Tea On The Tiber

We (a party of 8) visited the tea room to celebrate my mother's 79th birthday and had a wonderful time. We spent two hours there and never felt rushed. A few of us are not really tea drinkers and weren't sure what to order, and the hostess was very gracious and took a lot of time to explain about the various teas, made suggestions, and assured us that if we didn't like our tea we could trade it for another. The 'finger foods' were delicious and I enjoyed sampling the variety. Everything was very fresh. Some of us ordered the homemade butternut squash soup, not something I would normally go for, and it was delicious. But it was really about the experience, and the experience was everything we hoped it would be. Everyone had a really great time and we would certainly do it again.

The atmosphere here was great. We all loved the way it was set up and the privacy of the rooms. Only half of the people in our group thought their tea was good. I have been to a number of teas and they always offer more than one kind for each person, however, here you got one choice and a refill of hot water if you wanted more. Never had that happen before. One person in our group wanted a different tea because she really disliked what she got but the waitress did not return for a long time. The food was good and there was alot of it. Our waitress was not very attentive. The person who made the reservations miscounted and we were expected to pay for the extra food (not an unusual thing to expect) but the one making the reservations was not informed about this at the time of the reservations and did not know this was expected. All in all, I do not see myself returning to this tea room again, and could not recomment it to others. There are just too many really great places out there.

Our group had a wonderful time at Tea on the Tiber. The menu was excellent, most thought that the prosciutto wrapped asparagus was the best, others thought the tomato sandwich was the best. The White Chocolate Raspberry cake was the bomb. We will have to visit again.

My bridal shower was held here and it was excellent! There were so many teas to choose from and each tasted great. The food was delicious and we left extremely full! The tomato sandwich and the mango and cream cake was my favorite, but the menu changes monthly. The atmosphere was elegant and it was very nice to have our own room upstairs for the party. Our waitress was a little young and inexperienced but it seemed like she was new and she still did a good job, but that is honestly the only thing I could find a fault with, this place is amazing!

I am a total tea snob and have gone to several tea rooms in the area...specifically in D.C. Each time I went feeling frustrated and disatified with the experience. Either the food was bland or there were not enough teas to choose from or the atmostsphere was lacking. None of this was true for Tea on the Tiber. I first came to the tea room for a friend's birthday party and the food and tea were delicious. They served warm scones and their savories and sweets changed monthly. I really enjoyed the cordon blue sandwich and a delicious tomatoe sandwich. They provided two pages of loose leaf teas to choose from and allowed us to change teas after we finished our first pot. The atmostsphere was tastefully done and we had our own room to enjoy the tea and conversation. I then promised mys... (more)elf to bring my friends and family here and I have!. My sister came with me intially and she was so excited about it, she made me promise to bring my mother there too which occured the very next weekend. The staff was curtious and friendly and the hostess made you feel right at ease. It was elegant with out the formality. It is a must try!