Afternoon Tea at Parq – Montage

One of the best if not the best experience I have had. I love the fact that you can do the high tea service at lunch. They don’t have the rule that you have to wait till 3 pm. So refreshing.
The tea ware is beautiful made especially for the montage. Once the tea was served I noticed there was no chocolate deserts.
Our waitress was so kind and went to the back and found us a chocolate flourless deserts.
The tea selection is out of this world. 3 pages of options. With the tea you get scones, sandwiches and deserts. With the scones you get floated cream, fruit preserve and lemon curd. All was so delicious. I will be back. Great for as a lunch meetings.

Spent $ 150 for two. Got a little bit left over. Very nice place and services. But, ppl around were just too loud :(

The Montage Beverly Hills is a little underwhelming for being a «Montage» but overall, the tea was excellent. Definitely a little pricey. I think it was like $ 85, but we all left there very full and with leftovers, so you definitely get a lot of food.
The whole experience was great, the teas were wonderful and the food itself was awesome. The service was okay. Our server was very attentive and helpful, we had a couple pregnant ladies with us who couldn’t eat a few of the sandwiches, so she brought us some extras that they could eat for no extra charge. Toward the end she kind of disapeared, we had to flag her down to get our check, but otherwise it was great.

If I could give Parq at Montage 6 stars I would! Took my daughter, mother and little sisters for high tea and we had the best time! The service was exceptional! Starting with the hostess! We had an amazing server (Ashley) I recommend that you request her! And tip her well! :) the sandwiches were amazing, great scones! Everything was perfect! They validate free the first 2 hours and only $ 10 after that. Oh! Lastly, there was this amazing harpist I think her name may have been Morgan… Anyway, she let the kids play with her harp! Fun!

Afternoon Tea at the Montage was highly anticipated. It was just OK. I had High Teas at the Belair and Peninsula and both had amazing service. The Montage had beautiful Harp music. What I did not like is that you could only pick one tea for the entire dining experience. The tea sandwiches and pastry were very good but it just did not have the ambiance that the other two places offered us.

This USE TO BE excellent… not anymore! I’m not sure what happened, but The Montage got cheap. Not cheap as in price — it’s the most expensive high tea i’ve found in Los Angeles, but in terms of what they serve.
The Montage use to be a regular spot for me for high tea and I hadn’t been in several months. In that time, things have changed dramatically. They are now serving almost exactly HALF of what they were serving a few months ago — and the price is the same — $ 70 per person.
I’ve had many meetings there over high tea and clients have always loved it, but this time it was an embarrassment. The quality of the food was fine, and I do mean fine, not excellent as one would expect from this establishment, but it was meager and sparse. For $ 70/​person we had to SPLIT a scone. They didn’t even serve enough food for us to each enjoy what was present — all around. When I’ve taken clients there in the past they’ve been so impressed they’ve almost always taken pictures. When I compared the photos from a few months ago to today, it was appalling. The Montage simply removed HALF of the food without touching the price. Perhaps there are enough tourists in town for this to work, but for regulars, who notice, it’s deplorable.
Sparse, chintzy, and below average aren’t words I’d normally associate with The Montage, but that is exactly how I’d describe their current high tea. My client was so disappointed and hungry afterwards that I had to take her out to eat, again, which made it a very long lunch and afternoon.
The upside: the atmosphere is lovely and relaxed with a harpist playing, and the table service is beautiful. But it feels like a classic case of dazzling and selling the sizzle not the steak. In the end, they just don’t deliver on an important component: the food.
I certainly don’t go to The Montage for their bargain prices, and I don’t mind paying the premium price for exceptional quality and service, but this isn’t it.
The following weekend I took a client to The Polo Lounge for brunch where $ 70 will get you a three course brunch with lobster and champagne, or a high tea that outshines The Montage for $ 40. I was so surprised and disappointed. This was 4 weeks ago; I used to dine at The Montage twice a week — haven’t been back since and won’t be anytime soon.

Came here for afternoon tea with a girlfriend of mine! I usually go to the Peninsula as I was not aware until recently that the Montage offered afternoon tea.
To start, my girlfriend is vegan so I called ahead to make sure that they were aware of her dietary restrictions. When we arrived, we were promptly escorted to our table next to the French doors overlooking the courtyard area. I got the Calyspo tea which was pineapple, mango, and something else. I usually drink green tea but when I go for afternoon high tea I always opt for fruity teas because it’s the only time I will take my tea with cream and sugar. And green tea with cream and sugar just doesn’t sound good to me. I forgot what tea my friend got but it was incredibly smooth!
We got their champagne as well, I got the current special and she got the rose. We both enjoyed it immensely!
Our waitress greeted my friend/​guest and confirmed her vegetarian options. (Made me look like a gracious hostess and made my friend happy) kudos to the staff!
Everything they brought out, from the scones/​cookies/​sandwiches and even our separate petite fours were catered to our specifications (which was pretty simple in my case because I love everything and want to try different things!). Everything was deliciously and so beautifully presented. They make their Devonshire cream in house– you can tell the difference for those who know. My girlfriend loved their strawberry jam! My favorite dessert was the dark chocolate tart with a surprise gooey peanut butter filling inside! Omg… heaven…
We spent a good 3 hours there or so, it got really hot in the room towards the end so next time I will ask for the French doors to be opened.
They only serve afternoon tea from Wed-​Sun.
We will be back!!! Thanks for such an awesome afternoon! Cheers!
By the way their China is hand painted for them by an artist overseas… check out the bottom of your plate /​tea cups the next time you are there. Oooh la la fancy huh? ;)

It’s a little bit pricey compare withe other places but definitely worth it. My friend and I had traditional and I had British morning. The tea is really smooth and creamy with milk. And the butter cream scone is the best I ever had. I love this place and will come back with more friends soon!

I would have expected better service from The Montage for Afternoon Tea. Our server showed up to drop off the tea and never returned to check if everything was ok or for drinks. We had to ask a few times for our bill and even then she did not return to pick up our payment. (Rating based on service.)
The serving was small, but most of the sandwiches were fine except for some unknown curry wrap I didn’t care for.
The settings were nice, but the teapots were heavy.

If I wanted to serve myself tea, I would have stayed home. No service. They bring your tea and vanish. Very disappointing-​Montage you can find better servers.

Continuing our tea adventures in LA! This is our last stop for now, as we plan on hitting the OC tea spots next. Upon walking in, we were greeted and seated immediately. One big difference about this location is that the atmosphere and spacing was very wide and relaxed– we did not feel cramped at all and we were seated at a sofa, which was even more relaxing. There was a piano and giant harp at the side, and the décor consisted mostly of golds and neutral colors.
The tea selection was great, I tried white calypso and my friend got the herbal tea. However, after this part, the actual food portion went downhill for me.
I’m not sure if Beverly Hills is super healthy or something, but their sandwiches were meh. Vegetable crêpe was not my type of food, and the chicken salad on seed rye bread was super dry and hard to swallow. To be fair, it was the rye bread, but damn was it not appetizing. The smoked salmon didnt have any type of cream on it, but the zucchini muffin was interesting. The best sandwich was the egg salad, but then again, how can you mess up on that? The roast beef and cucumber was okay, nothing special.
The scones, on the other hand, were really fresh and warm. it had the perfect flavor and was crispy and soft at the right places. The jam and spreads were tasty.
The pastries were decent as well. My favorite was the fruit tart and strawberry shortcake profiterole, but everything else was good (raspberry macaron and chocolate torte).
Great service, atmosphere, tea, and desserts. It was a very calming tea, and having window view was really nice as well. Since the main portion (the sandwiches) were really important to me, I would give this place a 3.4 (so 3). It was also a bit expensive; traditional tea was $ 55 a person, which is pretty pricey compared to Langham and Peninsula as there was no champagne (with champagne was $ 70/​$ 75). FYI, they do have an option for children’s tea and gentleman’s tea, which is very considerate.

Boyfriend surprised me and took me to this place for afternoon tea. This was a very beautiful hotel and the restaurant was beautifully decorated as well as furnished. We were seated on a lovely English-​styled sofa and was right next to a lit fireplace (it was pretty cold outside so I was glad to be next to a nice warm fireplace). There was also a lovely harpist playing right in front of us.
We both did the traditional tea set which was $ 55 per person — comes with the choice of tea, finger sandwiches, scones and desserts. We enjoyed each bite of the food and every sip of the hot tea — it was definitely very relaxing because it wasn’t very noisy or busy. I’ve been a good handful of places — prices ranging from $ 15-​$ 60 and I feel like this place is one of the better ones in the higher range of afternoon tea rooms. They had very pretty tea sets and serving utensils — love it when everything matches.
At first look my boyfriend told me he didn’t think he would be full but after just eating all the sandwiches and a scone, he realized it was actually a lot of food — we are just not use to seeing perfect portions of things because we eat at like Claim Jumper — where it’s huge portions — so don’t be mistaken that you won’t get full — because believe me you will not leave hungry after having the sandwiches, two scones and 4 – 5 different mini desserts plus you are also drinking tea with it so that really can expand the food in your tummy.
The service was pretty good — our waitress was very friendly and came around to check on us often to refill our tea cups. At the end they even gave us a piece of very delicious cake to celebrate our 6^th anniversary. I was super full but still managed to stuff down half of the cake because it was just so good.
I was very satisfied with the experience and even though it’s pricey, I think it was worth it.

The ultimate. I come here at least 4times a week. Try the ala’cart option at tea time if you just want a finger sandwich and butter scone (my favorite)! The staff is lovely, as is the harpist.

Highly recommend! I love going to afternoon tea — and have been to all the high end teas in Los Angeles as well as in NYC, Boston and London. This is one of my favorite places — hands down. I have probably been here a half dozen times in the last year and it has never disappointed. Great attention to detail. The setting and presentation — fine china, linen napkins, silverware and serving dishes are simply lovely. The pastries, scones and sandwiches are unique, beautifully made and all very fresh. The Montage is upscale but contemporary and has just the right level of casualness (not informality, though), so it really feels comfortable as opposed to stuffy or pretentious.
The service was phenomenal. I called ahead of time to make a reservation (for a Thursday at noon). The tea was in honor of a young friend who is moving to Chicago to go to graduate school. I asked if I could buy a small package of the house blend pomegranate tea to give my friend as a small memento and they also offered to bring a special dessert with «Bön Voyage.» Perfectly executed.
We were there for close to five hours and never felt rushed or interrupted.

Overprice!!! Not a impressive environment ! Super long wait for something I can bake at home by myself! My little cousin can make better sandwich than this !!! $ 100 afternoon tea for this place is definitely not worth it! Save it for Peninsula !
The only plus was the valentines special blend rose tea & the customer service :/​sorry I don’t think I will come back!

BEST coconut tea! Gorgeous china and amazing atmosphere. The management there also gets 5 stars… Worth the $ 65! (afternoon tea + champagne)

This has been one of my favorite afternoon teas in LA. Traditional yet fancy, classy, serene, delicious… all those words come to mind. Parq is located inside the fancy Montage Beverly Hills, right next to scarpetta. If you sit by the windows you can have a view of the beautiful courtyard. Unfortunately due to the high quality china, only indoor seating is available for afternoon tea.
I ordered the traditional tea ($ 50) and my friend had the gentleman’s tea ($ 58). My traditional tea set came with 6 delicious mini sandwiches, 2 scones with butter, lemon curd and raspberry preserve and 3 sweet pastries. Per the waitress’ recommendation, I ordered the coconut sunrise tea which was SO GOOD! I had never had coconut and green tea together before and I loved it. It was a nice change from my typical choices like earl grey or rose tea.
The gentleman’s tea comes with a glass of scotch, 3 sliders (instead of tea sandwiches) and pie & cake for sweets. I love this idea as it definitely caters to the men who complain about eating dingy bite size sandwiches and drinking tea with their pinkies up haha. He ordered the roobios bourbon tea (caramel, vanilla, cinnamon) and I quote him when he says «it was the best tea I’ve ever had in my life».
The whole time, we felt super classy and the atmosphere was so peaceful and relaxing. I LOVED the live harpist which definitely added to the atmosphere. Since we were celebrating my birthday early, they brought a cute cupcake out to me and the harpist automatically started playing ‘happy birthday’! It was really cute.
Overall, I really think this is a hidden gem. It was not crowded on that particular Saturday afternoon but I would definitely make a reservation in advance to be sure. I really enjoyed my tea time here and would definitely recommend it to girly girls and come again.
Free 2 hour parking in the parking lot.
Friday — Sunday from 12−4pm