Rose Garden Café 11695 South Blackbob Road, Olathe · 913-393-3232
Although the term high tea brings to mind sniffing ladies with their pinkies curled as they sip from fine China cups, the tradition actually started in the 1700s as a way for the British working class to stave off hunger pangs between meals. Now, it's fun just to invite someone to high tea. (Make sure to do it with a mock British accent.) The elegant Rose Garden Café, graced by oak trees, classical music and floral wallpaper, feels like London, and high tea is once a month (usually on the second Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30, but call to check) and features finger sandwiches, scones and pound cake.
