Sweet Magnolias Tea Bistro

Sweet Magnolias took great care of us as we celebrated my daughters 4th Birthday! Her request was a princess tea party, and High Tea was beautiful and scrumptious. The recommendation of pink lemonade for the youngins was awesome and they loved the cottage tea pot it came in.

Went there with my mom & daughter- excellent place, cute, great service, awesome food ? loved the scones
Can’t wait to go again ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesy Chicken Crunch, Coconut Cake, Pumpkin Spice Scones, Devonshire, Broccoli Salad, Quiche

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Sweet Magnolias Tea Room. Our server was very pleasant and attentive. My food, the quiche, scones, broccoli salad, and the apple hibiscus tea were all delicious. I am looking forward to a second visit to try something different on the menu???.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Broccoli Salad, Quiche

I researched tea rooms in the area and decided upon this one for an out of town guest.
It was an absolute disappointment but also I left being extremely insulted.

The service took a long time and we waited patiently for our tea and food. The quiche was so hard that you could knock the table with it. Our potato soup came out cold. We sent it back and it came back to us a little better but was a very thick consistency.

I had already put a 50% discount down of $40 for our reservation. complained to our server about our experience and told her that I felt we should not have to pay the additional money for such a poor experience and food that we did not eat. She stated that she needed to call the owner. We waited and finally I went to the front to find that they were on the phone with the owner. When they got off the phone I was told that the owner instructed my server to escort us out of the restaurant. They then slammed the door in our face. We were not loud, nor did we cause a scene. We simply complained about poor service Instead of an apology for such a poor experience, we were escorted out of the restaurant.

I do not recommend this tea room at all.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Today Katie&Leslie went above and beyond to help!My baby was hysterically crying& they brought out food and tea to me outside because i couldn’t join my party they went above and beyond I’ll be back

A big thank you to Sweet Magnolias Tea Bistro for hosting the Polk County Women Social Club! The venue was charming, and the food was absolutely incredible. I highly recommend this spot for a delightful afternoon tea with friends and great company.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Special Tea Tiered Trays, High Tea, Quiche, Afternoon Tea, Soup

Sweet Magnolias created the perfect tea party for my daughter's 8th birthday! I couldn't recommended them more!!!

They took care of everything, the food was delicious, and the girls had an amazing time. It was reasonably priced and simple to book. Angel and Kennedy took great care of us and had everything prepared for the party!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I had an early lunch here on a Tuesday and we left simply amazed. The food was absolutely delicious (the cheesy chicken crunch in particular left us stunned) and the scones were mouthwatering!! I also loved the tea of the day which was a "Christmas in July" tea (literally tasted exactly like it sounds-and I probably had 4 glasses full of it because of how good it was!) The entire place just takes you back in time in the best way and the service was so friendly and attentive. We can't wait to go back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesy Chicken Crunch, Pumpkin White Chocolate Scone, Broccoli Salad

Sweet Magnolias created the perfect tea party for my daughter's 8th birthday! I couldn't recommended them more!!! They took care of everything, the food was delicious, and the girls had an amazing time. It was reasonably priced and simple to book. Angel and Kennedy took great care of us and had everything prepared for the party!

Scones were warm and delicious. The lunch was very good. This was our 1st trip and we will come back again ! Quaint lil place

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad Trio Countryside Picnic, Broccoli Salad, Afternoon Tea

The chicken crunch is my favorite dish. I always try the flavored tea if the day and the broccoli salad. A quiet place to talk with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesy Chicken Crunch, Broccoli Salad, Quiche

Everything was perfect! Excellent service, food was amazing ! We love it, cannot wait to go back again!!!! Definitely recommend it!!!

The food was homemade and amazing. We had the 3 tiered afternoon tea. The portions were generous.There were 3 meat croissants with turkey and cheese, ham and cheese and chicken salad. There were 3 desserts, one being a big slice of coconut cake. 2 salads, a cucumber salad and a Broccoli salad with plenty of fresh fruit. I had the fried green tomato BLT, and we also had the salmon salad. The food was so delicious. No complaints about any of the entrees. The scones were some of the best we have ever had. And we go to a lot of tea rooms. I only wish they served the scones with cream and lemon curd or jam for a more traditional English tea. They did have a good selection of hot teas. Leslie was our server and she was very fast and helpful. We drove from Tampa and will definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

You can't go wrong with ordering anything on the menu. We are so fortunate to have this gem in Polk. It is the perfect place to have high tea with friends, family and little princesses. I have entertained all three here!!

This was my first high tea. The atmosphere was inviting, darling historic place with all of the sights, tastes and smells. The blueberry lavender tea was delicious both cold and hot. The tiers of scones, macaroons, quiche and fruit were delicious. My favorite was the tomato bisque. The group said the coconut cake was devine. The service unfortunately wasn't that great. Our waitress forgot to bring our hot tea before the tier. We had to ask for tea cups, cutlery and refills. One of the tea cups had dried coffee /tea still on it, as if it wasn't washed. There was a sandwich on the tray that was bland, it wasn't dressed therefore left dry and easy to grow stale and flavorless. I enjoyed the experience and would like to try it again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: High Tea, Quiche