High Tea
 

Will be visiting Savanah this Wednesday thru Saturday. Looking for a place to take my 81 year old Mom for High Tea. Also any suggestions for dinner on the River Front?

I'm not really sure that I know exactly what you are expecting when you say "High Tea"
There is a new Tea Room that has just opened up on Broughton Street that is supposed to be very good. Perhaps it would be just what you want.

High Tea is a working-class light (hot, usually) meal. Beans on toast, fish and chips, things like that. Probably not what Sister is looking for.

I refer to High Tea as in finger sandwiches, choice of a few teas, scones, clotted cream, fruit, mini tarts, desserts. Sometimes even the hotels have them.

I think she means afternoon tea.

A dear friend visited Savannah this past spring and enjoyed http://www.savannahtearoom.com/ deliciously.

Tess is correct, what you are referring to is Afternoon Tea. Here is an explanation of the difference:

"Afternoon Tea
This is the one that comes to mind when people think of English tea ceremonies. It all began back in the mid 1800s, when the Duchess of Bedford started having a tray of tea with bread and butter served to her in the mid-afternoon. You see, in those days, lunch was served at noon but dinner was not eaten until 8 or even 9 o'clock at night. The Duchess found herself hungry during those long afternoon hours. It became a regular occurance and as she began to invite other high-society ladies to join her, having Afternoon Tea became the 'in-thing' for the upper-class women. Along with tea, there would be small pastries with clotted cream or preserves, delicate sandwiches, and scones.

High Tea
Many people use the term "High Tea" to describe the event I've mentioned above, probably because it sounds more elite. But High Tea is a much different thing. It was served later (around six in the evening) and consisted of a full, dinner meal for the common people. Tea was still served, but there would also be meats, fish or eggs, cheese, bread and butter, and cake. It was more of a man's meal, than a ladies social diversion."