The Milk Pail Tea Room & Bistro

Great food and service. The two floors for shopping are grand, and the prices are great!

Thank you for making my mothers 97th birthday very special. We loved all of your
very unique gifts. The lunch special is a great deal! Keep up the good work.

We have been driving by this little house for months and finally decided to stop in for a visit. What a great place to shop and have a lovely lunch. Thanks for making us feel like we were part of the family. The couple that was seated at the table in the other room, said we were in for a real treat! They said they drive all the way from Alvin at least once a week for lunch. My husband thought they had to be related to the owner.Later we learned it was Al & Bettye Welling from Alvin,Texas. My husband Hank bought his first Cadillac from Al Welling Motor Company in Alvin many many moons ago.What a small world we live in. Good luck with your new banquet room, we know you will be very successful !

We had a very nice and relaxing lunch today. The house is really unique.

WOW... Great place!

THANK YOU FOR A LOVELY TIME. THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL AND OUR LITTLE WAITRESS KATHERINE WAS OUTSTANDING.

THANK YOU FOR A LOVELY TIME. THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL AND OUR LITTLE WAITRESS KATHERINE WAS OUTSTANDING.

Charming eatery,it was good food and we enjoyed our visit.

What a lovely place to hold a baby shower.Thank you or making the day very special.

Great desserts!

Nice place very clean.Price was OK,service very good. Over all B+

Great family owned and operated tea room.The daughters waited on us and the Grandmother was in the kitchen. Food was very good and the soup was even better.

A very nice little tea room!

Food was pretty good and the price was very reasonable. Place was very clean.Desserts came with the lunch special, we took one home.The lemon bars are the best!

Good food.

Based on some of the snotty responses from the tea room on this review page, I am sure to expect one based on my poor review. They were late opening, and gave our party 'free' champagne because of this. Ok, fair enough. Then the gentleman ignored our opposition to prayer time, because “we were in his house”. Granted we were, but we were paying customers with our own religious preferences in his house. We were all very nice, not that we approved, but because we took the higher ground, after he ignored us. On to the meal, it was very good but also very small. My elderly grandmother, that everyone complains doesn’t eat enough could have cleaned her plate. Then, the gentlemen reminds us that our champagne was on the house, but instead charges us $20 per person versus the $15 per person we were... (more) quoted. All of this made him think that he should promote a book that he was selling. What? I will not be coming back, and I have told everyone I know in the area about this incident. Hopefully my entire group will. I just hope no one else is exposed to this arrogant individual.

I liked that this was a family owned establishment with a beautiful little girl serving us. However, I came with a group and we were overcharged despite the owner's original quote. Additionally, not everyone in our group was Christian, so some of the group members were offended when he insisted on praying over us despite our objections. This is the second time I have seen the owner offend a group since visiting the tea room. The last time was several months ago when I saw him have an argument with another lady with a group she brought into the restaurant. At the time I was dining with a friend of mine. I decided to give him another chance this time since I didn't know what prefaced the argument, but seeing him add additional charges to our group has made me wonder about the owner's business ethics. I hope the owner will consider this when he works with other groups.

I previously visited this tearoom when it was under a different name and ownership. I had a very positive experience at that time and subsequently recommended it as a venue for an upcoming book club review meeting. My experience this time under new ownership can only be described as 'unfortunate'. This is not because of the food or decor lacking but because of the owner's arrogance and complete lack of sensitivity towards its guests.

When asked if we would like to say a prayer before the meal, the response was 'no'. The owner then stated, 'well, this is my house and we're going to have a prayer'. I saw no indication (by signage or other advertisement) that the Milk Pail was a faith based restaurant. The owner's belief that some of the ladies enjoyed his imposed prayer is a furthe... (more)r indication of his lack of sensitivity as we were just trying to be polite so that he would let us get on with our meal and discussion.

Overcharging us is inexcusable. The lunch menu clearly stated $11.95 for soup, entree and dessert. Charging us $20/person and then trying to suggest that we got a bargain is laughable. Where will a group of 10-15 people pay $400 for lunch ($26-$40/person)? Certainly not at a place that can't even remember a reservation.

The imposed praying and teachings followed by being overcharged seems like a bit of a paradox.

The food was pretty good. The turkey & Swiss sandwich was ok, maybe it would have been better if it was on a croissant. Your grandmothers lemon bars are the best. The boutique looks great Dr. McAtee, and I don't say that just because you are my kids Doc ( Kayleen & Steven). Where do you find the time?

Jay,
Don't worry about the Lisa's of the world. She is not a happy person. You did not offend my red hat group when you sang to us! Keep up the good work.

The owner forgot our book club had a reservation, overcharged us for the same food that was on the menu for $11.95, and felt the need to pray over our group and talk to us about Jesus and the tombstone. As a Christian, I was offended that he needed to share with his beliefs with our group and then overcharge us, while also promoting his friend's book.

Great food!

We had our book club lunch today at the milk pail! What a great little place located in downtown League City. The food and presentation A+.

Thank you for making my baby shower a success.

Service was outstanding And

Very charming,great food,nice gifts,and wonderful service by Katherine.

WE ARE SO GLAD THAT YOU HAVE MOVED TO LEAGUE CITY! THANK YOU

The tomato basil soup was outstanding as well the homemade bread pudding.

The food was wonderful.

My wife and I came to League City from Galveston today for a three day vacation.We got on restaurant.com and bought a coupon from the milk pail.We just wanted to say thank you for a great lunch experience. Sam

The egg salad sandwich was great! Thank you Doris and Katie.

We heard from a good friend that The Milk Pail had moved to League City, so we decided to drive over there to check out the new place. It was worth the drive, what a beautiful place you have! The gift shop and sports room upstairs is very unique.My girlfriend is a big rockets fan, she said the gentleman having lunch with his wife next to us was Jim Foley the radio announcer for
The Rockets! Keep up the good work.

We heard from a good friend that The Milk Pail had moved to League City, so we decided to drive over there to check out the new place. It was worth the drive, what a beautiful place you have! The gift shop and sports room upstairs is very unique.My girlfriend is a big rockets fan, she said the gentleman having lunch with his wife next to us was Jim Foley the radio announcer for
The Rockets! Keep up the good work.

10+ Our waitress Katie was very good,the food is wonderful,and the price is right! We will be back. Judy & Fred

The split lemon cake was the best I have had since my Grandmother passed away. I just closed my eyes,and I was back in her kitchen! Thank you for making our trip to Texas a great memory. Butler Bulldogs

We had my Granddaughters baby shower at your place, last Saturday! You guys did a great job from A-Z. The food was outstanding as always. Thanks to Leah,Katie,and Ms. Doris for making this event very enjoyable.I will bring my Red Hat Group back in July. Mildred

GREAT JOB! 10

The afternoon was outstanding!

5 Stars ***** Great Job!

Rick and I both loved your food and hospitality.The Milk Pail has been nomanted for Best of The Bay.
Congrats
Patty

This is a very relaxing place to visit. The 110 year old house is beautiful. The staff is very friendly. The music, food ,and gifts...very nice. The prices are very good. Thanks for a relaxing afternoon!

What a first class place you have here on Main Street. One would never have known about this place if it wasn't for Norman Frede Cheverolet! Your food was outstanding,and your daughters Leah and Katherine really made us all feel very special! We will be back next time we are in Texas. Please come to Virgina, we need a place like this! Thanks again for all the information on The Butler Longhorn Museum,Nolan Ryan Baseball Exhibit, and The One Room School!
PS Thanks for the to go Bread Pudding...it is to die for! GOD BLESS MS.HALEY

WOW, Jay, All I can say is 'thank-you for a superb afternoon'. The food was excellent, I had the chicken salad, chocolate ganash for dessert and both were awesome. The added attraction of a real live author was most interesting and enjoyed by all. Can hardly wait to return to your outstanding tea room.

Went for lunch and the food was exceptional quality at an unbelievable price. The Waldorf salad was amazing as was the soup, saving the desert for later if i didn't my wife would kill me. Jay is a great host and the place was charming.

What a wonderful eating experience. A beautiful old house with lots of trinkets to look at. A lovvely dining room where we were served the most scrumptious food on beautiful antique china. Soft music to encourage quiet conversation, And OH the food! A sausage quiche that melted in my mouth, homamade potato soup that brought back childhood memories and stayed hot to the last drop. My friend and I ate every bit and had to hold onto our manners and not lick the dishes when we finishd! I had lemon squares warmed just right with more hot apple tea. My friend had carrot cake that tasted like none he'd ever had before. All served by a most congenial guy name Jay. Actually I felt like family by the time we left. Let me politely mention the prices were most appropriate. Whoever reads this; do yourself a favor and visit 'The Milk Pail' and I guarantee you'll keep going back!