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Unique So Chique
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“The ambience is cozy and romantic; a great place for brunch with friends, or a party.”
“Warm sweet scones with clotted cream were delicous and made fresh.”
“The Drake is very good ,however, this little tea room has so much personaltiy and a customer is made to feel at home.”
“They have great designer names and wonderful food.”
“The atmosphere is really cute and our server was really nice and knowledgeable, but the menu was strikingly overpriced -- $15 for the exotic tea service which was basically just 3 quarter sandwiches (delicious but only 2 bites worth of chicken with aprico”
“Plus it's a great place to catch up with friends.”
“The atmosphere is really cute and our server was really nice and knowledgeable, but the menu was strikingly overpriced -- $15 for the exotic tea service which was basically just 3 quarter sandwiches (delicious but only 2 bites worth of chicken with aprico”
“They should also know that a tea room is not going to serve you a huge meal, shame on the trips coordinator for dropping the ball.”View Less
Loved this tea room!. Nice tea selection from standard Earl Grey to Chai. Excellent finger sandwiches - particularly the chicken salad. Warm sweet scones with clotted cream were delicous and made fresh. It was a nice break from the chilly weather outside.…
Biggest Rip-off for Afternoon Tea.
I feel I need to write this review to protect my fellow consumers. Anyone reading this should see that SEVERAL others share my opinion and do not recommend this place for the same reasons, which
should raise enough concerns on whether you'd want to host an event here.
I am not normally this harsh, but I thought this place was pretty awful. I hosted a shower for 16 ladies, and I was actually quite embarrassed by how chintzy it seemed (not enough tea nor food although I paid per head). While the afternoon tea seems to be less expensive than that at the Ritz, Drake, Penninsula, etc, it's definitely one of those situations where you get what you pay for. The reason it's cheaper is because you pay per person, but there are not enough items on the tiers for each person nor does everyone get to pick his/her own tea. In fact, we had 6 girls sharing one kettle of tea! I arranged for the "Exotic" afternoon tea menu ahead of time and then was told they were out of the proscuitto sandwich. What is the point of taking my order if they didn't plan on having it anyway? The food and desserts are nothing special and rather uninspired, if you manage to try them (since there are not enough for everyone to try).
Our waitress copped some attitude and was tacky enough to talk about billing in front of the guest of honor, which made everyone feel a bit uncomfortable. I also thought it was convenient that the credit machine "wasn't working" the day I hosted my large event, although I didn't hear either of the other two walk in customers get a warning like this.
None of the women who came to that shower would be willing to come back to that place even though many of them do afternoon tea frequently.…
Delightful Chicago Tea Room.
I love this place ? I never thought of myself as a tea person, but after attending a baby shower tea at Unique So Chique, I am now hooked. What a delightful place this is ? super friendly staff,
great service, and truly delicious food.
My favorites are the finger sandwiches with apricot and walnut, and the prosciutto with herbed goat cheese. For sweets, you can?t beet the apricot orange and butterscotch coconut scones. And did I mention the fabulous chocolate truffles!? I am anxious to go back and try some of the other goodies offered.
There?s also a delightful shop attached to the tea room ? great for gifts of all kinds. I highly recommend Unique So Chique as both a tea room and a venue for unique gifts.
Just all in all, a wonderful experience.…
Delish Trish!!!!! The best chocolates and baked goods around!!!. I had to write in to let everyone know about my experience at Unique So Chique. I have been to alot of tea and chocolate rooms and this one by far beats the Drake. The Drake is very good ,however, this little tea room has so much personaltiy and a customer is made to feel at home. Very friendly atmosphere, awesome tea and truffles not to mention the toffee that simply melts in your mouth. I almost forgot to tell you about the warm apple tart and the cheese cake. WOW!!! Once again I can not say it enough how it all just melts in your mouth. I have read the reviews and please do not listen to the negative reviews. The ladies from the big party really need to quit being childish, really think about what happened that day and take some of the responsibility for their trip not going so smooth. They should have had a contract and and arrived at the time they were supposed to. They should also know that a tea room is not going to serve you a huge meal, shame on the trips coordinator for dropping the ball. I have made a reservation to have a bridal shower with this establishment and I can't wait to go back. Thanks to Unique So Chique for my family's wonderful experience I will be ordering alot from you!!! It is worth the 4 hour trip that I have to drive to get to this establishment.!…
I was a part of a educational field trip to fine chocolate shops in Chicago. Our teacher had heard about this shop and thought it would be a good afternoon stop for us. It was not.. I went to this place as a group of 30. We had reservations...we were 30 minmutes early and they were not ready. At no point did they come up with hot tea. For 30 people they presented 4 pots of luke warm tea. so 16 servings were supposed to make it all around. The food was skimmpy, average to below average in quality. Our tour guide called to ask me to post my feelings about the shop because the owner had called to complain to her about other bad reviews from people he felt were on our trip. For an outrageous price we got maybe $3.00 worth of tea and tea snacks. The place was not good at all...maybe because of spending too much time reading the reviews. Spend a little more time on food prep and hot water for tea. Clean the shop and tables. Make tea a better experience and better reviews will naturally follow. I think the other 29 people on the trip felt it was awful as well. The owner should have left well enough alone...no reviews are better than asking for them and getting honestly disappointed customers to vent when they would not have if not prompted.…
