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High Tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

Nov 25, 2016 · 8 Comments

Looking for an afternoon tea time experience with delicious treats and tea? Well, I have just the recommendation for you: high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee!

The best day at high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee this image

Earlier this year (what feels like ages ago) my husband and I went to London. We had such a great time, and absolutely loved it. While we were there, someone suggested to us that we had to have afternoon tea. Before traveling, I had been super busy finishing up my cookbook, so I hadn’t had time to plan a lot of things. One of the days we were there, we stopped at a place to have afternoon tea. Turns out, you need reservations (like months in advance), which we clearly didn’t have, but they said they could serve us tea in the bar area. It was such a fun experience: little tea sandwiches and pastries, and of course delicious tea. The experience and fun of it really stayed with me.

The most fun at high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

When we returned home, it was around my birthday (March) and my husband looked into finding a place hear us that served afternoon tea. Turns out, right in the city we live (Milwaukee), at one of my favorite places (The Pfister Hotel), they serve an afternoon tea!

Afternoon tea sandwiches and pastries at high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

Turns out, The Pfister Hotel serves afternoon tea on the weekends from October – April  in their beautiful Blu room which has incredible views of the city and looks out over Lake Michigan.

Incredible High Tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

Earlier in the year, there weren’t any reservations left, so we eagerly awaited until fall of this year, when thankfully they expanded their afternoon tea time offerings.

The most amazing high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

To say that we had a wonderful experience would be an understatement, totally worth the wait!

The best views from the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

Our table was right next to the windows and had a marvelous view of the city and Lake Michigan. The sun was super bright and glistened off the water and all the silver that adorned our table for tea service.

The most delicious afternoon scones at high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

A Tea Butler brings around a tableside cart and tells you about all the different varieties of tea, the origins, the flavors and offers pairing suggestions. The tea service is accompanied by the most delectable food – little sandwiches, pastries, and fresh scones. On the table there was also three spreads for the scones: a marmalade, a mascarpone cream spread, and a lemon curd. All three were so good, and those scones, omg, literally the best I’ve ever had. And all the while, there is a live harp player, playing beautiful melodic music.

The most amazing high tea at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

The panoramic views, the incredible service, the delicious food and tea, the music and atmosphere at the the Pfister – wow, what an incredible afternoon tea experience. I would highly highly recommend making a reservation to check it out, I know we will be back!

The best hotel rooms at the Pfister in Milwaukee

After tea, we decided to make a little staycation out of it and spend the night at the Pfister. We had both gone to the Pfister for brunch, the spa (it’s my favorite spa in Milwaukee) or events before, but never stayed in one of their rooms.A luxury hotel in Milwaukee is the Pfister

The hotel is nothing short of amazing, it really is as luxurious and gorgeous as in their display and history book they had in the room (in the above picture). The bed was suuuuper comfy, and the room was so comfy and cozy, we didn’t want to leave. The best staycation at the Pfister in Milwaukee We ordered room service and were shocked at how ginormous the portions were, the food was really good so we were happy we got to try each other’s food.

Room service food at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee

Then in the morning we watched the sunrise from our room and then had breakfast in the hotel lounge (again with gorgeous views on the 23rd floor). It really felt like we were on a little vacation, it was so much fun! If you’re looking for a really fun afternoon with your significant other, girlfriends, or even by yourself, I would highly recommend the afternoon tea at the Pfister in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee sunrise and breakfast at the Pfister Hotel

Thank you to the Pfister hotel for hosting us for our afternoon tea experience and overnight staycation. As always, all thoughts and opinions are mine alone. Thank you for reading and supporting the brands I partner with which make the SweetPhi blog possible. 

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  1. Lucille Winters says

    May 6, 2021 at 7:42 pm

    Does going to the Pfister for high tea require wearing a dress or suit? Can slacks and a jacket be appropriate.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      May 17, 2021 at 8:38 am

      Sorry for the slightly delayed response! They didn’t have a formal dress code when we went, but we did dress a little nicer (button down and slacks, my husband), and I wore a dress. Hope that helps, and if you already went hope you had the most amazing time!!

      Reply
  2. Jess says

    November 29, 2016 at 5:02 am

    What a wonderful getaway, it sounds like a beautiful destination!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 29, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      It was so much fun and so pretty 🙂

      Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    November 29, 2016 at 12:00 am

    That looks incredible! Does it also make you feel like a real lady of leisure to go and have afternoon tea?

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 29, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you so much – I totally felt fancy to be having afternoon tea 🙂

      Reply

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