Chado Downtown

It was a nice place to hang out with girls. They have a book of tea menu, although many of them were not available. Still it was nice to have variority choice. The tea quality was great. Afternoon tea set was actually not bad. My expectation was pretty low after reading some reviews about their quality of food, but it was okay. I think the vibe can be better though. Some merchandises they displayed to sell look cheap and a bit off. I’m not sure you can find luxurious afternoon place around LA, but I wish better vibes than this. But thinking about the price I pay, it’s not bad.

Had the afternoon tea and added soup. My companion had the same but with salad. For tea, we had the rooibos, which was excellent, and the milk oolong, which was a tad weak but also excellent. The tomato soup was good. But overall, I’d say the food was quite generic and unremarkable. Nothing you couldn’t fix at home or buy at the grocery store. It was a cute and pleasant experience, and it costs much less than other high tea places, $25-35 depending on what you get. We definitely had fun here, the crowd and staff were all friendly and in good spirits. I would not get the tea tower here again, but I would go back just for tea. I did try to buy blooming tea to take home, but they told me they only sell mango and peach dry. Would return to buy cool blooming tea if they would sell it to me.

Love the tea selection & menu selection. Ordered celebration afternoon tea sets for both my friend and myself. Loved the cute elephant teapots & the chocolates. The snacks are just so so. Real diverse selection of loose leaf tea in big tins so I bought 2 ozs of organic wuyishan Oolong to try out at home since it smells really nice…

A nice place to hang out with your friends. I came here with some friends for Sunday brunch, it was cute and sweet. I ordered the soup and a pot of tea. The soup was delish. Parking is in a structure down the street, which is kind of difficult to get in and get out of. Warning: they cut the crusts off of the bread if you order sandwiches. If you like your crusts, tell them. Also the sandwich bread seems to be basic white bread. Like bargain store bread lol. I did notice that all the employees are Latinx. I’m not sure who the owner of the tea room is but it I hope they treat them well. Overall a very good experience. Would come again.

I planned to celebrate my wife's birthday at Chado Tea Room and realized the day of the event that I had not completed the reservations and they were not prepared for our party of 10. The staff found a way to make it happen against all odds and it ended up being one of the best experienced. The gentleman who served us was an absolute charm. Thank you for making my wife's birthday amazing!

Chado Tea Room is super cute! Located on the corner of Alameda & Central, adjacent to JANM. Wonderful variety of teas, very relaxing ambience (only issue is the street traffic but that's DTLA for you! Lol), staff were super helpful & has a nice cozy feeling with lots of space between tables. Will definitely come back again!

The seating outside by the waterfall is lovely. The tea was delicious and my scone was good. Although after my scone began to cool, it got a bit hard so it made me suspicious that it was microwaved and not baked to get it warm. The cream and the marmalade was very nice. I am taking away one star because of the teapot. There were three other tables being served at the same time we were there. They all got lovely porcelain teapots with floral accents. Two ladies at another table had floral porcelain tea pots that were shaped like elephants. This is the tea pot we got. Mind you we had two pots of tea and they were both served in this very crude clay pot. When I go to a tea room, I would like a slightly elegant experience. Not a teapot that looks like they bought it at Big Lots.

$22 for a tray of finger sandwiches (cucumber creme, salmon lox on sourdough, strawberry chicken, and eggsalad) a fresh scone with berries and creme fresh and a macaroon and strawberry sugar cookie with a pot of tea of your choice! Sot outside to hear the waterfall and enjoy the shade in afternoon tea. ✨🍵💕🍰✨