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    4.9 (36 reviews)
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    Meija K.

    Such a wonderful and idyllic experience! You can tell the owner ours her heart and soul within each and every aspect of the tea cottage

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    Jocelyn N.

    I absolutely loved having tea at the Calabash Garden Tea Room. From the minute I saw the little group of shops it's located in, I knew I'd enjoy it. It's adorable! We made reservations for the ultimate tea, and our table was ready for us when we arrived. Each person got a pot of tea (so many choices-- my mom had passion fruit and I had the caramel vanilla cake black tea. We also got a salad with the amazing homemade dressing and a tier of treats -- tea sandwiches, chocolate-covered strawberries, raspberry macarons and maple walnut scones (still warm!) with lemon curd and cream. These were the best scones I've ever had. It was $32 per person and the reservation required a credit card to hold, but it's cash only when you arrive. You could add soup for an extra charge. When I come back here, I will be taking the dressing and lemon curd home with me -- it wouldn't have fit in my luggage this time! While my mom and I were there, a group of moms with their daughters having a tea party with hats and all! So fun.

    Leona Roselle P.

    Visited with girl friends and wasn't exactly sure what to expect... We were greeted and seated as soon as we got in (I called in advance to make a reservation). We were asked to choose a tea and they have a lot of variety! We opted for mocha rocca, caramel, and blueberry. While waiting to be served, the lady told us we can pick out a hat to wear during the "tea party". We were all giddy choosing the right hat for our outfits! Once we were settled, we were then served with a small plate of salad, it was refreshing and tasty, perfect for that summer day. Then came the teas, and the 3-tier platter with goodies: sandwiches, scones, chocolate dipped strawberries and french macaroons. Everything was delicious!!! Service was awesome! It was such a lovely experience and I would love to come back!

    Lovely place settings

    Delightful experience with cute decor and tasty food. Our group of four enjoyed it and would recommend it.

    Erin N.

    Absolutely Tea-lightful! Every other review is spot on. My mom had been here before and she took me for the Ultimate Tea. The only other tea experience I had that was on par with this one was at The Grand Floridian at Walt Disney World. While similar, this experience was much better for a few reasons: the setting is much more intimate and quiet, the cost is significantly less, but most notably: The Calabash Garden Tea room has a closet full of fancy hats and they let you choose one to wear during your tea experience. How fun is that?? The menu full of tea selections is kind of daunting. I had a hard time deciding, but ended up choosing a spicy African blend, while my mom went with a more mild and fruity tea. Both were delicious and went so well with the courses of finger foods that was served with us. While we enjoyed all the little finger foods that was served to us, I can not stress enough how outstanding the scones were. They're served with both a delicious sweet cream and fruity preserve to spread on the scones, but they are perfect by themselves. They're located just off the main road in a woodsy area with some other cute little shops worth checking out. I can not wait to visit Calabash again and have another unique experience like this.

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    Shawna S.

    A hidden gem in Calabash! Be sure to make a reservation and go hungry. We were served a delicious tray of tasty tidbits, finger sandwiches and unique desserts along with the perfect selection of teas. This was the perfect way to spend some quality time with my mom in a lovely setting

    Vanessa S.

    My granddaughter, who is now 15 and myself enjoyed our tea lunch so very, very much! We used to go to a tea house in NC where she lives when visiting but unfortunately. Needless to say, being able to attend tea again here near my home in SC was great. Marie was a fabulous hostess and we loved all the food, tea and atmosphere. I will definitely return and encourage all visitors and locals to try this business! Thank you very much for a delightful afternoon memory.

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    Mary Hannah E.

    My family and I visit Oak Island every summer, and we were devastated to learn that the Southport Tea House had closed. We decided to drive a little bit out of the way to try the Calabash Garden Tea Room, and we were not disappointed! What a relaxing and special experience. The venue is quaint, and the decor is adorable. We scheduled the ultimate tea, which was perfect. The food was absolutely delicious, and the presentation was beautiful. I highly recommend trying the Rose's Garden tea. We will be back soon, and this will become one of our new traditions!

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    Making memory's with mum. Tasty teas and three tier treats. This is a fun and beautiful place. I highly recommend putting it in you bucket list or favorite item on ur weekly to do list.

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    Wonderful afternoon with girlfriends. Definitely will be back. Amazing teas and food.

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    Quaint, fun and fabulous! The little pink house holds a full tea menu and great food to compliment.

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    We made reservations for the ultimate tea, and our table was ready for us when we arrived.

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    4.9
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    This place offers an overwhelming selection of spices (for cooking), teas, and sugars (for baking…read moreand cocktails). And y'know what: you can't get "overwhelming" selections of spices, teas, and sugars virtually anywhere else, so that's a GOOD thing. Every one offers a glass jar that you can open to "smell" the sugar/tea/spice you're thinking of buying. In the case of the teas, they will make you a hot/iced version of the tea (and charge for it, but it's surprisingly affordable) to try as well. After awhile, all of the scents kinda blend together (especially for like, hickory or smoked scents), but it's super cool and a ridiculous level of selection. They have smaller pouches, larger bags, or containers/jars for most items, letting you buy smaller quantities to try. I wanna say smaller pouches were starting around $6 (September 2025). They had quite a few blends of demarara sugars that are going to be great for cocktail garnishing. (Salted caramel sugar? Burnt espresso sugars? mmmm!) And my meat-loving friends picked up a ton of different stuff. Expect to spend a bit in here. There are SO many things to see. The basics are divided into various walls (teas separate from sugars, etc.), but their display tables of seasonal merch in the middle of the store require some careful perusal too. Staff was friendly, and they definitely know their stuff, but they clearly know people get overwhelmed and left us alone. I did not expect to pop into the store, but honestly, I'm super glad I did.

    Great selection of spices and very helpful staff. Great location, very easy to find. I need to…read moretry out their tea selection

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    4.3
    (44 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    First time trying, and honestly won't be back…read more I'll start with the good. Place was clean, the service was excellent and very friendly, albeit slow as it wasn't very busy on this off season week. The friendly service is what upped the stars. Ordered a plain bagel with cream cheese and a toasted everything with butter, and an iced coffee. Husband said coffee was good. We waited 25 min for something that should've taken less than 5. When it came out the everything wasn't toasted but we also didn't want to wait any longer. The bagels were definitely not boiled, and tasted like a piece of bread, not at all like a bagel. The size was ok, but for what we paid, just not worth it. I will stick to my rule of only eating bagels in NJ or north.

    This is a local owned business that is well worth the wait in line. We arrived around 9 on a…read moreThursday with a bit of a wait. You stand in line to order and they bring the food to you when it's done. There's a dining room and a bar as well as patio seating. We ordered four bagels: one plain with grape jelly, one blueberry with strawberry jelly, one bacon egg and pepper jack on Asiago and one bacon, egg, American and bacon scallion cream cheese on jalapeño. We also order two coffees - one iced one hot, orange juice, a sunrise smoothie and a mimosa from the bar. Our sweets order was: donut holes, an Oreo donut and a cinnamon roll. The bagels were all very fresh and made perfectly. The coffees were custom orders and delicious - I had a hot cinnamon hazelnut coffee and it was an amazing combination! The donut holes were our favorite sweet! You could tell they were made fresh! The service was outstanding and the ambience was ideal. The kids loved watching the surfers on the big waves playing on the television! Definitely a must visit spot at OIB!

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