The Cafe At The Getty Villa

I have been waiting years to experience the Getty Villa Tea and it exceeded my expectations! Everything was lovely.

Great dining experience! We enjoyed our time at the garden tea at the Getty Villa. We are looking forward to the next time!

The service was great, the food was good, as well as the view. The room, however, is nothing special; it is a multi-purpose room which happens to serve as a tea room for the occasion. There is unfortunately nothing in the design of the room which enhances the Garden Tea experience. To be truly successful, the Garden Tea needs its own space.

Tea @ the Villa was absolutely wonderful. I use the aid of a service animal and the staff was more than welcoming. The service is outstanding as well as the menu! We enjoyed the signature tea very much. The setting is magnificent! We look forward to returning and hope you get an opportunity to enjoy Tea @ the Villa!

The food is delicious and the wait staff attentive. The tables are nicely appointed but the room itself is a little sparse. The view is also lovely.

Overall great experience, great service. They sit you pretty quick and the servers are very well informed. Great tea selection and the food was super tasty. Highly recommend!!

It wasn't easy getting a reservation because there is only 1 seating 2 days of the week. The service was amazing and the food/tea was really nice, great value. My only wish was for a nicer ambiance. The room feels a bit like a conference room. However, the view is lovely.

Lovely experience, the signature tea blend was delicious and the whole experience felt very exclusive! Would definitely book again!

I was expecting this to be a magical venue for afternoon tea. The carpeted room we were in was not inviting especially with half the room empty. The service was lacking and had to constantly ask for more tea. I was so excited to go to this reservation with all the build up but would not go back.

Tea felt very private, in a quiet banquet room overlooking the Vila with instrumental music in the background. Music was a bit depressing at first, then was changed to Bridgeton type music. All you can drink teas, highly recommend the house lavender tea. Sandwich and sweets were nice.

Food was average. I went to Getty Center first, comparing to that this was amazing. Tea was regular nothing special. Servers were great and museum was a bonus. The place had only about 9 tables, so not sure why both places have such a hype and hard reservation. They can accommodate more people. If it was a must to chose between Getty Center and Villa i would say ho to the Villa.

My friend and I had so much fun at this tea. It is a fun excuse to get dressed up and feel fancy for a couple of hours. The servers explained everything in detail and were very accommodating. I loved the scones and all of the teas we tried were tasty and unique! The tea tower was well presented and the sandwiches and desserts were delicious. We were stuffed by the time we left and they sent us off with some to go cups of iced tea and a chocolate dessert for each of us to take home. I also really enjoyed that we got to explore the villa itself after the tea! Made for a nice little jaunt to walk off how full we felt. Definitely worth the price and I will be going again when I am back in the area! They aren't kidding when they say parking and security take a while though, so give yourself some time to get through that when you decide to book!

We had an excellent time! The staff were very friendly and very kind. One of our servers even brought us some extras to enjoy! The tea was great and the atmosphere was outstanding. We definitely will go there again.

I wanted something light. The berry salad with toasted almonds and prosciutto was great. For dessert, the honey mousse was the stand out of the meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We were greeted by Beverly at exactly 1pm and were the second party to be seated. Our waitress was Patty and we seemed to be the only table she was assigned to. Jonathan appeared to be assisting everyone else. He did so with great enthusiasm consistently, providing information about the food, teas, and the Villa itself at every stop. He clearly went above and beyond and we often stopped him to inquire more as Patty merely dropped food off, gave a brief description and disappeared. She brought one pot of tea at her suggestion and never once asked if we wanted to try others. We ordered a bottle of Prosecco she never refilled our glasses although they were clearly empty. About halfway through tea she just seemed to disappear completely. We were able to flag down Beverly or Jonathan for assistance and were both wonderful but this felt wrong. It was not the same level of service other patrons received. At the end we expressed this to Beverly and she apologized. Since we did not have the opportunity to try other teas on the menu she gave us iced tea to go. Jonathan was really a shining star. While I don't know that we would attend tea again at this location based on this experience, Jonathan shared information about other upcoming events at the Villa and really sold it. We agreed we would return to try those provided he was our waiter!