High tea recommendations

[Anonymous]

I'm not impressed with Tysons Ritz Carlton high tea. Any other recommendations in McLean/Arlington/Reston area? Thanks so much.

[Anonymous]

I'd have to agree with you. Are you having to do that area? I really like the Manderian hotel in L'efant for tea at christmas time. Also, many of the hotels in DC do tea during the holidays. They aren't perfect, but for something special for the holidays they are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd have to agree with you. Are you having to do that area? I really like the Manderian hotel in L'efant for tea at christmas time. Also, many of the hotels in DC do tea during the holidays. They aren't perfect, but for something special for the holidays they are fine. [/quot



I like that idea, thanks

[Anonymous]

Wow I thought the Ritz at Tysons II had a great tea. What did you not like about it?

[Anonymous]

It's afternoon tea. "High tea" is an informal supper.

[Anonymous]

I prefer The Willard for holiday afternoon tea.

[Anonymous]

Mansion at Strathmore has afternoon tea - I went with some friends and we had a good time. The price was decent too.

[Anonymous]

Clue me in what the difference is between high tea and afternoon tea…

Which is the one with the little sandwiches and scones? And then, what food does the other one have instead?

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

The one with the sandwiches and scones is afternoon tea. Also just called "tea."

Never had high tea, so not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if you get meat pies or something like that. Definitely not what you're thinking of.

[Anonymous]

From wikipedia:

High tea (also known as meat tea) is the evening meal or dinner of the working class, typically eaten between 5 pm and 7 pm.[13][14]

High tea typically consists of a hot dish, followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam. Occasionally there would be cold cuts of meat, such as ham salad. Traditionally, high tea was eaten by middle- to upper-class children (whose parents would have a more formal dinner later) or by workers when they came home from work.[citation needed] The term was first used around 1825, and high is used in the sense of well-advanced (like high noon, for example) to signify that it was taken later in the day.[15]

The term "high tea" was used as a way to distinguish it from afternoon tea, and was used predominantly by the working class and in certain British dialects of the North of England.[16][17]

I like that: meat tea.

[Anonymous]

The Mandarin and the Willard (particularly at the holidays) are both great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mansion at Strathmore has afternoon tea - I went with some friends and we had a good time. The price was decent too.

I was not impressed with strathmore. Cramped, tiny room and crappy food

[Anonymous]

I have been to the Mandarin and the Mayflower recently and found the Ritz to be the nicer although it was the priciest...

so based on OP not being impressed by the Ritz I might recommend the Mayflower!

[Anonymous]

When I lived in Scotland, all the children had their "high tea" (dinner) at around 5-6pm. Afternoon tea was a completely different, lighter affair for the mothers in the afternoon.