1840 was a good year for Steam vintage tea rooms! A hungry young lady named Anna desired something extra to eat in the mid afternoon before dinner and requested some bread and butter, cakes and hot tea to be brought to her around 4pm. The English afternoon tea was born! Around 100 years earlier John Montague had invented the sandwich either at the gambling table or in his office. He used to ask servants to bring slices of meat in between two slices of bread. I’m not sure if h

Thanks to everyone who turned up on Mothers Day, it was a huge success, our busiest day so far. Afternoon tea stands were aplenty with luxurious tea flowing and free chocolates for mum! Mothers afternoon tea consisted of finger sandwiches(tuna, ham & mustard, egg mayo, salmon and soft cheese and of course cucumber!) Slices of homemade cakes, (apple, chocolate, victoria, coffee, choc muffins and chocolate brownies) My goodness, no wonder some had to take cake home with them! I

The Easter holidays are over and most have returned to work or even worse school! Our scrummy homemade cakes and scones have been devoured with plentiful amounts of tea and coffee to wash them down with. Dozens of our delicious afternoon teas along with yummy chocolate's to finish have also been extremely popular over the holidays. More content has been added to our website in regard to our drinks menu with all our stocked tea, things to do over the summer for the kids and an

Today at Steam vintage tea rooms we have begun our promotion for princess tea parties. Details will be available soon but if you can't wait, drop us a line on 01202551384. Easter weekends offer was extremely popular, Easter tea was buy one get one free and consisted of scones, hot cross buns, our homemade cake and plenty of tea or coffee. Afternoon teas are being sold by living social as of the 2nd April, please support a local family run business, save some money and indulge

It's been a while since my last post as Steam has been getting busier and taking up more of our time, thankfully!! A big thanks to everybody who has visited us in our first month. Friends and family have been and gone, along with our new customers who have been fascinated by our quirky vintage tea rooms. The phone line has been installed and 01202551384 is live. Free Wi-Fi is almost ready as we have the router and await Plusnet to hit enter... Our card machine has also been s

Leaflets and flyers were printed up today and our temporary sign. We're trying to get a permanent sign from a well known printing company, i never knew it woud be so difficult to get it right and on time...We were shut yesterday as my good friend tied the knot at Compton Acres, we had a wonderful day. Thanks Tom & Alex Clarke. Mothering Sunday tomorrow and we're ready to go with freshly baked homemade scones, cakes and sandwiches. We have a lot of booking but still expect wal

Today we set up relations with Wedding aisle Boscombe, tourist info in bournemouth and a well known national coach company. Bookings for lunch and afternoon teas are still rolling in, Mothers Day is really popular as any likes, shares or retweets will get mum a deserved little extra from us at Steam, Paid a visit to staples who price matched our order for business cards, flyers and a temporary sign so a big thanks to them, especially the fella who had to put up with us for an

Vintage design stairs by night, pintrest inspired! So the second week we've been open rolls on..Bookings are piling up fast for Mothers Day and 2 hour time restrictions are in place so to fit everybody in. Lunchtime reservations have been made for the whole week, if you'd prefer to drop in we would be delighted. We're opposite khoi thai on Poole Hill in Bournemouth and look forward to seeing you. #vintage #mothersday #afternoontea #tearoom #creamtea

So we've opened our family tea rooms on poole hill in bournemouth. Days gone by, vintage chinzy china and old fashioned afternnon tea. bookings can be made through our website bournemouthtearooms@gmail.com. Free kids breakfast with a paying adult (terms apply) McCauley is working for 60 hrs on a goverment work programme for dis-advantaged young adults. We're looking forward to sharing some top-notch parties or events with everybody. Music, quiz nights, small gatherings and do