Eloise Tea at The Plaza

From the New York City Public Library, we walked about fourteen blocks north to The Plaza. I'll remind you that it was raining, so once we arrived at The Plaza, we had to clean ourselves up a bit. We switched from our rainboots to our dress shoes. We brushed out wet hair, which happily for the girls, just curled back up into lovely curls. Soon we were ready for afternoon tea. 

I am sure most of you are aware of the Eloise books, which tell the story of a little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel. While Eloise would not in actuality be the most welcomed guest at any hotel (she can be a little high maintenance), The Plaza has embraced the fictional Eloise. They offer numerous Eloise experiences, including the Eloise Tea in the Palm Court. If you look closely at the blurred image below, you'll see a special Eloise menu, which offers tea sandwiches (from egg salad to peanut butter and jelly), scones, mini-desserts (from chocolate mouse cups to pink cupcakes). For beverages, you can choose from several child-friendly teas or opt for pink lemonade. While my girls usually love tea, they couldn't resist the pink lemonade to honor Eloise.

To the girls great delight, the Eloise tea is also served with pink cotton candy. The cotton candy is made on pretzel sticks, which is an additional treat to enjoy once you finish the cotton candy.

After we finished tea, we visited the Eloise store on the lower floor of the Plaza. Wow, there was a lot of pink in the store. The girls loved it of course. They picked out souvenirs. Meg found an Eloise sketchbook. Clare chose a fairy doll that looked like Eloise. Grammy bought all three girls special bows for their hair as well as early reader books for Meg and Clare. It was a glorious day for them. I tried to capture the perfect picture of all three girls in front of the Eloise painting. Rather than posing nicely, they all collapsed in a heap on the ottoman...in perfect Eloise fashion.