peppered Strawberry Caprese Finger Sandwich with peppered strawberries, fresh mozzarella, balsamic, and basil and an Egg Salad Mini Éclair.

Egg Salad Mini Eclair

Roasted Mushroom Banh Mi Croissant with fresh herbs and pickled vegetables

Cucumber Finger Sandwich with multiple layers of lemon & dill cream cheese

This was one of the vegetarian options in place of a sandwich. It was a very tasty, fresh, chopped salad.

Sweet and Savory Scones, and Mini Danish

Lemon Curd, French Butter, Jelly

The Ultimate Dessert Tier

The variety and assortment of desserts was beyond amazing. The touches of gold leaf on many of the desserts, the beautiful artistry of each dessert, just simply outstanding. Too beautiful to eat, but after admiring the tray, we managed to savor some of the sweets and packed a few to come home.

This plate full of delicacies featured a Mini Lemon Eclair 

(lemon cream, crisp meringues, & whipped cream), La Demitasse (a mini chocolate cup with coffee mousse, praline & whipped cream), and Strawberry Fancy (strawberry mousse, strawberry compote & Cremieux). 

The desserts on this plate included a Mini Financier Rocher, a hazelnut cake with salted caramel, Nantais Gateau, an almond cake with fondant top, and Mini Opera, with almond joconde, coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache.

My favorite, simply because of the intricate decoration on the side of the cake, is the Mini Charlotte Royale with vanilla roulade with raspberry jam.

Assorted macarons, French artisan cookies, and tea infused chocolate rounded out the desserts. The intricate desserts with layer upon layer of deliciousness, the gold dust decorating many of the desserts, from start to finish it was a feast for the eyes. Each dessert more delicious than the previous one. Suffice it to say, we may have found our favorite tearoom!