Russian Tea Time

Russian Food? Really? Amazing, though, all of it. From borscht to sausages to the tea itself! This place has a lot to offer. Totally worth every pricey penny. I only wish I had room for dessert after I had gorged on all the other delicacies.

very convenient location in Downtown Chicago, nice ambiance, and reasonable prices. I like their Somsa.

Came for their 30.00/person afternoon tea.  We were greeted by a very stuffy, unsmiling older gentleman who seated us.  When we neatly folded our jackets and laid them on the back of the booth, he rushed over and began picking up for our coats which he replaced with four claim checks.  He didn't ASK if we wanted to turn over our coats, just began picking them up -- RUDE!  The assortment of teas was very good and the waiter was excellent at refilling our pots with piping hot water.  However, the scones were dry and they gave you a dollop of Devonshire Cream the size of a coffee creamer/per person.  The savories were okay.  There was a tiny, 3" round quiche, some tea sandwiches, etc. but nothing out of the ordinary or anything that made you go "Wow!".  The desserts were an assortment of very dry, little cookies, some strange fruits, bland, Russian pastries and not a single chocolate thing -- I mean come on . . . NO chocolate??  I've been to many tea rooms and spent 25.00 - 30.00/person.  This was a waste of money.  The service as I said was very good and I can't speak to their regular lunch/dinner menu but given the 'snooty' airs of the maitre'd, I would not go back to try anything else.