Whitevale is a beautiful Hamlet located just North in Pickering. The tearoom is located in the old Mill, just steps from the Seaton Hiking Trail. Enjoy a nice cuppa tea, or Java if that is more to your liking. . . then have a nice relaxing friendly conversation!!! Come for the teas, stay for the friendly conversation. "Where TeaCups Meet!"
“In china, there is the Teahouse. In France, there is the sidewalk café. Practically every civilized country in the world has some equivalent - a place where people can go to eat, relax, and talk things over without worrying about what time it is, and without having to leave as soon as the food is eaten. In China, for example, the Teahouse is a real social institution. Throughout the day, families, neighbours, and friends drop in for tea and light food. They stay as long as they like. Discussions may last for hours. It would be a bit strange to call the teahouse the nonexclusive neighbourhood social club; such terms are too Western. But that can roughly describe part of the function, at least from our rather compartmentalized point of view.”