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The St. James Tearoom at the Sun Valley Commercial Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Broccoli?\u00a0 I love it!\u00a0 Anchovies?\u00a0 Bring me more!\u00a0 Oysters?\u00a0 Enamored of them!\u00a0 Limburger Cheese?\u00a0 The stinkier the better!\u00a0 Durian?\u00a0 Andrew Zimmern may find it disgusting, but I love it.\u00a0 I’m often asked if there’s anything I don’t like.\u00a0 My response surprises most people.\u00a0 The one food item I don’t like at all is tea.\u00a0 Whether hot or cold, tea is absolutely nauseating to me.\u00a0 That may or may not stem from a week-long Boy Scout Swim Camp at Conchas Lake where tea was served for breakfast, lunch and dinner.\u00a0 Drinking the murky water from Conchas Lake might have been preferable.<\/p>\n

My two “overseas” assignments in the Air Force were at Royal Air Force bases in England, the country which tried to tax the tea they explorted to the colonies.\u00a0 In England, tea is what ambrosia was to the Greek gods of Mount Olympus.\u00a0 “Tea time” is twenty-four hours a day throughout Great Britain.\u00a0 Denouncing it might trigger an international incident.\u00a0 Brits may tolerate Yanks not liking room-temperature beer, but you dare not besmirch, belittle or blacken England’s sacrosanct tea.\u00a0 \u00a0Though my Kim and I frequented tea shops at Bourton on the Water<\/strong><\/a>, an English village often called the “Venice of the Cotswolds,” I went there for the scones (morsels of which I tossed to crows) and to enjoy the tranquility of River Windrush’s burbling waters.\u00a0 My Kim loved the tea.<\/p>\n

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Personalized Experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Kim has been a wonderful civilizing influence on her formerly bumpkinly husband whom she’s actually compared to Big Jeff Pruitt, a mountain man looking for a wife in a 1962 episode of the Andy Griffith Show<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Much to Barney Fife’s chagrin, Jeff (brilliantly portrayed by Alan Hale, Jr. who later became “The Skipper” on Gilligan’s Island), set his designs on Thelma Lou.\u00a0 When Thelma Lou invited Jeff to her home for tea, Jeff couldn’t get his sausage fingers in the loop handle of the small tea cup.\u00a0 Worst, Jeff lamented that the delicate, small “finger food” served failed to constitute a proper, satisfying meal for a large man with a large appetite.<\/p>\n

Perhaps my dear bride had never really asked me to take her to the St. James Tearoom out of concern that I might spill the tea onto the nearest potted plant or that I would single-handedly consume the entirety of our finger food.\u00a0 At any regard, Jeff Pruitt probably came to mind for her.\u00a0 We’ve actually discussed going to the St. James Tearoom for years, but out of consideration for my loathing of tea, my Kim didn’t press it.\u00a0 Being a thoughtful, kind, generous and mostly modest husband, I tried to get on the St. James Tearoom schedule for Christmas, but the Tearoom was booked until late January.<\/p>\n

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A Thematic Experience – Phantom of the Opera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That actually turned out to be a good thing.\u00a0 The January, 2026 “theme” turned out to be “Music of the Night,” a tribute to the Phantom of the Opera.\u00a0 We first saw the Phantom opera play in New Orleans and have since relived the operatic experience several times, not to mention multiple viewings of the movie with the enchanting Emily Rossum.\u00a0 \u00a0To say we love the music is an understatement though Gerard Butler’s rendition of “All I Ask Of You” isn’t our favorite.\u00a0 Perhaps his grating voice was meant to convey the Phantom’s pain.\u00a0 \u00a0In any event, we were very happy to immerse ourselves in Paris during the 1880s, focusing on the lavish, artistic world of the French Grand Opera.<\/p>\n

From the outside, the St. James Tearoom looks nothing like an opera house.\u00a0 First of all, it’s situated on Osuna in a mixed development area.\u00a0 Second, the Sun Valley Commercial Center has the stereotypical adobe-hued look and feel New Mexicans know and love.\u00a0 Finding the St. James Tearoom among all the different commercial enterprises at the Center is a bit of a challenge, too.\u00a0 A directory indicated it’s situated in Building D, but until I walked the complex, we were somewhat lost.\u00a0 Frankly that too, is a good thing.\u00a0 You wouldn’t want blinking, neon-spangled signage directing you to the Tearoom.<\/p>\n

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One of Our Wonderful Hostesses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Albuquerque Journal describes the St. James Tearoom as “The Grand Dame of Albuquerque Tearooms<\/em>.”\u00a0 This Grand Dame has been serving the Duke City since 1999, providing a unique fine dining experience for more than a quarter-century.\u00a0 The Tearoom’s website declares the Tearoom “transports guests to a realm of dining elegance, excellence, creativity and imagination<\/em>.”\u00a0 We were unsure what to expect.\u00a0 I pictured sitting around a large formal table with a group of blue-haired women sporting period costumery (not unlike the Rocky Horror Show had it been more civilized).\u00a0 \u00a0The Tearoom’s website also invites guests to “reflect, gain margin back into your life, deepen your relationship with friends and loved once over a shared experience of joy and delight<\/em>.”\u00a0 That’s a lot to expect from a dining experience.\u00a0 It would be interesting to see if the Tearoom could deliver.<\/p>\n

Once we made it to the Tearoom, we were indeed transported to a different world, one resembling the England where we lived and loved for three years.\u00a0 We were greeted at the door by nattily attired hostesses adorned in period dress.\u00a0 Their genteel manner and dulcet tones were very welcoming, conveying a warmth and cordiality of a different time and place.\u00a0 The front rooms offer a lavish shopping experience.\u00a0 You’ll find everything from Wedgewood China to period hats for sale.\u00a0 It’s all very classy, the antithesis of restaurants hawking their cheap merchandise.<\/p>\n

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Music of the Night, Experience of a Lifetime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we were escorted to our table, we espied a table displaying accounterments recognizable from The Phantom: the white, theatrical half-mask designed to cover the right side of the Phantom’s scarred face; formal, elbow-length satin opera gloves, the type of which Christine Daa\u00e9 might have worn; a single red rose representing the Phantom’s intense, obsessive love for Christine.\u00a0 Our hearts rejoiced at the recognition of these objects.\u00a0 Further down the hall is a period sitting area in which many diners photograph themselves.\u00a0 I instead captured the image above of our wonderful escort.<\/p>\n

To my delight, we didn’t have to share our experience with other guests.\u00a0 Instead, the Tearoom is segmented into private, themed “dining rooms” separated from one another by heavy curtains that block conversations from adjacent rooms and provide the privacy we enjoy.\u00a0 Our experience was guided by McKenna, a Valdosta, Georgia native with an ambassadorial knowledge of the Tearoom and our meal.\u00a0 A placard on our table beckoned “Welcome Kimberly and Gil.”\u00a0 Also on our table, covered by a quilted tea cozy was a teapot keeping our first of three teas warm.<\/p>\n

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Our Beautiful Hostess MaKenna Guides Our Experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McKenna poured our tea into dainty tea cups.\u00a0 Predictably, my ham-handed meat hooks had a hard time holding the cup.\u00a0 Also predictable was my dislike of the tea (yes, I did sample it) which my Kim took from me.\u00a0 It dawned on me as we lounged in very comfortable sofas just how refreshing it was not to have to study a menu.\u00a0 Instead, McKenna ferried over a three-tiered, silver plate-stand resplendent with our Phantom-themed meal.\u00a0 Act 1 (the top plate) was titled “Savories.”\u00a0 This beauteous offering featured a Paris Opera House chicken sausage roll; Prima Donna pecan pear salad with basil vinaigrette; Raoul’s beef and onion stew; Bravissima basil savory cheesecake with tomato jalape\u00f1o jam; and Madame Giry’s traditional tea sandwich (ginger, carrot and cucumber on wheat).\u00a0 \u00a0 Accompanying Act 1 was Morning in Giverny\u201d traditional black tea.<\/p>\n

The second layer was called Entr\u2019acte: Breads. It was served with \u201cHearthside Toddy\u201d scented black tea. It was indeed a pleasant bouquet that almost made me want to like tea. I did try it, but even a small sip offended my usually indelicate taste buds. Two breads were showcased: a Masquerade spinach puff swirl and St. James traditional cream scone served with lemon curd and clotted cream. Act II: Sweets was served with a “Lemon Souffle herbal tea. Sumptuous sweets artfully positioned on the plate were the Angel of Music blackberry panna cotta, Christine’s honey cake with almonds and rose glaze, and the Phantom’s dark chocolate cake with kahlua cream cheese frosting.\u00a0 I won’t endeavor to describe our culinary fare…not that I have the words to adequately do so.\u00a0 Your own culinary adventure at the Tearoom will probably not feature the same menu items we enjoyed.\u00a0 Suffice to say the kitchen staff can compete with the very best Albuquerque has to offer.<\/p>\n

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The Dessert Plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As delicious as was every morsel we enjoyed, we left St. James Tearoom rejuvenated and enraptured over our experience.\u00a0 Every “man’s man” who thinks he’s too masculine to enjoy such an experience should put aside their man card and bring their better halves to one of New Mexico’s best and most enjoyable dining experiences.\u00a0 St. James Tearoom is a must!<\/p>\n

St. James Tearoom<\/strong>
\n320 Osuna Road, N.E. # D
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n505-242-3752
\nWebsite<\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 20 January 2026
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1
\nRATING<\/strong>: N\/R
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$$$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Paris Opera House chicken sausage roll; Prima Donna pecan pear salad with basil vinaigrette; Raoul’s beef and onion stew; Bravissima basil savory cheesecake with tomato jalape\u00f1o jam; and Madame Giry’s traditional tea sandwich (ginger, carrot and cucumber on wheat); Masquerade spinach puff swirl and St. James traditional cream scone served with lemon curd and clotted cream; Angel of Music blackberry panna cotta, Christine’s honey cake with almonds and rose glaze, and the Phantom’s dark chocolate cake with kahlua cream cheese frosting
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