Pangea Global Teahouse

05/17/2026

Thank you to all our customers, top fans, and MVP employees: Arden, Deanna G., Deanna S., Lucia, and Mitchell.

04/25/2026

It’s not goodbye, just farewell…We came to Watkins Glen with a dream to create a beautiful restaurant and a unique dining experience. Last fall, as we began our 4th year of operations, we realized how special the Pangea we have created is, and we appreciate all of our customers who helped us develop this unique venue. But we also realize that we have other dreams that need attention too. Our 80-acre farm in Danby, NY desperately needs our attention, and our college student recently graduated from Cornell with high honors and is beginning graduate school this summer. So, we’re going to step back, slow down, and enjoy all of our blessings in life.

Beginning June 1, we will be focusing our Watkins Glen business efforts on enhancing our Airbnb apartments and renting the ground floor space to another restaurant, who will bring you an innovative menu of locally-grown food. In case you want to see a preview, check out their previous establishment in Waverly, NY called the Fulton Street Market. No doubt, you'll be hearing from them soon.

Meanwhile, we look forward to channeling our tea and tea ware business into an e-commerce platform, and perhaps at some point, catering off-site tea parties will be in the mix. There will be some opportunities to buy tea and tea ware via our webpage once we get the e-commerce links in place, and you can still reach out by email at [email protected] for a private appointment to buy tea or tea ware on-site until mid-May.

Thanks again for all of your support and the great memories!

04/16/2026

This post has another good explanation of the difference between low tea (afternoon tea) and high tea…

In addressing this controversial question…

Afternoon tea is not the same as High tea.

High tea was what servants of a large house ate downstairs at around 6pm, after the aristocrats upstairs had been given their afternoon tea.

On the servants menu were things like large joints of meat (often a roasted ham), slices of thick bread, potted shrimps, a big cake to share, and ale. Tea replaced ale when it became affordable for ordinary people.

It was eaten at a proper table, rather than a lower, coffee table, and so it became known in the servants’ hall as ‘high tea.’

High tea is still observed in some institutions, more typically in nurseries, boarding schools, private nursing homes and gentleman’s clubs. It has otherwise lost the ‘High’ and ‘tea’ is widely used as a colloquial term for dinner.

Afternoon tea is typically served between 12 and 4pm. The upper class Victorians who invented the rules of this ceremony ate dinner after 8pm. Made up of several courses, it finished late into the night.

Afternoon tea consists of tea served with three courses, also eaten in the order of: i) sandwiches (which may include the addition of bite size savouries) ii) scones and iii) sweets (cakes and small individual desserts).

When served with champagne, it is called a Royal Afternoon tea.

Cream tea is tea served with scones only. Scones are traditionally offered as plain or fruit and served with clotted cream and strawberry jam.

However, having said all this, some hotels in London will capitalise on tourist trade. Serving Afternoon tea from as early as 10.30am until 7pm at night. Even adopting the name High tea in their promotions.

There is a foreign notion which assumes ‘High tea’ is synonymous with ‘High society.’

Whilst nothing to lose sleep about, I hope you agree that it’s helpful to explain the history behind traditional practises.

Sending hugs ❤️ Claire

04/10/2026

Pangea High Tea with friends

04/10/2026

We are pleased to announce that we will offer 1 White Rabbit Wednesday event next week on 4/15 from 9am to 4pm. We will have 2 rotating entrees this time around, either of which can be selected instead of the tea sandwiches. Reservations would be greatly appreciated. Reserve here: https://pangeaglobalteahouse.com/

04/06/2026

What’s your favorite Pangea food or experience? We would love to hear from you and see pictures if you have them.

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04/05/2026

04/03/2026

Have a happy Easter!

04/03/2026

We are no longer accepting reservations for Easter. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!