"At first, everything with our visit seemed to be going well. Ms. Teapot was adorable. The decoration was adorable, and it was about what I was expecting, with cute china and old fashion teapots. The selections of teas were also quite extensive. The waitress was extremely polite and got our tea out quickly. With the first cup, we started having problems. Tea was mediocre and very much on the weak side. We then asked for cream with our tea – and were given a bowl of coffee mate creamer cups like you would expect from fast food). When we asked for cream or half and half, we were told they didn’t have either. Wait…what? This caused mass distress with my little sister – who doesn’t drink tea without dairy. When we asked for milk, we were told the owner was out sick and no one did the daily shopping. They said they would try to find some milk but no promises there. At this point, my little sister was worried she would be drinking water at a teahouse. She tried drinking the tea straight but couldn’t do it. Thankfully, she stopped in the most amazing pretzel shop a few stored down and they saved the day with half and half check out The Pretzel Place – amazing). Now we had a little dish of half and half from another restaurant and were good to go. First course was one scone, a small piece of cinnamon bread, and a tiny dish of fruit all fitting on a tea saucer). Mediocre but about as I was expecting. After that was a salad course – credit where it is due, the salad was great and came with a delicious quiche. Servings were a bit on the small size compared to what I was reading on reviews but we just all assumed they were covid sized. Things were then concerning when the main sandwiches came out. For three non vegetarians I am going to get to our vegetarian in a moment), we had three quarters of a ham and cheese sandwich on a plate, cut into quarters and one and a half croissant chicken sandwiches. Considering the other courses, would have been more appropriate food for one or two people, maybe? We thought most of the meal would be this course. Nope. The normal sandwich was just a cheap cheese and ham sandwich but it was okay. Though again, credit where it is due the chicken salad was very good! But…then there was our vegetarian’s experience. Before I go further – let me make clear. Reservations were made over a week in advance and they were told we had a vegetarian with us. We wanted to make sure there wouldn’t be a problem. My sister was very excited – curious to see how their cucumber sandwich would be or whatever cute vegetarian sandwich they made for her. Instead…she got a grilled cheese sandwich. A simple grilled cheese sandwich you would expect in a kid’s meal at a quick restaurant. At this point, we were mostly done but trying to be polite. There was no way the experience would be recovered. Dessert was a cheap small piece of cheesecake and chocolate chip cookie that they weren’t for sure if it had peanuts or not). I half expected with a peanut allergy to not be able to eat the cookie but we weren’t expecting them to tell us they weren’t sure what was in the box of cookies. Box? You mean to tell me the desserts weren’t made there? Nothing shocked me at this point and the experience was just becoming laughable. It was not a $30 a person experience $40 per adult with tax and tip). My sister left defeated at the experience, Maybe things are better when the owner is not sick but this was our experience. Mediocre tea, no dairy based cream, mediocre food, and treatment just made this a very sad experience. If you want a high tea experience in the Cincinnati area – I recommend you skip Ms Teapot."
