Peacock Alley Tea

I was a guest at the Waldorf and we had our breakfast here at 9:30 and it was a wonderful time. We also came for drinks in the evening around 9 pm as well. Both of which were lovely. I do highly recommend getting a reservation.

This is a highly sought after location and menu, especially for high tea. The history of peacock alley is literally a place to see and be seen, people want to be here. And for good reason!

The food was wonderful! The drinks are great. The coffee I'll be thinking about for months to come.

Call and make a reservation for when you want to attend and it'll be fine! Just like all of the other nice places in DC. Peacock alley is no exception.

I had the pleasure of dining at the @waldorfastoriadc for their Cherry Blossom afternoon tea. As I walk in, I see the gorgeous cherry blossoms decor. I had an 11 am appointment, arrived 10 minutes early but was seated around 11:15. I started off with a bottle of @piper_heidsieck champagne and Cherry Blossom tea. Then I was presented with the tower which included different tea sandwiches, scones, and sweet treats. Some of my favorites were the Smoked Salmon Pinwheel, the Mini Lobster Roll, and the Coffee Opera Cake. I wish I had way more savory dishes!!!

One of the highlights of my visit was meeting @davinejoy. She is absolutely humble and amazing!!! If you haven't seen the movie, The Holdovers run and go see it. She recently won an Oscar for it and her Oscar was well deserved!!!

The Cherry Blossom Afternoon Tea experience will be offered until 6/30. You're able to enjoy this experience for $120 per person on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays at 12 pm and 2 pm. Be sure to book a reservation and tell them @chi_lebougie sent you!!!

Savory foods, unique tea blends, Moet and Chandon, intimate conversations, and a harpist serenade. This was the blueprint for Afternoon Tea at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel.

From calling to reserve a table for a group of eight, to the follow up received a week before arrival, they were so welcoming.

Upon arrival, I drove to the front of the hotel and left my car with the valet. I walked across the lobby to Peacock Alley. There was a line at the front desk for the 3:30 pm seating. My parking ticket was validated at the front desk for complimentary parking.

What stood out to me was the harp playing in the background. Everyone noticed and commented when the harpist stopped playing. It's so soothing. It dulled the table chatters. We had an enjoyable afternoon.

I've indulged in many afternoon tea experiences in the area and around the world. The Willard's is one of the best afternoon experiences.

Amazing customer service.
Complimentary valet parking.
Extensive tea selection.
The ambiance was 10/10!
Helpful and jovial staff
No through traffic, only tea goers in Peacock Alley.

If you want a quintessential afternoon tea, look no further.

For our first lunch in DC, we decided it would be quicker to eat at the hotel before we ventured out to explore the sights, so Peacock Alley is where we went. It's in the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria with a beautiful cherry blossom tree, modern blue couches & lots of marble with crystal chandeliers throughout.

We called the front desk to see if a reservation would be needed & we were told that hotel guests may just walk in. When we arrived, I saw how busy it was with tea service & were nearly turned away by the host before we mentioned we had just called & spoke to the front desk. This was frustrating, but they decided to seat us at the smallest table right next to the host stand.

We weren't offered the tea service menu since they only have a limited number of reservations for this on the weekends, so we ordered sparkling water, juice & coffee & were given these promptly. However, we had also ordered 2 Caesar salads with grilled chicken & these took an hour to arrive. We had to flag down the restaurant manager because our server was too busy assisting other tables. Compared to our dinner at the Bazaar, the service here was quite absent & left a lot to be desired.

Walking in you will be blown away with the grand nature of the space. Absolutely beautiful. Our afternoon tea had a harp player which made the experience incredible.

They poured us the wrong tea and we needed new cups. No apology or anything for the inconvenience. We were rarely ever checked on and items were not cleared so everything got super cluttered.

I had to wave people down to even help us and every time they just seemed less enthusiastic or willing to help. When you're in this kind of atmosphere and paying that kind of money you sincerely expect more. They also include gratuity which is probably why none of them care.

The tea was steeped way too long. The food was pretty good but wish they had more savory. The sweets were not light enough and were almost too dense for me to even get through.

Subpar experience for the afternoon tea. $120 becomes $158 with taxes and mandatory service charge. That would be fine except Heidi our server seemed more annoyed than pleasant and would disappear for long stretches of time. She was adamant that we had 2 vegetarian options (not true) and seemed put out that 2 of the party didn't enjoy their tea and asked for a different one. We had to flag down a manager to get the replacement tea. Items were tasty but tiny (the size of a quarter), eat before you go. Pretty for pictures and atmosphere but maybe the waiter ruined it with her lack of attention.

Overall disappointing and would recommend just going to have a drink and snack after the tea is over.

I stopped in after taking a tour of the Old Post Office. I had some time for lunch prior to a scheduled tour and questioned how long it would take for lunch. I was assured the salad I wanted would take 19 min to prepare. Unfortunately, the staff clearly forgot about me, and 3 of them were talking in front of me nearly 30 min after I ordered about "where my order was".

The atmosphere was beautiful, and they were decorated for the Cherry Blossoms. However, service was incredibly slow. When my salad did arrive, the chicken was overcooked and dried out. The rest of it was fresh and tasty. I had no time to say anything, so I ate it. But then nobody came to bring me a check. I had to get their attention and ask for my bill and finally take an Uber to my next tour (instead of the commuter bus as I had planned) because I was so late now.

For $48 (salad and unsweet tea), you are supposed to be paying for the experience and excellent food. I felt service was lacking and the food not worthy of that price tag. The setting was beautiful. So come in and take a few pictures, maybe order a drink, then move on.

Nice setting in the lobby of the Waldorf Hotel. The service was excellent and it was a whimsical experience. The tea, sandwiches and desserts were good but not sure if it is worth the price point for a repeated visit.

A wonderful way to get into the holiday spirit. The Willard is beautifully decorated and everything with the service for the tea was wonderful including the harp playing!

The food was also delightful and the Willard's Signature Tea was great.

However you could only order one tea. There were so many I was hoping to try and was a bit disappointed that we couldn't try them out.

Would still recommend going but if you want to go during the holidays make sure you book it early!

Poorly managed place resulted my poor experience.

I was interested in trying the apple cider braised pork belly and potato mille-feuille but was still full, so I decided to get take out, pick up myself, and eat it later in my room. Mind you I did not receive room service or dine in service. On top of that, it took a really long time for my orders to be ready while we were told it would be ready in 15 minutes. However when I got the check, there is a pre-included gratuity of $8 which does not make any sense. The host passed along the message from the manager that "all take out (self-pick up) order automatically includes gratuity". Before this was settled, the host said I don't need to sign the check yet and will get back to me.

After all, when we finally took the food back to the room, potato mille-feuille order was wrong (we received a mashed potato looking thing called au gratin which is nowhere on the menu)! Pork belly was dry!