229 Strand St,Alexandria,Massachusetts
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This is a divine tea spot. I took the young girl that I nanny here and we had the best experience. Lady Camellia is bright and joyful with above par service. The food was incredible and we ate ever last crumb. Highly recommend. Will be back.
An excellent experience! I was there mid-day on a Friday. The cucumber sandwich was very good, with plenty of cucumber in it. The tea is fresh and hot. I had a selection of pastries. This was a very interesting location and it has a great view over the river. I definite experience to take it and I’m sure it’s also great for groups.
I finally got a chance to visit Lady Camellia in this new location! I had been to the Georgetown one nearly 10 times and was so excited to see they reopened. This location seats more people and feels a lot more spread out. It also has huge windows that look over the water, which I was a big fan of. My friend and I went on a weekday and so we had the option to do the afternoon tea for two and it was the perfect amount of food. We had the chicken salad, egg salad, and apple/brie sandwiches. For our middle tier, we had one pain au chocolat and two white chocolate cranberry scones. For our dessert tier, we had the pistachio macaron, the chocolate hazelnut macaron, the creme brulee, and the blueberry tart (the tart was my least favorite part of the tea just because the crust was very sweet). For tea, I had the French earl grey and my friend had the strawberry mint white tea. We also each received a sauce plate with lemon curd, strawberry preserves, and clotted cream. Everything tasted great. The sandwiches had lots of filling, the scones rose a ton, and the pastries were perfect. The only areas for improvement were: it was REALLY cold in the tea room. This was because we were seated directly under a vent but I felt like I should have brought a jacket. Second, I think having a tea strainer in the tea pot (which I believe they used to do) would be better than what they have now, which is a strainer that goes over your tea cup. I kept forgetting to strain my tea and the strainer holes were too big and didn't really strain all the leaves. Neither are huge things though. I'm a big fan of this location. I felt like I could have a conversation with my friend and not feel so squished like I did in the Georgetown location. The service was amazing (they offered to refill our tea pots with hot water) and helpful. While it can be pricey, Lady Camellia does afternoon tea right and is completely worth the price (especially with the cheaper menu on the week days). It is by far the best afternoon tea place that I've found in the DMV. I love how it feels like an event and would recommend it for any special occasion that you have
We had a marvelous full service afternoon tea at Lady Camellia celebrating my daughter’s birthday. The decor was charming with a touch of whimsy, and the window views made the ambiance exquisite and peaceful. My daughter and I have tried many tea rooms in the surrounding area and we both agreed that Lady Camellia is our new favorite. Their scones melt in the mouth and are the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. We loved the variety of sandwiches and our lovely server made sure our teapots were never empty. They even had a clever selection of child friendly tea sandwiches for a younger crowd. My daughter enjoyed these savory options as much as the sweets. They even brought my daughter a decorated plate with a birthday cupcake and fun trick candle that kept relighting after she blew it out which made us both laugh. We will definitely return to Lady Camellia for our next special mother daughter outing.
Celebrated my birthday over the weekend and they did not disappoint! Such a cute environment and beautiful decor! So chic and elegant. Thank you for the good memories!!