York Gardens & Tearoom

Closed down, March 16th, 2025. Had reservations for today. Website is still taking reservations with credit card. If theyvare closed down then they need to stop reservations and say so on all the websites. Seems shady otherwise.

No longer exists

horrible experience! this place must either be out of business or a scam. nobody answers the phone and a reservation means nothing. we had a ‘reservation’ for 12:30, and when we arrived at the location, nobody was around to let us in.

My sister made a reservation online at least a month in advance for a party of 6. She tried calling at least 10 times to see if the number could be adjusted to 7 people but no one EVER picked up the phone. However, she did get confirmation via email of our reservation for 6. When we showed up on the day of (for our 12:30 reservation, when the place is supposed to open at 11), no one was there, the door was locked, and the phone went straight to voicemail. Terrible experience, mostly because the experience never happened… if I could give zero stars I would

Fabulous experience. Highly recommend.

This is a fascinating little place. The food was great … the quiche was outstanding! I’m not an experienced tea drinker, but the owner gave us explanations of each. Wonderful experience. Highly recommend.

Not what pictures show on Facebook

Very nice with a intimate feel. Came in with a large group on Saturday and we all enjoyed our teas, food, and atmosphere.

Areas to improve on: I wish they would consider upgrading their mugs to tea cups. It would look nicer in photos and be shared online more.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Prices a little high

Kid-friendliness: Garden outside

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Scones, The Duke of York High Tea, Choice of Tea, Hampshire Chicken Salad

Nice place for a cup of tea with finger sandwiches and scones, complete with clotted cream. Friendly staff, tasty food.

Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp by entrance, easy to navigate within the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Duke of York High Tea, Scones

The service was amazing especially considering there was 2 wait staff and we were outside for a mystery dinner! They were very attentive to us and made us feel welcomed and unrushed! The food was much better than I espected as I was there for the ambiance and recieved so much more! Jimmy, the owner, greeted and/or spoke with each guest which is impressive. The murder mystery was a wonderful "staycation" get away for me and my mom, which we both needed!

This was the second time I had been there. The first time, my friend and I were treated like royalty by staff - I feel like a bad guest because I can not remember his name! There was nothing we asked for and didn't recieve and they were not out of anything.

I hope to see more community programs here like the murder mystery dinner. I would love to see a tea party for adults. You know - hats, gloves, dresses or collared shirt and tie with danty flowers on the table.

Thanks, Lisa

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duke of York High Tea, Buckingham Quiche Spinach and Cheese or Broccoli and Cheese, Cucumber Bruschetta

Came for murder mystery dinner, was fun and food was good. Looking forward to coming back again and seeing improvements!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Our reservation was at 2:00 PM and they were still setting up the dining room as the previous party ran late (understandable). All the 2:00 parties who were congregating in the door/dining room were then seated and our tea order was taken (we were told they were out of quiche). At 2:45 we had to remind a staff member no one had taken our order (frustrating as it seemed every other table had some sort of food). The waitress had to ask us twice for our order, as she forgot and they were probably short staffed. The waitress then said they only had blueberry scones (not even a plain scone was available). At 3:14 we got our first bite of food (soup) and we shared our experience with a male staff member who was walking around checking in on guests. We were told they were backed up in kitchen and the gentleman apologized for our displeasure and stated a discount would be given. At 3:22 we finally got our tier of food however the raspberry white chocolate scones (not blueberry) were raw in the middle (despite being warm). When we brought this to the man’s attention, he assured us they were cooked but moist due to the raspberries (I beg to differ). He then offered a plain scone (which we were told they did not have) as a replacement. The $82 meal was discounted to $69 but we should have left after being ignored for nearly an hour and paid the $30 no show fee. They should not mix “Princess tea” with “regular tea” guests- their Princess Jasmine was an unconvincing Caucasian female who should've worn a black wig. Bottom line: drive to Petersburg, Va to the BLUE WILLOW TEA ROOM for an authentic tea experience. (The attached photo is of their tea cups that their designer had picked out- I had inquired about them because to me it gives off office/diner vibes).

Parking: There seems to be enough spots but the lot can be a bit tight when people are coming and going simultaneously.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

What a delightful little place. Such a cool experience! The food was delicious and more than enough to fill us up for the day ahead. I'm so glad we made this a stop on our trip. Thank you!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duke of York High Tea

The food was excellent!good selection of tea sandwich’s on soft bread delicious warm scones Service was good as well. Only issues was finding the place, the sign was mostly logo and couldn’t see from the road we drove past twice before we found it, I’d suggest bigger sign where the word tearoom is visible also the interior felt like an old lady’s living room set inside a strip mall. The linens on our table were very wrinkled and covered in lint. Overall we enjoyed ourselves and would go back because the food was so good but in the interest of attracting more customers get a new sign and redecorate with brighter fresher colors maybe add some plants or windows to feel more like a garden tea party atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duke of York High Tea, Scones