Best Kept Restaurant Secret In Atlanta
Written: Oct 06 '05
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Pros: Best tea service in Atlanta. Personal and elegant. Excellent food. Imaginative cuisine. Perfect event location.
Cons: Slightly off the beaten path, but well worth coming to.
The Bottom Line: So many restaurants, even tea rooms, claim to be the real thing, but the Faded Rose DOES make and bake everything from scratch. No food out of a can here.
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| vcgtv's Full Review: Faded Rose Tea Garden and Restaurant |
The Faded Rose Tea Garden & Restaurant is located in historic Chamblee, Georgia and Antique Row just a few minute's drive from downtown and midtown Atlanta. The house was built in 1882 and is on the national historic registry. It is the oldest house in Chamblee.
This beautiful home is an idyllic setting for enjoying a relaxing meal with friends, family or business clients. It is an eclectic fusion of traditional Southern tearoom cuisine with imaginative culinary creations for lunch, dinner, afternoon tea, Sunday brunch and special events. Reservations are recommended but not required at The Faded Rose.
It is a world apart here. Leave the hustle and bustle of urban Atlanta behind as you step into a bygone era. The Faded Rose is an oasis of calm, gentility and impeccable service. Helpful waiters and waitresses knowledgeable about teas and tea culture. Chefs schooled in traditional fine dining and tea service, as well as their own imaginative culinary creations. In my opinion, The Faded Rose's Afternoon Tea Service has no equal in the Atlanta metro area or Georgia.
The Faded Rose serves more than 50 teas from around the world that are brewed fresh daily. Herbal, fruit and traditional loose-leaf teas. Savory hot teas and fruity sweet and unsweetened iced teas that are simply addictive! My favorites are the Tropical Blend, Peach and Apricot iced teas. All of the Faded Rose teas are available for purchase to take home with you.
Daily specials are offered along with perennial favorites such as pecan encrusted brook trout, Salmon, blackened Mahi-Mahi, Southern fried chicken, berry muffins, garlic mashed potatoes, crab cakes, Chicken Picatta, Crème Brulee', Caesar Salad and many more delectable tastes. Fresh scones, rosemary muffins, lemon curd, tea sandwiches, clotted cream and eclectic tea sandwiches are just some of the unique specialties which are all made fresh daily at The Faded Rose and are served with a European flair. All sauces and salad dressings, baked goods and signature dishes are made from scratch.
Owner Jeanne Lord has a thriving catering business as well for church gatherings, wedding receptions, teas and luncheons for bridal and baby showers, bridesmaid luncheons and teas, birthday parties, tea parties for little girls, Red Hat lunches and other special events, both off site and at The Faded Rose.
You will find here a quaint mix of old and new. This former railroad train master's house sits across the street from the old Chamblee Railroad Depot and a busy train yard. It is interesting to watch the train crews change shifts and move trains back and forth. A special train themed dining room showcases rare model trains, railroad menus, signs and railroad china from the days when you could eat a fine meal while traveling across the country on the rails in style.
Other Faded Rose dining rooms include a sun porch and several elegant rooms where antique silverware and china place settings evoke a time when Southern ladies wore fancy hats and elbow-length gloves to lunch and afternoon tea. And some customers do just that even today. Local Red Hat Ladies groups are regular luncheon and afternoon tea customers at The Faded Rose.
The interesting interior decor at The Faded Rose is also for sale ... antique teacups, teapots and fine china, Victorian furniture, vintage purses, ladies hats, whimsical hand-embroidered shirts and much more are displayed in the historic dining rooms as well as at the Faded Rose Antiques and Gift Shoppe just a few blocks away. The Faded Rose features vintage European china, Crabtree and Evelyn, Trapp candles, Boyd's plush and resin bears, Demdaco Willow Tree Angels, Faded Rose jams, jellies and other foods and fine work from local artisans.
There is also a beautiful herb and flower garden surrounding the restaurant. Ample off-street parking. The Faded Rose is only a short walk to MARTA trains at the Chamblee Station and the many interesting antique stores and businesses in the Chamblee Antique Row shopping district.
A short drive from The Faded Rose are downtown Atlanta, midtown, trendy Buckhead, the fashionable Lenox and Phipps Plaza shopping malls, Emory and Oglethorpe Universities and the International Village along Buford Highway.
As a comfortable and unique place to unwind, eat well and be pampered, Faded Rose Tea Garden & Restaurant is unequaled.
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Kid Friendliness: Yes
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Notes, Tips or Menu Recommendations Atmosphere of the old house and gardens is so relaxing. Try their quiche (changes daily), desserts (amazing), pecan encrusted trout. The variety of fruit teas makes you never want to settle for plain sweet tea again. Proprietor Jeanne Lord is so friendly and passionate about tea. Ask her to chat about tea history. Walk the several square blocks of the Chamblee Antiques Row surrounding the Faded Rose. Ask ask for directions to their companion antique store and gift shop nearby on Broad Street. A five-minute walk from the Chamblee MARTA train station.
Best Suited For: Friends
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