Scarlet Tea Room
18 West Green St
Pasadena, CA
626-577-0051
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Hours
Tue - Sat: 11:00am to 4:00pm
#15
of 300in CA
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Overview
Scarlet Tea Room is now serving gourmet dinner on Fridays and Saturdays 6:30-10:30pm. Come and enjoy our extensive wine selection and live music.
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Food: A lovely tea house to spend a few hours, the food is always great, friendly servers and know about the teas they carry. This is the best in Pasadena, lovely and clean and well presented and the food presentation is great too, not my favorite in LA but definately worth visiting. |
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- Millie 06/21/09 |
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Food: This place has way better food than any tea room ive ever been to. The service is warm, friendly, and knowledgable. The tea selection offers the perfect amount of choices without overwhelming you. |
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- Foxy C. Liopatrah 06/08/09 |
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Food: I found this place on the web, don't know what to expect! My Lil sister, and I make a reservation for my sister Bridal Shower. when I got there walk in and got greeted at the door. the place is very beautiful and and the atmosphere is very charming. our own hostess is very friendly. and our service was exceptional, and very fast. the foods was very good. I love the teas that they serve there. the gentlemen that play the piano, was very soothing. I would love to go back there for any occasion. |
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- apsara 04/11/09 |
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Food: WOW. This place is awesome. I've been here for lunch, afternoon tea, evening tea, dinner, and a couple of showers and it is my favorite place to go in Oldtown. The service is exceptional and friendly. The food always leaves me speechless. While the space is bright and cheery during the day, Scarlet transforms into a new creature at at night-extra ambient and dimly lit by chandeliers and candlelight. And live music fri and sat nights with a pianist saturday!! Make a reservation though, this place books up fast. |
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- McKenzie 03/12/09 |
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Food: I have been here several times and have LOVED my experience every time! The tea selection is good, but the food is AMAZING! I've come for tea service and just for a delicious sandwich and salads. I bring people here to celebrate any occasion. |
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- annett 02/27/09 |
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Food: By the way, Tiffany, it's spelled libel. Just thought you should know, since you have taken it upon yourself to castigate others for their opinions--which are legal. |
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- Karen Lavoie 11/19/08 |
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Food: Very lovely tea room. The food was very tasteful. The owner was very charming, but the manager seemed a bit snobby and rude. |
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- S Clark 11/19/08 |
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Food: They are rude at this tea room. Even the owner has a really bad attitude! The food is not great. The decor is good, but looks more like a second rate hotel lobby rather than a charming tea room. |
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- kim 11/09/08 |
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Food: I have been to several tea rooms and this is by far the BEST. I have been here for teas, for dinner with my husband, and I have hosted a wedding shower for my girlfriend. Each and every time, the food was delicious, the service was exeptional, the atmosphere is charming, sophisticated, and elegant. I would considered this to be a 5 STAR Tea Room. Sadly, I have seen some of the other reviews, and I have to ask... What is your agenda people???? Karen and her staff only deserve praise and gratitude. I will continue to be a continued customer of the Scarlet Tea Room and often tell collegues and friends to try it when they want to escape into a beautiful world... |
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- Laura B 10/05/08 |
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Food: I have been visiting the Scarlet Tea Room since it opened. It is a staple on my place to take my friends when visiting the LA area. ALWAYS AMAZING, staff goes beyond to make it a special experience for everyone. My daughter is always made to feel like a princess (she's still in preschool). I have visited the others in the LA area; none have the same quality fine dinning. Thank you Rebecca and Alex (servers) |
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- Shanelle 10/03/08 |
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Food: I could have gone to the super market and got a better scone. It was just okay. The tea was nice, but not superior quality. The server forgot about us... several times, and the tea room wasn't anywhere near busy. The manager came to talk to us (we wanted to have a party there and thought better of it), she was inaprobriate and and snarky...both to us and then to our server. She thought she was being charming and making the sale. Quite the opposite. I wanted it to be better, I really did. |
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- Having Tea Somewhere Else 09/27/08 |
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Tearoom Response
The Scarlet Tea Room is known for it's superior quality of foods & service. We regret that you did not feel that this message was relayed to you appropriatly.All of us at the Scarlet Tea Room look forward to serving you again. |
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Food: 12 friends and I recently visited the Scarlet Tea Room for a celebration. They graciously accommodated our group. The food was very good and the service outstanding. They did not rush us. One person had a food allergy and they worked around that. |
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- Cheryl H 09/26/08 |
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Food: The Scarlet Tea Room truly is Pasadena's best kept secret. I've had tea all over the world and this is in the top 3. The food is beautiful in presentation and everything is so yummy. The service is downright wonderful-you can tell they really care about each and every guest. My tea was steeped perfectly and they always made sure I had plenty of it in my pot. I live in San Francisco but will be sure to stop in on my trips to SoCal. |
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- L.S. 09/03/08 |
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Food: I DREAM of these scones...its so far out of my drive home and i make it anyways to get my scones. They are always so nice to me and know me by name and I dont even spend very much $$$ there. I wish there were more places like these. |
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- Perry P. 09/02/08 |
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Food: I LOVE THIS PLACE!! So elegant yet comfortable-You will find me here on most special occasions. Many of their ingredents are organic, they add a delightfully delicious twist to everything, AND easily accomadate special dietary needs. (great for my book club and allergic children!) Lunch and dinner is also delicious and seriously artistic. I sometimes wake up craving their soups scones!! |
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- JoaniePaige 09/02/08 |
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Food: I am so utterly disgusted by the lies i have just read. I have been going to this restaurant for nearly 1 year and Jill has been the most wonderful server. Shame on some people for telling horrible stories. Don't you understand what kind of damage you can do? There are ways of finding out who you are and you can be sued for liable. |
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- Tiffany 09/02/08 |
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Food: i came here with a friend who i lost touch with and thinking we would indulge in tea and have ourselves a good time was foolish. The stingy server jillian rushed us in ordering and then walked away and ordered for us the most $$$ meal. Then when i complained this server said she would spit in our sandwiches if we did i was appalled and upset. I really wanted my friend and i to have a good time and we didnt. beware that server jillian should be fired for her rude comments and maybe they need to hire people who actually know what good customer service i mean seriously how hard is it to have decent moreals and ethics. |
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- jessica 08/26/08 |
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Please be advised that the Scarlet Tea Room has a 100% rating from the health dept. and all it's employees have a certificate of food & safety. All guests of the Scarlet Tea Room make their own choices when ordering. The Scarlet Tea Room only employs experienced and seasoned servers who are qualified to assist guest when ordering. Our menu offers a broad range of foods and pricing. We look forward to making you part of our Scarlet Family.Managemant. |
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Food: We've been to this place twice. The first visit was 'okay,' but the second visit was extremely disappointing. Our order was incorrect and the server was over the top pretentious. The food is good, albeit over priced, and the tea selection is minimal. One nice thing they offer on Sundays is live piano. |
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- tea_lover 08/18/08 |
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Food: It was our first visit and we were not disappointed. The food was superb! The ambiance is wonderful and Rebekah (our server) rocked! We loved the berry bread pudding, thanks so much. We will be back soon. |
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- Beth, Marissa and Jo 08/13/08 |
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Food: What an incredable restaurant. Scarlet, you bring afternoon tea to another level. I was a bit scetical about having tea at a new place. What a surprise to find food like this in Pasadena. West is truly coming to East. Reading other revews I agree that a person has to have culenary refinment to find tahini chicken exciting. How can people call this food average. Tea tier was better than Harrods.I will try the dinner soon. Scarlet is a gem in Pasadena. |
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- Kathleen H. 07/22/08 |
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Food: I was a bit skeptical of going here after reading these reviews. The service was good, our server was very attentive. The tea was average, nothing special. The same with the food. I have had much better at other tea rooms. There was creativity missing with the foods so everything seemed ordinary. A very awkward experience was having to walk through a large private wedding shower party to get to the ladies room. That set up was poor thinking! |
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- China tea 07/20/08 |
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Food: well the tea service was so-so and too pricy, and sevice was down right snobbish. |
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- tina 07/10/08 |
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Food: This is one of the best tea ceremonies I have ever had. The food is perfect, presentation is beautiful, atmosphere is charming, and the staff are fantastic. I have had many events here and will continue to do so. You cannot miss at the Scarlet Tea Room!!! |
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- Jennifer 07/09/08 |
