Tea List

Went here for a friend’s birthday. We made a reservation for three people in advance. We arrived on time for our reservation but they gave our table to another party of three who had a reservation for an earlier time but they were 45 minutes late for their reservation time. We felt this was unfair, considering they were significantly late for their reservation but we were on time. Isn’t that the point of a reservation? Anyway, the staff accommodated us by seating us at an alternate seating area that they share with a restaurant next door. This was nice because we actually had more privacy. The staff were attentive throughout our time there, checking on us quite frequently which we appreciated. They even provided us with a free pot of tea for the inconvenience. We each ordered the Queen’s tea. The tea servings were generous and there was quite a selection of teas to choose from. This included a charcuterie. The cheeses were delicious, although I was disappointed that the crackers included were merely saltine crackers. The tower was filled with small sandwiches and desserts. I felt the food was average, simple breads and pastries that I could have easily purchased at a grocery store. The cucumber sandwiches had a thin spread of cream cheese and one thinly sliced cucumber in each sandwich. The same could be said for the other sandwiches, a thin spread of cheese and a thin slice of salmon, etc. Our reservation was at 2 and at about 3:45 one of the servers came with our check and some boxes even though we were clearly not finished with our food or tea. They told us that the restaurant will be opening at 4:15 and we could certainly stay but we would have to move to an open table in the tea house, which they now had available for us or we could leave if we were finished. We stated that we would be done before 4:15. Overall, the food and service was average. The servers were definitely kind and apologetic for what occurred. If they had a stricter reservation policy perhaps this inconvenience could have been avoided. The decor was beautiful, which made up for this experience. I gave this place three stars because the staff were kind, but honestly if I was just rating the quality of food and tea service I would give it a two. These are things I could have easily made at home and possibly made better by shopping at a specialty grocery store. I believe the pricing is based on the experience because the tea house and decor was actually very beautiful.

Wow! I came here on a Saturday morning by invitation of a friend and I was blown away! The quality of teas and the small bites is so lovely! I love they also made some arrangements when a friend of mine couldn't eat fruits and made some replacements on our service. I thought it was very lovely, the tables a bit on smaller end if it's a group of three but if you're dining alone or with a friend I think this is an amazing experience.

Highly recommend reservations and reading all small print. I found this place online because I was looking for high tea. It was tucked behind buildings with a great outdoor dining area. It was a tad chilly but there were heaters. We tried getting one tea but you have to call 24hrs in advance which we missed somehow. We enjoyed our tea and service was great. They did mess up on all vegetarian sandwiches. Plus was there are vegan options. Staff was very friendly and the petite fours were the stars!

Cute place tucked back from the street. We called early for a same day reservation (Wednesday) and were graciously accommodated for their Afternoon Tea service. Service was excellent and all food was delicious. Good value for what you receive and was plenty of food for our appetites. Good variety of loose teas to choose from, brewed in personal pot for each and thoughtfully provided a tray to set leaves aside when timer finished. Only minus comment would be that filling on a couple sandwiches was a little skimpy. Reservations recommended and they also offer a brunch / lunch menu.

Can we talk about how wonderful Tea List is?! My husband and I visited a couple days ago and got the Queen's Tea package ($49.95 per person). I made reservations ahead of time and confirmed the day before our reservation which tea package we wanted. I also appreciate that they asked if there are any allergy accommodations e.g. dairy free substitutes. Just a heads up: Queen's Tea has to be reserved 24 hours in advance. When we arrived, our table was already ready for us. The staff were so sweet and attentive. Since we got the Queen's Tea, we got to choose our teas with the option of changing it out 2 more times with a different tea. We tried the Buckingham Palace Garden Party tea and then I later tried the Long Island Strawberry Green Tea while my husband later got the Organic Mango Mango. All of the teas were delicious, but we agreed the Buckingham Palace was our favorite. The package also included a large assortment of tea sandwiches and cakes. We were surprised by how full we were by the end of tea time and had to take the cakes home! We'll definitely be back here again.

Photos are from last week to over two and three years ago. You can see how the portions have changed. So has the service. I can’t express how sad I am about this. I want to support a small business but this was so bad. I wanted to treat family to a nice tea place. We barely had service, the table I confirmed was not available despite there being only one other party there. A fly flew into our honey and when I subtly asked for a replacement, the owner came back to show me the fly was still moving so it was not her fault. I should have asked how much the take away chicken salad sandwiches were because they were $6 for each slider sized portion. So for about $200, including the tip and 4oz of tea, it was so not worth it. The best part was the bill being presented, with the face up, to the wrong person. We had one queen, a high and a lower service. I’m glad I changed it from 3 queens tea. The second photo was two queen and the last is three queen.The picture does that one no justice.