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9 Reviews on “The Gypsy Tea Room”
Food was great! had the 1/2 rack of lamb and ordered muscles for an app. No complaints here . Service was good , nice portions , very good desserts .will be back next time in st jonhs
I ordered the cod plate, $30. The fish was ok, but the menu mentioned fries and brussel sprouts… Dish came with 6-7 string fries and 3-4 sprouts… My friend had the 15$ fish and chips, a much, much bettet value than the overpriced cod plate. I don’t recommend, very poor value for the money.
Not impressed. Great atmosphere ,poor food and service
Loved The Gypsy Tea Room!! Food, prices, and portions were all excellent! And our waitress was lovely & extremely helpful!! Would definitely recommend & cannot wait to return!
Gypsy does not serve children. Our party of seven included our 3yr. Old grandchild who ordered the smoked salmon . When we asked that a serving of sweet potato or steamed broccoli or fresh fruit or French fries all on the menu be added to the appetizer to make a meal for her, she was denied with the explanation that the management does not make any accommodation . We have established that the restaurant discriminates against children ….do you also not welcome those with gluten / peanut allergies / dietary restrictions. Food is average at best….. my salmon was Ok although overcooked and my salad was wilted and overdressed. Not fine dining. Although server was great, apparently the manager/owner does not welcome families. It was a lesson for a little girl on Where Not To Eat In Newfoundland .Arrogant , archaic policy. Shame on you.
Quite disappointing. I ordered a $37 14 oz striploin which looked like it just came from the local grocery store … if it was 14 ounces, I’m the pope. mediocre wines by the glass. okay service but not worth the effort. two thumbs down.
Having been to St. Johns now for the second time, I have always been intrigued by the Gypsy Tea Room. As Water St., is a famed and most beautiful walk of shops and unique dining that my friend had convinced me that I try the Tea Room this time around.I must let you know I was extremely disappointed by this experience and I will tell you why.On the Friday evening we attempted to go to this restaurant we were kindly greeted by the hostess and informed that reservations were full for that evening. This part is not the part I am disappointed with. They were courteous and polite, and sympathetic of our hunger and dining needs.On Sunday evening (during the George St. Festival week), we returned with a glimmer of hope. And as such the place was mildly busy, a bartender, 5 servers, and what seemed to me a bus boy (with orange hair).We literally stood at the front entrance for 7 minutes as every server and bus boy passed us by without a single acknowledgement of our presence. One server even passed us 3 times without so much of a half smile to seat us. At this point I stopped the bus boy mid walk across the front lounge and asked if we could be seated. He then went to find another person who showed us to a table.For a place that wasnt hopping busy, and for that many staff present it felt like we werent welcome. My hopes of a fine dining experience were quickly dwindling.The server, was polite, but from my perspective was disinterested. She kindly took our order of drinks, then our order of scallops, charcuterie plate, and gypsy salads. The server eventually brought out drinks, then side plates with 2 sets of cutlery. There are 3 of us dining in total.We were then served by the bus boy holding a few of our dishes and upon returning with our last dish here is where I will paint a picture……the beautiful cellar to my right, in front of me passing traffic and lights of Water St., and glowing ambiance of the dining room to my left….. a server just getting of her shift in sneakers walked by and grabbed his bottom while serving us. Quickly did he turn the brightest shades of red quickly outshining the dining room glow, he was clearly embarrassed. I was embarrassed for him as I hadnt experienced a butt grabbing since my old pub serving days! Reverse sexism is on the rise these days and as young as this lad was, the embarrassment suffered by him in that moment to me was shameful for any industry. Perhaps this issue should be addressed with the staff and perhaps addressed individually with this person. I could feel his cheeks turning colour and as such he will probably brush it off as a growing male would do, but as I said above reverse sexism in a bar/lounge/restaurant/grill work place still can lead to unhappy work places and to the worst place: a law suit.As our server passed us by twice- us now with very dry beverage glasses which we did have to stop her repeatedly to obtain refills of, did her quality check in. Which I was unable to start eating without cutlery. She then told another person at the bar who walked around the bar to the cutlery station who then did a quick roll up… why was this passed on to another person? When the cutlery tray was already out and our server already on the other side of the bar…..the server returned to our table to inform me someone would bring me cutlery, dont you find this odd?Anyways, that is not the point. She seemed to be annoyed and possibly disgruntled that it was near closing and another table had come in to her section and delayed her cashing out perhaps?The food was delightful, the salad were delicious and exactly what I was looking for as NL has the most amazing fresh fish and chips, the deep fried delights needed a palate cleanser and this salad did the job. The charcuterie plate had stale croutons probably made at the beginning of kitchen shift, and the smoked salmon was warm and almost slimey either sitting on the pass through too long, or pulled too early from the freezer as it was not the freshest odd for NL. Scallops were well done, bacon too well done, but as always the melt in your mouth scallop texture was perfect.She asked us for a final round of drinks at which point I turned to my friends to ask them if they were up for another round, and I will politely say, she was extremely rude. As I turned back to answer her she had walked away from our table without us being able to answer her and that was the final straw for us. Her disinterest in fulfilling our beverage request sealed the deal and we were no longer going to beg for refills. It was easy for all 6 staff, not including the bus boy to congregate behind the bar for what seemed like hours as I watched another set of customers stand at the door and wait to be seated, or the table in front of me wait to be asked to have their glasses filled.At the end of the evening and all the frustrations of getting the servers attention I had enough. With a bill that rounded out to 165$ I could not tip her. I have eaten all across North America, coast to coast, high and low on the continent, I am still unable to recommend St. Johns restaurants to anyone. All across the board service is poor, but the Gypsy Tea Room took the cake.