Anonymous wrote:There's a lovely place in Annapolis if you are interested in driving that far. I like it because it is more casual than the fancy hotel teas.

Reynolds Tavern
https://reynoldstavern.org/afternoon-tea-lunch-menu

Finally, a place with a basic cream tea of just tea and scones. I will have to remember it the next time I am in Annapolis.

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Was it very pricey? Do you think it is worth it?

It was $90 (I think a glass of champagne is $25 extra), and I definitely thought it was worth it. But it's mainly worth it for the atmosphere and experience -- don't expect $90 of food and drink. The food was good, not great. Well, the scones were great, the sandwiches and little pastries were okay to good. The tea was fine. The service was just okay. I am going back for Christmas; we are excited about seeing decorations in The Willard.

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Anonymous wrote:British person here: I feel like you’re all talking different cream.
I believe OP was talking about the clotted cream that goes on scones with jam. It’s an English tea tradition.
That kind of cream doesn’t go in any drink, tea or coffee.

OP talked about both: " I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea."

OP here. Yes, I know tea is generally taken with milk not cream. It was in England (and then in India) that I got in the habit of putting it in there. But after a lifetime of drinking coffee with half and half, I decided that is what I want in my tea instead of milk if I can have it. And I don't think that is unusual. The server who didn't want to bring me cream for my tea wasn't making a distinction between milk and tea, he thought I'd ordered herbal tea and was insisting on cream because I saw a pitcher of it on someone else's table. And he was horrified at the idea of destroying chamomile or whatever with dairy. That wasn't was I was about to do. So, yeah, whatever, tea is served with milk, but there are plenty of us in the half-n-half habit thanks to coffee who want half-n-half. I said "cream" instead of half and half, because it felt easier for some reason.

Ok. Whew. Let's stop the arguing over this.

Anonymous wrote:British person here: I feel like you’re all talking different cream.
I believe OP was talking about the clotted cream that goes on scones with jam. It’s an English tea tradition.
That kind of cream doesn’t go in any drink, tea or coffee.

OP talked about both: " I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea."

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Tea.with cream is blasphemy. But of course I'm an anglo lifelong tea drinker.

NP. Then why is it consistently served with cream and sugar?

Also, you’re pretty uppity for someone who can’t manage a single sentence without a punctuation error.

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Pretty normal thing to put cream in black tea -- even for Anglo lifelong tea drinkers, lol.

Not in the UK, if that is what you mean by Anglo. Milk, never cream. But you’re in the USA so of course do whatever you want!

Not PP, but why milk but not cream for English people? They’re essentially the same thing 🤔

They're not, though. Does anyone drink straight cream? And if you drink milk, don't you buy a particular fat content? (Tea takes whole milk, btw, not skim)

Anonymous wrote:I am Indian, you know, where tea is from. We drink our tea with milk and sugar. Never cream.

I had an Indian friend a hundred years ago. She used to steep tea in milk at times. That was delicious!

British person here: I feel like you’re all talking different cream.
I believe OP was talking about the clotted cream that goes on scones with jam. It’s an English tea tradition.
That kind of cream doesn’t go in any drink, tea or coffee.

I am Indian, you know, where tea is from. We drink our tea with milk and sugar. Never cream.

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Tea.with cream is blasphemy. But of course I'm an anglo lifelong tea drinker.

NP. Then why is it consistently served with cream and sugar?

Also, you’re pretty uppity for someone who can’t manage a single sentence without a punctuation error.

+1

Pretty normal thing to put cream in black tea -- even for Anglo lifelong tea drinkers, lol.

Not in the UK, if that is what you mean by Anglo. Milk, never cream. But you’re in the USA so of course do whatever you want!

Not PP, but why milk but not cream for English people? They’re essentially the same thing 🤔

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Tea.with cream is blasphemy. But of course I'm an anglo lifelong tea drinker.

NP. Then why is it consistently served with cream and sugar?

Also, you’re pretty uppity for someone who can’t manage a single sentence without a punctuation error.

+1

Pretty normal thing to put cream in black tea -- even for Anglo lifelong tea drinkers, lol.

Not in the UK, if that is what you mean by Anglo. Milk, never cream. But you’re in the USA so of course do whatever you want!

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Was it very pricey? Do you think it is worth it?

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Tea.with cream is blasphemy. But of course I'm an anglo lifelong tea drinker.

NP. Then why is it consistently served with cream and sugar?

Also, you’re pretty uppity for someone who can’t manage a single sentence without a punctuation error.

Tea is with milk and sugar
Coffee is with cream and sugar
Of course there are personal choices that deviate but that's the standard

You don't serve cream with tea, you add milk

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Anonymous wrote:The Peacock Alley at the Willard.

Went there recently and it was terrible. Do not recommend!

Really? I'm the OP who was there today. We enjoyed it a lot.

I do admit service wasn't great (they didn't bring cream for the tea and it took me forever to flag someone down to ask for it, and when I asked for it the waiter snottily told me that cream doesn't go with the tea I ordered and I had to show him I'd ordered black tea and then he said "Oh, yes, you can have it with that kind" and went and got it, so yeah, that was super weird and annoying--I think I know whether or not I want cream in my tea). And I was thirsty and drank my water pretty much right after sitting down and they didn't refill it until I was about to leave. So I wasn't crazy about the service, but it certainly wasn't terrible. The scones were fantastic, the clotted cream/jams/lemon curd were excellent, the tea sandwiches fine (nothing to write home about) and the dessert pastries fine (again nothing to write home about).

Tea.with cream is blasphemy. But of course I'm an anglo lifelong tea drinker.

NP. Then why is it consistently served with cream and sugar?

Also, you’re pretty uppity for someone who can’t manage a single sentence without a punctuation error.

+1

Pretty normal thing to put cream in black tea -- even for Anglo lifelong tea drinkers, lol.

Wtf does “anglo” even mean in this context? Like PP wants to seem British but she’s just white lol