Salon with a big tea list serving high tea, pastries, sandwiches & cocktails amid fanciful decor.
At a glance
#13 of 14 Event venues in Vancouver #70 of 93 Restaurants in VancouverLocalGuideWorld score: 4.21
Rating breakdown
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5 ★59%
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4 ★22%
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3 ★7%
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2 ★5%
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1 ★7%
Quick facts
- What is the rating of Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver?
- Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 862 reviews.
- How does Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver rank in Vancouver?
- Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver is #13 of 14 Event venues in Vancouver by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver located?
- 3066 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2H1, Canada — 4.7 km from the center of Vancouver.
- How can I contact Neverland Tea Salon Vancouver?
- Phone: +1 604-428-3066 · Website: neverlandtea.com
I am not someone who most would think of as the tea and scone type but my sister set this up for my b-day. Worth It! I had the Thai Chai with tomato basil soup and finger sandwiches. My sister got the tea service tray and let me try a few items. No fails, the whole meal was a win and I downed two kettles of Chai. Would recommend and come back.
Decent accessibility for both chair users and cane. I used just my cane this trip as it was a better walking day but have come here before in my powered chair. The staff are always accommodating and kind.
There are vegan, gluten free, and dairy free options and they are wonderfully done. While I would love a just dairy free option with regular flour for myself I always love seeing dairy free options with meats and eggs. As someone allergic to dairy it is difficult to find places to eat that aren't strictly vegan. They were kind enough to sub out some things I additionally couldn't have for things I could.
Not going into the tea itself. Hard to beat to lovely flavors and blends. And with a bottomless pot with your high tea meal it is easy to try several options and feel satisfied and pampered. Highly recommend as a cute brunch spot or a romantic tea for two.
There are vegan, gluten free, and dairy free options and they are wonderfully done. While I would love a just dairy free option with regular flour for myself I always love seeing dairy free options with meats and eggs. As someone allergic to dairy it is difficult to find places to eat that aren't strictly vegan. They were kind enough to sub out some things I additionally couldn't have for things I could.
Not going into the tea itself. Hard to beat to lovely flavors and blends. And with a bottomless pot with your high tea meal it is easy to try several options and feel satisfied and pampered. Highly recommend as a cute brunch spot or a romantic tea for two.
I enjoyed high tea here a few years ago and was keen to come back with my partner. The interior is beautiful and I love the attention to detail. There is a wide selection of tea to choose from and I enjoyed the Mumbai chai. I was surprised to see our teapot arrived with no tea bag or tea leaves inside. I don't order tea often but when I do, the tea is left to brew which is great for those of us who enjoy a stronger cup of tea.
I ordered the vegetarian high tea and my partner had the standard. There was little difference between the two. His arrived with one chicken sandwich and my alternative was a tofu sandwich which unfortunately I didn't enjoy. The sweets were good but again, for the most part, my partner and I did not enjoy them. I appreciate that this is about individual taste rather than the actual quality of the sweets. It is not possible to order anything else from the menu on the weekend other than high tea.
The website lists a spring and a summer high tea amongst others. When our bill arrived, I was under the impression, given that we are still in spring, we would be charged for the spring high tea however this was not the case. When I asked, I was informed that the spring high tea menu ended on mother's day and that they are on the summer high tea menu. This surprised me as we are still very much in spring.
Over the years I've tried several different high tea options both here in Canada and overseas and unfortunately this high tea wasn't as enjoyable as I had hoped.
I ordered the vegetarian high tea and my partner had the standard. There was little difference between the two. His arrived with one chicken sandwich and my alternative was a tofu sandwich which unfortunately I didn't enjoy. The sweets were good but again, for the most part, my partner and I did not enjoy them. I appreciate that this is about individual taste rather than the actual quality of the sweets. It is not possible to order anything else from the menu on the weekend other than high tea.
The website lists a spring and a summer high tea amongst others. When our bill arrived, I was under the impression, given that we are still in spring, we would be charged for the spring high tea however this was not the case. When I asked, I was informed that the spring high tea menu ended on mother's day and that they are on the summer high tea menu. This surprised me as we are still very much in spring.
Over the years I've tried several different high tea options both here in Canada and overseas and unfortunately this high tea wasn't as enjoyable as I had hoped.
The food is always excellent and I love their themes. I have been so many times and have never been disappointed! One of my favorite tea places in Van!
There are a handful of High Tea salons around town, and they all share the same exorbitant prices. Upwards of $60 for a three tiered delight of sweets and savouries, you are paying for the "experience".
This includes being surrounded by a medley of disparate but charming decor that somehow manages to look like it all belongs together, the use of fine china dishes, delicate teacups, and usually an actual bowl of sugar complete with a tiny metal spoon. A rounded pot filled with aromatic loose leaf tea rounds out this teaparty, a decidedly more adult affair than the one we used to have as kids using stuffies as guests.
High Tea is a luxury to be sure, not an everyday event. The Secret Garden was my go to, but I was persuaded to try Neverland. I wasn't expecting anything different in terms of the novelty, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much better the service and overall encounter was.
At Secret Garden, you choose one tea and are stuck with it for the duration of your stay. It is also up to you to steep it for however long you see fit. Neverland is unique in that you are encouraged to try different teas after each teapot is drained. I think that I sampled at least four. Not only that, but they actually brew and steep the tea for you so that the guesswork is taken out of the equation. A great marketing strategy on their part, as if you happen to fall in love with a particular tea, it is available for purchase.
Foodwise, the items at Secret Garden are laughably smaller than Neverland's. And the famed lemon tart and egg salad on a pink bun
that are constant fixtures on the Secret Garden High Tea menu have long since lost their appeal.
I am a carnivore at heart and usually give vegetarian items a hard pass, but I found myself tentatively nibbling on the vegan savouries and finding them to be surprisingly delicious. That alone has ingratiated Neverland to me, because trust me, I'm the first one to decline any vegetable that crosses my path.
Our server at Neverland was constantly checking up on us and ensuring that our table always had a steady stream of filled teapots for my party and I to mix and match. Once the server delivers your three tiered meal at Secret Garden they seem to disappear and only reappear to hand you the bill.
Suffice to say you never need to settle for a merely passable High Tea service again. Head over to Neverland for a few hours of enchantment, where everyone is indeed mad as their sign implies, but in the best way possible.
This includes being surrounded by a medley of disparate but charming decor that somehow manages to look like it all belongs together, the use of fine china dishes, delicate teacups, and usually an actual bowl of sugar complete with a tiny metal spoon. A rounded pot filled with aromatic loose leaf tea rounds out this teaparty, a decidedly more adult affair than the one we used to have as kids using stuffies as guests.
High Tea is a luxury to be sure, not an everyday event. The Secret Garden was my go to, but I was persuaded to try Neverland. I wasn't expecting anything different in terms of the novelty, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much better the service and overall encounter was.
At Secret Garden, you choose one tea and are stuck with it for the duration of your stay. It is also up to you to steep it for however long you see fit. Neverland is unique in that you are encouraged to try different teas after each teapot is drained. I think that I sampled at least four. Not only that, but they actually brew and steep the tea for you so that the guesswork is taken out of the equation. A great marketing strategy on their part, as if you happen to fall in love with a particular tea, it is available for purchase.
Foodwise, the items at Secret Garden are laughably smaller than Neverland's. And the famed lemon tart and egg salad on a pink bun
that are constant fixtures on the Secret Garden High Tea menu have long since lost their appeal.
I am a carnivore at heart and usually give vegetarian items a hard pass, but I found myself tentatively nibbling on the vegan savouries and finding them to be surprisingly delicious. That alone has ingratiated Neverland to me, because trust me, I'm the first one to decline any vegetable that crosses my path.
Our server at Neverland was constantly checking up on us and ensuring that our table always had a steady stream of filled teapots for my party and I to mix and match. Once the server delivers your three tiered meal at Secret Garden they seem to disappear and only reappear to hand you the bill.
Suffice to say you never need to settle for a merely passable High Tea service again. Head over to Neverland for a few hours of enchantment, where everyone is indeed mad as their sign implies, but in the best way possible.
On Saturday my husband and I had afternoon tea at Neverland Tea Salon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I am coeliac, my husband is not.
While they advertise it as a high tea, it is not, as high tea denotes main dishes served alongside tea sandwiches and pastries. This is an afternoon tea.
For $55 CAD (+ tax and tip) I got the gluten & dairy free tower which comes with 5 sandwiches, 4 sweets, 1 scone with jam and dairy-free cream and unlimited tea. There is not a gluten-free only option, only gluten-free & dairy-free or gluten-free & vegan. If you order the vegan menu, it's served on ceramic rather than bone China.
My husband had the traditional tower, which was also $55 CAD and came with the same number of items.
$55 CAD = $40.14 USD = $61.77 AUD = €37,53 = £32.23
Personally, I only liked 2 of the 5 sandwiches and 2 of the 4 desserts. I liked the scone. I felt the food was extremely underseasoned and dry, like the food was old, not dry as in the default texture.
I had my husband take a bite of everything I ordered to compare to his traditional tower, which had the same items except one dessert. On every item, he said his was option was more flavourful and better.
I'm sure many people aren't ordering the gluten-free dairy-free menu as often, but I'd prefer to order ahead when booking the reservation than have food that tastes like it may be leftovers. I'd also suggest that the chef tastes as they go to make sure the food isn't underseasoned.
While it's nice to get unlimited tea during the 90 minute seating, I feel like you're paying mostly for the ambiance. Like every afternoon tea I've ever been to, it's very loud, so don't expect ambient piano music.
The service was quite good but overall, I wouldn't go back for the gluten-free & dairy-free afternoon tea.
Visited: April 2024
While they advertise it as a high tea, it is not, as high tea denotes main dishes served alongside tea sandwiches and pastries. This is an afternoon tea.
For $55 CAD (+ tax and tip) I got the gluten & dairy free tower which comes with 5 sandwiches, 4 sweets, 1 scone with jam and dairy-free cream and unlimited tea. There is not a gluten-free only option, only gluten-free & dairy-free or gluten-free & vegan. If you order the vegan menu, it's served on ceramic rather than bone China.
My husband had the traditional tower, which was also $55 CAD and came with the same number of items.
$55 CAD = $40.14 USD = $61.77 AUD = €37,53 = £32.23
Personally, I only liked 2 of the 5 sandwiches and 2 of the 4 desserts. I liked the scone. I felt the food was extremely underseasoned and dry, like the food was old, not dry as in the default texture.
I had my husband take a bite of everything I ordered to compare to his traditional tower, which had the same items except one dessert. On every item, he said his was option was more flavourful and better.
I'm sure many people aren't ordering the gluten-free dairy-free menu as often, but I'd prefer to order ahead when booking the reservation than have food that tastes like it may be leftovers. I'd also suggest that the chef tastes as they go to make sure the food isn't underseasoned.
While it's nice to get unlimited tea during the 90 minute seating, I feel like you're paying mostly for the ambiance. Like every afternoon tea I've ever been to, it's very loud, so don't expect ambient piano music.
The service was quite good but overall, I wouldn't go back for the gluten-free & dairy-free afternoon tea.
Visited: April 2024
This is one of the most popular places to enjoy afternoon tea. It offers tea set at $55 per person which includes savories and sweets serving in an elegant 3-tier stand and never-ending pots of tea.
The savories and sweets in the tea set are so so in terms of taste, but they look very nice and portion is generous. Tea instead is probably the highlight. Their tea list has a vast array of tea for selection including white, black, green, roobois, oolong fruits and herbs... I took me quite some time to figure out what to try because there were just too many. At the end, I had the Russian Rose and the the Heavenly Cream.
The seating time is 1.5 hours. I can assure you that you won't be able to finish the tea set unless you do focus on eating. But what's the point of going there if we didn't enjoy the environment and did a bit of girls talk. I guess that's why 99% of the customers there were ladies and everyone was leaving with a takeout box. 🤣
The savories and sweets in the tea set are so so in terms of taste, but they look very nice and portion is generous. Tea instead is probably the highlight. Their tea list has a vast array of tea for selection including white, black, green, roobois, oolong fruits and herbs... I took me quite some time to figure out what to try because there were just too many. At the end, I had the Russian Rose and the the Heavenly Cream.
The seating time is 1.5 hours. I can assure you that you won't be able to finish the tea set unless you do focus on eating. But what's the point of going there if we didn't enjoy the environment and did a bit of girls talk. I guess that's why 99% of the customers there were ladies and everyone was leaving with a takeout box. 🤣
Cute and cozy salon. Very busy but still functional. Every item on the menu was delicious. You can try unlimited teas. We got three each and all of them were good.
As everyone else mentioned, the time is limited to 1:30 hours which feels rushed. They come check on you every now and then and in the last 30 minutes they’ll let you know so that you can get your last round of tea. By the end of 1:30 hours you should leave the table so that they can accommodate the next group.
Overall it was a good experience but next time we’ll probably go somewhere with a more relaxed schedule.
As everyone else mentioned, the time is limited to 1:30 hours which feels rushed. They come check on you every now and then and in the last 30 minutes they’ll let you know so that you can get your last round of tea. By the end of 1:30 hours you should leave the table so that they can accommodate the next group.
Overall it was a good experience but next time we’ll probably go somewhere with a more relaxed schedule.
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