Chado Tea Room

Natalia Pavlova

I wouldn’t say it’s fancy, but definitely cute. We got Chado Afternoon Tea service and it was plenty of food for 2 girls. Warm soft scones were heavenly.

Paulin

I LOVE TEA & Chado Tea Room is worth checking out if you are a tea connoisseur like me. My close friend and I went here for an afternoon high tea. I booked a reservation on their website 48hr prior. Great variety of exotic teas, from black, green, herbal, floral, fruity, decaf collections, etc. The teas are well-prepared and served on adorable teacups & pots. Clean spaces, peaceful, girly ambiance, affordable, warm and lovely customer service. Our server, Sam, was amazing. Sam poured the tea for us, gave us free wine-inspired tea samples to try, and brought a cute birthday ice cream dessert with a tiny real candle which was a really surprising and kind gesture for me! It happened to be my birthday month in August, so it's fitting. I had the St. Marc exotic tea which was delightful with honey, and a vegetarian panini with fresh green salad + delicious tomato soup. It was a fantastic girl's day out, pleasant afternoon, light meal, delicate teas, heartfelt conversations, and we loved each flavors. Please be mindful of parking situation in Pasadena. I highly recommend getting a Parking Passport app and paying 2hr rate from your phone (in case you don't have some quarters in hand), and you can extend the time from the app, very convenient and efficient. Nice place for birthday celebrations, brunch, hangout with friends, cute dates with your lady, or with your aunt, mother, grandparents, etc. Also, make an advanced online reservation if you can. Even though walk-ins are welcome, having a reservation feels more sophisticated in my opinion.

Rebekah Jin

Atmosphere: 10/10 Service: 7/10 Food: 1/10 Tea: 9/10 The atmosphere is really nice and cozy and service although slow was still nice and very friendly! They have a good selection of teas but the food for the afternoon tea is surprisingly bad. The bread for the sandwiches were really dry like they were made way before and sitting out for a while. None of the sandwiches were seasoned with anything but the scones and clotted cream were good. Also sometimes you find one dish with a stain when you go out to eat, no big deal it happens, but here almost all of our dishes and teacups had dried food crust or what looked like lipstick stains on them. If you go, get their desserts but not their sandwiches! So many tables around us left with their sandwiches untouched.

Jenny Phu

We stumbled upon this tea room with the intention of having lunch at another restaurant on the same block. We're so glad we did as we had a very pleasant experience here with the Celebration afternoon tea. This included a salad/soup starter, a flute of champagne-inspired tea, chocolates, sandwiches, scones, jam, cream, cookie and macaron along with a pot of tea. The staff was incredibly welcoming and sincere and made our visit here very enjoyable. They brought out complimentary ice cream and sang happy birthday for my sister's birthday celebration, which was much appreciated. This is a great place for a variety of occasions, including birthday or milestone celebrations, family gatherings or a romantic date. This tea room is also great for tea lovers as they have over 400 tea selections! This was our first time here and we'll definitely visit again.