Tea House 650, Crystal River FL

To call this place a tea house is a joke. You order your tea at a bar where they expect you to know the number on a table that might be open. Ok for a hot dog stand, but not what you would expect from a tea house
You get one cup of very weak tea, no pot etc like a real tea house. The so called scone was good but it was cake, not a scone.
And to top it off the bill was ridiculously high

This is a great little Tea House in the old parts of Crystal River. I highly recommend the Horseradish Roast Beef Sandwich with a matcha lemonade!

Tea House 650 has a charming ambiance with delightful free tea samples and tasty food. We visited at 10 am, ordered three dishes to go, and encountered a hiccup in the service. Despite only one other customer in their, our wait for the first dish was 30 minutes long, and it appeared the kitchen prioritized other orders for people that weren't even there.

The staff seemed a bit annoyed when we mentioned our time constraints before a scheduled tour. We had to leave and come back for our other 2 dishes after our tour. When we returned later, the remaining dishes took an additional 40 minutes. On a positive note, Tea House 650 does offer excellent vegan options for both entrees and baked goods. Overall, a mixed experience with room for improvement in service efficiency.

Randomly came across this lovely and charming place. Staff is knowledgeable, welcoming and friendly. Food was amazing we came back 3x in the same day. Purchased gifts for ourselves and for family and friends back home. Hallmark like feeling while in this establishment. Just wish this place was close to my home!

Absolutely loved it! So unique and homey.the food was excellent and the atmosphere was so relaxed and warm. Will definitely be going back!

Lovely atmosphere! Dine inside or out. Fast, friendly, and helpful service. Clean. Lots of food options (including delicious vegan entrees and dessert). Cozy and inviting food presentation.

Spent 28$ for one ridiculously small tea. 1 scone, 2 very small cookies, and a cheese and spinach flat bread the size of one piece of pizza. That was burnt. The tea was very good.

The owner Gail is a rude and nasty character. I won't be back. She was purposely rude to me while taking my to to go order. She never made eye contact, made me beg her to take my order. She acted like she had better things to do. The lovely employee next to her who took my first order said nothing like this common and I could see she was intimidated.

Then she asked what table I'm at even though it's a to go order yet she never brought it out and she made sure my first order was thrown out because the kitchen never got it and she made a big deal about connecting the 2 orders like I did it wrong. I TOLD HER SHE WAS BEING RUDE! She did it on purpose. I even bought gifts there.

Food is like appetizer size and just okay. I'm a plant based eater and eat organic but I'll never return. She's a witch.

Then to not make the first order, which was obviously malicious. I had to wait and she said nothing, no apology. She was enjoying this!

I saw on another review site that she treats her employees like garbage and withholds tips til the end of the month. She made an inappropriate comment to an illegally hired youth about her body.

Stay away for the love of decency!

Delicious food and drinks! Best latte' I've EVER had! Cute gift shop. We also buy their healthy and high-quality loose leaf teas. Very relaxing place with seating inside and outside.

Cute little place. Worst service ever. I waited to be served while people cut me in line and the wait staff giggled in the back room. I had to ask 3 different people for a scone. Great ice tea though.

Customer service? Stellar!
Food and tea of choice? Spectacular! Chefs kiss.
Overall experience? Awe inspiring. Amazing start to my day!

Thanks for all you do!

Everything was fresh, delicate, and flavorful, very nice for families and people looking for healthier/vegetarian/vegan fare. Good selection of sandwiches for the carnivores too.

The employees were lovely so I waited until they all changed jobs to leave this review.
Tea House 650 owners treat their employees like garbage. Owners only allow cash tips and withhold all tips meant for employees for the month. At the end of each month the owners take their own share of all the cash tips they’ve collected before dividing the remainder among employees. Owners violated child labor laws. One owner made inappropriate comments to a minor employee about their body. One owner discriminates against religious beliefs.
I have detailed information of every complaint I have against Tea House 650.

I got the Tea House Panini and the Strawberry Smoothie and it was really good. The Atmosphere is just soo relaxing and peaceful and the service was great the Lady at the Counter was soo nice and accommodating. Just a really cozy, relaxing and pretty place.

I loved this place tea is amazing! I loved having lunch there it was delicious, but unfortunately I can't give them a 5 star, because now they don't serve sandwiches there anymore so I have to find another place for lunch.

Wonderful tea selection, great little food menu, I loved my scone, and the place overall is very cute as well. BRING CASH TO TIP OUT THE WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES AS THEY DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARD GRATUITIES! (please change this for your employees!)

Adorable and delicious. The perfect place to be on a beautiful March morning having breakfast on their porch watching shoppers walking by in cute downtown crystal river. I'm loving the rote grute iced tea and avocado toast and hubby got a decadent blueberry smoothie and blueberry lemon scone. This tea house is decorated so cute and smells good from the soaps they sell. Pretty artwork. One of my favorites in Crystal River. Friendly, helpful service and extensive menu. Sandwiches, salads, soups, pastries. Lots of homemade goodies. Excellent!

The owner of the Tea House is probably the least friendly mixed with the weirdest vibes of a business owner I have ever met, especially in hospitality. My wife and I showed up right at 10am, the place was empty so we found a table in the dining room. My wife and I both ordered breakfast and tea. I order a panini, my wife ordered soup. While we awaited our order, the owner who is an odd man (you’ll know what I mean if you see him) was pacing around the restaurant, with what looked like, on a mission of absolutely nothing. He would walk outside, then back inside. He would stare at us, continue walking. 1 minute later, he would do the same thing. Pacing all over the place, but never accomplishing anything. After about 15 minutes of doing the same thing, he finally said to us “you guys might need to find another table, we are going to be busy”. My wife and I looked around, being the only ones inside around 10: 15 we were confused, questioned what he meant because literally every single table was open other than one that was filled outside with a husband and wife. We were not rude, and it wasn’t a big deal. My wife and I were sitting at a table for 4 - this is the only reason we could think he said something to us with such oddity in his demeanor. We asked him for his Wi-Fi, he told us we would have to steal Cattledogs Wi-Fi from next door as he wouldn’t give out his Wi-Fi password. Okay, no biggie. While waiting for our breakfast we cracked open a game of Backgammon. 10: 30 goes by, 10: 45, the man is still pacing everywhere, looking at us each time he goes by while we are our breakfast. At this point, there’s now one other couple inside with us, with every other table inside completely open. At this point, my wife is starting to feel extremely uncomfortable with this man giving us a weird stare down each time he paces by. At this point, I am now upset because my wife wants to leave because she’s uncomfortable - we just bought a full breakfast, teas, and even some ceramic boots for potted plants. We spent a good deal of money here yet we felt entirely unwelcome, and the place wasn’t ever busy. At all times there were multiple tables open, yet the eye piercing pressure that we received from this guy and the weird interactions were enough for us to end our backgammon game early and leave with intentions of never coming back. The place has potential, it a cool little place, the staff was wonderful, the food was pretty good. But unfortunately, the owner of this business killed it for us.

Gale is a very rude lady, she makes very rude comments and is very uncalled for. I do not recommend dining or working for them. The teas and foods might be good but I do not stand behind how the lady has treated people.