Tea Reviews

Chado Tea Room, Los Angeles, CA
Visited: July, 2003
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Excellent.
Comments: The Chado Tea Room in Pasadena is a great place for afternoon tea. I've visited the Chado Tea Room in Los Angeles and the Pasadena location is just as wonderful as the original. It's located just off of the famed Colorado Blvd and it's a great place to have tea and shop in Pasadena. The food is excellent as well as the tea. There is a vast variety of teas to choose from, as it will appeal to everyone's tastes. The staff is extremely friendly as well as very knowledgeable. The Chado Tea Room is highly recommended! 
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Chado Tea Room, Los Angeles, CA
Visited: May, 2003
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Excellent.
Comments: Chado has an excellent variety of teas available to purchase, or try out in a "cuppa." The noon rush was about finished when I walked in, but the servers were all soft-spoken and attentive, without a sign of being tired. The afternoon tea came with a variety of sandwiches, and I must say, though I was impressed with the chicken and Scottish smoked salmon, I found the other two rather unappealing. The scone was delightful, though a little too soft in the middle for my personal preference, and the jam and cream were superb! My only complaint was that there was no choice of desert, although I may be in a minority when I admit I am not a huge fan of chocolate. I did, however, find a charming "teapot drip catcher" available for sale, similar to the one used on the teapot my server poured with. What a marvelous idea! This was the first time I had ever seen such a clever way to catch those unintentional little spills. It came in a variety of styles, and although a little pricey, I couldn't help but make one a part of my home collection. I recommend to anyone who serves tea at home to use one, as it saves your linen from tea stains!
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Chado Tea Room, Los Angeles, CA
Visited: February, 2003
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Excellent.
Comments: Chado Tea Room in Los Angeles is a hip and casual place for afternoon tea. The food is fantastic. I definitely recommend ordering the "Afternoon Tea" where you get an assortment of wonderful sandwiches, a freshly baked scone with fresh cream, a decadent dessert, and cookies ... all this along with a fresh pot of tea of your choice. They have 250 varieties of teas to choose from. Be sure to ask your server if you are unsure on your choice; they are very knowledgeable. A wonderful place for tea lovers. If you want to take your experience home, be sure to stop by the tea shop and buy your favorite tea. 
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Chado Tea Room, Los Angeles, CA
Visited: January, 2000
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Excellent.
Comments: Chado is a funky, hip tea room. No chintz or Victorian décor here! There loose teas are lovely and the food is great. When I last visited you needed to order the full tea in advance, however their sandwiches are so good, I didn't mind missing the whole show.
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Neiman-Marcus (The Rotunda), San Francisco, CA
Visited: December, 2002
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Teabags. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Fair. Service: Poor.  Appearance: Fair.
Comments: The Rotunda is a beautiful place, but it was too noisy. My friend and I could hardly hear ourselves talk. The service was horrible. We felt like we were inconveniencing the waiter. We saw the waiter only three times: once to take our order, once to give us our check, and once to rush over to pick up our check when he saw us getting up to leave. We had to ask the busboy to refill our hot water. 
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Neiman-Marcus (The Rotunda), San Francisco, CA
Visited: December, 2002
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Teabags. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Poor.  Food: Poor. Service: Good.  Appearance: Poor.
Comments: Very disappointed! The breads for the tea sandwiches were stale and had no flavor. The teapots were not fine china, were ordinary and had chips and stains on them. Had mostly desserts on the tea platter that were not that good. Don't waste your money. Lunch is actually much better there.
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Neiman-Marcus (The Rotunda), San Francisco, CA
Visited: September, 2001
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Fair.  Food: Fair. Service: Poor.  Appearance: Fair.
Comments: Not what I would expect from a store of this caliber, nothing was special in any way, I could have been at a common hotel. Service was terrible. I was interrupting a cruise.
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Four Seasons Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Visited: April, 2004.  Reviewed: June, 2004.
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Good.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Good.
Comments: Afternoon tea here was enjoyable. I had to ask our waiter for more water to be added to my teapot, however. There was definitely enough food; we all left stuffed! The décor was very proper and nice, but a bit boring and stuffy. My pet peeve is when a tea room does not have whole milk, and I am happy to report that they had it here. (It makes a big difference!)
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Visited: June, 2001
Meal: Afternoon tea. Type of tea: Loose leaf. Preparation: In a teapot.
Tea: Excellent.  Food: Excellent. Service: Excellent.  Appearance: Excellent.
Comments: I have had tea at the Four Seasons many times over the past 10 years, including my bridal shower. The food is second to none in the Los Angeles hotel tea scene. The service is impeccable. The décor is lovely. It is, however, restaurant style service rather than the lounge, small couches, and club chairs that are found at the Peninsula. Thus the debate among my friends for our birthday tea ritual: atmosphere of the Peninsula or better food/service of the Four Seasons? Either way you won't be disappointed!
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