The Plaza Hotel's Palm Court, Eloise's favorite tea spot in Manhattan, is re-opening again on April 12 after more than 15 months in the dark. The Post's Steve Cuozzo
gives a preview of the refurnished and refurbished tea room (no more "silly" throne chairs, brighter lighting, live piano and violin), as well as some historical context for the iconic but under-appreciated landmark. Of course, it wasn't too long ago when Cuozzo gave his damning take-down of the last incarnation of the Palm, when it reopened in 2008: "After a gazillion-dollar reopening...the Palm Court is goofier, gloomier and only slightly more appetizing than it was before. Even the harp sounds depressing." (That downer harp will not return.)