The Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop has great food and is a great place for a meeting or gathering. Kathy will even create a special menu for your diary needs or desires. The Milk n' Honey Tea Room also features a separate dining room for you and your guests private parties.

Congratulations to The Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Sherry's Yesterdaze. It was an honor to participate. Good Luck!

Anthony & Elke, Reservations Gourmet To Go

The Milk and Honey Tea Room is a quaint little place to get some good eats and some unusual treats known only to roman elites along with excellent service and
reasonable prices. Also some unusual gifts. i would reccomend this to any one .
JESSE BROWN

Awesome place with awesome customer service. Sherry moved here as one of our earlier customer friendly businesses. She's great!

My Zonta Club moved our monthly meetings from Embassy Suites to Milk 'n Honey. Owner /chef Kathy Glenn offered us a choice of 2 entrees instead of one chef choice at the Suites at an even better price. Had our 1st meeting there in March ... everyone was pleased with food and service. It is definitely 5 STARS!

Love the Milk n' Honey tearoom and plan to return often.
It is 5 stars in my book!

I gather from the comments that the Milk 'n Honey Tea Room is a delightful place - I'd suppose from the great reviews that I'll be stopping by sometime soon. That said, why is it even in the running for Best of Anything in Seminole Heights when it isn't IN Seminole Heights or, even, particularly close?

Anthony & Elke,
Thanks so much! Likewise, it was an honor to be in your company!!

Sherry @ Sherry's YesterDaze

I'm looking forward to eating at the Milk n' Honey Tea Room with Kathy's great cooking!
Judy

Sherry' s Yesterdaze is such a unique shop. Customer service is awesome. Everyone there is so helpful. Such a pleasure to shop there!!!

I don't want to disparage the Milk and Honey place as I've never had the pleasure to visit and I'm not familiar with them, but they don't seem to be located in the Seminole Heights business district!! We have an amazing group of unique and talented people running businesses here and Sherry's Yesterdaze and Sherry herself has been insrumental in bringing businesses together by forming the Business Guild of Seminole Heights (BGosh) a few years ago. I personally would recommend Yesterdazes to anyone with a love of vintage clothing, collectables and all over just fun stuff to stop by! Plan on spending at least an hour or so perusing...

Milk n' Honey is definitely the place to go for a great lunch! Homemade soups are my wife's favorites! We love the new Banana Pudding Bread Pudding! One of Chef Kathy's best! We'll be back soon!

In addition to the regular menu items, Milk 'n Honey runs specials appropriate to the season .... Shepherd's pie, corn beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day; chocolate tea for Valentine's Day; strawberries scones, strawberry bread pudding for Strawberry Festival to name just a few. Get a custom made cookie arrangement for a gift or a party and purchase hand made cards from local artists. Want to spend more time with your family on a holiday ... order prepared sides and desserts from Kathy. You tell Kathy what you want and she will design a menu just for your event ... now that is what I call service!

Kathy, I have to disagree that your place actually resides in the Seminole Heights area of Tampa. I'm not sure of what Patch considers to be Seminole Heights as far as their coverage, but the Seminole Heights area according to the City of Tampa stops at the Hillsborough River which seems a bit removed from your location. I'm sure this has given you lots of great exposure for our local SH residents, but feel that Sherry's Yesterdaze should be chosen as a true neighborhood enterprise. Hope to stop in your place soon!

I have enjoyed visiting Sherry's Yesterdaze ever since I moved to Tampa in 2008. It was recommended by a close friend who frequented this boutique. She would often drag me into Yesterdaze in search of the latest retro object. Getting to know Sherry has been a real pleasure. Perhaps the most prominent quality one who knows Sherry over time would describe is how hard she works to keep her business alive and fresh. She really makes a big effort to have lots of fun and unique items in her store that people would want to own. She devotes hours and hours to making her store a treasure trove. When it comes to customers, she is happy, gracious and knowledgable. She bends over backwards to help you find that special something that is perfect for you.

Yesterdaze is an awesome place with very friendly staff who always make you feel welcome. It is hard to just stop there for a short time and I always find myself in conversation even when I just intended to stop by and leave some fliers for my shop.There is a reason that people all over the country make this place a must visit location. There is something for everyone there and if you have never been you really should check this place out.

This is a great place to just chill with friends or family or even alone.

Good luck Milk 'n Honey Tea Room - love your lunches and great selection of teas.

Sherry's is a great asset to the community and they are very accommodating. They go out of their way to help find that special something you're looking for. They also are a wealth of knowledge on the era's and can help you achieve that special look.

The Milk n Honey Tea Room is a great place to dine, have tea or a meeting.

What great service and food Milk n Honey provides,

Great comment thread here, folks. It's been exciting to watch how engaged our readers are in supporting their local businesses. Just to clarify a couple things, Seminole Heights Patch's coverage extends beyond Seminole Heights. We cover a good hunk of Central Tampa, as far north as Busch Boulevard. While the Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop is outside of the Seminole Heights neighborhoods (it's actually in Lowry Park Central), it is just inside our coverage area and eligible for our readers' poll. Besides, even if Milk n' Honey were just outside our "technical" coverage area, we would likely include it in our poll since it's clearly so relevant to a lot of our readership. We do provide coverage outside of our coverage boundaries at times if we feel it's of interest to our readers. To see the city's official neighborhoods map, go to: http://www.tampagov.net/appl_neighborhoods/

I had shopped at Sherry's Yesterdaze a time or two when she was in Hyde Park. Since she is in Seminole Heights i'm there more frequent. I was delighted when she moved to the area. Its always fun to shop there and its a pleasure talking with her. Sherry knows her vintage! I not only shop there but i recycle my clothing and home items through her easy consignment program.

Yea, Sherry ! Kudo's to Yesterdaze.

Sherry's Yesterdaze has the coolest stuff. The staff are very helpful. Sherry's support of Seminole Heights is the epitome of Seminole Heights values.

Love Sherry's. They are always helpful when I need something - even if she doesn't carry it she will recommend places to look for it.

Sorry Michael, I don't see anything can be called the Best of Seminole Heights when it is not in Seminole Heights. If the above is your criteria, then you need to rename your contest to something else such as Best of Central Tampa or Best of Seminole Height Patch Extended Coverage Area. Its misleading otherwise.

Its why we had a such a big battle over trying to keep the the Tribune's local neighborhood edition as called Central Tampa and not South Tampa Edition, because Seminole Heights is not South Tampa. Lowry Park Central is not Seminole Heights. For those who forget - here is that story http://m.cltampa.com/tampa/fightin-words/Content?oid=2020821.

Seminole Heights has a strong identity - don't water it down. Rename the contest.

I am looking forward to eating here since I heard so much about it.

Definitely looking forward to visiting Milk and Honey. Lots of good reviews!

My vote is for the one located in Seminole Heights- Yesterdaze!

I loved it! Overall amazing serive. M&H is just amazing. <3

GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA WITH A FRIEND.

The tea room is simply an awesome family run small business

Sherry's Yesterdaze has my vote, you never walk in there without someone asking you if you need help, and the help you get is always friendly! Great place, lots to see and try on!! Thanks!

I choose the Milk n Honey Tea Room. Good food and a quaint little gift area.Thank you, Patch, for supporting local businesses in a positive way.

Milk n Honey is a favorite stop anytime I'm in the area.

Hey all, we've had some great questions and comments about the boundaries of the contest and Patch in general. Below I've pasted a rough outline of what we consider our coverage area, as viewed on our About Us page, http://seminoleheights.patch.com/about
As Michael Canning said earlier, the contest is open to all the surrounding businesses that we feel make up this community and would be of interest to our readers. Thank you all for your interest!

Neighborhoods: Old Seminole Heights, South Seminole Heights, Southeast Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Riverside Heights, Hampton Terrace, Sulphur Springs, Riverbend, Wellswood, V.M. Ybor, Ybor Heights and Lowry Park Central.

Local Government: Tampa City Council, Tampa Police, Tampa Fire Rescue and Central Tampa's active neighborhood associations.

Public Schools: Hillsborough High School, Middleton High School, Chamberlain High School, D.W. Waters Career Center, Brewster Technical Center, Memorial Middle School, Sligh Middle School,Young Middle School, Orange Grove Middle School, Seminole Heights Elementary, Cleveland Elementary, Metropolitan Ministries Partnership Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Broward Elementary, Sulphur Springs Elementary, Mendenhall Elementary, Lee Elementary, Edison Elementary, Lockhart Elementary and Graham Elementary.

Milk n' Honey Team Room and Gift Shop has my vote for Best Customer Service.
However don't take my word for it....plan to go there and then you'll understand and appreciate all the GREAT REVIEWS it has received! And THANKS to the PATCH for all that it does in promoting small businesses in the community!
P.S. Did you know that owner/chef Kathy Glenn is also commited to serving others outside of her quaint Milk n' Honey Tea Room. When she is not busy in the kitchen preparing homemade delicous items for her Tea Room, or take out, or catering, she is VERY involved in community service helping those in need.
When you have the pleasure of going to the Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop, be sure to meet Kathy Glenn. She is one special lady!

Awesome place to dine, fresh and a lot of variety!

Good Luck Milk n' Honey Team Room. Heard nothing but GREAT things about the place. Looking forward to visiting!

Can't wait for my next visit and a great lunch.

Milk 'n Honey Tea Room is a very nice place to go to have a nice lunch. I wouldn't know if it was in or out of Seminole Heights, but I do know it has good food and tea.

Sherry's Yesterdaze by far has all those unique gifts you can't find anywhere else! One of a kind Florida souvenirs, rare vintage art, and an awesome, eclectic selection of 40s, 50s, 60s & 70s clothing!

Great place for club meetings - formal or informal. Quiet & comfortable. Add a pot of tea & a tasty treat to sweeten up the meeting.

We love The Milk N Honey Tea Room and everything about it. Hope to get in during May for Mother's Day tea! It is a great place to eat and visit with friends and family.

Looking for a great lunch or "Hight Tea" ~ The Milk N' Honey Tea Room is the place to go. Chef Kathy makes you feel at home and her monthly special menus are terriffic. This is one of the few tea rooms that welcomes children with special treats for them. The customer service here is the best.

Love milk n honey. Kathy is a great chef!

Well I guess I'm a little shocked by the out come of the voting. Not sure how Milk N Honey could win when they are a part of the Forest Hills Community. I wonder how many WOMEN who voted live north of Busch Blvd. This is about Seminole Heights and the long history it has. I was born and raised here and Busch is not part of Seminole Heights. I wonder how the voting was actually calculated, maybe Patch would like to share.

The Milk and Honey Tea Room has wonderful customer service, and great food. Always a treat to visit, and feel at home.

Want to take a break from your day at the office and have a mini vacation, the Milk and Honey Tea room does just that! Great service and great food.

Michael,
Lowry Park Central and the rest of Central Tampa are not distinct segments of the Seminole Heights community. Southeast Seminole Heights is a distinct segment. South Seminole Heights is a distinct segment. Hampton Terrace, Old Seminole Heights are distinct segments. You have to be in Seminole Heights to be a distinct segment of Seminole Heights. Why do you risk angering your Seminole Heights readership by continuing to insist otherwise. No matter how many votes and reviews Milk and Honey gets they cannot be the Best of Seminole Heights anything. If I were the owner of Milk and Honey I'd be ashamed to win a contest under false pretenses. To continue this contest with such a title makes me doubt the integrity of Seminole Heights Patch.

Nothing like homemade! Milk n' Honey Tea Room is always fresh...homemade....and delicious!

Milk n' Honey Tea Room gets my vote for best customer service.

I love this Tea Room! My friends and I go to Tea at least once a month, and this is a favorite place of ours because the menu frequently changes and we get to try new foods and teas! The servers are wonderful too, always so accommodating! My vote goes to Milk n' Honey!

Great egg salad at M & H .....I get food to go for lunch ...just call ahead and it is made fresh and waiting for me.

Sherry King of Sherry's Yesterdaze is invested in the Seminole Heights community. Not only does she and her husband, David, have successful stores, she works tirelessly, giving back to the neighborhood, through her involvement in the business guild and community organizations. And by the way, her store is a legend.!!. When your business is featured in the New York Times travel section, you know you're in the big leagues. Congrats to Sherry and all her success and hard work.

I love stopping by Milk n Honey when I am in the area, very yummy!

Heard Milk n Honey is a great place to stop. Can't wait to check it out!

Good luck Milk n Honey.

It is not a matter of Seminole Heights residents only being able to vote for businesses in SH. It is the fact that this contest is called "Best of Seminole Heights". Milk and Honey is not located in Seminole Heights. She is not "located on the outer edge". She is in the coverage area of the SH Patch, the same way St. Petersburg is in the coverage area for Tampa Tribune. If the Tribune held a contest for Best of Tampa and a St Petersburg business won how would that be accurate and fair?

Residents work hard in Seminole Heights fighting for the neighborhood. Battling prostitution/drugs. Battling city government indifference.Supporting businesses that had the guts to move onto Nebraska or Florida Avenue. We made clear to news media where Seminole Heights is. We worked hard on the branding of Seminole Heights. Then to have some business claim to be in Seminole Heights when it clearly not is a slap in the face to all of that hard work.

Shame on Seminole Heights Patch for not recognizing that. They claim to cover Seminole Heights but obviously do not know Seminole Heights.

I don't have anything against Milk and Honey and I am sure she provides good customer service as all the reviews indicate. If this contest were about the Best of Central Tampa I would not have any issues. But this contest is called Best of Seminole Heights. There is a simple solution. Change the name of the contest to "Best of Central Tampa" That is accurate. Anything else is wrong.

Love taking my wife to this place, really great service!

Milk n Honey is a wonderful place to hang out.

If I'm in the area of Milk n Honey, I can't just drive by, have to stop for the delicious food they serve.

I love the different teas, Milk n Honey has!

Love visiting this place when I am in town visiting family, Milk n Honey you rock!

What a great menu, the only problem is deciding what to order, it's all so good.....!

Milk n Honey is the place to go for parties.

Great customer service at Sherry's Yesterdaze. They always help you find what you are looking for and what works best for your unique self. When I am wearing my vintage pieces from Sherry's, I literaly get stopped on the street and get asked 'where did you get that _____?' Love this unique shop in our unique neighborhood.

Big shout out for Milk n Honey here!!

Wide variety on the menu at Milk n Honey, makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

Wonderful place to visit, milk n honey.

Love Milk n Honey!

Milk n' Honey is a great place for lunch! Love their homemade soups!

Love Sherry's and her commitment to staying true to her business and the community.

First off I love the Milk n Honey Tea Room and my family eats here all the time. Second I can't help but comment on the posts in this thread. The Seminole Heights Patch is very clear on it's coverage area, which includes the Milk n Honey Tea Room. I have been to both establishments and both provide a great place to shop. I am utterly astonished by the nerve of "David" as to acting as though he is able to speak for all of Seminole Heights. If the contest name is causing anguish in your life then I have a simple solution STOP opening this page until the contest is over. As for the other comments that are negative towards the Milk n Honey, it is a shame that a few select readers, who by the way have not said anything about Seminole Heights borders until the thought came out that a business outside official bounderies might win, would tarnish the positive reputation that, as mentioned in a different post, Seminole Heights has worked so hard to keep. Being a routine shopper of Seminole Heights, I know that the businesses here work hard for the positive reputation and would like to congratulate all those that were in the contest. Again try Milk n Honey and you will not be disappointed.

We love the Milk and Honey Tea Room Each and every visit has been a positive experience. The food (especially the soups, yum) is terrific. Kathy is a very talented chef. The service is friendly and efficient. Awesome place!

Great menu, great food, great service. Love the place.

What a find! We have been visiting Milk and Honey for almost 2 years now and love each and every visit. Wonderful place!

Ive tried multiple times to write this comment as a review & it keeps refreshing my page! Such a frustration when the competetion is so close!!
Sherry's Yesterdaze by far has an amazing collection of retro, vintage, and most importantly UNIQUE items that no one else has! Worried about showing up at that 70's party only to see 3 people rocking' the same look? No need to worry about that with the help of Sherry & her staff. They can help you create a unique look all your own! Yesterdaze has a vast selection of seasonal items as well. As we all know, trends have a way of coming back around full circle! :)

I have come here to say something, purposely not looking at the standings in this race, about one hour before it ends.

As far as I'm concerned, YesterDaze & Milk & Honey are both winners because we have had the chance to experience the outpouring of love & support from our patrons & friends. Kathy & I are two very lucky business owners!!

This has been fun and crazy-making.....and I, for one, am glad it's almost over. I guess I should thank Patch for bringing this madness ;-)

I look forward to checking out Milk & Honey myself. Thanks to all who took time from your busy lives to participate!!

Sherry King, Owner - Sherry's YesterDaze Vintage Clothing & Antiques

The Milk n' Honey Tea Room is the BEST!!!!!!

I get so excited when my wife says lets go to Sherry's Yesterdaze!!! It such a fun time away from my stressful job!!! The staff there is so friendly and helpful!! Thanks for being part of Seminole Heights!!!

What a great place to shop!!! A Blast from my past. I see so many things that I used to have in my home. Sherry is a wonderful shop owner. She takes the time to spend with me whenever I go in. That is something you don't see every day!!

The Milk n Honey tea room is the place to eat if you are looking for a family friendly and relaxing place. My daughter and I eat here all the time and love the egg salad, pimento cheese and especially the FUDGE!!! The chefs there are always coming up with new and creative ways to excite your taste buds. The customer service is outstanding as well! The staff is always friendly and attentive to any need that we may have including allergies in our food.

I understand the need for The Patch to get better readership by expanding actual city designated boundaries to communities, and I'm interested in businesses mentioned on Patch, but the Milk N Honey Tea Room is farther away from my house in Seminole Heights than businesses in the heart of Old Hyde Park.... Would that mean that the Wine Exchange in Hyde Park could enter the Seminole Heights Patch contests? How about Downtown Tampa? -- that's even closer. No offense to the Milk n Honey Tea Room (I'm interested in visiting), but to me this looks like neighborhood brand bandwagoning. Hyde Park has a similar (although much stonger) stance on their identity, and I'm sure that The Hyde Park-South Tampa Patch wouldn't let nearby businesses outside of their "official" area (but closer in proximity) to be a part of those contests/etc. I have to vote for Sherry's, even if The Milk n Honey Tea Room is great -- it's simply too far from Seminole Heights. It's a shame it didn't come down to Reservations To Go vs Sherry's -- that would truly be a best of Seminole Heights contest.

The Milk n'Honey Tea Room is a wonderful place to go and relax---great food and atmosphere, I love it. Mary Martinez

I can't wait to go back to milk n honey.

Whatever the outcome in this competition....the Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop and owner/chef Kathy Glenn will always be WINNERS in my book.

Great place to hang!

Can't wait to go back to Milk n Honey.

Every time I go back there are new items on the menu, love you milk n honey!

Love the place, Kathy and Jeff are fantastic!!!!

Yesterdaze is the best!

Awesome place to eat and chill, Milk n Honey!

Milk 'n Honey Tearoom. Quaint, personable; great customer service. Great food!!

Milk and Honey. We love the food. My daughter will be bringing her daughters next week.

Great place to meet with (girl)friends. Milk 'n Honey Tearoom.

People are geographically challenged as it is without Patch rewritings boundaries.
This contest should have been called mid-Central Tampa so as to acknowledge participants from the various communities and therefore be more inclusive.

You can correct this situatuon by doing this when the winner is announced.

Milk and Honey tearoom definitely a repeat!!

I visisted with my daughter and her MIL. What a nice place. Great food. Milk 'n Honey Tearoom is THE BEST!

Jason What can't take the heat!!! Your taking my comment off just shows what a jerk you are. It's free speak last time I looked. How many free tea lunches did you get in return for making MnH the winners.... Oh btw where do you reside SOUTH TAMPA

A note from The Milk n' Honey Tea Room -
I want to thank everyone that supported the Patch Readers Choice tournament the last 6 weeks or so. What a wonderful way to introduce Small Businesses to the local community! A huge THANK YOU to all of the neighborhood Patch sites! You guys rock!

I am truly glad it is over now so we can all get back to business as usual. I am as anxious as everyone to find out who has prevailed in the Final Round. Kudos to Sherry and Yesterdaze. You guys are awesome! The support from your customers, friends, family and fellow business owners has been amazing.

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that has supported me in this competition. It was a surprise, to say the least, when I found out in Round 3 that we were even IN a competition, so THANK YOU to the 128 votes I received in Round 2! I appreciate you moving us forward even if I didn't know anything about it! Since Round 4, my customers, friends, family and my business neighbors have been so diligent in voting, commenting and reviewing our business. I don't think that they realized that every vote for Milk n' Honey was a vote of confidence for 22 other local artisans whose work we carry in our gift shop. So from all of us, THANK YOU!

Congratulations to all 64 businesses that participated in this competition! I'm looking forward to visiting your stores, restaurants, and shops. I hope that some of you will consider visiting mine.

Shop local. It matters.

Kathy Glenn

I will definitely be going to M&H to check it out. It sounds great. I also love Sherrys Yesterdaze. Two totally different kinds of places.

As for location. The time and energy we who live in Seminole Heights have expended to brand ourselves and to encourage people to come here (unlike 25 years ago when we were considered a ghetto), makes us very passionate about clarifying our location. To say that everything in Central Tampa is in Seminole Heights is just wrong. The best of Seminole Heights is IN Seminole Heights. The Best of Central Tampa may or may not be. Please change the name of the area to reflect the area you really cover. It also bothers me that you post crime statistics from "Seminole Heights" while much of that crime is outside Seminole Heights. Some of the grids in SH have the lowest crime rates in the city. None of us are without any crime. Please relabel what you cover so it correctly reflects the true area.