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Really friendly service and excellent Devonshire teas. The menu has a great range of options for breakfast and lunch. A delicious selection of baked g…
Erin Koletsis
The Austen Tea Room
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Thank you The Austen Tea RoomToday my friends and I enjoyed a sumptuous High Tea at The Austen Tea Room. The staff were polite, attentive and very wel…
Lucy Youil
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Looking for a new place for breakfast I passed a rather busy looking place in Essendon I thought I would give a try instead of doing a u turn to go ba…
Graham Scown
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9 Reviews on “The Austen Tea Room”
Looking for a new place for breakfast I passed a rather busy looking place in Essendon I thought I would give a try instead of doing a u turn to go back I chose instead To go around the block and half way around I stumbled across this place that was reasonably quiet but looked very quaint so I decided to try it out instead of the other and I’m glad I did I was greeted by a girl with a beautiful smile and told to sit at a table soon after she bought me out a menu and a glass of water inside very small and cosy decorated as an olden day tearoom complete with chandeliers on the roof I ordered the big breakfast and a large capuchino both arrived very quickly to the table and even tho the big breakfast was not the biggest I’ve had it still was cooked beautifully and tasted superb I found the service great and the hostess very charming and bought a small cake from there collection when leaving to sum up I’d advise all to give this place a try as I will again another day
‘Step back in time’
Always loved going here for a quiet coffee or tea. It’s an elegant & cozy place with nice relaxing background music.
Started off with a hot soy chai latte which was full of life and up there in taste. I have to mention that their Caesar salad with grilled chicken was one of the best I’ve tried and the croutons are nice and chunky but semi soft not like some where you can chip a tooth!!
The home made Pumpkin soup was delicious, fresh and it’s the stuff your Grandmother used to make or still makes:) To top it off I had their baked New York cheesecake which was fine but would of liked it a bit more softer on the inside.
Definitely still worth going and I love their decor and especially the front soft material classic chairs!
The Austen Tea Room is absolutely perfect!!! Its tucked away from the busy Mt Alexander rd, so its nice and quiet whether you choose to dine inside or out! The staff are polite, attentive and welcoming! I bought my mum and grandmother here for Mother’s Day and we were absolutely blown away! The decor is beautiful and charming , and the atmosphere is homely, yet, elegant 🙂
Coffee = 11/10 (absolutely spot on! and i’m a self-confessed coffee snob lol!)
Tea = 11/10
Sweets and savouries = 11/10
I will certainly be returning!
Thank you so very much, The Austen Tea Room, for hosting a wonderful high-tea! You do it brilliantly!
Quaint and cute venue with loads of natural light. We came in for a quick lunch and shared a veggie focaccia, which was filling and tasty. The staff were thoughtful enough to cut it in half for us. Would come back to try other menu items.
The Austen Tea Room offers you a unique experience for all Jane Austen fans. It’s a must try in Melbourne and a definite if you are holding a special girls day out or just want to have a simple High Tea. The rooms are beautiful and are themed after Austen’s favorite characters including Emma and Mr Darcy. What makes the Austen Tea room different is Eileen the owner. A Jane Austen enthusiasts she knows everything there is to know about Austen’s history and 5 minutes alone with her and you are transported to a time and place long forgotten. Make sure when you book you have your numbers set I think the minimum might be 6. It’s a special and unique tea room and is connected to the Jane Austen society. Words can’t describe the sense of joy that comes from visiting. You can also visit just for a quick lunch or go the full tea party. Highly recommended and make sure you get a Austen history lesson oh and look out for her little dog too
The food was nice and reasonably priced, however we booked a table for my birthday lunch a few days to a week in advance yet our table was the only one in the room without a table cloth or vase, which was a bit odd and made it look not as nice as the other nicely set up tables. We were also told that because there was a high tea happening or something that we could only order sandwiches and not the chicken parma I wanted, but then the waiter suddenly changed his mind about that when he found out we’d actually booked to have lunch and not just walked in. Otherwise we had a nice lunch here, there are just a couple of things that could be improved upon, especially since we came quite a distance to eat here (over an hour away).
A basic corner cafe trying to be more upmarket with an Austen theme. Omelette was nice though we requested chorizo as an addition and didn’t get it. French toast was disappointing, not very eggy. Coffee was below average. Table by the window with wing arm chairs was nice. This along with the framed pictures of characters from Jane Austen movies were attempts to lift a basic corner cafe into something more elegant but didn’t quite work.