Willard Peacock Alley Tea

4.5

900 Reviews

$50 and over

Afternoon Tea

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2 people

Mar 20, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 38 times today

Charming
Good for special occasions
Fancy

Seated in the grandeur of Peacock Alley, amongst the elegant sounds of the harp, Willard's traditional Afternoon Tea offers a tempting array of savory sandwiches, decadent pastries, and teas.

Afternoon Tea at Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. takes place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with two seatings available at noon and 2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Tea makes for an elegant way to celebrate a special occasion. Contact willardtea@ihg.com for more information.

All specialty menus and any modifications must be requested at the time of the booking or at least 48 hours before your reservation via phone or email.

We respectfully request that the scheduled reservation be canceled 72 hours in advance. The cancellation fee is 50% of the full service amount.

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Location
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Phone number
(202) 942-7010
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Afternoon Tea
Hours of Operation
Afternoon Tea Thu–Sun 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Thu–Sun 2:30 pm–4:00 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Please inquire with the hostess at Afternoon Tea for the parking validation.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Mauricio Manzano
Private party facilities
Interested in Afternoon Tea for a private group?Whether for a bridal shower, baby shower, or birthday, Afternoon Tea makes for an elegant way to celebrate a special occasion. Contact our Private Events Team at willardtea@ihg.com for more information about hosting Afternoon Tea at Willard for your special event.

What 900 people are saying

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.5Service
4.8Ambience
3.9Value

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Review summary

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Willard Peacock Alley Tea offers a "beautiful and elegant" setting in a historic hotel, complemented by soothing harp music. Guests commend the "attentive service" and "delicious" selection of teas and scones. However, some find it "overpriced" for the portion sizes and mention distractions from foot traffic in the venue.

900 Reviews

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Danville VIP
New York City17 reviews
5.0
Dined today
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely afternoon tea. Food was delicious, service was excellent. I loved the accompanying harp music.
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Joseph VIP
Washington DC4 reviews
3.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
More savory items should be served like tea sandwiches. Food was good but much more sweet items than savory. What you get is not worth the $90 price point.
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Byron
Washington DC2 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is the most elegantly arranged high tea! The Willard Hotel is absolutely splendid!
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Stella
Baltimore2 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place, the price is a bit steep, but totally ok if you don't do it every weekend :).
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Betsy
Washington DC12 reviews
4.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Three of us went to tea in the Peacock Room and thoroughly enjoyed it! We had two scones each and they were delicious — just the right amount of flakiness and flavor. The savory options included a lobster sandwich (wonderful), a deviled egg (my favorite), and a turkey mousse sandwich (a bit too much curry). The sweets included a passion fruit ginger mousse (very light), a pear toffee basket (the pear flavor was overwhelmed by the toffee), and an opera tart (just ok). The service was outstanding! Our waiter, Deepak, was attentive, friendly, and helpful. He ensured our tea stayed hot and confirmed our special meal requests. The ambiance was also outstanding! The setup is in a long hallway but it still felt very special. The place settings were beautiful and the harpist played nearly the entire time with a wonderful variety of music. Overall a very nice afternoon (just wish it could have been a little less expensive). Great for a special occasion!
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Steve
Naples2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
High tea at Peacock Alley is always a joy. The setting beautiful and the food and teas SPECTACULAR! Everything the Willard does goes above and beyond. The canapés are handcrafted I'm sure. This particular time, we hosted family who hadn't experienced high tea before. They were very impressed and will be talking about this experience for some time to come. I cannot recommend Paecoxk Alley highly enough!
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Dennis VIP
Richmond20 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The afternoon tea experience is amazing. Come dressed to the 9's of office casual and enjoy the most relaxing 2 hour window of you week.
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OpenTable Diner
Baltimore1 review
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed the experience very much. Would recommend
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DanaJ
Washington DC8 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We went there to celebrate my daughter‘s 18th birthday. I requested to sit a couch with two chairs and they seated us next to the harpist. I sat at the exact same spot when I was there for the Christmas tea in December. Anyway, they brought out a cupcake for her, and the harpist played happy birthday and it was magical . I brought my niece and sister-in-law along as well and we all had a lovely time.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another great tea service! All of the food was tasty. The Golden Apricot tea was very good. We will be back next year!
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Willard Peacock Alley Tea is rated 4.5 stars by 900 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 20, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 38 times today

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1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Dining areas

Additional information

Phone number
(202) 942-7010
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Afternoon Tea
Hours of Operation
Afternoon Tea Thu–Sun 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Thu–Sun 2:30 pm–4:00 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Please inquire with the hostess at Afternoon Tea for the parking validation.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Mauricio Manzano
Private party facilities
Interested in Afternoon Tea for a private group?Whether for a bridal shower, baby shower, or birthday, Afternoon Tea makes for an elegant way to celebrate a special occasion. Contact our Private Events Team at willardtea@ihg.com for more information about hosting Afternoon Tea at Willard for your special event.

Willard Peacock Alley Tea

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