3/5 Tiffany X. 1 year ago on Google
I
came
to
the
Whitby
Bar
for
afternoon
tea
yesterday
and
while
nothing
was
bad,
nothing
was
great
either.
It
was
just
overwhelming
average
and
for
the
price
it
cost,
we
left
feeling
disappointed.
I
didn’t
want
to
post
this
initially
since
nothing
went
“wrong”,
but
I
felt
misled
by
the
overall
great
reviews
of
this
place
and
didn’t
want
anyone
else
to
make
the
same
mistake.
To
preface,
I
love
afternoon
tea,
and
have
had
it
in
several
places
in
London,
Hong
Kong,
Shanghai,
and
Atlanta.
My
rating
of
this
place
is
in
comparison
to
all
of
those
afternoon
tea
experiences.
The
Whitby
Bar
is
in
a
5-star
hotel
(a
hotel
which
has
many
locations
in
London)
in
NYC,
which
set
my
expectations
high.
When
we
were
led
to
our
table
in
the
back,
we
walked
by
many
used
tables
(around
5)
that
were
left
untouched
for
awhile.
The
sandwiches
were
extremely
bland,
boring,
and
a
little
stale.
The
desserts
were
uninventive
and
upsetting.
Why
would
such
a
high
tier
hotel
serve
two
mini
cupcakes
that
look
like
they’re
from
a
grocery
store
as
part
of
the
afternoon
tea?
The
scones
were
OK.
We
had
a
server
offer
to
refill
out
teapots
with
hot
water
within
5
minutes
of
getting
the
tea
pots
and
afterwards
was
not
serviced
at
all.
I
know
this
is
a
nit
picky
review,
but
that
is
because
a
restaurant
hotel
of
this
tier
should
do
much
better.
If
you’re
expecting
an
elevated
afternoon
tea
experience,
please
don’t
expect
that
here.
Even
the
afternoon
tea
I
had
in
the
suburb
of
Atlanta
at
a
small
family
owned
restaurant
was
much
better
than
this.
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