The Huntington's Rose Garden Tea Room

Anni Chen a month ago

I haven't had such an exceptional afternoon tea in a long time. The scones and madeleines were the best I've ever had. Everything was beautifully prepared and absolutely delicious. Reservations are highly recommended.

Abdul Alvi 5 months ago

As someone with a south Asian/Middle Eastern background, tea is something I grew up with and is very formalized in my culture. I’ve been able to try amazing tea places all over the world, and I am very sad to say this is not one of them. It’s simply a place for aesthetics, the food was very average, I did the Huntington tea that includes a tea of your choice along with bite-size food such as salmon and mini sandwiches as seen in my photos. Food was very okay, but the sad part is that the tea was incredibly below average, you can find better tea at your local grocery store. The tea is in a bag and not even looseleaf, which is shocking for a tea room. Additionally, they give you a bag of tea dipped in a pot of hot water, and as you pour it into your cup, they keep coming around and asking if they can pour more hot water into your pot… which effectively just dilutes the entire tea after just one fill, they came around three times to keep refilling the pot (I have never seen this before, nor should it happen). It just ended up tasting like microwaved Lacroix. For $78 per person, an incredibly overpriced and poor tasting experience. The interior is also incredibly loud, everyone’s conve

Jill Garcia 5 months ago

Review: The Rose Garden Tea Room ​Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ ​The ambiance at the Huntington’s Tea Room is absolutely stunning—it’s easily the highlight of the experience. The wait staff are incredibly kind and professional, and they really make the afternoon feel special. ​However, when it comes to the value, I felt it was a bit pricey for what you actually get. The food quality is nice, but the balance feels a bit off; the tray was very heavy on sweets compared to savory options. For the price point, I really feel like a soup or salad should be included in the standard tea service rather than being an extra add-on. If those were bundled in, the cost would feel much more justified. It almost makes you wonder if the high price is a way to limit the crowds, because it definitely doesn't feel like you’re getting a high return in terms of food volume. ​On a positive note, they have a fantastic selection of wines if that’s your thing. I specifically loved that they offer a non-alcoholic Prosecco in lieu of champagne—it’s a great touch for those of us who aren't big drinkers. The Hibiscus iced tea was also excellent. ​Beautiful setting and great service, but I’d love to see a bit more variety and valu

Jonathan Reed 6 months ago

The Rose Garden Tea Room was an amazing tea service meal to celebrate with family for a well deserved Birthday. Everything we had from the multiple trays and small bites were so good! I really recommend dining out on the patio if you have lovely weather and full roses like we did. The roses here during full bloom (we went May '24) were amazing and so sweet smelling even from the patio! And it was best to wander around the Rose Gardens right after ❤️ While I have absolutely no complaints to the food, service, or atmosphere of the Tea Room, I do wish we didn't have to purchase full priced tickets into the Huntington Library and Grounds prior to dining at the Tea Room. It did make it for a pricey day; I will say if it was discounted tickets for having a dining reservation (which had to be made months in advance) it would make it even more a wonderful experience 🙏

Greg 7 months ago

We really enjoyed our afternoon tea here. We originally made a reservation for inside dining room but found the noise inside to be significant, so asked to change to outdoors. The outdoor seating was lovely, and would be even better when roses are in bloom. Everything we had was good or great. We each tried a unique tea we both really enjoyed. The scones and desserts were amazing. The sandwiches were good to great. Overall for the price point this was very reasonable for a high quality experience.