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  • New for 2023 Season

CHRISTMAS TEA

Quick Details

  • Ages: All Ages
  • Duration: 75-minute tea experience with 65-minute train ride after
Guests Priced per person
$60
Private Room Sold by room - Seats up to 8 people
$600

Join us for a festive holiday tea room experience in Grand Junction Depot with a train ride to follow. All the tasty treats of the season combined into one offering. After your tea, enjoy a holiday train ride on board our vintage train all decked out for the season. Please note – this train ride is not the North Pole Limited.

– 11:30 am tea with a train ride at 1:30 pm

Each tea seating will be 75-minutes. The train ride to follow will be roughly 65-minutes. The total time of this experience is 2 hours and 30 minutes.

This event will take place in the upstairs viewing room of Grand Junction Depot at 4119 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN. A selection of delectable teas along with full high tea fare – savory and sweet items and our favorite part – freshly baked scones. Tickets are $55 per person and include the train ride. The private viewing area is $550 and caters to up to 8 people.

  • Menu***

    • Selection of Scones: Blueberry, White Chuck Raspberry, App Cinnamon
    • Pecan Apple Cobbler
    • Assorted Macaroons
    • Chocolate Brownie Parfait
    • Quiche on Crescent Slice with Hollandaise Sauce
    • Chicken Salad Croissants
    • Tomato Bisque with Grilled Cheese Sandwich Bites

    Served with:

    Apple Butter, Clotted Cream, and Lemon Curd

***Subject to change

Selections of Teas ***

  • Masala Chai Tea: Classic black tea blended with traditional spices. Organic black tea, organic cinnamon, organic cardamom, organic ginger root, organic black pepper, and organic cloves.
  • Earl Grey Lavender: Combination of select lavender blossoms with a bright citrusy scent. Organic black tea, organic lavender flowers, essential bergamot oil, and natural lavender extract.
  • Cinnamon Plum: Deliciously fruity with a deep crimson infusion and simmering sweet spicy finish. Organic cinnamon, organic hibiscus flowers, organic currants, organic licorice root, and natural plum flavor.
  • Hibiscus Berry: A radiant blend of rosehips, currants, and elderberries with a rejuvenating botanical finish. Organic rosehips, organic hibiscus flowers, organic currants, organic apples, organic elderberries, natural blueberry flavor, organic essential orange oil, and natural mango flavor.
  •  Tangerine Ginger: A combination of roots, fruits, and herbs creating a vibrant tonic. Organic hibiscus flowers, organic ginger root, organic rosehips, organic licorice root, organic orange peel, organic schizandra berries, organic essential orange oil, and organic tangerine oil.

Seasonal Beverages***
Seasonal champagne cocktails are served at an additional charge. ID required.

**Reservations are required

***Subject to change

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