The Tea Room - Windsor Arms Hotel

The Tea Room - Windsor Arms Hotel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Joanne

   Toronto1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The afternoon tea experience at the Windsor Arms Tea Room was an exceptional experience; from the service, decor, ambiance, food and of course, the tea was amazing. I definitely recommend!
   

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   Nas

   Toronto12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Charming, elegant, refined. Beautiful interiors - those chandeliers and the beautiful wall decor. Friendly staff, delectable food. The delicate sandwiches, the clotted cream, the petit-fours - all sublime!
   

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   Deborah

   San Antonio3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A lovely tea in a beautiful, historic spot. Excellent service.
   

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   Kyle

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   An exceptional Mother's Day experience. The service was excellent, the selection of teas extensive, and the various sandwiches were exquisite. The Tea Room did not disappointed. If you're looking to have high tea in a beautifully managed setting, you cannot go wrong by choosing the Tea Room at the Windsor Arms.
   

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   waters-monteiro

   Toronto5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Exceeded our expectations. Food, service and ambiance was amazing. My 4 year old granddaughter was treated like a princess
   

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   Joan

   New York City5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We came to the tea room for the Mother’s Day special which was overall very lovely. The tea was delicious as always and our server Rosie was the best! The only factor I felt lacking was that I felt bad for my sister who got the gluten free alternative for food. Although the food was delicious and I’d argue more thought was put into the dessert tier for the gluten free option (less overpoweringly sweet and more fun flavours) - the presentation of the gluten free food was not as beautiful as the regular option. There were also some things missing on the gluten free option like the mini quiche and caviar bite that our server had to run back to the kitchen to bring alternative options for my sister. Since this is a Mother’s Day special, I would have felt very bad if my mother had gotten the gluten free alternative since it felt lack luster and not as special as the regular set. The regular set for food was beautiful, but I would probably not recommend people with dietary restrictions to come here for special occasions, especially if they’re the type to eat with their eyes.
   

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   Elizabeth

   Toronto1 review

   1.0

   Dined on May 4, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was terrible please. Food was mid! It was given racism and we couldn’t take our pictures
   

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   Therrien

   Toronto1 review

   4.0

   Dined on May 4, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Leon, our waiter was exceptional. He was attentive, thoughtful, friendly and helpful in our decisions choosing our teas. He was very professional. He even addressed our concern that the Canadian flag outdoor at front of the hotel needed to be unfurled. The door man did it at the request of Leon.
   

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   Ella

   Toronto1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A beautiful and classy experience and a lovely way to celebrate my dear friend’s birthday.
   

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    Ron

    Toronto1 review

    2.0

    Dined on April 29, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    Went for a tea lunch with a friend for her birthday, overall we did not find this tea to be special. The servers were somewhat friendly, but it felt like they were just going through the motions. They were playing some kind of rock music or at least music that did not suit a tea room…I would expect light jazz or something along those lines playing in the background… I think they just had it on some rock radio station or something. Our server was nice, but not very attentive. One of the teas that he served was very bitter and too strong. Also, the tea wasn’t hot. We were very unimpressed with the fact that the tart shell was made with a premade frozen shell for the mini quiche, and they used deli lunchmeat in the roast beef sandwich and the turkey sandwich, 2 wafer thin slices of slimy lunch meat, and not the least bit inspired. The bread was not fresh. It was soggy and felt like it was made a few days ago for all of the sandwiches and they just keep them in the fridge for days. The salmon one was very tasty but also soggy. The peach tasting dessert was stale and a weird chewy texture, and the canoli was stale and a bit soggy from being in the fridge. The scones were delicious, a lovely texture, and tasted like they were fresh made. However, we were missing the real jam that goes with a tea. They served a runny, bitter apricot coulis that wasn’t sweet enough and a runny, berry one that was also bitter. We had two very tasty nonalcoholic cocktails. The price including tip was $200 for this, and I most definitely feel that it was not worth the price with the cutting corners on freshness…food that is clearly not made daily can not be fooled for this price, and the fact that the savoury sandwiches had deli lunch meat in them and some of the desserts were soggy. Overall, not a memorable experience and not something I would recommend, especially knowing that on weekends it’s the same product for way more money.
    

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