The Huntington's Rose Garden Tea Room

The Huntington's Rose Garden Tea Room reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Madeline

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Edgar did an amazing job! I come here every year for my birthday and it’s so special!
   

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   Karen VIP

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We are grateful to have been members of the Huntington Gardens for a few years. Each year, my daughter & I try to celebrate our birthdays at the Rose Garden Tea Room. Last time we visited, after it’s reopening, our food was fine, but it wasn’t great. Both the service and the food were great this time! 💓
   

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   Amy

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 24, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Really cute and great experience, my favorite was the scones
   

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   Xiomara

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 23, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Too expensive for what you pay! Cannot just get a pot of tea , scone and soup and salad. Forced into purchasing tea service with finger sandwiches that were gross tasting to my palette and I am allergic to! Service was poor and girl Victoria had an attitude! Someone had a crying baby in patio area making it difficult to even enjoy outside ambiance. Won’t waste my time here again! Same con at Red Car Cafe for $3.50 .
   

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   suzanne laite VIP

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a lovely experience! The food, tea & champagne were excellent 🌹
   

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   Vanessa VIP

   Greater Boston1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 21, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   After not having been to the Huntington Tea Room in many years, I was very disappointed in what it is like now. To begin with, there is no longer a tea sandwich buffet, which means you only have the option of two very overpriced towers of small sandwiches and pastries, plus additional overpriced extras. There also used to be a much, much better selection of quality, delicious teas. Now the teas and blends offered are just ok. But what really made our experience terrible is what an ordeal it is to even get there and be seated. We arrived at the Huntington early for our reservation. Unfortunately, their parking lot was completely full. When I asked the guard at the gate where would be good to look for parking, he just sort of shrugged and said "street parking". There were MANY cars parked on the street at every single one of the gates to the Huntington for some pretty significant distances. So even being early, there was no way we'd be able to walk from that far and arrive in time. When we finally made it inside, we were told we'd need to purchase entrance tickets to the park to get to our reservation. So this tea is far more expensive than it appears when booking. And from the Admissions kiosk it is still a significant walk to get to the tea room, which there are no shuttles for because it is down several footpaths. When we finally arrived at the tea room, we were 17 minutes late. They have a 15 minute grace period. Despite me confirming we were on our way, they gave our table away after 14 (not 15!) minutes. They told us they'd do their best to accommodate us anyway and changed our reservation to be 45 min later. We weren't seated until 57 min later, despite them being strict about us being on time. This tea is stressful, expensive, and very not worth it.
   

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   Maria

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 21, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wait time with a reservation was a bit too long. Server was very friendly and efficient. Food was good but not exceptional. Tea was delicious.
   

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   Gina

   San Francisco8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We sat outside on an absolutely gorgeous spring day. Food, service, ambiance all excellent. I’ve been to many places for high tea and this is by far my very favorite. This is a perfect place to come for a special occasion of any kind.
   

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   April

   Calgary3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Edgar and Jo are awesome and made this experience really lovely. The food, the tea, the roses. It’s a little slice of heaven.
   

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    Melina

    Los Angeles6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 18, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    It was a good experience, a little overpriced But we didn’t have two birthdays and they didn’t bring a cake
    

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