Tyme for Tea has become a tradition in my family. We go at least 3 times a year. This is an exceptional tea service, you won’t be disappointed!
Bee Newell
Lukewarm House Tea.
Hannah Libby
The place overall was very pretty and the people were very nice. We had a reservation for 3 people and when we arrived, they told us they had overbooked and put us in the “VIP” section. This section was just their back room with their random things for sale. We were completely away from the main dining area where all the holiday decorations and activities were happening. They told us we had a visitor, it was Santa Claus coming in through their back door where we were sitting. Then he proceeded to walk into the main dining area where they started playing loud Christmas music as Santa walked in. We felt so dejected in the back room. They kept rubbing it that we were “VIP’s” when they knew very well they just gave us probably the worst spot in the building. My suggestion is that if this is truly a VIP section that it should have some flare like the main dining area and not be what felt more like a break room spot for the employees.
Amber Rae
I don’t know what happened to this place. Making a reservation was difficult and took several days to receive an email response that just said “ok” When we arrived we were the only people there and the woman at the counter (who I believe is the owner) asked for our reservations and I almost laughed… yes bc it’s packed in here right? Decor is outdated and cheap, looks like someone decorated for a prom or child’s birthday party. Plastic tablecloths. Waiters had rat tails and full sleeve tattoos. Service took forever but food was clearly not made on site or even made that same day. Everything tasted frozen or stale. No more clotted cream, sugar came in old paper packets that had been wet and dried several times like a diner. When I asked what happened to all the little extra details, I was told “we stopped doing that during Covid” So y’all dropped your food quality because of something that happened 4 years ago? I was EXTREMELY disappointed in this experience and would not recommend this place to anyone. Owner should retire or sell to someone who actually cares about tea!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amy de Lorimier
We were served two black teas that we didn't really care for, and hadn't chosen. I had to request creamer, but instead of cream it was just milk. I had to request Splenda, instead of the sugar which was on the table. The first thing served was a small scone, which wasn't bad but I expected more? After a really long wait we were brought a plate of savory bites, again not bad but not really "tea" service. The cucumber sandwich was kind of stale. The desserts were lovely, mostly. The petit fours were like little Debbie cakes -meh. I've been to tea in many tearooms, from London to New York, to New Delhi; you expect certain things. The food was *scanty*; tea should be generous, not stingy. The tea things should have all come at once, not piecemeal when we had to ask. Tea, cream, sweeteners, and a tea strainer for leaves, (which we never got). Despite there being only four occupied tables in a mostly empty restaurant, the service was super slow. Really tacky plastic covered the tables - gross. It was really a disappointment, especially for the price! Really not worth it. There are WAY better just across the bridge!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Stacey Leonoudakis
The servers were prompt to bring 2 Flav I red teas. I had to ask for English breakfast tea. Did not get to look at a menu. I guess the menu is set for Saturday as well as price. Tip was added to bill as we were a large group of 5! I liked most of the food. Desserts were disappointing but I think it was way overpriced for the level of service and attention we were given.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Joel Jaffe
Good food, terrible service, rude and confrontational staff. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Jonathan Belmares
I had done tea here pre pandemic twice and it was decent but never excellent. Booked a large party for my birthday sat may 18th. We arrived promptly at 130 for our reservation. They weren't finished re setting the room from the previous sitting no problem. The front desk was not clear in telling us to check in with the server station to be seated so we were waiting an extra 15 mins to be called before talking to the server and being seated. When I called to make the reservation I asked about gluten free accommodations had to have 4 friends drop out because they have zero alternatives or accomdations for gluten free and they would still be expected to pay full price. The women on the phone literally said maybe this isn't the place for them when i said that was disappointing. For the set victorian tea they FORCE you to book as it is there only weekend option. I was fine with this however the 2 teas they give you with that are not great at all and at 55 a person you should be given a choice of at least 1 pot of tea. We ordered extra pots because the House tea a strawberry kiwi flavor was undrinkable and they could have just not given it to us. The other tea a Carmel also not great but some of my party found it drinkable. The room was half empty our entire seating and we watched them turn away many people. Even though it was hardly busy and it didnt seem uhderstaffed. The wait staff ignored us most of the time. They didn't properly explain the menu. We had to ask 4 times for things like water for the table cream , sugar and the extra pots we ordered of the flavors we actually wanted. I asked for honey for my tea they brought me a literal spoon full. I also told MAXINE who booked my reservation reservation that it was for my birthday she said they would provide a smalltable for my gifts. No table was provided and based on the indifference of the staff we chose to not even bring it up. The food was so so. Only 2 choices of sandwiches the pinwheels fillings were extremely inconsistent from pastry to pastry. You only get 2 types of sandwiches one of the savories was literally melted cheese on a slice of baguette which felt lazy given the price. The cookies were bland and under baked. And the cheese cake bites were miniscule. I paid the same price for the mermaid tea at son and garden 2 days prior and had nicer better and attentive service and more food. The people running this place really need to adapt to times. Many people have dietary restrictions and allergies and majority of other tea places in the bay area can accomdate its not that hard. Out bill was almost 600 dollars and it was NOT worth it. To add several of the people with me had done tea here previously one during the pandemic and noted how bad the service was in comparison to this time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Natalia Poveda
Delightful place! Love the quality of the food and tea flavors!We will definitely come back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time, Three Tea Pastries
Iris Chan
This place used to be better. For the price they charge, the food and service was subpar. The food doesn’t look like house made. Some look like from frozen packages and reheated. The decor looks dated, can call vintage, but needs a good cleaning.
Cute tea experience. Don't chug your champagne at the start( you only get one;)). Some of the food was super good. The others.. good but a hawaiian roll with turkey and jelly? I can make that at home and spare myself the $50++ haha. Still a fun experience. Didn't feel rushed at all and the staff were very nice and respectful
Vegetarian options: I'm sure they could make an all vegetarian selection if you called or email. There was only 1-3 meat items served out of alllll the food they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time
Irini Antoniades
Though there are reservations required to attend the tea session, I made mine the day of and it was worth it. The whole session is about an hour and a half and they provide a beautiful experience. They even have their own tea blend that was so good I bought a bag afterwards.In regard to pricing, it is warranted since there is an experience, unlimited tea, and delicious food. Understandably, there is a flat price for all attendees regardless of age since the experience is the same for all participants.There are three “courses” of snacks provided excluding the tea pots initially brought to the table. All the treats were so filling we had to get a box to go.This was overall an amazing experience! A pillar of the Niles community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Curd, Tea Time, Assorted Pastries, Three Tea Pastries, Raspberry Preserves, Assorted Sandwich Bites
Caren Breschini
Had a lovely tea for two for Valentine's Day. Been coming here for many years. My favorite tea place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Curd, Cranberry Scone, Tea Time, Assorted Pastries, Three Tea Pastries, Raspberry Preserves, Scone with Strawberry Cream Cheese, An Assortment of Five Delectable Tea Sandwiches
Serena Perkks
Cute tea experience. Don't chug your champagne at the start( you only get one;)). Some of the food was super good. The others.. good but a hawaiian roll with turkey and jelly? I can make that at home and spare myself the $50++ haha. Still a fun experience. Didn't feel rushed at all and the staff were very nice and respectful
Vegetarian options: I'm sure they could make an all vegetarian selection if you called or email. There was only 1-3 meat items served out of alllll the food they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time, Three Tea Pastries
Pam Hiar
Cute place but it was packed on a Sunday and very loud. Got our tea but it was cold by time food came. They also didn’t bring milk or lemon for the tea. They never came back to refill the tea or ask if we needed anything. Food was very average. Definitely not worth the money.
Tyme for Tea has become a tradition in my family. We go at least 3 times a year. This is an exceptional tea service, you won’t be disappointed!
Lukewarm House Tea.
The place overall was very pretty and the people were very nice. We had a reservation for 3 people and when we arrived, they told us they had overbooked and put us in the “VIP” section. This section was just their back room with their random things for sale. We were completely away from the main dining area where all the holiday decorations and activities were happening. They told us we had a visitor, it was Santa Claus coming in through their back door where we were sitting. Then he proceeded to walk into the main dining area where they started playing loud Christmas music as Santa walked in. We felt so dejected in the back room. They kept rubbing it that we were “VIP’s” when they knew very well they just gave us probably the worst spot in the building. My suggestion is that if this is truly a VIP section that it should have some flare like the main dining area and not be what felt more like a break room spot for the employees.
I don’t know what happened to this place. Making a reservation was difficult and took several days to receive an email response that just said “ok”
When we arrived we were the only people there and the woman at the counter (who I believe is the owner) asked for our reservations and I almost laughed… yes bc it’s packed in here right?
Decor is outdated and cheap, looks like someone decorated for a prom or child’s birthday party. Plastic tablecloths. Waiters had rat tails and full sleeve tattoos. Service took forever but food was clearly not made on site or even made that same day. Everything tasted frozen or stale. No more clotted cream, sugar came in old paper packets that had been wet and dried several times like a diner. When I asked what happened to all the little extra details, I was told “we stopped doing that during Covid” So y’all dropped your food quality because of something that happened 4 years ago? I was EXTREMELY disappointed in this experience and would not recommend this place to anyone. Owner should retire or sell to someone who actually cares about tea!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We were served two black teas that we didn't really care for, and hadn't chosen. I had to request creamer, but instead of cream it was just milk. I had to request Splenda, instead of the sugar which was on the table.
The first thing served was a small scone, which wasn't bad but I expected more? After a really long wait we were brought a plate of savory bites, again not bad but not really "tea" service. The cucumber sandwich was kind of stale. The desserts were lovely, mostly. The petit fours were like little Debbie cakes -meh.
I've been to tea in many tearooms, from London to New York, to New Delhi; you expect certain things.
The food was *scanty*; tea should be generous, not stingy.
The tea things should have all come at once, not piecemeal when we had to ask. Tea, cream, sweeteners, and a tea strainer for leaves, (which we never got).
Despite there being only four occupied tables in a mostly empty restaurant, the service was super slow.
Really tacky plastic covered the tables - gross.
It was really a disappointment, especially for the price! Really not worth it.
There are WAY better just across the bridge!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
The servers were prompt to bring 2 Flav I red teas. I had to ask for English breakfast tea. Did not get to look at a menu. I guess the menu is set for Saturday as well as price. Tip was added to bill as we were a large group of 5! I liked most of the food. Desserts were disappointing but I think it was way overpriced for the level of service and attention we were given.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Good food, terrible service, rude and confrontational staff. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
I had done tea here pre pandemic twice and it was decent but never excellent. Booked a large party for my birthday sat may 18th. We arrived promptly at 130 for our reservation. They weren't finished re setting the room from the previous sitting no problem. The front desk was not clear in telling us to check in with the server station to be seated so we were waiting an extra 15 mins to be called before talking to the server and being seated. When I called to make the reservation I asked about gluten free accommodations had to have 4 friends drop out because they have zero alternatives or accomdations for gluten free and they would still be expected to pay full price. The women on the phone literally said maybe this isn't the place for them when i said that was disappointing. For the set victorian tea they FORCE you to book as it is there only weekend option. I was fine with this however the 2 teas they give you with that are not great at all and at 55 a person you should be given a choice of at least 1 pot of tea. We ordered extra pots because the House tea a strawberry kiwi flavor was undrinkable and they could have just not given it to us. The other tea a Carmel also not great but some of my party found it drinkable. The room was half empty our entire seating and we watched them turn away many people. Even though it was hardly busy and it didnt seem uhderstaffed. The wait staff ignored us most of the time. They didn't properly explain the menu. We had to ask 4 times for things like water for the table cream , sugar and the extra pots we ordered of the flavors we actually wanted. I asked for honey for my tea they brought me a literal spoon full. I also told MAXINE who booked my reservation reservation that it was for my birthday she said they would provide a smalltable for my gifts. No table was provided and based on the indifference of the staff we chose to not even bring it up. The food was so so. Only 2 choices of sandwiches the pinwheels fillings were extremely inconsistent from pastry to pastry. You only get 2 types of sandwiches one of the savories was literally melted cheese on a slice of baguette which felt lazy given the price. The cookies were bland and under baked. And the cheese cake bites were miniscule. I paid the same price for the mermaid tea at son and garden 2 days prior and had nicer better and attentive service and more food. The people running this place really need to adapt to times. Many people have dietary restrictions and allergies and majority of other tea places in the bay area can accomdate its not that hard. Out bill was almost 600 dollars and it was NOT worth it. To add several of the people with me had done tea here previously one during the pandemic and noted how bad the service was in comparison to this time.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Delightful place! Love the quality of the food and tea flavors!We will definitely come back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time, Three Tea Pastries
This place used to be better. For the price they charge, the food and service was subpar. The food doesn’t look like house made. Some look like from frozen packages and reheated. The decor looks dated, can call vintage, but needs a good cleaning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
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Cute tea experience. Don't chug your champagne at the start( you only get one;)). Some of the food was super good. The others.. good but a hawaiian roll with turkey and jelly? I can make that at home and spare myself the $50++ haha. Still a fun experience. Didn't feel rushed at all and the staff were very nice and respectful
Vegetarian options: I'm sure they could make an all vegetarian selection if you called or email. There was only 1-3 meat items served out of alllll the food they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time
Though there are reservations required to attend the tea session, I made mine the day of and it was worth it. The whole session is about an hour and a half and they provide a beautiful experience. They even have their own tea blend that was so good I bought a bag afterwards.In regard to pricing, it is warranted since there is an experience, unlimited tea, and delicious food. Understandably, there is a flat price for all attendees regardless of age since the experience is the same for all participants.There are three “courses” of snacks provided excluding the tea pots initially brought to the table. All the treats were so filling we had to get a box to go.This was overall an amazing experience! A pillar of the Niles community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Curd, Tea Time, Assorted Pastries, Three Tea Pastries, Raspberry Preserves, Assorted Sandwich Bites
Had a lovely tea for two for Valentine's Day. Been coming here for many years. My favorite tea place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Curd, Cranberry Scone, Tea Time, Assorted Pastries, Three Tea Pastries, Raspberry Preserves, Scone with Strawberry Cream Cheese, An Assortment of Five Delectable Tea Sandwiches
Cute tea experience. Don't chug your champagne at the start( you only get one;)). Some of the food was super good. The others.. good but a hawaiian roll with turkey and jelly? I can make that at home and spare myself the $50++ haha. Still a fun experience. Didn't feel rushed at all and the staff were very nice and respectful
Vegetarian options: I'm sure they could make an all vegetarian selection if you called or email. There was only 1-3 meat items served out of alllll the food they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Time, Three Tea Pastries
Cute place but it was packed on a Sunday and very loud. Got our tea but it was cold by time food came. They also didn’t bring milk or lemon for the tea. They never came back to refill the tea or ask if we needed anything. Food was very average. Definitely not worth the money.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
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