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2012-12-17
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Found in SOHO East, It's not related to actual SOHO or NOHO in Central District. This sea facing strip in Sai Wan Ho on the other side of the HK island is known as SOHO East officially, but I really wouldn't be that surprised if not many locals know about this terminology because thus far this name reference has only been mentioned within my English speaking friends in town. My Chinese-Speaking dining friends just call here Sai Wan Ho aka the MTR Station name. . An Uber Boiler - Used for
Found in SOHO East, It's not related to actual SOHO or NOHO in Central District. This sea facing strip in Sai Wan Ho on the other side of the HK island is known as SOHO East officially, but I really wouldn't be that surprised if not many locals know about this terminology because thus far this name reference has only been mentioned within my English speaking friends in town. My Chinese-Speaking dining friends just call here Sai Wan Ho aka the MTR Station name.
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An Uber Boiler - Used for Coffee Brewing With precise Water Temperature Controls and Weight or Volume accuracy measured down to the last milliliter, TEAVERS took the effort to install this very expensive system just to make you your teas! This is easily over 5 digits an equipment and any dream Cafe shop would want to install one in their store. It's seriously hard core and very respectable. Especially when found in a Tea House.
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Tea Selections -You can sample-smell some of these first. I guess you could eat some dry tea leaves if u want to. But I like this as you can try to imagine what you might end up ordering before you actually pay. It shows heart in their system.
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Some Teas are Siphoned Here - Depending on what u order some teas are Siphoned. I actually do this myself at home and have seen restaurants do this to finish off Soups but usually more for Presentation. Over here you can say it's gimmicks or u can say it's a novelty fun factor. I actually think this works well with certain coffees and teas and it takes a lot of experimentation to find out what works or not. I found the teas here to be quite decent overall. At least u can detect some flavours. ~ 7/10
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Plain Scones & Raisin Scones -Come for the scones. Seriously. They were really great and we were saying how these beat 95% of the hotel Scones out there, with the exception of Island Shangri-La and Four Seasons Lounge and only on a good day. These were so fluffy and buttery. What is even more amazing is that these were supplied to Teavers externally, and I would love to know the supplier. Great job! *Note: these are served with Butter only. I think by the HK Trend, they need some Clotted Cream somewhat? ~ 8.5/10
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Toasts with Taiwanese Jams -Didn't try this as on appearance the toasts were too white and didn't smell like how toasted bread should be! But I tried the Jams and they were chunkily interesting. ~ N/A
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Tiramisu -Tiramisu was of the cake form type rather than the Trifle style type. It was quite mild in Coffee or Marsala taste (none). I know everyone says Tiramisu's have a separate Kid's and Adult's version but I am not a Kid ! You kidding me ! ~ 5/10
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Honey & Rose Cheese Cake -When I ate this I thought it had Lychee in it but it turned out it was the honey itself which had a fruitiness within. I actually quite liked this and it is quite unique to find within Hong Kong. ~ 8/10
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Hearty Tea Products also Available for Purchase. But they are not cheap -I actually really liked here. I mean I get disappointed by almost every new Tea House or Cafe I visit, but over here, it was once of the most surprising packages I encountered recently. Yes it is a little out of the way for most but if you are romantic enough you can catch a ferry to here from Kowloon !
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I would have been happy to give here a perfect 5 out of 5 scores.
- But I thought their teas were good rather than great for now.
- The Scones were amazingly great, but needed Clotted Cream to shut people's mouth!
- Liked the Taiwanese Jams a lot!
- Tiramisu was underwhelming and too Kid's version.
- Their Toasts didn't look appealing or evenly heated up. Since I detected a Taiwanese theme, may be they could do one with a Condensed milk and Pork Floss 肉鬆 version? It's just me
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