The Austen Tea Room

Small and bad food

Very Austin.

Very nice place

Have wanted to visit the Jane Austen Tea Rooms for quite some time so my daughter's birthday was a great reason to go. Absolutely wonderful. Service was excellent. Food was excellent. Champers was excellent. We had our own room which was fantastic. I highly recommend The Jane Austen Tea Room for a High Tea. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.

Had a mother daughter afternoon tea here. We booked ahead of time and enjoyed our high tea in a private room. Staff were attentive, checking in if we wanted more tea. The room was decorated beautifully with floral tea sets and classical musical playing throughout the tea room. If you want a local high tea at an affordable price you must try The Austen Tea Room

So I'm not a huge romantic. And I don't really care for Mr Darcy. I'm not even a fan of Jane Austen's novels. But this place is really peaceful and the food is excellent. The space has an "English Garden" feel. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Portion sizes are gorgeous and tasty. Would recommend.

Enjoyed High Tea here today and it was perfect. The food was lovely and it was such a great atmosphere only 2 tables in each space so was not overcrowded could just sit relax chat and eat thank you again

Pros - Beautiful rooms, lovely table setup including stunning pink roses - Food was presented well - Finger sandwiches were nice enough - Gluten free option was good (I didn’t get gluten poisoning so that’s always a bonus for us coeliacs!) Cons - Service was extremely slow Our sandwiches and hot food trays were delivered within 15 minutes of arrival BUT We were not asked for tea (or coffee) orders, as we assumed at least a pot of each would be brought to us...but no. Eventually after 45 minutes we asked for some! Only a pot of tea was brought to our table, no coffee. We were then told that had to be ordered by the cup. - Staff and owner not that friendly Perhaps they were all having a bad day, but there definitely wasn’t service with a smile the day we went! - Hot food was not hot, more like lukewarm on delivery to the table - Had to ask for tomato sauce (who serves pies without that?) They would be more efficient if they planned and prepared better, rather than constantly running backwards and forwards, especially when there are so many little separate rooms. Final verdict Unfortunately I have to say I wouldn’t return here or recommend it to others.

Friendly staff and great coffee. My favourite coffee place in Essendon. I love the club sandwich!!

We celebrate my mother's birthday with High Tea every year even thou she's passed on and today we experienced a lovely time at The Austin Tea House thanks to Irelene. We will be back. Great scones