Lady Camellia

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   Betsy

   Memphis/West TN

   49 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   49 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   They were very accommodating to my frail walker-using Mom but the place is small so it was still tricky. Nice staff but at little slow to notice it was time to order or brining hot chocolate to non tea drinker. They made hot chocolate seem like a bother — but need alternatives for tea!
   

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   Valencia

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Perfect place to bring your friends! I loved the ambiance and the service was great. The staff were so welcoming and attentive and so kind! Not to mention, all of the food and tea blends are made/baked in-house and you can taste the quality in every bite! Loved it and already making plans to come back!
   

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   Diane

   Omaha

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We went to a Christmas tea. The atmosphere is beautiful and the food delicious. 
   

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   Mariyam

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   A beautiful place which exceeded our expectations. The servers Olenka and Tatiana made our evening more delightful.
   

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   James

   Pittsburgh

   29 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   This is a really cute tea room. Very pretty decor and china. The service was above average. The server was attentive to our needs. The pastries were excellent especially the warm scones served with jam and clotted cream. The tea sandwiches were good but lacked creativity. We had chicken salad (excellent) cucumber, and roast beef. The beef could have had a little more meat in the sandwich. All of the sandwiches were served on whole wheat. All sandwiches were crustless finger shapes. The tea offerings were extensive but changing from one tea to another was not an option. I would recommend giving Lady Camellia a try if you are in Old Alexandria.
   

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   Quinton

   Cincinnati

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   The tastiest and freshest tea sandwiches, pretty place settings, a great view of the Potomoc, very attentive service, and full pots of fresh-brewed loose tea -- not a tea bag in sight :-)! And for people who need to avoid gluten, our GF friend reports truly delicious selections -- not the typical "second class citizen" GF options. Homemade goodness on all three tiers of the tea tray! And just to compare: we've been to tea at Claridge's in London and Cafe Florian in Venice, and Lady Camellia is our hands-down favorite. Put this on your definitely must go list..!
   

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   Susan

   Atlantic City

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Really enjoyed the scones. In fact, all the food was very good.
   

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   Kathleen

   Washington DC

   17 reviews

   3.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   The food for the full afternoon tea was ok, have had better, tea was very good, but only one choice of tea, unlike other full afternoon teas I have enjoyed. The room was too small for the number of tables in it, tables were too close to each other, and the acoustics were horrible so our party of 3 could barely hear each other. An afternoon tea should be leisurely, a time to enjoy conversation without a lot of background noise. This venue didn’t meet even a minimal standard.
   

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   Joseph

   Washington DC

   30 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   30 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

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

   The food was good, but the experience was ruined for us by not being able to choose exactly what we wanted. When you have 4 people and 16 different little pastries you have to awkwardly negotiate over who gets what! This is no fun even if everyone tries to be polite. "You take the strawberry tartlet." "Oh no, you like strawberries, you can have it." In truth everybody would have liked it, but there was only one! Same awkwardness for the layer of sandwiches and the layer of croissant/scones. "How many sandwiches have you had?" "Hmm but there are only 3 left and we all think we get one more." We 4 were there last Christmastime when we all made our individual selections, so we were really looking forward to having specific things, and we thought we were paying for those things. The experience was also diminished by the inevitable (it seems) noisy table in the room.
   

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    Felicia

    New York City

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2024

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

    Excellent servers and the scones were delicious!! The ambience was great!!
    

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