Mary Cassatt Tea Room & Garden

Great experience!!!
Mar 30th, 2024

Our experience paled in comparison to our prior one. Such a disappointment. Rather than two tiered servers of sweet and savoy, we received one tiered and a plated assortment. Cutting corners is not what you would expect at The Rittenhouse. Service was abysmal. Not attentive at all in the 2+ hours we spent there. After ordering two Rittenhouse Teas, our tea, champagne, plated and tiered server were delivered to the table within 15 minutes. Totally rushed. Afterwards, no one checked on us. No refilling of water glasses, no asking if we needed more hot water for our tea pots, or an additional champagne. We had to signal for service. We asked for a takeaway box and based on what we saw happening with other customers, made sure we asked for bag to put the container in. At our last visit, our take home tea was delivered to the table in bag. Not this time. Two canisters placed on the table. Definitely not living up to the reputation.
Mar 27th, 2024

Mar 25th, 2024

Wow! A special addition to a lovely outing with friends. If you are a formal tea person, you will appreciate every aspect of the service, perhaps with the exception of the price. The menu selections, presentation, and service are very well executed. The atmosphere is set with a lovely harpist playing contemporary music rearranged for strings. Very clever. Our heads were bopping along with the tunes. The server was attentive, and the steps to the sunken room make you feel like you are stepping into a special place. For us, the timed seating was too short. We wanted to sit and enjoy the room and music. Caveat emptor- it is a spendy experience.
Mar 13th, 2024

Ok service and atmosphere, loved that there was a harp player. Slightly worse than mediocre food. The pastries tasted very bland with an overwhelming sweetness but no flavor, and overall the food was very dull and uninspired. Compared to other afternoon teas, this one had a very limited tea selection. Bottom line, for the price I would expect the food to not be as boring.
Mar 6th, 2024