Holiday Tea at the Disneyland Hotel

Holiday Tea at the Disneyland Hotel

Whenever we are traveling to Disney, we love finding extra things to do outside of visiting the Parks. And by extra, I mean things that are a little outside of the box and away from the crowds. We love having afternoon tea at The Grand Floridian at Walt Disney World as a way to escape crazy weather and crowds during our visits,  so when we found out that the Disneyland Hotel had their own version of afternoon tea, we were ecstatic. 

Holiday Afternoon Tea at the Disneyland Hotel

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And the Disneyland Hotel steps it up a notch by theming their afternoon tea for the holiday!

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The afternoon tea at Disneyland is held at Steakhouse 55 and runs Friday-Sunday and select Mondays and Thursdays from 12-3pm. The Very Merry Holiday Tea Party at the Disneyland Hotel lasts from Nov. 16-Dec 31, so be sure to get your reservations while they’re still available!Disneyland Holiday Tea, Disneyland hotel, steakhouse 55, disneyland holiday, christmas at disneyland, disneyland christmas, disneyland hotel christmas, christmas disneyland, afternoon tea disneyland hotelDisneyland Holiday Tea, Disneyland hotel, steakhouse 55, disneyland holiday, christmas at disneyland, disneyland christmas, disneyland hotel christmas, christmas disneyland, afternoon tea disneyland hotel

Once you’re seated, your hostess will go over your options for tea. We chose to stick with the classic tea, which will run you $52 per person. This may seem like a lot, but in the grand scheme of high tea, its really a pretty standard price for high tea at Disney. I chose the Nutcracker Tea, which is a seasonal black tea and G went with the Darjeeling Oolong tea, which they have all the time and we were informed, is a very “sophisticated” tea.

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Both were delicious and we were given the tea pots once our first cup had been served to us. 

Although this isn’t a full “meal”, it does come with quite a few treats and tea party sized sandwiches that you could probably use it to replace a meal, depending on the size of your appetite. 

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We generally are used to eating smaller portions more frequently throughout the day so for us, this seemed like a LOT of food. Luckily its all pretty small since its “tea” sized so its easy to try what you want and not feel horrible if you decide you don’t want to finish it. Disneyland Holiday Tea, Disneyland hotel, steakhouse 55, disneyland holiday, christmas at disneyland, disneyland christmas, disneyland hotel christmas, christmas disneyland, afternoon tea disneyland hotel

The service was amazing, and the server did an excellent job recommending teas and explaining the different foods to us.

Menu at Afternoon Tea at the Disneyland Hotel

Our holiday tea included one pot of tea each, chocolate cookie “coal” scones, golden raisin scone, Monte Cristo donut with lingonberry jam, Truffle “cackleberry” egg sandwich with red currant, Cucumber hummus and smoked salmon pumpernickel, Classic British curry chicken sandwich, Duo strawberries and several seasonal cupcakes, a pumpkin donut and a chocolate filled cookie. We also got “dippers” for our scones, which included lemon curd, devonshire cream and raspberry jam. Phew, see I told you its a lot!

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Our favorites were curry chicken sandwich, pumpkin donut(forever loving pumpkin!) and the egg sandwich. But honestly we though it was all delicious and our only regret was not being able to eat more!

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The restaurant is beautifully decorated for Christmas and it has a simple, casual elegance to it.  I didn’t see anywhere that noted a dress code, and we wore casual clothes to tea and didn’t feel out of place. People were wearing anything from fancy dresses to tshirts and jeans. So even though it’d be fun to dress up for tea, its not required. 

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Although it is a bit pricey, we highly recommend the Holiday Afternoon Tea at the Disneyland Hotel for its charm, festive spirit and as a way to escape some of those insane weekend crowds at Disneyland. 

 

 

 


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