Denton - February 2026

Dining

BY KAREN CHANEY

Three Roses Tea Room & Gifts oers themed experiences Three sisters—Maegan Lillian Rose, Hannah Marie Rose and Mia Beverly Rose—shared favorite childhood pastimes of reading and holding tea parties with their mother. These interests didn’t subside when they got older; they became an opportunity to stay connected as life got busier. When the quartet decided to open a tea room in downtown Denton in 2024, the mother, Irene McKey, said naming the business Three Roses Tea Room & Gifts was an easy decision. “The idea came from us hosting afternoon tea with each other,” McKey said. “We love having conversations, slowing down and catching up. We wanted to share [that] with the community.” On the menu The tea room oers an afternoon tea service Thursday through Sunday. Weekend tea services, which are by reservation only, feature a dierent book-inspired menu each month. Upcoming themes are Alice in Wonderland in March and A Hobbit’s Afternoon Tea in April. “The weekend is based on whatever story we’re doing. The pastries are [centered] around charac- ters or themes we nd in the stories,” McKey said. The weekday tea service includes several hot tea options, tea sandwiches, scones and pastries. General Manager Maegan Lillian Rose Herrera said customer favorites include their cucumber spread sandwiches, dill spread sandwiches, egg salad sandwiches and tomato basil spread sand- wiches. McKey, who is the head chef, said she uses

Three Roses Tea Room & Gifts is family owned and operated. From left: Maegan Herrera with daughter Islah Rose Herrera, Hannah ‘Rose’ McKey, Rosa Osorio, Jeannette Lucas and Irene McKey.

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The Queen’s Course ($42) includes hot tea, tea sandwiches, scones and pastries.

Customers have donated tea cups and other dishes used at Three Roses Tea Room & Gifts.

only natural ingredients. Who it’s for

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Herrera said their customers represent a variety of groups, including families and people in their 20s wearing book-themed costumes. “We get people who sit in here for two or three hours,” Herrera said. “[They are] having these conversations that go deeper than just ‘How was your day?’”

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221 W. Oak St., Denton www.threerosestearoom.squarespace.com

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