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Tea at The Adolphus is served in the beautifully re-imagined French Room. You’ll enjoy a three-course menu of tea sandwiches, scones and pastries paired with loose leaf teas from local purveyor, Zakti, and sweets from Executive Pastry Chef, Ruben Toraño (entire menu below). Tea at The Adolphus is $65 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and includes valet parking (validated at TFR). Must book through Resy! And they have a kids menu at $30/child. 

The French Room has endured the test of time for more than a century and established its place as a culinary destination. Traditionally known as an exciting, awe-inspiring exploration of culinary and service excellence, The French Room has remained meaningful by realizing the perfect time to evolve – all the while – remaining true to its core. The French Room evolution is marked by the progressive discovery of a layered, storied past and celebration of life through food & drink.

Let’s talk about how the food tasted!!!  My favorite was the chicken salad. It was soooo good, I took a bite and melted. I really loved the egg salad finger sandwich but felt the cucumber salad could’ve had more filling compared to the bread ratio. The salmon bread was a new exquisite flavor that I thoroughly enjoyed! High tea was fiiiiiyyyaaaahhhhh and my favorite dessert was the brownie. They got that thing crispy on the outside yet very moist on the inside and decadently balanced! I’d eat everything over and over again! And trust me when I say I was stuffed, I couldn’t even finish everything!

MENU
Bubbles
-Charles de Cazanove, Brut Rosé, Champagne

Caviar Service
-regiis ova siberian reserve + $95
Served with buckwheat blini, creme fraiche, shaved yolk

Finger Sandwiches
-cucumber cress with herbed cream cheese
-egg salad façon japonais
-roasted celery root and apple salad with Texas pecan salmon rillettes with roe and cornichons on pumpernickel 
-southern chicken salad vol au vent

Pastries 
-paired tea: Huang Shan Mao Feng, Anhui, China, Green Tea
-Sweet Scones raspberry pistachio lavender served with seasonal preserves & english double cream

Tea Cakes 
-caramelized green apple upside-down cake
-dulce cremeaux white chocolate -key lime tart
-dark chocolate brownie
-chocolate caramel ganache pear and almond financier
-passion-coconut chocolate cream tart
-paired tea: Risheehat Super Premium Darjeeling, India, Black Tea

Service is top notch. It almost feels like the servers are whimsical characters in an elegant play abou tea. Never waited or went without knowledge over the experience from the hostess to the manager. What’s not to love!

The best part about it all is this is a 2-for-1 experience. In order to get to tea, you must go through the hotel, The Adolphus. And trust me, the journey is sight-ful!