Garden Tea Lounge - San Antonio

After hearing many things about this establishment, it was time to experience it for myself. The Craftiques Antique Mall is a big antique and resale shop! Super cute! When you walk to the very back of the store, there you will find the Garden Tea Lounge. They offer sandwiches, desserts, an array of teas (hot or iced), and sides such as salad, fruit salad and chips with a pickle spear.I ordered the Cucumber and Watercress sandwich on marble rye with chips and a pickle with an iced chocolate chai tea! It was delightful. I’d recommend. My sister ordered the Pesto BMT Panini with fruit salad and an iced chocolate chai tea. She is allergic to tree nuts, and unfortunately, we weren’t aware that pesto contained PINE NUTS until after we left the store and she felt violently sick. ?Anyone who is allergic to tree nuts, DO NOT order anything with pesto because it is NOT tree-nut free! Remember to ask restaurants about food allergens! ?I ask Garden Tea Lounge to please accommodate people who have food allergies by updating their physical and virtual menus by labeling anything that may have a food allergen. Luckily my sister had her EpiPen handy, and she didn’t need it, but I wish I could’ve prevented her getting sick if I knew what was in pesto. It was her first time eating it, too.Regardless of this experience, I would still recommend and would visit again in the future. Nice ambience and good food. Decent prices. I just want them to acknowledge that there will be customers with food allergies, and if they still want business, they need to advertise what contains food allergens!

Funky San Antonio charm. The place is very welcoming to everyone, and the tea is delicious. They have a wide variety of teas and light food. I prefer to visit during Sipping Hour, when pots of tea are half-price, and they have quaint live music performances from local talent. A great place to relax.Food: 5/5

It's an amazing place to shop for unique gifts that brings nostalgia and enjoyment in your shopping experience. My recommendation is to take your time looking at every booth, so you don't miss a thing!

Tea selection with a lot of options! The location is unique (inside an antique store), but the service was great and so were the scones.

I love this place. It’s in the back of an antique shop and it’s just darling. They have a very large selection of tea and some small bites and sandwiches. The food is delicious and light. They even sometimes have some local musicians playing, which makes enjoying your tea that much better. The service is slow, but that is to be expected as this isn’t a full scale restaurant. It’s generally a one-person manned small tea house that makes everything fresh to order, so yeah, it may take a little longer. This works out fine for me though because it gives me time to browse the antiques and do a little shopping while I’m waiting. If you like tea and antiques like I do, then you’ll love this place.