Tea Cup Café & Bakery

Day trip to Challis and found this Gem and can not say enough good about the quality of the food and service. Old fashion hospitality. Wood fired pizza and salad buffet 😋 with a bear claw for desert. In addition outside dining and rose garden. You may want to call ahead to see what the special of the day is.

Full of character and charm. Great breakfast of egg, cheese and bacon on croissant. Have special nights. Tonight was pizza night. Gazebo and tables and chairs outside alfresco!

Going down memory lane on a long-ago trip to Idaho and so glad to see this restaurant is still in business. We happened upon it by accident, but what a great find! Probably the best breakfast while in Idaho. Here's what I remember: The service was great, very friendly and welcoming, the food was fantastic, completely unexpected high end breakfast quality. If you are in the area and staying at a hotel, skip the continental breakfast and head here for a great meal.

Food is good but nothing extraordinary. You'll be satisfied and happy, but not wowed. It's more of a place where you could easily make it your go to place. The staff is friendly.

We stopped by the Tea Cup Cafe and Bakery on our way back from a nearby hot spring, looking for a meal before we embarked on the three hour drive back to South-east Idaho. We were lured in by the pizza buffet, and once we saw that the price was reasonable, the variety ample, and the atmosphere warm and cheery, we settled in.

Three of our party went with the pizza buffet, while the other ordered the veggie stir fry. The staff were very polite, friendly, and welcoming, and we were quickly seated then off for the first plate.

The buffet consisted of two salads and several dressings, cheesy bread, and seven varieties of pizza. There was one vegetarian pesto, Hawaiian, pepperoni, bbq chicken, chicken/bacon, bacon jalapeno, and sausage. Two of us did not eat meat, so we mostly stuck with the pesto, but we were also able to pick the meat from most of the other options and feed it to the carnivore.

The pizza was fresh, hot, and delicious. The flavor in the sauces was bold and rich, and the ingredients seemed of high quality of were equally distributed. The crust was particularly crispy and flavorful as well, as to be expected from a genuine wood-fire oven. I greatly enjoyed each slice, and ate my fill.

Staff were very easy to talk to and seemed very enthusiastic about their job and the pizza. We struck up a conversation with a few of the servers and found them to be genuinely enjoyable people.

Overall, our experience was very positive, and we would come here again if we were ever in the area. Highly recommended.

Great food and waitress sherrie is awesome.

Great place! Lovely people and good coffee. Bear claws pastry was really good.

Elegant yet simple dining. Very friendly service. The food is delicious and promptly served with a smile. Our tummies were happy and so was our pocket book. We will be back. ♡

We were told in Stanley about this wonderful restaurant and bakery. It was well worth the drive! The baked goods were of outstanding quality. Just everything! Especially memorable were the lemon blueberry cookies. Don’t miss the hidden gem if you are anywhere in the area!

Nice and friendly staff. Food was good. I wish they did breakfast all day on Saturdays and Sundays!