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2010-04-02
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Oh, it's the end of the financial year and there is SO much to do at work. However, it is the only day my 3 friends could make afternoon tea and they insisted I take them to proper English afternoon tea. So I had to think of somewhere that looked a tea house, served properly made scones with clotted cream. And one of my favourite places for afternoon tea is here. It's feminine and cosy and convenient to get to.My friends being ladies were traditionally 20-30 minutes late and I was impatient thin
My friends being ladies were traditionally 20-30 minutes late and I was impatient thinking of all the work I could have done in that time but soon forgot as we ordered and the food started arriving. For the 4 of us, we ordered 2 Shangri La sets and one Traditional Afternoon tea sets. One has more savoury items and one more sweet ones. I myself like savoury items more but we all love scones.
With 3 sets, there were 5 scones, so more than enough for the 4 of us. I always like the plain scones and not the raisin ones. The cream was correct but the jam was not spectacular. Here is where I could have done with the Rose petal jam at the Mandarin Oriental, however their other items have really dropped below acceptable standards.
Our rule was whoever wanted what should just go for it as there were so many items. Except for the Macaroons, there were only 2 and we cut them up. One of my friends speak fluent French and she told me they are called Macaron in French, don't know why in English there is one more o.
I had a mini salmon bagel, vol le vent with chicken filling, meat puff, scone of course, half a macaron, half a small plain cake and that was enough. 4 of us couldn't finish 3 sets even though 2 of us had no lunch. I had Earl Grey tea and my friends had latte which was served in an elegant double layered tall glass.
I stayed over an hour plus the waiting time so had to go back. I left my friends happy with the choice of tea venue, the food, the time to get together.
I will be back.
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