A Cause For Tea

This is such a magnificent addition to the downtown Monroe area. For many years, this house was a shadow of its former glory, and the new owners have turned it into everything it should have been and more. It isn't just a restaurant, but an experience for every one of your five senses. They offer a large selection of tease, and their fresh pastry cases are a visual and gastronomic delight. I have greatly enjoyed their quiche as well as chicken pot pie, but can also recommend several of their breakfast items. Make sure you pay attention to what the specials are because those are often just as good as the regular menu items. There is also a delightful gift shop that features unique seasonal items as well as useful kitchen and houseware. If you are anywhere near the Monroe area, you must make the effort to stop here!

So excited to finally make it to Monroe to try a Cause for Tea. This quaint house full of details (and lots of customers) was fun exploring while we waited a short stint for a table. So many cute items such as kitchen decor, all things tea, trinkets as well as a pastry counter tucked away in the back. Every bit of space is used to maximize efficiency downstairs. We did not venture upstairs as that's where the private rooms are for weddings and baby showers etc. out front there is a big garden patio space that probably looks more amazing at night with all the twinkle lights they have strung on the full grown hedges surrounding the garden and lighting the massive wrap around porch. We visited on a Saturday around 11am and the place was packed. After a short wait for a table for 2, we scored a cute table in the center of the maim dining room. We opted to start with the Oh Christmas pot of tea and 2 scones. Warning, the scones here are super crumbly and a bit drier than I prefer but the flavors and accompaniments were spot on. The tea pot came atop a warmer, fueled by a tea candle which was genius and kept our pot hot :). We added on the traditional tea sandwiches: cucumber, cream cheese, egg salad and pimento w/spinach. The least fav was the pimento and spinach. IMO it lacked the flavor of sharp cheese and salt. The spinach layer needed to be more finely chopped so you don't get pulls of spinach stems. Our fav was the egg salad, it had the most flavor of all. Looking forward to returning (and maybe bringing a shot of fireball for my tea) and trying more of the brunch menu which contained chicken and waffles, chick pot pie, a biscuit flight as well as traditional high tea faire.

Came back again-- Frustrated because we called without an answer on their phone and when we arrived they were closed with only note on the door stating they would open up again on the 10th of January. Another customer did the same as us and was just as frustrated. There was no notice on Google hours, or a message left on their voicemail forwards to let customer know. Super unprofessional and highly disappointed... hopefully in the future they can keep their hours updated for patrons so they'll want to return at a later date.

Walked in thinking this was a tea shop to seeing a packed house with tables full of women and men enjoying tea and snacks dressed in their best tea party attire! Service was wonderful and the atmosphere was enjoyable. The tea was absolutely delicious and the serving size of the cake was massive! We stayed and shopped afterwards and purchased some tea and accessories, very hard to choose just a few! Wonderful place, with decent amount of seating inside and outside!

My girlfriends and I went here for brunch and it was absolutely the cutest brunch place ever. We went on a Saturday at 11am and although it was a full house in the restaurant, my group of 8 got seated fairly quick. This is a house restaurant so everything is a bit tight but very cozy and demure. Everyone who helped us including the hostess, server, and over all staff were exceptionally sweet. The environment is busy as a reminder is it a house restaurant but still has a nice flow. My only complaint would be the Belgian waffle and chicken, the chicken was not flavorful at all and bland. The tea and all the drinks were flavorful and refreshing. The baked Brie and fruits were sooo gooey and fresh with the apples. Most definitely would come back to this place.

Theee Most Adorable Place Ever!I LOVE their mission or "cause" to Empower women & children by demonstrating God's Move one Cup at a time .This was my first but definitely not my last time here. For starters, there is plenty of parking the location is easy to find, and the outdoor esthetics are thee cutest.The staff is super polite and welcoming, which is always appreciated. The Tea house is uniquely decorated, and you get the feeling of "home."I love the many options for hot & cold teas, desserts, soups & salads. I highly recommend for a cute girls outing and they even host large parties on the 2nd floor. Returning for sure and I highly recommend.

Let me start by saying my experience was super mixed so I will have to come back and try again but first impressions/experiences are still important so here is my review.I dislike the fact that they don't take reservations and therefore we tried to come in the later afternoon in hope of it being less busy. Unfortunately, since it was a Saturday the time didn't seem to matter, it was crazy busy. I felt like we were in the way no matter where we tried to wait. Having to wait is a bummer but also signals to me that they are good so even though it sucks I won't hold it against them that the wait was long. My biggest issue was when we "checked in" they asked if we had been there before and we said no. This didn't matter at the time but does when my story goes further. We eventually were seated outside. It was insanely hot but at least we were under the over of the porch. We grabbed some water at the dispenser next to us and reviewed the menu and the blackboard that has specials listed. We talked for a while and debated the menu with each other. It seemed like a while but figured we were just hot and being impatient. I then looked at the time and we kept talking and waiting for service. After another 16 minutes of waiting I finally went inside and told them that we have been siting outside for at least 20 minutes and nobody has even said hello to us. They were like "oh, well you order inside". What??? Why didn't anyone tell us that? "Ooops, sorry" was the response. That was all. I then said ok well can I please order. And they tell me I order around the corner. Super frustrating. Why are you not giving information or communicating with your customers? Why did you ask if this was our first time when we came in but you didn't give us any information of how it works? Service is completely lacking here. My second issue was then when we finally made it to the right place to order our food pretty much everything we wanted from the special board outside was not actually something they had. They didn't say if they were sold out or if the board was incorrect but either way this was more miscommunication. Keep your special board updated!!! Once we received our food and our tea it was all really good. The baked brie was huge! Hot and iced tea were great, seriously all the food items were great!

Absolutely adorable place! Super great Christmas decorations and such a beautifully done tea house. Ordered a pot of Early Grey tea, a cup of tea for myself, my friend order a cup, and we got tea sandwiches and baked brie. I was completely filled by the end. I believe I got the "Pretty Place" tea and I would HIGHLY recommend to anyone it was fantastic! Our waitress was super bubbly and friendly! Highly recommend and would 100% go back.

A wonderful tea experience that supports an awesome mission. Came during a busy Friday after Christmas and it was packed, but I was in no hurry...You order at the counter then are given a number and find a spot. Lots of tea options along with baked goods, like scones and tea sandwiches, salads and more. They have gluten free bread for tea sandwiches. They have a cute shop. Thoroughly enjoyed our girls tea!

A historical land mark converted into a quaint tea house. Beautiful grounds and decorated with a southern charm. The food was good, not amazing, but I would go back. Nice variety of teas and a cute gift shop. They were also out of quiche, but have it advertised outside. Would have been helpful to know in advance before trying to order our food.