Absolutely delicious savory and sweet preparations. Incredibly fresh bread, and attention to detail of the food. Service was super, Pilar our server was delightful. Nice variety of teas, and located right next to the beautiful Italian garden. Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kerrie priest
While I understand that families should be able to experience high tea, families with children should possible eat in a different area. Our experience was more or less ruined by a large family with screaming loud kids, throwing food and dropping dishes. This is supposed to be a somewhat special time with a little "pomp."The atmosphere should also reflect this. We hurried through our tea and left quickly as the experience was not what was expected. We couldn't hear each other talk over the noise. Pretty disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Afternoon Tea Set
Jennifer E.
Fun experience having high tea here! Everything was delicious and the setting felt peaceful and was beautiful. If you are touring the gardens this is definitely a great choice!
Thelma
A wonderful setting for any celebration or anytime treat. The high tea features beautifully presented savouries, sandwiches and desserts, plus trifle and their ab fab signature scone, accompanied by generous pots of tea, always hot thanks to the insulated pots.
Mariannea
We went to celebrate a birthday. They gave us a beautiful table at the window. The food and tea were amazing. They were able to accommodate multiple dietary issues. Highly recommend. The gardens were beautiful.
joanh
Beautiful place with very good food. I would recomend it to anyone. The service was good and girls friendly. The kitchen was véry helpful in providing special food for one of our group who has food alergies.
Cubanlil63
The best gluten free tea of any I've ever had! The server was lovely, checked for allergies, explained what was on the tower and made sure our teapots were filled with hot water regularly. The dining room is beautiful and quiet, which lends itself for conversation and our table had a lovely view. We had such a lovely time!
Fleur
We had a fantastic high tea at the Butchart Gardens dining room. My husband can't eat gluten (celiac disease) and the chef produced a superb gluten-free tea for him. It had all the same goodies as the wheat version except for one small savory item. Unbelievably good gluten-free bread, pie crust, cakes, and puff pastry!
SharonP
We had a lovely high tea. I had gluten free and my husband dairy free. It is a bit on the expensive side. I do appreciate how quiet and pretty the surroundings are. Our server Natalie was just great!
Lizzie G
Very tasty and pretty! The service is so top notch.I haven’t done high tea before so I wasn’t sure if I’d leave full but it was great! Definitely more on the sweet side if you like that but I thoroughly enjoyed all the savory items.Pilar was a great waitress! Glad we got to go!
Pilar was our server. She had a great attitude and was warm and hospitable. She definitely made our experience very special by taking photos of and with us and by explaining the food and teas very well. We would very much like to return and we hope that others have a similar experience. You should give Pilar a raise and definitely share this with her and the rest of your staff! Annelise and Jason
BrittM
Our waiter was amazing and super kind. The food itself was really bland and underwhelming. The sandwiches were soggy and hardly any filling. The desserts were overall sweet and lacked flavor. I honestly was in tears when we left because I felt like I wasted over $100 for nothing. To add onto it, there was birthday part for a 3 year old sitting next to us. So what was supposed to be a romantic afternoon tea for our anniversary felt more like a kids place. It was loud and multiple times at least one kid was getting out of their seat. Overall I will never go back for high tea or take family members to it. It was horrible. Save your money and go the Fairmont instead. Again this all has to do with food and ambience. Our waiter was a gem and she was so kind. I didn't tell her how unsatisfied we were because there was literally nothing she could have done to help.
SarahBun
We enjoyed everything but the red lentil rolls were not very good. My kids especially didn't like them and I will try and remember that they are spicy and not noted as such on the menu. But overall, we had a lovely time.
LyndaM
My Sister & I went to Butchart Gardens on Sunday for their High Tea.. We got there abit earlier..then our scheduled time..We asked if they could accommodate us since we were early..The Hostess said for sure there was a table that we could sit at..Our waitress came really quickly to serve us..She was very knowledgeable on their High Tea tray..very attentive service while we were there..I highly recommend the High Tea at Butchart Gardens..
NekodaF
It was lovely! Everything was delicious and our server was knowledgeable and attentive. We went there for our anniversary and they were so thoughtful, offered to take our picture and even included a Happy Anniversary stamped prince of chocolate to our tray! Would highly recommend!
Absolutely delicious savory and sweet preparations. Incredibly fresh bread, and attention to detail of the food. Service was super, Pilar our server was delightful. Nice variety of teas, and located right next to the beautiful Italian garden. Will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
While I understand that families should be able to experience high tea, families with children should possible eat in a different area. Our experience was more or less ruined by a large family with screaming loud kids, throwing food and dropping dishes. This is supposed to be a somewhat special time with a little "pomp."The atmosphere should also reflect this. We hurried through our tea and left quickly as the experience was not what was expected. We couldn't hear each other talk over the noise. Pretty disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Afternoon Tea Set
Fun experience having high tea here! Everything was delicious and the setting felt peaceful and was beautiful. If you are touring the gardens this is definitely a great choice!
A wonderful setting for any celebration or anytime treat. The high tea features beautifully presented savouries, sandwiches and desserts, plus trifle and their ab fab signature scone, accompanied by generous pots of tea, always hot thanks to the insulated pots.
We went to celebrate a birthday. They gave us a beautiful table at the window. The food and tea were amazing. They were able to accommodate multiple dietary issues. Highly recommend. The gardens were beautiful.
Beautiful place with very good food. I would recomend it to anyone. The service was good and girls friendly. The kitchen was véry helpful in providing special food for one of our group who has food alergies.
The best gluten free tea of any I've ever had! The server was lovely, checked for allergies, explained what was on the tower and made sure our teapots were filled with hot water regularly. The dining room is beautiful and quiet, which lends itself for conversation and our table had a lovely view. We had such a lovely time!
We had a fantastic high tea at the Butchart Gardens dining room. My husband can't eat gluten (celiac disease) and the chef produced a superb gluten-free tea for him. It had all the same goodies as the wheat version except for one small savory item. Unbelievably good gluten-free bread, pie crust, cakes, and puff pastry!
We had a lovely high tea. I had gluten free and my husband dairy free. It is a bit on the expensive side. I do appreciate how quiet and pretty the surroundings are. Our server Natalie was just great!
Very tasty and pretty! The service is so top notch.I haven’t done high tea before so I wasn’t sure if I’d leave full but it was great! Definitely more on the sweet side if you like that but I thoroughly enjoyed all the savory items.Pilar was a great waitress! Glad we got to go!
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Pilar was our server. She had a great attitude and was warm and hospitable. She definitely made our experience very special by taking photos of and with us and by explaining the food and teas very well. We would very much like to return and we hope that others have a similar experience. You should give Pilar a raise and definitely share this with her and the rest of your staff! Annelise and Jason
Our waiter was amazing and super kind. The food itself was really bland and underwhelming. The sandwiches were soggy and hardly any filling. The desserts were overall sweet and lacked flavor. I honestly was in tears when we left because I felt like I wasted over $100 for nothing. To add onto it, there was birthday part for a 3 year old sitting next to us. So what was supposed to be a romantic afternoon tea for our anniversary felt more like a kids place. It was loud and multiple times at least one kid was getting out of their seat. Overall I will never go back for high tea or take family members to it. It was horrible. Save your money and go the Fairmont instead. Again this all has to do with food and ambience. Our waiter was a gem and she was so kind. I didn't tell her how unsatisfied we were because there was literally nothing she could have done to help.
We enjoyed everything but the red lentil rolls were not very good. My kids especially didn't like them and I will try and remember that they are spicy and not noted as such on the menu. But overall, we had a lovely time.
My Sister & I went to Butchart Gardens on Sunday for their High Tea.. We got there abit earlier..then our scheduled time..We asked if they could accommodate us since we were early..The Hostess said for sure there was a table that we could sit at..Our waitress came really quickly to serve us..She was very knowledgeable on their High Tea tray..very attentive service while we were there..I highly recommend the High Tea at Butchart Gardens..
It was lovely! Everything was delicious and our server was knowledgeable and attentive. We went there for our anniversary and they were so thoughtful, offered to take our picture and even included a Happy Anniversary stamped prince of chocolate to our tray! Would highly recommend!