Harry Ten Shilling is a cozy gift shop and tearoom located near the center of Shakespeare on Hwy 8 between Stratford and Kitchener. The front portion houses the gift shop with ice cream (Chapman's) & bake shop counter and the tearoom is in the back section of the building. This is a seasonal business open May-October, Wed-Sat 11am-4pm.
Recently, I stopped by Harry Ten Shilling for afternoon tea on my road trip. I headed to the back (watch your step) into the quaint tearoom which has table seating with comfortable pillow seats and wooden chairs and counter seating with high wooden chairs. For food, they offer salads, soup du jour, baked French onion soup, quiche, chicken pot pie, mac n' cheese, fish & chips, specials (steak frites) and baked goods. A decent selection of black teas, green & rooibos, and herbal tisanes is offered. Tea time selections served with an individual pot of tea, starting at $13 pp.
I decided on the Soup & Cream Tea ($16) soup du jour served with two scones, jam & devon cream. The pot of hot tea (I chose Rhubarb Cream) brought out first, which was a much needed hot caffeinated drink, especially after driving for a couple hours. The tray of food arrived 10 minutes afterwards, which had a hot bowl of party vegetable noodle soup (healthy and very good), 2 firm scones (including blueberry), fresh fruit & berries, cherry, cream and raspberry jam. The food was delicious and scones were firm, not too crumbly, and not too sweet tasting.
After I finished my food and small pot of hot tea, I was given the bill, which came out to $18.08 before tip. The service was adequate and prompt. read more