Crown & Crumpet (Ghiradelli Square), SF - any reports?

[hhc]

I walked by this place and it looked very cute. All pink & white inside. At around 3pm on Sun. it was fairly empty except one table was there.

Breakfast, lunch, & afternoon tea
M-Sat 8am-6p
Sun 9-6
last tea service @ 5pm

From the outside menu:

English breakfast:
All served w/ a pot of tea or French press coffee
2 slices of sourdough or multigrain toast w/ butter $6
2 slices of sourdough or multigrain toast w/ butter & marmite $7
2 slices of cinnamon toast $7.5
2 toasted crumpets w/ butter & jam $8.5
boiled egg & toast soldiers $8.5 (soft or hard)
c&c homemade organic granola w/ yogurt & fruit $9

French breakfast:
All served w/ a pot of tea or French press coffee
French croissant w/ jam & butter $8.5
pain au chocolate $8.5
almond croissant $9

breakfast libations
glass of oj $4
buck's fizz (mimosa) $8
sm pot of tea $4/$5.5 premium
Lg pot of tea $8/9.5 premium
Sm French Press (4 c) $4
Lg French Press (6c) $6
hot chocolate $5 w/ whipped cream

Lunch:
M-F 11a-2p
soup of the day w/ fresh bread $7
slice of quiche lorraine w/ mixed greens $11
2 organic toasted crumpets w/ choice of topping & mixed greens $12
Welsh rarebit w/ tomato
Bacon, avocado, tomato & brie
Tuna salad
Ham & cheddar cheese w/ mustard

Lunch drinks:
English Hildon water: sparkling or still $6
iced tea of the day $3
Belvoir organic lemonade $3.5
Belvoir elderflower presse $3.5
tea

Afternoon tea service

Full Afternoon Tea Service includes
2 homemade scones w/ clotted cream, lemon curd
selection of 6 tea sandwiches
6 homemade sweets & treats
toasted crumpet w/ butter
Lg endless pot of tea
$32, if u split it w/ someone $8 split plate fee

Tea for Two includes:
3 warm homemade scones w/ clotted cream, jam, lemon curd
selection of 8 tea sandwiches
8 homemade sweets & treats
2 toasted crumpets w/ butter
2 Lg endless pots of tea
$42

Nursery Tea (for 12yr & younger, ask for ID (?))
2 tea sandwiches
1 scone
4 homemade sweets & treats
pot of fruit tea or hot chocolate
$16

Trolley Dolly Tea Option:
sm pot of tea & 2 sweets $5.5
Lg pot of tea & 2 scones clotted cream, jam, lemon curd $10.5
Pot of tea w/ 6 assorted tea sandwiches $14
Pot of tea w/ 6 assorted sweets & treats $14
($1.5 more for premium tea)

A La Cate:
2 slices sourdough or multi-grain toast w/ butter & marmite $6
2 slices of cinnamon toast $6
2 toasted crumpets w/ butter & jam $8
slice of homemade cake $7.5 Victoria sponge or cake of the day

Jolly Tea libations:
Bortolmiol Prosecco Brut NV $8
Domaine Chandon Etoile '99 $12

Website:
http://www.crownandcrumpet.com/

Blogger's report:
http://www.yumdiary.com/2008/10/crown...

[rworange]

Seems a bit pricy ... $8 for two crumpets?

However, from the Ghiradelli Square website ...
http://www.ghirardellisq.com/ghirarde...

"After tea you can indulge in the English Aperitif bar with a fine selection of Sherries, Ports and Madeiras with other libations and of course, loads of nibbles"

[Kim Cooper]

$42 for Tea for two does seem pricey -- and three?!?! scones for "tea for two"? How do they figure two people are going to split three scones?