Best Restaurants for Afternoon Tea in Woodridge

Oak & Rose Tea Room is a charming business in Geneva, IL overlooking the Fox River. The whole experience from start to finish was excellent. You book your reservations online and prepay which I appreciate so your not having to deal with 'details' the day of your tea. You just show up and enjoy the 2 hr. Tea service. Ambiance & decor is modern and classic. Lovely music greets you and a wall to take pics to mark the occasion. Service was excellent very friendly staff and the owner went around to tables to greet customers and later to make sure everything was going well. The food....I don't know where to start. The chef had a lovely menu. My favorite was a sour cherry & brie bite. The chicken salad on crossiant was stuffed generously and should be on the menu year round. The unexpected surprise was the roast beef with caramelized onion jam, gouda, peppercorn, horseradish aioli on pumpernickel delicious! The desserts were so fresh and such a variety. Our table loved the lemon tart and blueberry bundt cake along with the raspberry gelatin bites. The selection of tea was great and you were able to sample more than one. Overall we had a lovely afternoon and were actually full before we could finish everything so we were able to bring a few items home. We always leave a tea still feeling hungry but not at Oak & Rose. We took home the mini chocolate lava cakes and warmed them up & added ice cream for a decadent treat all on it's own. Two Bridgerton thumbs up for Oak & Rose...it's definitely worth the money.

Food was great. Waitress took her time explaining how it works, since it was our first time. Very well organized and prompt team. They held our ice cream until intermission, which was nice, so we wouldn't stuff ourselves. Even held our leftovers until the show ended.

David is such a friendly server and Rigo at the bar made our drinks perfectly. The filet mignon was cooked just right and the Brussels sprouts were divine.

Never been here, will go back for sure. A bit loud with the sax/piano combo but entertaining. Food was awesome, we actually ordered too much but made it through. French Onion Soup was the best we’ve ever had, no way could you eat a bowl, a cup was perfect. The fondue was also very good, much lighter than we expected, the fresh bread vs day old was a nice touch. Go here!!

Me and my friend’s second year doing the tea experience by far our favorite and never disappoints!! The live music was amazing this year and we really appreciated the new pastries and the take home tea bag!! Will def be going again next Christmas!