High Socie Tea House

Fabulous. Great service from Nicole. My gf and I both had the Queen. It’s the perfect menu if you want to try everything. It comes with soup or salad with a side of quiche. Then two scones. Next you get an assortment of finger sandwiches and dessert. Lastly, you complete the experience with an apple cobbler. It doesn’t look like much but it’s very filling. We were so full. We also tried three teas. Lemon Soufflé, green tea with apricot and peach and Raspberry brulee. All very good. It’s all accompanied with lemon curd and their version of clotted cream which is basically heavy cream with vanilla extract. Everything was absolutely amazing. A very wonderful experience.

Love this place. It is our Mother’s Day favorite. I have two little girls under 10 and they love it too! They feel so special when they get their fluffernutter finger sandwiches and hot chocolate in a fancy tea pot. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

A fantastic experience! Took my mom and sister here and we will be back! We felt underdressed (everyone else had fancy hats on and their Sunday finest). The tea was aromatic and tasty and the room itself was quaint and inviting. If you asked me about scones an hour before my visit I would have made gagging sounds and said, «I don’t eat them yuck!» After trying the caramel scones here, I am a convert! Scones are delicious!
FYI– make reservations weeks before

In this house-​turned-​tea room, I had a lovely, unforgettable experience with my closest friends and family. We came here for my bridal shower and I’m already planning my next visit.
This place is nothing short of charming, mismatching tea cups and all. It was all so mesmerizingly lovely, like a page right out of Alice in Wonderland (one of my all-​time faves, hence my family’s decision to BOOK this place — oh, a pun).
Unsurprisingly, the tea was phenomenal. My favorite was the Hawaiian, which we got iced because it was literally over 100 degrees outside. The food was also really good. I can’t remember everything we had, but the caramel scones were a true stand out and my absolute favorite thing on our menu. Sooooo incredible. The quiche was also yummy. I’m not big on desserts/​sweets usually, but they were adorable (chocolate mousse inside a chocolate tea cup — awww) and tasty.
The staff was above par, so polite and accommodating. My bridal shower was just the most special day, and I really owe it all to this place! Thanks guys! xoxo

Good service. Scones were good when they were warm but nothing extraordinary. The savory dishes were not good at all though. The tea was the best thing there! Lots of choices and tasted great.

This place is truly amazing. We visited 5÷17÷15 at 1 p.m. The first thing we noticed as we parked was the detail in the outdoor décor. Nice flowers and a cute little bench which was great for pics. As you come in there’s a store like area. I found a lot of the items to be overpriced, but when I visit a local mom/​pop type of shop– I don’t mind– I want them to stay open and if that helps– so be it. We sat down in a lovely, very dainty looking table. Each person got their own individual tea pot. There are many tea selections. The waitress quickly came over to explain the menu and give us the daily selections. I ordered the light tea (came with tea, two scones, quiche w/​soup or salad, and a mini muffin. Someone else in our party ordered the Queens tea, which came with everything in the light tea but also included a savory dish and dessert dish. It was enough for us to share. You can go on their menu for specifics. Everything we had to eat was delicious. The items are miniature in size but there is so much of it– that it is very filling. The scones come out nice and warm., the quiche was delicious, the savory dish included 4 little items (cucumber sandwich, chicken salad sandwich, brushetta on bread, and a little pastry filled with onion and chive sour cream) — all miniature– all delish! I can’t wait for my next visit. It was great time with friends & conversation. I would say its more geared towards adults– maybe older kids– I would not take my 2 or 6 yr old there. All the plates and dishes are acrylic. And it a small cozy space.

I love this place. I was given a bridal tea here in 2006 & came back to co-​host one in 2014 for another bride-​to-​be. .. and it was even better than I remembered it. The stand outs are: the food, and that everyone who works here is so nice. They really do go out of their way to make sure the experience is a good one. The gift shop is fantastic; it is so cute & has such great stuff. If you don’t go to eat, stop by to just to pick up some gifts/​go shopping!

All I can say are amazing things! I have gone here numerous times with both friends and family for all different occasions. I almost always get the queen tea which comes with everything: a tea pot full of your choice of tea, scones (which are delicious!!), an assortment of small sandwiches and pastries, and a dessert! This tea house is so elegant with all the tea utensils laid out. I have gone to High SocieTea on a regular Saturday and around the Christmas time were they had Christmas Carolers come in! The staff are so extremely friendly and make you feel so welcome. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE!

Went here today for the first time for an early lunch at 11 AM. First impression was that the place was adorable (though hard to find, it’s actually on Old Newark Pompton Trnpike!) we really loved the ambiance and all the trinkets around the room. It was querky and pretty at the same time. We ordered teas (Hawaii, royal wedding and crime brûlée) the Hawaii was the best one out of the three fruity but with a hint of vanilla, I liked the royal wedding, it was a black tea so you couldn’t taste the fruity notes as much and the crime brûlée was okay but I thought it was a little sweet for me… The scones were awesome. They were caramel and blueberry, we also liked the clotted cream (which sounds really disgusting but is good!) and the lemon curd (again sounds gross but tasted good.) the salad was very good– I liked the dressing! But the SAVORIES?! OMG what a rip off. Literally they were the smallest portions I’ve ever seen. We were actually laughing at them when we got them. I probably would have preferred the quiche but when I tried my friend’s it was kind of boring, needed salt. I would def return for the experience but I prob wouldn’t order anything but the teas and scones which were def the highlight.

Everything about this place is great! Service was on point. I went with two other ladies and we had the high tea. Each of us got a different tea so we could have a little sample, we got the crème burlee tea, chai tea, and the blood orange tea. All three were great but my fav was the crème burlee tea. The caramel scones were to die for! I loved the savory plate with the little finger foods. This was my first time here and I am making plans to go back!

The staff was very rude and we were turned down a table TWO hours before their scheduled close time even though it appeared that the restaurant was practically empty.

Such a cute little tea shop tucked away in Wayne. There are a lot of teas to choose from. No matter what tea option you choose you get a lot of food. This was my second time here and would definitely go back again.

Attended a bridal shower here. Very cute place — food was delicious and loved the small bite size treats. Staff did a wonderful job catering to guests. The location is odd near a Burger King so make sure not to pass it !

Had afternoon tea here in September and absolutely loved it. The place is adorable, the tea is wonderful, and the food couldn’t be better.

Didn’t look like much from outside. No cars in front lot. Was very surprised at how nice it was inside. The food and tea were very good. Quiche was a little bland. Waitress was very friendly. The hostess verbally told us all the special teas and food but it was too much to hear. Should be printed up.

Starting with the atmosphere, it is actually kind of charming in all of its kitschy glory. If the actual name doesn’t tell you enough that it is a glorified tea house, the mass amounts of tea cups and mismatched tea accoutrements will. However, what I did appreciate how they did have each table properly set for a traditional American/​pseudo-​English tea service. Things I did not care for was the out of place wall sconces with their tags still on, christmas lights draped along cabinetry and mirrors, and miss matched furniture. Things like that just kind kill the over all charm of a tea service in general.
Food wise, this place claims it «homemade» on premises preparation. When I first discovered this, I was excited for some «from scratch» type fare. To my dismay, my first run in was with the lemon curd conveniently placed in the middle of our table from the moment we had sat down. Not realizing this was actually lemon curd, I thought it was actually butter or maybe a candle to ad to the kitsch. However, it was nothing more than a box mix or something from a jar that was atrociously sweet and little to no lemon kick that I know and love in a lemon curd. The remaining dishes were only a disappointment as everything seemed slapped together quickly, made from box mixes, nothing living up to how intimate and stimulating a true tea service could be. The soup of the day (which was baked potato) was flavorful but was poorly pureed into baby food like texture with dust sized chunks of potatoes. Please give me smooth or nice bite-​sized chunks, not something that reminds me of vomit in a bowl. The scones, were glorified «just add water» batter and scooped on to a pan with an ice cream scoop, not the tender flaky ones I yearn for to smother clotted cream and jam on. Which by the way was not clotted cream but a stiff over whipped curdled mess. On the positive end, I will say that the caramel flavor one was tasty, it just wasn’t a scone to me. The other scone flavor was cinnamon currant, which tasted more just like cinnamon with soggy raisins. Following was the quiche, which again was more like eggs beaten and thrown into a hotel pain to bake, flavorless and rubbery. I got pieces of carrots and onions but it seemed as if there were no seasonings at all. The desserts were probably the largest let down. Their texas cake tasted like a solid square pieces of artificially almond flavored store bought pound cake from the freezer. The red velvet brownies were like box cake mix with altered ratios of eggs and oil to give it that brownie texture, and their cookie maybe the only thing was worth eating. Yet it was poorly mixed and nearly burned, I bit into the cookie and tasted mostly salt and butter. However on another cookie the flavor was more well put together. The final «plated» dessert I had chosen was a pistachio cake which just reminded me of yellow box cake mix combined with pistachio pudding mix topped with frosting from a can you buy in the baking isle. Not that there is anything wrong with that, just when I am told of «homemade» I think of «from-​scratch.»
Service is the only saving grace of this place. Our server was very sweet and attentive being very informative about their offerings and how they can further assist us. Although when it gets busy their staff is very small, so do not expect them to be around very often. The place maybe has only a handful of tables, yet when they have most of the room full. There is nobody really around to call over to attend to personal needs until after each table has been fully served in order.
Really could have done away with the gift shop and all the excess tea cups and décor floating around the place. It would probably be much more spacious and less of a chaotic tea time feel and leave more customers feeling relaxed to enjoy the company.
This place has its ups and downs, over all I am not impressed.

I’m a huge fan of afternoon teas and make it a habit to try them, this is by far my favorite on many levels. Great ambience (so cozy and cute, love the fireplace!), the food is actually TASTY, the scones are warm, there is a HUGE variety of high quality tea, and unlike some other places, you’re not JUST paying for the «experience» here, it’s actually a great value.
I’ve done the fancy (and not-​so-​fancy) afternoon teas in NYC, and it’s not a huge generalization to say that you pay for the «experience.» Neither the food nor the tea are stellar (or at least not up to par with the price). You’re really paying to sit in a pretty/​lovely room and enjoy some gab time with lady friends with no rush or pressure from the staff. While you still get that «experience» at High Societea, I definitely felt like I also got great tea, food, and friendly service. I love that they have a changing menu the reflects what’s locally and seasonally available.
We had a slight mix-​up over the reservation but the hostess was very accommodating and was able to move us back 30 minutes. We were only the 3^rd group there at 11:30 on Saturday but it was quite full by the time we left around 1pm. I had the Queen’s Tea and both my mom and sister got the Princess Tea. It was definitely a lot of food. We took 2 of our scones and all the plated desserts (3 servings, one for each of us) to go.
They have seasonal house-​blended teas, I loved my winter tea (Snowflake?) and bought some loose to take home. They also have a gift store area near the entrance with lots of cute tea accessories and nifty gift items. I would definitely recommend a reservation.
My one suggestion would be that I wish they had some sort of email or online reservation system. I would prefer a confirmation and/​or other more convenient way of making a reservation.

My mother had a gift card for High Societea, so we decided to make a girl’s afternoon out of it.
We went for brunch on a Sunday — when we arrived at 11:30, it wasn’t very crowded, but within ½ hour, the place was full.
This is a delightful place to reconnect with your feminine side! The decorations and plates are all frilly and floral. Super cute and just what you’d expect from a tea house.
Since we had a gift card, we went for the Queen’s Tea — the full experience, even though it was so much food. They had a nice selection of teas — for both tea drinkers and «novices». We all found something we liked.
Food was a little hit or miss. The soup, scones, and a few of the savory sandwiches were delicious. But the quiche, other savories, and desserts fell a bit flat.
But, the overall experience was good enough to bump this up to four stars — all the food was good, if not spectacular. The teas were nice. And we easily spent almost 3 hours there just eating and chatting. It’s a really nice venue for a casual afternoon.

Feeling the need to reconnect with your daintier side? This is the place to go. We were just dressed casually but another party had a hat party which looked quite festive and fun.
Do make reservation — were there on Sat afternoon and they were always almost full.
I am not a big tea person so I’ll spare you my amateurish comments. Most of us ordered the high tea, but I opted for the Princess tea.
The scones… Oh the scones. I never liked scones before but now I am converted. They came out warm and quite crumbly (just the right amount so you can still be proper). Goes perfectly with your tea. I’ll come back for that.
The savories were bite sizes — enough for a taste. The spinach ball is an interesting concept, and the Parmesan bread (I am sure it wasn’t supposed to be called that during high tea time but that’s the closest analogy) was a yummy break from all the sweets. I didn’t get the other sweets and dessert so wasn’t stuffed but was comfortably filled.
I think it’s a good venue for baby shower or bridal shower… They don’t rush you, were there from 1−5pm and didn’t feel rushed at all. Their venue is prettier at night with all the lights, good for getting you into the holiday mood.

Really cute tea house. When you walk in, there is a full gift shop with plenty of products at reasonable prices.
My favorite foods were definitely the caramel scone (with the clotted cream), the peach cobbler with fresh homemade whipped cream and the chicken apple finger sandwich.
For tea, I had the Hawaiian iced tea infused with vanilla. It tasted like melted sherbet and was great on a really hot day.
The wait staff was also very friendly, which is always appreciated!
Will definitely be going back!