The Butchart Gardens - The Dining Room

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   TomH

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Hello. Our tea was lovely at the Butchart Gardens Tea Room. Our waiter, Jason, really went the extra mile to ensure that we enjoyed our meal.

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   OpenMe

   Atlantic Canada

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Too bad there aren't more stars to give this place! The gardens are breathtaking, the most beautiful I have ever seen, absolutely worth visiting. Our high tea was perfect, fresh sandwiches and dainties and the tea was beautifully made. Service was excellent! Overall, a 10 plus visit.

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   Maggie

   Toronto

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Great experience! We booked High Tea for lunch so that we could enjoy a meal in between viewing the garden. It was delicious and we could see the flowers around the restaurant while drinking tea. Even my picky teens and senior citizens enjoyed it. Must try!

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   IanB

   Ottawa

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Afternoon Tea at Butchart Gardens was a delightful experience. After a couple of hours wandering around the beautiful grounds, relaxing in the understated splendour of the Dining Room and enjoying delicious food really made for a special day. The service was attentive and friendly, but never overbearing. The options for food suit all diets, including vegetarian, which made us happy. The presentation of the various savoury and sweet delicacies was wonderful, but the flavours and textures of each individual item far exceeded our expectations. Generous portions and availability of take-home boxes mean we have been enjoying some of the items over the 2 days since visiting. We each chose different tea options, with the heavy teapots and strainers making it feel like a truly special service. We hope to return on future visits to Victoria.

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   Ayaz

   Vancouver

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   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Great service, the food selection was nice as well. Price is steep for the food and choices offered…

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   AnupT

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Excellent experience and ambiance. Best variety flavours

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   cocodiva

   Calgary

   31 reviews

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   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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   Lovely high tea at a beautiful location in Butchart Gardens. The quality of the food exceeded our expectations. Lots of variety of savories and desserts were good too. Food is fresh, all the warm items are hot and scones are still warm. Highly recommend this.

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   DixieB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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   This lunch was a feast for the soul…gracious service and amazing ambiance and views. Potted begonias on window sills were my favorites.

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   Karolina

   Toronto

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   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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   Enjoyed the tea a lot, the vegetarian menu was great. Perfect service and ambience.

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

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    I am a seasons pass holder living in Victoria and dine here several times a year. The food, the service and ambiance is consistently excellent. Compared to other tea rooms around the city, you really can’t beat the value of tea at Butchart Gardens.

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    JulieD

    Charleston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Spectacular ambiance, delicious food and great tea. A must if you’re a foodie. Money well spent! You will not be disappointed!!!

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    SharmaineN

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Great way to finish your visit to the gardens. The food was delicious and the ambience cozy. Great service.

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    ChristineS

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Disappointing. I visited here last year and had much better quality food and tea. On the menu clotted cream is offered but the cream served is definitely not clotted cream! The scone was hard and the bread on the sandwiches was a little dry. We did visit at the end of the day however. The tea selection has changed - and the tea served was of inferior quality. The tea was also not hot and no hot water pot was offered as in the past. I don’t understand why the tea selection has become so poor, having non-natural ingredients added to the blends definitely doesn’t enhance the teas.

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    Marlo

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    We wanted to have tea while in Victoria, we try different places each visit. We enjoyed our experience much more than going to The Empress Hotel and thought the price was much more reasonable! Thank you!

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    Aurora

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Everything is wonderful and everyone was very nice and helpful. Food servings are surprisingly generous and taste great. We asked for a table by the window and we got it and what a view we had!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    10 reviews

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    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Celebrated our 25th Anniversary with High Tea, just as we did on our Honeymoon. The many years have passed, but we’re grateful that somethings remain as a constant… the elegance and amazing experience of Butchart Gardens!

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    TeaMonk

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Exquisite! The tea is good quality and considerately brewed. Sandwiches are well-balanced with the flavours not overwhelmed by the bread, each was a pleasant and unique experience. And then the scone... immensely delightful, delicious. Amazing clotted cream and jam accompanying some of the finest-baked specimen of scone I've experienced. Overall such a welcoming and luxurious-while-comforting time which anyone who appreciates high tea will enjoy to the bottom of their tea-loving heart. (Also, much better than the Empress, both in value and quality) Note: The gluten-free bread was a bit grainy but we didn't let them know we needed it until the day of so I'd be surprised if it was the freshest bread. They were very kind to accommodate us last-minute and we were lucky they had some extra gluten-free options.

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    SusanB

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    I had heard great things about Butchart's high tea and lunch, our experience matched the hype. Prompt, courteous service, beautiful surroundings, great and plentiful food. I highly recommend it to anyone who goes to Butchart.

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    Heather

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 16, 2022

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    Very crowded, in the area where we were seated right down the far end of the restaurant. It was difficult to have a conversation due to the noise level not helped by the crying baby seated at the table next to us.

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    YvonneP

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 16, 2022

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    Lovely high tea. Delicious and service was amazing!

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    AndreaF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    Superb , thoroughly enjoyed high tea at the dining room

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    LadyBug

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    Great experience! Good was excellent. Stuff was very friendly and helpful. Thank you!

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    Maya

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    My mom and I both eat gluten free, and usually gluten free food is crumbly. The food in the afternoon tea wasn’t crumbly at all. As well we were able to enjoy the exact same menu but as a gluten free version.

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    DianeM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2022

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    A delightful experience, with delicious food, in a beautiful setting!

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    EstherM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2022

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    Beautiful experience. Delicious food. Great service. Friendly staff. A bit over priced but still great.

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    SandyG

    Exclusive

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2022

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    I brought 4 people from Philadelphia to Victoria and to high tea and they loved it!

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    JohnK

    Vancouver

    128 reviews

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    5.0

    128 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2022

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    another great high tea / lunch experience. our server Pascal too great care of us and even brought us some sunshine on this cloudy rainy day. we will be back - keep up the good work

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    Ideasbrewing

    Vancouver

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2022

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    High Tea was a great experience. The food was super fresh and delicious and the ambiance was wonderful. We enjoyed a loose tea blend with lemon, liquorice & stevia that had the perfect amount of bite while being very refreshing. I definitely would go back again.

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    AndreaH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2022

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    Wonderful ambience & great service! Good value for delicious high tea!

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    DeborahE

    Vancouver

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2022

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    Having Tea at Butchart Gardens was a wonderful treat to ourselves. Our server was very sweet and friendly. The ambiance and view were lovely. The assortment of sandwiches and pastries, along with the trifle and scone were very tasty and in some cases quite unique! I would definitely come there again. Good value for the price.

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    Highteaadmirer

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2022

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    The ambiance is excellent as we can enjoy the blooming lowers while we enjoy the high tea.

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    Soohpooh

    Hawaii

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2022

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    I used to live England and it reminds me of England. My server was great and the table was set up upon my request. Great Experience!

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    NicolC

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2022

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    Guaranteed great experience, amazing food, view, ambiance and service. Very professional and accommodating staff.

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    DianeF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

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    We went for Mothers Day Afternoon Tea and everything was amazing - from the service to the location to the food and drinks. The Kir Royale was a great start! We had a celiac in our party and her menu & food looked and probably tasted EXACTLY the same as ours, which made her feel very included and was very much appreciated. She said it was better than the afternoon tea at the Ritz in London! We will totally be going back & would recommend it to anyone.

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    Tavia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

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    I took my mother to Butchart's for the mother's day tea. We were the first table in there, it was wonderful, our server was an angel, and we just had the best time. It was the perfect day ! Thank you again for the wonderful experience !

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    PW75

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2022

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    The food is mainly so-so. The lemon custard and a couple of the sandwiches were good, the tea was excellent, the rest not so much. The conservatory is lovely and our server was friendly and informative. The experience was pleasant, too bad most of the food did not match the service and the place. Butchart Gardens deserves better.

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    Lulu

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2022

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    Great as always We come often to celebrate special birthdays etc

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    Janist

    Calgary

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2022

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    Amazing!!!!! The high tea was exceptional, the room was picturesque. The food was delicious and service was spot on! It was pouring rain but the day was perfect, do not miss out on this when in Victoria.

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    GordonC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2022

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    had a wonderful view back across the gardens . it was mid week early in the season so not crowded, had a wonderful day there

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    WilliamM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2022

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    My daughter, who lives in Seattle, recommended the Butchart Gardens for afternoon tea when we visited. We’re in Victoria with friends and made a reservation. Unfortunately, I screwed up the reservation, so when we arrived we were told we didn’t have a reservation, but to come back in 45 minutes, which we did. The ambiance is great, the staff friendly and helpful, and the tea treats were excellent! We’ll be back!

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