The Tavern at the Henley Park

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   Colleen

   New York City

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I read the reviews online with dread but still opted to give afternoon tea here a try. My mistake. The tea was hot, unlike other reviewers' cold water, so no complaint there. But as others have said, for a fancy afternoon tea, the tea should be loose. A tea bag is chump. I've got tea bags in my house. And yes, as warned by other diners, the food was hugely disappointing. The finger sandwiches were flavorless, with cold, hard, dry, seemingly stale bread hosting flavorless dreck. The scones were equally hard and dry. Having traveled to England and Scotland, I knew what treasure a well-made scone can be. And the petit fours really did appear to be abstract crap bought at The Giant and thrown on a plate. Lesson learned.
   

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   Diane

   Washington DC

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The Henley is nice. A bit old and out dated. Nothing was exceptional about the food or tea. Our server was kind and reasonably attentive.
   

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   Paul

   VIP

   Washington DC

   136 reviews

   5.0

   136 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The hotel has moved their popular afternoon tea service out of the lobby parlor and into the hotel restaurant due to its popularity. It is a full tea with lots of options. Graciously served. The only drawback is if you have the need for the toilet, it is downstairs from the lobby. Be sure to make a reservation as walk-ins can be accommodated if there is space.
   

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   Angie

   VIP

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on December 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Lovely holiday tea with friends. I recommend it. Variety of sandwiches, scones, treats, and fruit. Glass of champagne included. Food was delicious.
   

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   ameet

   Washington DC

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The team didn't read any of the directions in the reservation and weren't very helpful when we asked about gluten-free options. While nit for me, I recognize that those that live sugar heavy tea will love this place
   

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   Madison

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 13, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible experience! I surprised my grandmother with this visit and we had so much fun! So much laughter and the ambiance was quiet so we were able to have quality time together. The staff was excellent and attentive. I shared photos with friends and family and they are requesting I bring them when they come visit. The selections for the food was good for vegetarians and meat eaters. There is a good variety of food and teas offered for the afternoon tea. My grandma said the duck sandwich was so good! Thank you for making this experience so special! I won’t forget it!
   

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   Kathy

   Charleston

   18 reviews

   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Christmas tea was well appointed. Quality tea and a nice variety of scones, tea sandwiches and sweets
   

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   Nikolaos

   Washington DC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Highly overpriced mediocre food. The tea itself was good. The table we were seated was so small the tray stack was between my wife and I and couldn’t see each other!
   

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   John

   Washington DC

   72 reviews

   5.0

   72 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a wonderful afternoon tea. The service was excellent, the decorated-for-Christmas setting charming, and the tea, scones, pastries, and sandwiches delicious. We enjoyed it more than others we've had that were much more expensive.
   

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    Nancy

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 4, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    The scones were very good. The rest of the food was just ok. The glass oc champagne was very good. The most disappointing part was the tea itself. Tea was served as a teabag in a pot of hot water. The waiter said we could have more hot water, but if we wanted more tea, we’d be charged more money for it. I think that a high tea the tea should be loose leaf and steep before it is given to The customer. Our waiter was very nice.
    

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