I've been to Rose Tea several times in the last three years, tried a variety of the food on the menu, but I've never been a huge fan. Came back here again last night because the boyfriend sprained his toe so we are eating whatever he wants to eat. After giving Rose Tea another chance, I'll admit I'm glad I did. It's a small, busy Taiwanese restaurant. We went for dinner on a Sunday night at 6:30pm and had to wait 10 minutes before being seated. Ordered the deep fried salt & pepper squid (a bit too salty, but still good that we ate most of it) and the short ribs w eggplant (very good, although I didn't try the eggplant). He got the lychee green tea (which he loved but I thought was too sweet) and I got the black milk tea w wheat germ (which I loved but he thought was just good, not great). Portions are great; these two dishes were more than enough for two people. The lady who took our order was friendly and adorable. She tried to squeeze behind me a couple times during the meal and joked in Mandarin that she needed to lose weight (she doesn't!). This was probably my best experience here in terms of food. Their bubble teas have always been good.
Given my precious experiences here, I'm not sure if I would give it an overall rating of 3 or 4; 3.5 seems about right. This experience alone though was probably a 4.
Taste | 4
Atmosphere | 3
Presentation | 3
Service | 3.5
OVERALL | 3.5