Their tea smell so good! Also absolutely love the vibe đđ»
Dr. Maryam D. Far
Lovely, quaint. Good food, great service.
Luca Escola
I absolutely love this tea house! The tea is always great quality and good prices! Plus the employees are such wonderfully sweet people! I always recommend this tes house to all my friends đ§Ą
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Busy Bees Cleaning LLC
Wonderful tea shop in a historic home! Wonderful selection - i picked half a dozen or so and felt the pricing was fair, one was even in a sale bin! Sipping the apple cider tea witb a dash of honey right now and can't get enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anabel Cuenco
Interesting experience here. I agree the tea itself was the highlight of the place so made sure to max that part out and family and I got to share several pots of different tea flavors including iced tea (the latter which came in the tiniest pitcher ever) ?.
My experience started several days prior when I emailed and included my phone number when asking to make a reservation for what I anticipated to be the busy Labor Day weekend. Edie, was very responsive and gave me a call back shortly to discuss menu options and requested I pre-order to ensure they would be prepared. I wasnât ready just yet so we agreed I could send my familyâs order via email which I did later that day and that went smoothly. Ordered the Tea for Two + some smaller sets for my teens. Easy peasy, nothing too complicated .
Fast fwd to today⊠we arrive a little earlier for our 2:30 reservation and place looks empty other than a few people browsing. Maybe we had just missed the rush? Anyway, there were a lot of workers in the place; a woman with short white hair who I guessed was probably Edie, and a bunch of younger staff who were cleaning up from previous parties and chatting in the kitchen.
We were encouraged to browse the items for sale which included some cool quirky items so that was fun. I was surprised that the square footage for retail space seemed to dominate the dining areas. They even had a second floor that was packed with stuffâaprons, hats, etc. but I couldnât really stay up there long as the a/c was only downstairs and today was a very hot day. The whole vibe was a very âcountry-clutterâ-type feel.
We were sat by a younger server (Ari?) who seemed initially nice enough. Edie also checked in on us + another party of 2 sat next to us in the beginning and was welcoming and accommodating. I think our two groups may have been the only people dining in.
The uncomfortable part came during the service portion. Not sure what it was, but the couple next to us seemed to get disproportionately more attentive service than we did- multiple staff checking on them, describing sandwiches in detail, etc., while our server kind of plopped everything on our table with minimal engagement . I use the word âploppedâ because I could physically hear the items slam down onto the table, and we had to ask for tea each time whereas the other table was offered a new teapot by their server multiple times ⊠heck, even by our server. Anyway, that rubbed me the wrong way. Not to mention there was a hair (def not ours because our family has dark black hair and this one was light brown) in one of the cups but considering how disregarded we were starting to feel throughout the service we just wiped it out of the cup with a napkin, ordered our tea and moved on with the tea âserviceâ.
One thing I will say though is the tea came out in a timely manner and tasted great. The tea sandwiches, croissant sandwiches and scones were decent as well. I wasnât expecting our socks to be knocked off because Iâve been to several tea places and I know the food tends to be very middle-of-the-road but expected the price point of this place to be justified by the experience and good customer service. Not sure why our group was treated differently and really trying not to makeâŠassumptionsâŠas to why. Glad we went with light bites and didnât end up going all out because I worry prolonging the experience might not have been in our best interest but lesson learned.
Thatâs the tea on the tea! ;)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Parris Murphy
Absolutely amazing staff. We had a large group and they catered perfectly for us. Thank you to everyone who catered to us we will definitely be back
Laura Lefevre
We had the cottage tea vegetarian version and we loved every single bite of it! Very cute tea shop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica Charvat
This place is such a charmer! Its so cute and full of all things tea. Don't forget to go to the back and up the stairs to go so even more items. The teas are all delicious and the ladies work so hard her. Also, if you are going to do an afternoon tea be sure to make reservations ahead of time. No walk ins allowed.
Sue Royal
We've been shopping and having tea/lunch at the Julian Tea and Cottage Arts for over 20 years. The food is yummy, and there's a good selection of merchandise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
PTG
Wide variety of teas, pleasant atmosphere. A bit crowded though.
My boyfriend surprised me with reservations on our trip to Julian and it was the highlight of the day! The staff were kind enough to accommodate my boyfriend's preferences ahead of time, as he cannot eat most cheeses, and the service was amazing!The mini eggnog cheesecakes were my favorite and they have a huge selection of teas and related goods you can buy as well! Really amazing and friendly service, I can't recommend them enough!
Dietary restrictions: If you call ahead, they are willing to accommodate dietary needs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: High Tea
Yang Chen
I rarely write negative reviews, but hope this post provides constructive feedback.My boyfriend and I came to Julian Tea and Cottage Arts and ordered the Afternoon Tea (priced at $28/person) after calling ahead. The tea shop is super cute and unique, decorations and music create a wonderful ambiance to go with the tea. Our main issues with the tea shop had to do with the service.We were served by a very young girl (in her teens) who explained to us that our Afternoon Tea would come with 3 rounds of snacks (finger sandwiches, scones and jam, and finally a house desert) as well as one bottomless pot which we could choose different teas. If we didn't like the particular tea we chose, we were told we could get another kind. This all sounded great until after the first round of tea and finger sandwiches. Our hostess delivered the scones and jam as well as our check and then left the table promptly, without asking for our next tea selection (and before the last round of deserts) or explaining why we were brought the check so early. Our pot and teacups had already been well emptied by then. I was confused by this as we were supposed to have bottomless tea. We went up and let them know our second tea choice. They said, no problem, they would bring it to our table. Here we waited for the second pot for at least fifteen minutes until we had to go up and ask again. Finally, our hostess brought out our second tea pot, which, to our disappointment wasn't even filled up all the way. I asked again if we could have a third pot (this was supposed to be bottomless tea), and our hostess replied with the fact that they were running out of hot water and unfortunately wouldn't be able to get us any more tea... I had suspected by then that they were starting to already running out of hot water after our first tea pot, which is why we were brought the check so early.To have a tea shop and offer bottomless tea yet run out of hot water (over 40 minutes before closing) seemed quite ridiculous. This was compounded by the steep price point (I was okay with this to start with given the unique experience and what was being offered seemed fair on paper). At the end of 1.5 hours, we paid $62 for basically one and a half pots of tea plus some snacks and were only asked about our tea choice once. I fully support hiring young people to work in businesses, but hope that they would at least be reasonably well trained. For the price point they are charging and the cost of the goods itself (mid to higher end tea bags found at any grocery store plus small homemade treats), I think they could afford to expend a few more dollars to enhance the quality and add more care into the service. They display hundreds of teas on the walls of the shop, but only have a menu of about ~20 tea choices. Yes, most of the reviews have had great experiences and I'd bet too we would have, maybe on a different day and with a different hostess. I personally will not be returning on the principle being a tea shop and running out of hot water.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Dinah Childress
The shop overall is amazing a huge selection of teas . The food was not good . I felt it could have been better . The tea was good . Stick with the tea alone and you will be happy .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tea List
Peter van de Water
The largest variety in tea and related products I have seen in years. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Amber Capers
I was actually really,really disappointed l, I had read all these great reviews and decided to take my mom for her Birthday! We talked about it all week and were excited! They were extremely disorganized, and the tea was so cold. Didn't even offer cream or sugar had to ask if they could bring some.. The tiny cup of soup wasn't even lukewarm and pumpkinsoup that was very runny/watery? They didn't even bother to clean the table outside or rake/sweep very old leaves on the patio and under the chairs and tables. And you get equal to one super tiny sandwich? Yeah, it definitely was not worth $80 not including gratuity and the hours worth of gas!
Their tea smell so good! Also absolutely love the vibe đđ»
Lovely, quaint. Good food, great service.
I absolutely love this tea house! The tea is always great quality and good prices! Plus the employees are such wonderfully sweet people! I always recommend this tes house to all my friends đ§Ą
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful tea shop in a historic home! Wonderful selection - i picked half a dozen or so and felt the pricing was fair, one was even in a sale bin!
Sipping the apple cider tea witb a dash of honey right now and can't get enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Interesting experience here. I agree the tea itself was the highlight of the place so made sure to max that part out and family and I got to share several pots of different tea flavors including iced tea (the latter which came in the tiniest pitcher ever) ?.
My experience started several days prior when I emailed and included my phone number when asking to make a reservation for what I anticipated to be the busy Labor Day weekend. Edie, was very responsive and gave me a call back shortly to discuss menu options and requested I pre-order to ensure they would be prepared. I wasnât ready just yet so we agreed I could send my familyâs order via email which I did later that day and that went smoothly. Ordered the Tea for Two + some smaller sets for my teens. Easy peasy, nothing too complicated .
Fast fwd to today⊠we arrive a little earlier for our 2:30 reservation and place looks empty other than a few people browsing. Maybe we had just missed the rush? Anyway, there were a lot of workers in the place; a woman with short white hair who I guessed was probably Edie, and a bunch of younger staff who were cleaning up from previous parties and chatting in the kitchen.
We were encouraged to browse the items for sale which included some cool quirky items so that was fun. I was surprised that the square footage for retail space seemed to dominate the dining areas. They even had a second floor that was packed with stuffâaprons, hats, etc. but I couldnât really stay up there long as the a/c was only downstairs and today was a very hot day. The whole vibe was a very âcountry-clutterâ-type feel.
We were sat by a younger server (Ari?) who seemed initially nice enough. Edie also checked in on us + another party of 2 sat next to us in the beginning and was welcoming and accommodating. I think our two groups may have been the only people dining in.
The uncomfortable part came during the service portion. Not sure what it was, but the couple next to us seemed to get disproportionately more attentive service than we did- multiple staff checking on them, describing sandwiches in detail, etc., while our server kind of plopped everything on our table with minimal engagement . I use the word âploppedâ because I could physically hear the items slam down onto the table, and we had to ask for tea each time whereas the other table was offered a new teapot by their server multiple times ⊠heck, even by our server. Anyway, that rubbed me the wrong way. Not to mention there was a hair (def not ours because our family has dark black hair and this one was light brown) in one of the cups but considering how disregarded we were starting to feel throughout the service we just wiped it out of the cup with a napkin, ordered our tea and moved on with the tea âserviceâ.
One thing I will say though is the tea came out in a timely manner and tasted great. The tea sandwiches, croissant sandwiches and scones were decent as well. I wasnât expecting our socks to be knocked off because Iâve been to several tea places and I know the food tends to be very middle-of-the-road but expected the price point of this place to be justified by the experience and good customer service. Not sure why our group was treated differently and really trying not to makeâŠassumptionsâŠas to why. Glad we went with light bites and didnât end up going all out because I worry prolonging the experience might not have been in our best interest but lesson learned.
Thatâs the tea on the tea! ;)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Absolutely amazing staff. We had a large group and they catered perfectly for us. Thank you to everyone who catered to us we will definitely be back
We had the cottage tea vegetarian version and we loved every single bite of it! Very cute tea shop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is such a charmer! Its so cute and full of all things tea. Don't forget to go to the back and up the stairs to go so even more items. The teas are all delicious and the ladies work so hard her. Also, if you are going to do an afternoon tea be sure to make reservations ahead of time. No walk ins allowed.
We've been shopping and having tea/lunch at the Julian Tea and Cottage Arts for over 20 years. The food is yummy, and there's a good selection of merchandise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wide variety of teas, pleasant atmosphere. A bit crowded though.
Restaurantji Recommends
My boyfriend surprised me with reservations on our trip to Julian and it was the highlight of the day! The staff were kind enough to accommodate my boyfriend's preferences ahead of time, as he cannot eat most cheeses, and the service was amazing!The mini eggnog cheesecakes were my favorite and they have a huge selection of teas and related goods you can buy as well! Really amazing and friendly service, I can't recommend them enough!
Dietary restrictions: If you call ahead, they are willing to accommodate dietary needs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: High Tea
I rarely write negative reviews, but hope this post provides constructive feedback.My boyfriend and I came to Julian Tea and Cottage Arts and ordered the Afternoon Tea (priced at $28/person) after calling ahead. The tea shop is super cute and unique, decorations and music create a wonderful ambiance to go with the tea. Our main issues with the tea shop had to do with the service.We were served by a very young girl (in her teens) who explained to us that our Afternoon Tea would come with 3 rounds of snacks (finger sandwiches, scones and jam, and finally a house desert) as well as one bottomless pot which we could choose different teas. If we didn't like the particular tea we chose, we were told we could get another kind. This all sounded great until after the first round of tea and finger sandwiches. Our hostess delivered the scones and jam as well as our check and then left the table promptly, without asking for our next tea selection (and before the last round of deserts) or explaining why we were brought the check so early. Our pot and teacups had already been well emptied by then. I was confused by this as we were supposed to have bottomless tea. We went up and let them know our second tea choice. They said, no problem, they would bring it to our table. Here we waited for the second pot for at least fifteen minutes until we had to go up and ask again. Finally, our hostess brought out our second tea pot, which, to our disappointment wasn't even filled up all the way. I asked again if we could have a third pot (this was supposed to be bottomless tea), and our hostess replied with the fact that they were running out of hot water and unfortunately wouldn't be able to get us any more tea... I had suspected by then that they were starting to already running out of hot water after our first tea pot, which is why we were brought the check so early.To have a tea shop and offer bottomless tea yet run out of hot water (over 40 minutes before closing) seemed quite ridiculous. This was compounded by the steep price point (I was okay with this to start with given the unique experience and what was being offered seemed fair on paper). At the end of 1.5 hours, we paid $62 for basically one and a half pots of tea plus some snacks and were only asked about our tea choice once. I fully support hiring young people to work in businesses, but hope that they would at least be reasonably well trained. For the price point they are charging and the cost of the goods itself (mid to higher end tea bags found at any grocery store plus small homemade treats), I think they could afford to expend a few more dollars to enhance the quality and add more care into the service. They display hundreds of teas on the walls of the shop, but only have a menu of about ~20 tea choices. Yes, most of the reviews have had great experiences and I'd bet too we would have, maybe on a different day and with a different hostess. I personally will not be returning on the principle being a tea shop and running out of hot water.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
The shop overall is amazing a huge selection of teas . The food was not good . I felt it could have been better . The tea was good . Stick with the tea alone and you will be happy .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tea List
The largest variety in tea and related products I have seen in years. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I was actually really,really disappointed l, I had read all these great reviews and decided to take my mom for her Birthday! We talked about it all week and were excited! They were extremely disorganized, and the tea was so cold. Didn't even offer cream or sugar had to ask if they could bring some.. The tiny cup of soup wasn't even lukewarm and pumpkinsoup that was very runny/watery? They didn't even bother to clean the table outside or rake/sweep very old leaves on the patio and under the chairs and tables. And you get equal to one super tiny sandwich? Yeah, it definitely was not worth $80 not including gratuity and the hours worth of gas!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
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