Polly's Pantry Royal Tea Room Wildwood, Florida

If you are like me and you just love an English tearoom, Polly's Pantry is just the place to enjoy this most traditional of British activities. Tricia and her husband John have created a delightful atmosphere and the fact that Tricia is a published author just adds to the overall attraction. (her books are for sale at the tea room)

I recommend calling ahead for a reservation. It isn't required but this is a very popular place and while you may be able to get a seat if you just pop in, you will likely have quite a wait for a seat. 

I started with a pot of tea and you will be given the large tea chest to pick a couple of bags to enjoy, there are lots of choices both traditional and herbal. They also have cold tea, soft drinks and more.

If you want a traditional English tea, that must be booked in advance. The menu is not large but it includes the things you would expect, salad, quiche, coronation chicken salad and shepherd's pie. There are also daily specials. 

I love coronation chicken so that was what I ordered, Al being the only man dining there, had the shepherd's pie. 

Don't expect this to be fast food, John seemed a bit overwhelmed the day that we were there but I was totally willing to take a little longer to get what I knew would be a taste of England and I was not disappointed. The coronation chicken was excellent and Al cleaned his plate. We were both very satisfied. 

We decided to share an English trifle for dessert. It is huge and should be shared. It had both ice cream and custard on top and was just wonderful. 

I fell in love with this place and I can't wait to go back. It was obvious that some of the customers are regulars and others like us were snowbirds (we always check the license plates in the parking lot). 

Polly's Pantry is located on South Main Street in Wildwood which is about 25 miles from our home in Ocala. 

UPDATE: Polly's Pantry has closed. The owners had a problem with immigration and had to return to England.