Afternoon Tea at Fairmont Olympic

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   Lyra

   VIP

   London

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We had our birthday afternoon tea there, good food, menu is different from the last visit, good service as usual
   

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   Allison

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Afternoon tea was amazing! The staff were all super friendly and helpful. You get plenty of food and will (likely) leave without eating all of it.
   

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   Deb

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 5, 2025

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

   We regularly have tea at the Fairmont 1-2 times/year, for many years. On this visit, the food was not high-quality. We felt like they just threw random ingredients together to make vegetarian friendly savory dishes. For example, store-bought hummus slapped on toast. Guacamole and an endive leaf. It was absolutely not worth the price. In addition, we sat at an awkwardly low coffee table, that made it difficult to eat the food that was served. We were scheduled to go back next weekend for a celebration, and have canceled it. We will have fun making our own tea experience at home - and the value and price will be more aligned. Today was a disappointment. This has been a long tradition in our family, but it may be time for a change.
   

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   Denise

   VIP

   Central Coast

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on January 5, 2025

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

   Had a wonderful day of tea with my best friend. Hopefully I can do it again soon
   

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   Don

   VIP

   Orlando

   10 reviews

   4.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

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

   Service started strong but fell off considerably.Had to ask several times to get hot water for tea…. Sporadic service…
   

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   Kim

   Seattle

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

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

   So amazing!! I think we have the start of a new holiday tradition!!!
   

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   Deborah

   Los Angeles

   33 reviews

   4.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on December 14, 2024

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

   The food and tea were delicious and the service prompt and friendly but the bar setting was very loud and parking was a nightmare. No special food for kids though it was promised. Luckily my granddaughter enjoyed the scones which were delicious.
   

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   Maureen

   Seattle

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

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

   When we stepped inside, we were immediately confronted with hoards of people. Our reserved space was a small, round, knee-height table with one seat on a crowded bench (another guest had to be asked to move so we could sit down) and the other seat in the midst of the crowd, which resulted in several bumped elbows throughout the course of our dining experience. Our server, Caleb, was wonderful. He did his best to talk over the din of bar guests and clattering dishes to guide us through the menu. It took a while for our tea to come out, and quite a bit longer for the food to arrive, to the extent that we had both nearly finished our quickly cooling tea. The tea was fine, but nothing to write home about. When the food arrived, I noticed there were two of everything on the tray. When I made the reservation, I selected a table for two but only one afternoon tea menu. The fact that I was able to make the reservation this way led me to believe it would be fine for two of us to split one serving of food. We did it this way because our reservation was at 2:30 in the afternoon, and we didn’t want too much food. Before eating anything, I explained to our server that we were only expecting one serving of food. He explained that they “don’t really do that,” but told us to enjoy the food and he would take care of it. The food was… disappointing. The scones tasted like KFC biscuits, the bread on the finger sandwiches was stale, and the desserts were nothing special. Though we only ended up paying a little more than $100 (thanks, Caleb!), it is shocking to me that the Fairmont thinks what they served us that day was worth $200+, especially given the horrendously loud and chaotic environment in which it was served. I won’t be returning, and I urge everyone reading this to find somewhere else to go for afternoon tea, unless you want to spend multiple hundreds of dollars for bad food and mediocre tea in an unpleasant environment.
   

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   Haley

   Denver

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

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

   David, our server, was absolutely wonderful. He’s very knowledgeable, and incredibly kind! He made our entire experience (for the 2nd year in a row)! We really enjoyed being in the hotel area this year. It felt cozy and very festive for Holiday tea!
   

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    hayden

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 13, 2024

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

    A special Christmas treat! Ambience and decorations just lovely.
    

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