Tea Rose Garden
70 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
http://www.tearosegarden.com/

My mother and I went to the Tea Rose Garden for the Christmas Tea.
The location was adorable – an indoor garden setting with water fountain, rose trellis, hedges and a gazebo where a bridal shower was occurring. The place was all trussed up for Christmas and was very festive.

The three layered tea tray came with
butternut squash soup – thick and spiced like a sweet potato pie
Petal salad – just spring greens with a vinaigrette
2 baked ham, brie and cranberry tea sandwich
2 chicken almond tea sandwich
2 goat cheese and sun dried tomato tea sandwich
1 mini shepards pie
1 lemon raspberry scone with clotted cream and raspberry jam.
fresh fruit
1 petit four
red velvet, gingerbread and peppermint macaroons
eggnog mousse cake
a pot of Christmas blend black tea which we resteeped twice
about 40$ for both of us

Service was a bit slow and frazzeled but very pleasant.
The food was mostly unremarkable, not bad but not great.
We both very much enjoyed the red velvet macaroon, the butternut squash soup, the baked ham and brie sandwich, and found the scone amazingly moist and tasty. Everything else was uneventful.

Many of the items there were only one of so you had to share, which is no problem as my mother and I are happy to share food but something to be aware of for those who might not.

The teabag (tsac) was left in the teapot, leading to oversteeping if you aren’t careful. this is becoming a peeve of mine in afternoon teas. Please steep the tea properly, or bring out a timer and dish and tongs to remove the tea!

I forgot to note what the christmas tea was spice with, but it mainly came out cardamom, but was enjoyable.

We had to go to the register to pay, it was a little awkward as no one said anything and perhaps we should have waited on a check?