Carry Out Our
Teatime Experience

One Regular Adult Menu Featured in Pictures Below along with our Lavender Tea Breads with Lemon Glaze, Available for Carry Out

Carry Out Our Fine Dining Teatime Experience

Our Afternoon Tea at the Abbey menu is now available for Carry Out along with our Lavender Tea Breads with Lemon Glaze. Available for pick-up April 1st – 27th, 2025.

Always available to order for Carry Out: Traditional St. James Cream Scones, Box of Brit hot tea to-go, Loose Leaf Tea, and more.

Orders for multiple full afternoon teas will be boxed together with one set of tea. Please submit multiple orders if you would like your teatime packaged separately.
Our Dine In Children’s Menu is not currently available for Carry Out.
If you need herbal tea options for anyone in your party, please call our Reservationists at 505-242-3752 after you have placed your order so we can note this request.

Order Carry Out Online Now

Don’t Forget Gluten Free!

Everything we serve can be ordered Gluten-Free! Click HERE for more information.

Upcoming Menu

Our Royal Celebration menu will be available for Carry Out pick up April 29th – June 1st, 2025. Schedule your online order for the whole menu beginning April 22nd, 2025.

Please call (505) 242-3752 if you have any questions.

Enjoying Your Carryout Teatime at Home

Tips on Brewing Tea

Brewing Black Teas

Water should always be at a rolling boil (~212° F)

Use 1 rounded tsp of tea leaves per 6 oz. water (standard teacup). A 24 oz two-person teapot would use 4 tsp of tea.

Steep according to tea directions. Even 10 – 15 seconds can change the flavor profile of your tea. Black teas can become bitter if over-steeped, the flavors of the tea getting lost in the tannins. Drain tea strainer—never squeeze the leaves or the teabag as doing so releases bitter flavors into the tea! Serve and enjoy!

Brewing Green Teas

Water should always be at a simmer (~180 – 190° F). If you don’t have a thermometer, bring water to a boil then allow to sit 4 – 5 minutes before using.

Use 1 tsp of tea leaves per 6 oz. water (standard teacup). A 24 oz two-person teapot would use 4 tsp of tea.

Steep according to tea directions. Even 10 – 15 seconds can change the flavor profile of your tea. Green teas can become very ‘grassy’ if brewed incorrectly, so make sure to watch your timer! Drain tea strainer—never squeeze the leaves or the teabag as doing so releases bitter flavors into the tea. Serve and enjoy!

Brewing Herbal Teas

Water should be at a rolling boil (~180-212° F)

Use 1 rounded tsp of tea leaves per 6 oz. water (standard teacup). A 24 oz two-person teapot would use 4 tsp of tea.

Steep according to tea directions. Even 10 – 15 seconds can change the flavor profile of your tea. Drain tea strainer—never squeeze the leaves or the teabag as doing so releases bitter flavors into the tea. Serve and enjoy!

Setting Your Table

Learn to create teatime place settings with this video!

Your Own Three-Tiered Tray

Learn to use china to build a three-tiered serving tray!

Three Tiered Tray out of China with Love Knot Breads

Create Your Ambience

Please note that you will need a Spotify account in order to play full-length songs from this Teatime playlist curated by the Tearoom Click here to download a short video on how to find and follow the Tearoom on Spotify.

Download an image of a St. James seating area to use as a virtual background during video call teatimes with your friends! Just click to enlarge the seating area of your choice, then right-click and choose ‘save image as’ to save it to your computer. Click here for a tutorial on setting a tearoom photo as a background using Zoom.