Alice's is one of my favorite spots and I visit at least once everytime I come to NYC. The tea sets are great and selection is wonderful. I recommend small parties, 2-3 max people, reservation in advance or be prepared to wait. This is a super popular spot!
Ho Chang Tat
Scones are big! Scone and tea set for 2 is value for money. Scones taste average, with buttermilk scone being the best we tried.
Amanda Mercer
Came here with family, including several kids. It's super cute inside with an Alice and Wonderland theme. They serve all different kind of tea and finger foods mostly. Food is ok. I think most people go for the tea and ambiance. Fun if you have little kids.
Jake Waiters
A cup of tea costs $13 here. This is not a joke.
Vickie Huang
Visited Alice’s Tea Cup with my sister today. We had the Madhatter (tea for two). We had the Alice Tea and the white champagne Raspberry tea. The Alice Tea is darker and smooth. The white champagne raspberry tea is light and fruity body. We glad we tried such contrast combinations. The tower came with cakes but we decide to have fruits instead of cake (tried to save some calories for the scones. Haha). The whipped cream and jam combination was a perfect match with the scones. We picked the curry chicken and cucumber sandwiches. Very light and tasty, perfect with our teas.
We loved the vibe in the tea house and enjoyed our teas, sandwiches and scones. Definitely will bring my families and friends to experience what we experienced today. Thank you Alice’s Tea Cup!!!!!!!
Denys Drozdyuk
Alice’s Tea Cup is a sweet little cafe on UWS.
The Best thing here for me: The Fresh Scones are hands down super delicious and probably the best things on the menu. I had a Mixed Berry scone and it was very fresh and served deliciously with cream and jam. I highly recommend it. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Not too sweet. Goes perfectly with the tea.
About the Teas: I’m an ardent tea lover and always drink loose leaf tea at home. I tried here both Alice’s house special and Indian Chai tea. Both teas are much better than any other places in the area - serving aromatic and flavorful teas. So applause for that! However I see room for improvement ideas: I personally like strong teas and here I couldn’t regulate the strength of my tea as it is brewed at the tea station. So my suggestion is to either 1) ask customers how strong they want their tea (crazy string, strong medium weak) like with a steak (medium well etc. ) 2) ask customers if they want to leave the tea leaves or the tea pouch In the pot. This way the tea can keep getting stronger and more flavorful as the conversation with friends keep flowing. This way the customer can also feel a part of the tea process and regulate their own tea strength.
Food: I had Scones Benedict It was not bad but not great - I would say medium. I would not order them here again.
Ambience: The place feels very magical and very cute - with Alice ideas throughout the cafe. Nice touches.
Staff: Very nice, polite, kind, helpful, and soft spoken.
Overall: It’s a solid choice for afternoon tea with scones - which does deserve 5 stars.
However certain details about the tea brewing options and the savory food quality reduced my rating to 4 - 4.5 stars.
maybe making the menu smaller and focusing more on solid tea options you have will even more improve your quality.
But overall - great place especially for families with kids.
My DD Verdict Here: GO HERE!!!
Linda Tseng
Had a vegan scone option. There are a lot of tea choices (coffee, rooibos, etc. as well). The cups were not super clean, had some dust in them. The services were great though.
Tamara Nieman
Great tea selection and some of the best scones I have eaten in a long time.
Sophia Chizuco
This cute tea house is so cozy!!! The mural, antique pictures, tea cup, and tables make the space special and inviting. I was never a big fun of scones, -until I tried theirs! Now it's honestly my favorite scones ever!! My favorite tea is the White Champagne. The taste is mild, and the fragrance is so soothing that I feel like I could drink it forever! This welcoming little spot has quickly become one of my favorite places to relax. And you absolutely must try their afternoon tea- it's amazing!! Highly recommend!!!
Their Indian chai is 👌🏼 Very friendly. Fast. Informative. I took my tea to go. Thank you!
Lily Zhang
Got the Alice's tea blend and two scones. Scones were pretty good but not warm all the way through. Tea was nothing special. They were out of eight(!) teas, including the Earl Greys we wanted to get initially. Service was friendly but quite slow. We were seated by a giant birthday group and could barely hear each other.
Hanan B
I love this place. I first discovered it when the real housewives of nyc went there :) then I tried it and it was so lovely just as I expected. Cute ambiance and yummy treats.
Ria Corral
The place was decorated as Alice but maybe it's just my expectations but there were not a lot of things that relate to the movie. Just a few roses on the ceiling but if you're not seated in the small corner at the back you won't get to see it. The food was okay, not something you'd go back for. Although, they do have a brunch menu that has a $15 minimum per person that I was unable to try because they only serve it during weekends. Perhaps that's better tasting. The service was great tho!
cute place！
Alice's is one of my favorite spots and I visit at least once everytime I come to NYC. The tea sets are great and selection is wonderful. I recommend small parties, 2-3 max people, reservation in advance or be prepared to wait. This is a super popular spot!
Scones are big! Scone and tea set for 2 is value for money. Scones taste average, with buttermilk scone being the best we tried.
Came here with family, including several kids. It's super cute inside with an Alice and Wonderland theme. They serve all different kind of tea and finger foods mostly. Food is ok. I think most people go for the tea and ambiance. Fun if you have little kids.
A cup of tea costs $13 here. This is not a joke.
Visited Alice’s Tea Cup with my sister today. We had the Madhatter (tea for two). We had the Alice Tea and the white champagne Raspberry tea. The Alice Tea is darker and smooth. The white champagne raspberry tea is light and fruity body. We glad we tried such contrast combinations. The tower came with cakes but we decide to have fruits instead of cake (tried to save some calories for the scones. Haha). The whipped cream and jam combination was a perfect match with the scones. We picked the curry chicken and cucumber sandwiches. Very light and tasty, perfect with our teas.
We loved the vibe in the tea house and enjoyed our teas, sandwiches and scones. Definitely will bring my families and friends to experience what we experienced today. Thank you Alice’s Tea Cup!!!!!!!
Alice’s Tea Cup is a sweet little cafe on UWS.
The Best thing here for me:
The Fresh Scones are hands down super delicious and probably the best things on the menu. I had a Mixed Berry scone and it was very fresh and served deliciously with cream and jam. I highly recommend it. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Not too sweet. Goes perfectly with the tea.
About the Teas:
I’m an ardent tea lover and always drink loose leaf tea at home. I tried here both Alice’s house special and Indian Chai tea. Both teas are much better than any other places in the area - serving aromatic and flavorful teas. So applause for that!
However I see room for improvement ideas: I personally like strong teas and here I couldn’t regulate the strength of my tea as it is brewed at the tea station. So my suggestion is to either
1) ask customers how strong they want their tea (crazy string, strong medium weak) like with a steak (medium well etc. )
2) ask customers if they want to leave the tea leaves or the tea pouch In the pot. This way the tea can keep getting stronger and more flavorful as the conversation with friends keep flowing. This way the customer can also feel a part of the tea process and regulate their own tea strength.
Food:
I had Scones Benedict
It was not bad but not great - I would say medium. I would not order them here again.
Ambience:
The place feels very magical and very cute - with Alice ideas throughout the cafe. Nice touches.
Staff:
Very nice, polite, kind, helpful, and soft spoken.
Overall:
It’s a solid choice for afternoon tea with scones - which does deserve 5 stars.
However certain details about the tea brewing options and the savory food quality reduced my rating to 4 - 4.5 stars.
maybe making the menu smaller and focusing more on solid tea options you have will even more improve your quality.
But overall - great place especially for families with kids.
My DD Verdict Here: GO HERE!!!
Had a vegan scone option. There are a lot of tea choices (coffee, rooibos, etc. as well). The cups were not super clean, had some dust in them. The services were great though.
Great tea selection and some of the best scones I have eaten in a long time.
This cute tea house is so cozy!!! The mural, antique pictures, tea cup, and tables make the space special and inviting. I was never a big fun of scones, -until I tried theirs! Now it's honestly my favorite scones ever!!
My favorite tea is the White Champagne. The taste is mild, and the fragrance is so soothing that I feel like I could drink it forever!
This welcoming little spot has quickly become one of my favorite places to relax. And you absolutely must try their afternoon tea- it's amazing!!
Highly recommend!!!
Restaurantji Recommends
Their Indian chai is 👌🏼
Very friendly. Fast. Informative.
I took my tea to go.
Thank you!
Got the Alice's tea blend and two scones. Scones were pretty good but not warm all the way through. Tea was nothing special. They were out of eight(!) teas, including the Earl Greys we wanted to get initially. Service was friendly but quite slow. We were seated by a giant birthday group and could barely hear each other.
I love this place. I first discovered it when the real housewives of nyc went there :) then I tried it and it was so lovely just as I expected. Cute ambiance and yummy treats.
The place was decorated as Alice but maybe it's just my expectations but there were not a lot of things that relate to the movie. Just a few roses on the ceiling but if you're not seated in the small corner at the back you won't get to see it. The food was okay, not something you'd go back for. Although, they do have a brunch menu that has a $15 minimum per person that I was unable to try because they only serve it during weekends. Perhaps that's better tasting. The service was great tho!
My wife likes the scones from here.
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