Lady Camellia

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   James

   Pittsburgh

   29 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 1 day 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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   Susan

   Atlantic City

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 2 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 2 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 5 days ago

   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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   Victor

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 29, 2024

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

   It’s a nice tea service to go on a date. My wife wanted to go for her birthday and we had a great time. The tea was really good you can have as much as you want so pace yourself. The full tea service was good we had good sandwiches and pastry and dessert selections. I liked the location near the Potomac river. The service was excellent too we had a really good time.
   

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   Yvonne

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 27, 2024

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

   We were visitors from Canada (UK born and raised). We love afternoon tea and have experienced it in different countries, including England. This was absolutely lovely! Wonderful sandwiches and a great selection of teas. And the service - wow! Our server was extremely attentive. Great ambience and a nice setting on the waterfront.
   

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   Michele

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

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

   Food was delicious, especially the scones. Great place for high tea!
   

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   Connie

   Orlando

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 23, 2024

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

   Such a sweet spot for a girls day. Food was great. Tea was exceptional
   

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    elizabeth

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2024

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

    Enjoyed it very much! Food was quite generous and very tasty.
    

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