The Boathouse Tea Room - Guelph

This is always our spot to connect with our sweet desires in Guelph. The Boathouse is situated where the Eramosa River meets the Speed River, and is restored from a real century-old boathouse associated with Guelph's river systems. This bright pink shop operates as a tea room an ice cream parlour. Enjoy the generous scoop portions from among a tasty selection of local offerings. Flavours such as tiger stripe, bear claw watermelon sherbet are all delightfully creamy. Best advice is to lick as fast you can before your ice cream melts under the summer sun! There's a park covered bridge nearby to calmly enjoy the treat and watch wildlife. As for the tea room riverside patio, perhaps we'll be able to be seated to try next time.

This place is one of my go to ice cream joint in Guelph! A great ice cream shop in a nice area with a small trail to walk along while enjoying your ice cream. The view of the river is very nice to take in as well. You can also rent canoes and kayaks here to go down the river. They offer a wide selection of ice cream flavours. If you're in for small treat, I'd recommend just getting the kids cone size because that would be enough to satisfy your craving. However if you have a sweet tooth, I'd go with the single this allows you to have up to two flavours and it is more than enough to fill you (as shown in picture in cup). I can't imagine how big the double portion is! Not only is this an ice cream joint but they have a restaurant in the back end for breakfast, lunch and high tea. They have a variety of food items on the menu but I always go here for their high tea! It's very affordable compared to other places that serve afternoon high tea which is typically double the price or more. It is $21 per person and it comes with 3 sandwiches each: egg salad, tuna salad, cucumber and cream cheese, one scone with jam and clotted cream, fresh fruit and an assortment of desserts. They also have a large selection of tea options to choose from and it was nice to have free refills for them. It was served on a very nice vintage 3 tier and tea pot/cup set. The sandwiches were great, as well as the scones. However the desserts were just okay for me. The last time I visited here they had a wasp issue, so it was a little uncomfortable to enjoy our high tea with the wasps flying around us and going into our food. Regardless, the staff were very friendly and accommodating. I'd love to come back and try their breakfast/lunch menu items.

Ambiance: This hidden gem has a very nice patio situated right next to the water. Perfect for a high tea brunch. The inside less appealing to the eye but comfortable nonetheless. Unfortunately, there is wasp issue, we would have loved to enjoy the brunch outdoors but due to the number of wasps, we asked to be seated inside (much warmer inside). There is an ice cream shop located without the restaurant (outdoor access). That was very popular as well Food: I really appreciate that they have a whole variety menu instead of the basics. The high tea pricing is very decent compared to other places. The high tea assemble comes with sandwiches, scone, jam, whipped cream, sandwiches fruit tea of choice. We also opted to trying other items on the menu like Egg wraps bagels, summer salad. Everything was delicious. Service: They were accommodating and attentive. Definitely worth checking out early.

Such a cute ice cream spot by the water! I tried the pumpkin spice ice cream and it was delicious!

Stopped into the boathouse about 1hr to closing at 4pm. I ordered the soup of the day, chicken jambalaya, people ordered wraps and sandwiches with soup and tea. The soup of the day was without chicken or sausages or shrimp , typical the jambalaya...it tasted like a tomato Campbell soup. The wrap was nice and tight with the right amount of mayonnaise. Washrooms are big, with diaper changing bench. The interior looks like grandmas with unique chairs. There is also outdoor patio. The interior does have AC, but not efficient. This location is known for high tea, guess I'll have to try it next time.