Afternoon Tea at The Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel

The Plaza Hotel is one of my favorite places. Prior to my viewing of the Clark Family Auction at Christie's, I met Marta from Baker's and Artists for tea. I had tea here a few years ago during the Christmas holiday and it was wonderful. I was curious if it was going to still be as good. 

These photos were actually from my phone, I kind of didn't want to pull out the big camera. Most of them came out pretty good which shocks me how great camera phones can be. I am now using the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and I just love it. My tea of choice was the Tuscan Pear Rooibus which was so tasty. 

We selected the Fitzgerald Tea, which pays tribute to The Plaza's most legendary patrons, F Scott and Zelda. The one thing I remembered about the tea before was that the food you had was quite a plenty. Some of these teas the sandwiches are not very filling. I have had some teas where after an hour I was hungry again! This did not happen here, for sure! 

The scones were tiny, and I hate to say a bit dry, but so they were. I love a good scone, and they should be moist and tender. 

Some of the largest sandwiches you will have at a tea. Very tasty as well, egg salad - salmon- turkey - cucumber - 

A very lovely setting here, real silverware to be used and it was a pretty filled place on a Saturday. Some folks were having lunch as well which looked pretty good to me! 

Another shot of some of the sandwiches. They were oh so good! 

By the time we were ready for dessert, we were actually pretty full. That opera cake was calling me however so that was one of the little guys I enjoyed! 

Lovely presentation, great atmosphere and overall very tasty food. I would highly recommend anyone to have tea here. It is a wonderful experience in one of the most iconic places in New York City. 

If you wish to see my holiday tea, you can check it out HERE. 

 

Today's Words of Wisdom: I'm the kind of person who would have liked to have lived at the Plaza. I love crystal chandeliers and gold leaf, velvets and mirrors, Oriental rugs and marble. - Candace Bushnell

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Christmas Tea at the Plaza Hotel

I am never one to turn down an invite to afternoon tea! I had the pleasure of meeting Esme, from the blog Chocolate and Croissants (great title) in December. The decorations in the Plaza Hotel are always gorgeous, their tree is huge and perfect, of course! 

I found this adorable tote in the Plaza gift shop downstairs, and instead of purchasing it, I took a photo! I just loved the sayings! They are all very, very true! 

The setting here for tea is just so relaxing. I have never been disappointed with afternoon tea here, and I would return over and over. 

The portions are HUGE, and we both took items home with us! You can easily have this tea as your dinner, you will be pretty full when you leave. This was the New Yorker tea, everything was so yummy! The company was fabulous too and that's what makes a perfect afternoon tea! 

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Afternoon Tea at The Plaza Hotel's Palm Court

My visit to the city during December was one cold day! We had reservations at the Plaza hotel for afternoon tea and were very excited. We seem to be making the rounds of all the tea service in the city, it's a fun job!! The Palm Court is really beautiful and full of so much history. The Plaza Hotel itself had a $450 million, three year restoration, and upon completion the Palm Court reopened launching the afternoon tea.

The gorgeous Christmas tree in the lobby of the hotel ........

the piano player came back while we were having tea which made it lots of fun 

while we were awaiting to sit for tea ( reservation was for 4 but we didn't sit until 430 so give yourself plenty of time for your tea) I realized how this historic room has been around since 1907

It's original name was the "Tea Room" and has been a New York destination for decades serving many politicians, dignitaries, celebrities, and New York socials ..........

we definitely felt like we were taken back in time with just the awe of this room 

the 1,800 square foot stained glass laylight had a million dollar restoration all on it's own! and had not been seen for 50 years ...really just takes your breathe away.......

I feel for those who need to clean these ....but they are really beautiful 

we sat by those large windows so everyone could see us ....... 

There are 4 tea choices...The Classic, The New Yorker, Chocolate and Eloise ...... 

a glass of bubbly to toast the holidays is necessary!!  

my Earl Grey was so excellent - the Plaza also has it's own signature blend tea which my friend had and said it was really wonderful...they sell the tea in the basement if you wish to take some home to family and friends 

spreads for our scones 

they were so tasty ....really excellent .....

We both went for the New Yorker (are you shocked??) The little Roast Beef sandwich was so tasty we couldn't stand it !! 

desserts were amazing as well and we even had cannoli .....seemed to have a gingerbread flavor for the holiday  

another view of that gorgeous ceiling ....... 

The teas are $45 per person and with champagne or sherry an additional $20 per glass ...We were very happy with this tea and I would love to try the Chocolate Tea (this tea is $55 per person but is large enough to serve 2 people) We also left here pretty full as this was our dinner so we would do this again, would be fun with a larger group of friends but also great for you and your best friend as well......... 

Hope you enjoyed the Afternoon Tea at the historic Plaza Hotel !! 

The Plaza Hotel 

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Today's Words of Wisdom: Life is either a daring adventure or nothing (Helen Keller) 

Cannoli Dreams for You.....until next post 

                               Rosemary