About Us
The Story of Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique
Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique is the dream of owner Connie Young. The original Sisters Gift Shop opened in July 2001 in Crestwood with the goal to encourage and uplift women of all ages and backgrounds. The shop moved two more times to accommodate the shop's needs. Connie's first customers became loyal friends and a unique ministry was born.
Just as little girls grow up, so did Sisters. Connie's heart yearned to expand Sisters into something more than a nice gift shop. Her dream of inspiring women continued to inspire her. After a fateful trip to Destin, Florida in the fall of 2006, Connie had an ephinany that brought back a flood of memories. Forgotten recollections of childhood tea parties with her grandmother and the quaint, but long closed, tea room she enjoyed with her daughters came rushing back. She even remember the short-lived dream she shared with her oldest daughter, Lori Crowe, about opening a tea room of their own going so far as looking at potential locations. However, life and logistics got in the way and that dream fell by the wayside.
Now led by a new vision, Connie attended the "How to Open a Tea Room God's Way" seminar conducted by the former owners of Magnolia & Ivy with her husband Lonnie. Six months later, in April 2007, Connie brought her daughter Lori into the sisterhood. Baking since she was 14 years old, Lori's additional experience in management and passion for excellence paired perfectly with her mother's vision. Together they turned the little pink shop into Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique and just as little girls grow up, so did Sisters. Within its peaceful walls one is invited into a world where the tranquility of Afternoon Tea at anytime of day will restore the spirit and refresh the heart. We invite you to visit Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique. We are sure you will find we are a happy place.
Experience the delight of afternoon tea, often referred to as high tea, in our tea parlor. Afternoon tea is served in two unique dining rooms for your pleasure, the girly chic Paris Pink Dining Room and Gigi's cozy Fleur de Leis Drawing Room. We offer several themed parties for girls ages 5-105 in our Garden Gate Party Room, such as the Princess Tea Party, a Webkinz Party, and the more grown-up BFF Par-T.What exactly is "having tea" at Sisters? Do you remember enjoying cups of tea with your grandmother? Have you ever hosted imaginary tea parties with your teddy bears and dolls? Or, have you ever been whisked away by a great victorian novel where the heroine and her closest confidants solved all their woes over a good "cuppa"? Sisters is bringing both the memories and the romance to life. In each of Sisters' lovely dining rooms, our dining tables are beautifully set with lace, silver, crystal and china with every guest in mind. Our parlor menu offers light Casual Teas consisting of a pot of tea and two Southern Scones all the way to decadent three-tiered tea trays filled to overflowing! Each of our four Afternoon Tea selections include a bottomless pot of any tea from our extensive Tea Menu and two or three-tiered tea tray filled with exquisite Southern Scones, Sweets and savories and are served with homemade Gingersnap Cookies, Lemon Curd and heavenly Fresh Clotted Cream. Our tea menu includes over 80 specialty teas and promises to delight the cautious and the thrill-seeker. If, by chance, you do not love the tea you order, your tea server will gladly replace it with another choice. After placing your selections, you will be invited to dress up at our "Dress-Up for Grown-Ups Vanity", complete with fancy hats of every kind, luxurious silk and fur wraps, tiaras, strings of pearls, and antique gloves. Who said dress up was just for little girls?
In addition, we offer a full service Tea Bar. All of our teas can be prepared "take-away" style, meaning "to-go", for your convenience. Our fresh Southern Scones are available for take-away also.
Please call about our catering services. Sisters Tea Parlor prepares sandwich trays, dessert trays, and scone trays for your special event. Our wonderful layer cakes are also available in 8" and 10" sizes. We are also now offering decorated sugar cookies by the dozen. Please call 502-222-6420 for more information.
Press Release
In September 2007, just four months after opening the tea parlor, Sisters leased the adjacent space and opened two new dining rooms and built a second, larger kitchen to accommodate the growing tea parlor’s needs. There are currently three separate dining rooms: The Paris Pink Dining Room, The Fleur de Leis Drawing Room and The Garden Gate Room, as well as a separate Tea Bar for take-away tea, sweets and savories.
Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique is one of just a few true tea parlors in Kentuckiana. Tea and the tradition of afternoon tea have existed for centuries; the concept itself is not new. There is a growing community of tea enthusiasts in this country who understand the health benefits of both drinking tea and enjoying the ritual of afternoon tea. Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique has found itself in a position of educating the public at large who does not understand tea and the tea ceremony.
Awards & Recognition
Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique is the 2008 WLKY A-List Best Tea House Winner. This is a voters' choice award and it means so much to us to recieve this honor from our guests. Thank you for your many kind words, we greatly appreciate it.
Sisters Tea Parlor & Boutique was named a Readers' Choice Top Tea Rooms by The Tea House Times magazine in the March/April 2008 Edition.
Sisters proudly carries The Tea House Times in our Boutique.
Kind Words from our Guests
“Wonderful time-peaceful, beautiful surroundings, excellent service… scrumptious food.” Terri F., Crestwood
“Excellent way to relax.” Mary B.,