Cookies & Tea for Me! — Restaurant in Tallahassee

So we attended a party for one of my daughter's classmates. While the children, who were in kindergarten, did have fun it was kind of an awkward experience for the adults.

There was no real direction when we came inside, the owner just told us to hang up the gift on a rack of some kind. The majority of the kids were in one room putting on Disney princess gowns you'd find in the toy asle of walmart or target. And I know that tea partiesare geared mainly to girls, but a few boys were invited. Rather than jackets or mad hatteresque clothingit appeared to be a few pieces of pirate customary. With swords....that the fee boys waved around and hit people with. It was so uninviting fornthe boys, that they all left early. So when kids were in costume or sword fighting, the rest were getting some make up and nail polish on. The room reeked of astitone. The awkward part was that there was no place for the parents to go. We had to just stand out of the way. When I was standing I noticed that there were holes in the walls and the ceiling. When the "tea" party came I wasn't expecting hot tea, but the children were served juice. Along with their juice they were served carrots and celery, goldfish crackers, and cupcakes because it was a birthday party. So a place called Cookies and Tea for Me. Did not serve the children cookies or tea. Maybe I misread the meaning of the sign that the me in the name was the kids, and not the proprieters. When it was time for the presents, the owner placed the presents in front of the birthday girl in what will be called the makeup room, and that was it. Kids grabbing gifts and no sense of order. The finale of the awkward night was that the way we were rushed out when the party ended fifteen minutes before it was scheduled to. Yes this was the last party of the day, and yes people want to get home or go out after work, but people paid for a service. A service that came with a set amount of time. How many bosses would retain an employee if they left 15 minutes early? And I didn't lose any money in this and I still felt that I need to write this....

I booked the venue for my daughter’s 10th birthday. The decor and concept are fabulous! There are so many accents which make the place unique and special. My daughter and her friends really enjoyed the dress up, pink lemonade, pink carpet stroll, and dance party. You might be thinking, why did I rate 2 stars then? Hmmm… Let’s see…There were way too many rules. The party started at 6. The owner said she doesn’t open the door until 6. It was actually 6:04. I couldn’t arrive early to put the food, cake, and favors inside. She yelled at a girl for trying to fix the makeup that was applied to my daughter’s face. She was overly concerned about her table linens! There were rules about food, cake flavors, and colors. Chocolate and sauces are not allowed. My daughter was miserable half the party and I didn’t learn why until the car ride home. I’ll come back to that. Clean up started while we were still in party mode. I thought it could have waited until we left. Parents and kids all left at once. As soon as they left, the owner started yelling for me to unlock my car. I was putting on my sweater and gathering my purse when she started yelling again if I had unlocked the car. She literally threw my stuff in the trunk. She didn’t ask if everything went ok, if I was happy etc. Back to my daughter… She asked for a certain color make up. She was asked if she really wanted that color because it was too light for her skin color. I truly believe it was an innocent poor choice of words. But to a 10 year old, it wasn’t. I wish it could have...

Wowowow! What an amazing place to have a girly party. From the helpful staff to the ease of communication, thorough planning on Tamaras part, and the over the top glamor of it all, this is a must venue for your princess. (My son had a fantastic time, though, too!) Makeup, nails, face painting, cupcakes I mean all I had to do was show up! The girls helping even put the gifts in my car. Everything was beautiful and my daughter had so much fun and made memories to last forever. Thank you everyone at Cookies and Tea for Me!

Edit: I had to remove a star due to the fact we tried to communicate after the party with no response. Also the owner took a bunch of photos that I...