Meadowlark Tea Room

Sad news about this place. It is apparently closed. Called the number and it is no longer in service. Their Facebook page said they are permanently closed. This is the 4^th tea shop in Vancouver that has closed. :(

Meadowlark is great, if you like paying too much for scones and tea. The atmosphere is warm, but hollow feeling. The staff seems out of place, and poorly trained. The menu options are lacking, and require you order food to get tea. But the tea is quite good and the food satisfactory.

My family decided to settle with a trip to Meadowlark this week because Myrtle’s in Ridgefield was booked solid, but next time we would rather just not go to a tea house than go back to Meadowlark. When we arrived, we were immediately seated, but then totally forgotten. When we flagged the server down to ask for a menu, he informed us that it was a set menu for Mother’s Day weekend. This wasn’t a huge deal, we just wish they had mentioned this when we made our reservation because there was also a set price at a steep $ 26 per person. The room was incredibly hot, loud, and stuffy with no AC or air circulation. The food was also incredibly mundane. My sorbet was melted by the time I got it, the scones we’re tasteless biscuits, and the cheese was floppy American singles. We love the tea house experience and enjoyed the family time, but will definitely drive farther to Lavender Blue’s or wait to go to Myrtle’s next time.

I enjoyed a noon tea time at Meadowlark for a Christmas celebration with five other ladies. The tea flavor selection was long and varied and I appreciated the many different sizes of teas to choose from. I thought some of the tea sandwiches were delicious, some average — all fresh and beautifully presented which really is what one would like at tea — something for everyone’s taste. I loved the scones — perfect! The deserts were yummy as well but as The Meadowlark is so large (still too much for me even though I skipped breakfast) I personally didn’t try all of them but my boys devoured the leftovers.
The service was very quick for such a busy day yet we were allowed to linger and enjoy each other’s company as they took the proper amount of reservations.
The ambiance was pretty and about as cozy and quaint as you can make a tiny strip mall. The staff was blunt (I think this is a British trait — right?) and funny.
My mother has already requested a return visit for her birthday.
Good value and a fun way to spend time together.