06/24/09

One of the Best

by gonzo3000

The decor here is a perfect representation of the food and overall experience while at the tea room. The backyard, with the oak benches and unique lighting, feels like my own backyard in the summer. Inside, the cool vintage looking wall paper and green tiled bar give the tea room a sort of country appeal, yet with the preserved commercial feel of the original building space still in tact, you know you are in Williamsburg.

The food is what I like to describe as a French inspired take on American classics. My favorite part about the menu are the specials. Though the original menu is filled with tasty food as well, the specials are what bring me back. The fish sandwich, the scallop ceviche, the carrot soup... any description I could write couldn't do them justice. The steak tar tar brunch (with deviled eggs and bread cooked in truffle oil) is amazing; I find myself eating it at least two Sundays a month. Then there's the full bar, the great selection of beer, the cocktail menu, the knowledgeable bartenders... it's really what you might call a world class bar of it's own inside a top quality restaurant. I go to the tea room for drinks more often than dinner.

The staff is exceptional, I'm always greeted with a smile, and it's not uncommon for the waiters/waitresses to remember your name. I can't remember the last time that happened elsewhere. Some of co-workers can't even remember my name.

In conclusion, get there!

• Pros: Great Staff, Great Drinks, and Better food
• Cons: Can get busy, but eating by the bar is usually an option

03/10/09

Love this place!

by CSMobileUser

We love this place. Great food and amazing atmosphere

12/03/08

Went Downhill

by tpersis

My husband and I went to Roebling Tea room about 2 months ago.

I have had decent meals there in the past, but this was his first time. What a shame that the service and food had declined.

We went for an early dinner on a friday, hardly anyone was there,

but the waitress felt the need to rush out our food.

My husband's very thick pork chop came out raw. It used to be tasty, but they now serve it with a pickled garnish all over it, so that is up to the taste buds, of who, I can not imagine. The waitress had already been unpleasant telling us we didn't order something, (a side) when I knew we did, and she must have not heard us correctly.

Instead of agreeing with us, or even bringing it out she just said "no, you did not order that".

My flank steak was actually ok but I felt it was overpriced for what it was, and almost all sides come separate. The atmosphere is still very nice,

but the service and quality of the food cancels the nice part out.

A friend who came in for drinks at the same time, also ended up eating there that night and agreed it had gone down hill. Why does this always seem to happen in the 'burg?

• Pros: Ambience
• Cons: Snotty hipster know it all waitress and raw pork