Afternoon Tea in Rhode Island
3 verified afternoon tea venues across 1 city in Rhode Island ($$$ to $$$): Newport. The full ritual: a pot of loose-leaf tea with tiered trays of finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and pastries. Most rooms serve it in fixed seatings and recommend reservations, check each listing's hours and booking link.
3 tea rooms
Afternoon Tea at the Chinese Tea House — Marble House
Newport
The Preservation Society of Newport County offers afternoon tea in the Chinese Tea House on the grounds of Marble House, perched above the historic Cliff Walk. The prix fixe menu includes a welcome beverage, a tea tower of savories and sweets with tea, and a choice of entree, served on select dates from April through December with seatings from 10:00 AM to a 3:15 PM last seating. The experience is exclusive to Preservation Society members and Newport Mansions tour ticket holders, and reservations are required via Resy.
Kellie's Cafe
Newport
A British-owned cafe in Newport serving breakfast and lunch alongside an afternoon tea offering with finger sandwiches and homemade scones with clotted cream and imported jam. Afternoon tea is offered through the cafe's catering and tea service and requires advance booking.
Sailor's Tea Hour at The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection
$$$Newport
The Vanderbilt, an Auberge Resorts Collection hotel in a 1909 Newport mansion, hosts Sailor's Tea Hour in its garden-view Conservatory. The service runs afternoons and pairs herbal, black, and green teas with savory bites, pastries, and sweets, with optional bespoke cocktails.
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