Cute place in Steveston. Pleasant interior decor and they have a party room at the back. They offer a variety of tea, sweet and/or savory combos, and afternoon tea. Service was great and friendly. We tried the simple tea combo as well as the sandwich garden combo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ran Bi
Overall just 2 stars. Average food, average tea. The service is kinda weird, we didn't understand part od his explanation, so we asked again. Then he said, I just told you that..... Maybe a bad day?We got a Groupon for 2 people combo, but the value is like mehh, Atmosphere is ok, a bit cold in the winter.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Doreen T
I came here twice for high tea and the portions were decent. My favourites were the tuna steaks and lobster tails. The gelato is amazing. It is on the pricey side, but their pistachio gelato is the richest one I've ever had. Definitely worth the price if you're combining it with high tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Gelato Take Out, Seared Ahi Tuna Steak with Wasabi Vinaigrette Sauce, Elegant Afternoon Tea
tchanrosewood
Bought Groupon for tea for two, seafood sandwich and Gelato. Fresh and good flavors. Good place to visit and we drove in from Burnaby. 3 hour free street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chmyst Z.
Not just gelato - Afternoon tea too ! Hidden gem for Lovely spot for afternoon tea, sign up for membership discount and save pp, All the selections were good and service was excellent ! They have these cool teapots for one as we could each choose our own tea. We were the only group in the cafe on a quiet afternoon but there was another group in the separate private room - must see the decor !
Olive W.
We bought a Groupon for combo for 2 back on Black Friday so we have to use it before it expires. The tea took longer than we anticipated. The combo includes a set of elegant tea, seafood sandwich and 2 gelato. The food is pretty good. I attempted to try eating a small piece of prawn but it turns out it's still a no go I love their scone and sandwiches on their tea set. Their gelato is quite good. We ordered pistachio and ferro rocher but pistachio and black sesame came instead oh well... The service is a bit slow so budget more time coming here. It will be a good place for a long catch-up outing. Parking on the weekend was quite difficult so budget more time to find parking.
Thanaphat S.
One of the best afternoon tea set and gelato in Canada. Nice atmosphere and friendly services.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Elegant Afternoon Tea
What I think
Got combo for 4. Food was not fresh. Wilted salad with a rotten taste. Cold lobster that was grey colored and overly salty. Dried pieces of orange that indicates pre-cut and sitting out too long. Turkey slices were processed meat.The ambiance needs lots of improvements too. Broken decors, odd combo beach, ornate, disco themes Feel dizzy with all the messiness. Was not pleasant. Won’t return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Kate Cake
The gelato was amazingly smooth and flavourful the magi was my favourite the pistachio was very smooth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ewan quirk
Classic high tea and gelato in a cosy cafe. If you feel like going all in on a Hong-Couver, over-the top Louis 14th decor setting, they have a small patio and semi-private rooms for more leisurely dining. The experience is fun. The food legitimately will make you want to return. The top-quality gelato is like "icing on the cake"! We have had two visits, both good. There was an error on our second visit's order. The owner treated us to free samples of their gelati to recompense us. I think we might have had a new staff member still learning on their first day. All that aside, I will return. I highly recommend for a special tea with friends.
Definitely recommend this beautiful shop. Perfect spot for some amazing gelato and beautiful pics!!!
drifter grey
The gelato is excellent ? and I love the atmosphere with gold details everywhere!
Sandra Chan
My first time here was enjoyable, but I’d probably not choose to go for high tea again. I’d like to return for gelato and perhaps other menu items. The decor is a kind of a Bridgerton theme and a bit tacky. The privacy (for awhile) in the back room was nice as was the server. We ordered 3 Elegant Tea sets and one Gold (this is an Elegant plus the extra lobster with salad, shrimp and tuna plates). Our teas weren’t flavourful enough; the savouries and seafood were good; and the sweets and scones were fair. Btw, there’s free parking on the street and Steveston is quaint.
Jessica Wong
We purchased the elegant tea set for 4 (40 dollars a person) on Groupon. Because we ordered the elegant tea set, we were able to modify one of the sets to be fit for a Vegetarian which was good.We were lucky and got the backroom to ourselves. Decor was very nice and fit the atmosphere.The savory portion was definitely better than the sweet. The bread for the cucumber sandwich did feel a bit dry and the "bruschetta" was on regular bread toasted until it was very hard...not great. The scone was also a bit dry. Flavour wise though it was quite tasty and light. As a vegetarian, I am often given a completely different menu from others and it tends to be less inferior. At Gold's they mimic the "regular" menu wonderfully. I consider this a bonus!For example, instead of smoked salmon they gave me smoked carrot and they mimicked a tuna sandwich with a meat alternative. It still tasted very good. Visually it also looked similar.As for the dessert portion I personally didn't feel it was anything amazing. It was very sweet and some of the desserts felt old. They do offer a cup of gelato at the end and it was very tasty. My personal favourite of the sweets.Overall the food was acceptable.My biggest complaint and reason for a deducted star is the tea. Selection was fine, they offered green, black, and floral/fruit options. But the quality and strength was severely lacking.The black teas came in a teabag which wouldn't be strong enough for a full pot (nevermind refills) and we felt the tea to be very weak from the get go. As we got refills this only got worse and it tasted like water...The fruit teas were loose leaf and were a bit stronger, just took longer steep time to get the full flavour. Either they need to use two tea bags/more tea leaves at the start, or offer a new teabag/change the leaves with refills.
Cute place in Steveston. Pleasant interior decor and they have a party room at the back. They offer a variety of tea, sweet and/or savory combos, and afternoon tea. Service was great and friendly. We tried the simple tea combo as well as the sandwich garden combo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall just 2 stars. Average food, average tea. The service is kinda weird, we didn't understand part od his explanation, so we asked again. Then he said, I just told you that..... Maybe a bad day?We got a Groupon for 2 people combo, but the value is like mehh, Atmosphere is ok, a bit cold in the winter.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
I came here twice for high tea and the portions were decent. My favourites were the tuna steaks and lobster tails. The gelato is amazing. It is on the pricey side, but their pistachio gelato is the richest one I've ever had. Definitely worth the price if you're combining it with high tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Gelato Take Out, Seared Ahi Tuna Steak with Wasabi Vinaigrette Sauce, Elegant Afternoon Tea
Bought Groupon for tea for two, seafood sandwich and Gelato. Fresh and good flavors. Good place to visit and we drove in from Burnaby. 3 hour free street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not just gelato - Afternoon tea too ! Hidden gem for Lovely spot for afternoon tea, sign up for membership discount and save pp, All the selections were good and service was excellent ! They have these cool teapots for one as we could each choose our own tea. We were the only group in the cafe on a quiet afternoon but there was another group in the separate private room - must see the decor !
We bought a Groupon for combo for 2 back on Black Friday so we have to use it before it expires. The tea took longer than we anticipated. The combo includes a set of elegant tea, seafood sandwich and 2 gelato. The food is pretty good. I attempted to try eating a small piece of prawn but it turns out it's still a no go I love their scone and sandwiches on their tea set. Their gelato is quite good. We ordered pistachio and ferro rocher but pistachio and black sesame came instead oh well... The service is a bit slow so budget more time coming here. It will be a good place for a long catch-up outing. Parking on the weekend was quite difficult so budget more time to find parking.
One of the best afternoon tea set and gelato in Canada. Nice atmosphere and friendly services.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Elegant Afternoon Tea
Got combo for 4. Food was not fresh. Wilted salad with a rotten taste. Cold lobster that was grey colored and overly salty. Dried pieces of orange that indicates pre-cut and sitting out too long. Turkey slices were processed meat.The ambiance needs lots of improvements too. Broken decors, odd combo beach, ornate, disco themes Feel dizzy with all the messiness. Was not pleasant. Won’t return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
The gelato was amazingly smooth and flavourful the magi was my favourite the pistachio was very smooth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Classic high tea and gelato in a cosy cafe. If you feel like going all in on a Hong-Couver, over-the top Louis 14th decor setting, they have a small patio and semi-private rooms for more leisurely dining. The experience is fun. The food legitimately will make you want to return. The top-quality gelato is like "icing on the cake"! We have had two visits, both good. There was an error on our second visit's order. The owner treated us to free samples of their gelati to recompense us. I think we might have had a new staff member still learning on their first day. All that aside, I will return. I highly recommend for a special tea with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Elegant Afternoon Tea
Restaurantji Recommends
Definitely recommend this beautiful shop. Perfect spot for some amazing gelato and beautiful pics!!!
The gelato is excellent ? and I love the atmosphere with gold details everywhere!
My first time here was enjoyable, but I’d probably not choose to go for high tea again. I’d like to return for gelato and perhaps other menu items. The decor is a kind of a Bridgerton theme and a bit tacky. The privacy (for awhile) in the back room was nice as was the server. We ordered 3 Elegant Tea sets and one Gold (this is an Elegant plus the extra lobster with salad, shrimp and tuna plates). Our teas weren’t flavourful enough; the savouries and seafood were good; and the sweets and scones were fair. Btw, there’s free parking on the street and Steveston is quaint.
We purchased the elegant tea set for 4 (40 dollars a person) on Groupon. Because we ordered the elegant tea set, we were able to modify one of the sets to be fit for a Vegetarian which was good.We were lucky and got the backroom to ourselves. Decor was very nice and fit the atmosphere.The savory portion was definitely better than the sweet. The bread for the cucumber sandwich did feel a bit dry and the "bruschetta" was on regular bread toasted until it was very hard...not great. The scone was also a bit dry. Flavour wise though it was quite tasty and light. As a vegetarian, I am often given a completely different menu from others and it tends to be less inferior. At Gold's they mimic the "regular" menu wonderfully. I consider this a bonus!For example, instead of smoked salmon they gave me smoked carrot and they mimicked a tuna sandwich with a meat alternative. It still tasted very good. Visually it also looked similar.As for the dessert portion I personally didn't feel it was anything amazing. It was very sweet and some of the desserts felt old. They do offer a cup of gelato at the end and it was very tasty. My personal favourite of the sweets.Overall the food was acceptable.My biggest complaint and reason for a deducted star is the tea. Selection was fine, they offered green, black, and floral/fruit options. But the quality and strength was severely lacking.The black teas came in a teabag which wouldn't be strong enough for a full pot (nevermind refills) and we felt the tea to be very weak from the get go. As we got refills this only got worse and it tasted like water...The fruit teas were loose leaf and were a bit stronger, just took longer steep time to get the full flavour. Either they need to use two tea bags/more tea leaves at the start, or offer a new teabag/change the leaves with refills.
Their back area is so pretty!