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2010-02-26
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My locust tunghok and I have been talking of eating at this little cafe for a while already, but have passed nearby (or it wasn't open anyway) for a few times in the past month. And now we have finally had tea here.As those who might have read my other reviews might have noticed, I rarely write on OR unless 1) the food is really good, 2) i really have the time to, or 3) the food was utterly appalling. Unfortunately for Tea & Herb, this is the last scenario. Going all the way to North Point to
As those who might have read my other reviews might have noticed, I rarely write on OR unless 1) the food is really good, 2) i really have the time to, or 3) the food was utterly appalling. Unfortunately for Tea & Herb, this is the last scenario. Going all the way to North Point to try this restaurant was a big mistake.
it was fortunate that it was only afternoon tea and not lunch / dinner, and that we only ordered chocolate banana crepe (or whatever it should have been called), iced chocolate (for me) and peach tea for locust tunghok.
To begin with, as shown in the photo, the crepe was so thin and dry that it kept falling apart. The only bit of chocolate in the *chocolate* banana crepe was the bit on top; there was no banana in the crepe (except the slices aligned along the rim of the plate). To make things worse, some dim-witted chef / staff decided that it is a good idea to put BLUEBERRY JAM (which I really don't like) in the crepe (which I hated). It was such toil to get through that crepe that it almost ruined my day (fortunately, our meals at the other restaurants on the day were way better...).
The crepe has pretty much set the tone of our afternoon tea. The iced chocolate I ordered was so tasteless that I had difficulty telling what I was actually drinking. It was, however, a stroke of genius (of myself ) that I didn't bother to mix that half glass of cream with the already tasteless chocolate, which salvaged its flavour somewhat. I would, however, recommend everyone I know NOT to risk their appetite on this iced chocolate.
Locust tunghok's peach tea has served as a well-matched conclusion to our afternoon tea. In a cup of not-really-boiling not-really-full-either water floated a pathetic teabag. The smell was OK but the taste was nonexistent. And they didn't even provide a refill OF WATER when that cup of "tea" was finished.
Final word: Their lunch / dinner might be better, which I have no ground to comment on. However, based on our experience this time, I won't be going back here. Not in a million years.
Note: Apologies for the poor quality of the photo. The crepe was so bad I really couldn't be bothered to take a better one. Or to take one of the iced chocolate or the tea. Please refer to locust tunghok's review for the photos (http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2064597)
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