12/18/2011
Mary Mac’s Tea Room is an icon of Georgian downhome cooking – the name is supposed to add a touch of class. It doesn’t need it. Although a tad pricey the atmosphere, service, and quality of the food meant we didn’t much care.
Terry, our waiter, was terrific. When he found out we were first timers he brought us two cups of Likker soup on the house. (What was it? A broth with turnip greens you crumble corn bread into. It sort of reminded me a little of matzo ball soup – except with ham.) Terry was great with the kids too. When Philip threw his kid menu crayons on the floor Terry picked them up, stared Philip down, and took the crayons away. Philip never made a peep. How amazingly refreshing. It’s easy to say no to your own kids, but people are always afraid to say it to someone else’s. Way to go, Terry!
We loaded up on the most stereotypically southern meals we could – meatloaf, collard greens, tomato and squash pies, peach cobbler and peanut butter pie. Oh, and of course, fried green tomatoes.
We had a lot of leftovers and we could barely move afterwards, but it was worth it.
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