It was about 20 minutes before our server even came to the table. Photo: Carmen SognonviĪfter we were seated with our menus, the waiting game continued. Waiting and waiting and waiting for our server. And sure enough, she showed us to that same table I’d been eyeing.

She acted flustered, and it was obvious she had forgotten all about us even though we’d been standing just five feet from her the entire time. I got tired of waiting, so I went to speak to the hostess again. Yet no one approached us for another ten minutes. I checked in with her and she found our reservation, and asked us to wait on the side.įive minutes in, I could see there was a table for five that had been cleared and readied for new guests-almost certainly it was ours. Photo: Daniel Kriegerīut when we got to the Plaza, things got off to a rocky start.įirst, there was a 10-minute line to even speak to the hostess. Interior of the Palm Court in The Plaza Hotel, New York City. My daughters aren’t hardcore Eloise fans, but they enjoy the books and cartoons enough, so I thought they’d have fun experiencing a bit of Eloise in the real world. ( Read reviews on TripAdvisor | Book here) It was my birthday, and a rare occasion when both my sisters-who live in Hong Kong-were in town, so I decided to treat them and my daughters to a super-girly afternoon tea at The Plaza Hotel‘s Palm Court. The Children’s Eloise Tea at Palm Court in The Plaza Hotel, New York City. Is your child a fan of the Eloise books? Then you might be thinking of taking them to the Eloise Tea at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

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