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Afternoon Tea at Secret Garden Tea

February 7th, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the sixth of many places that I have visited recently. Secret Garden Tea Co is located in the Kerrisdale neighborhood in Vancouver.

Inside the Tea Room

You will want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up in advance, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

I had their Afternoon Tea service for $25.95 per person. First off, I chose my tea of choice from their selection of teas, I chose the “Cammy Darjeeling” and my friend Rosie had the “Mango Tea”.

3-tiered tray

A three tiered plate arrived to the table, we worked our way from the bottom plate to the top, the bottom layer was filled with an assortment of petit sandwiches that included Tuna salad and capers in croissants, Chicken club sandwich and Egg salad pinwheels on white bread. The middle layer plate had fresh baked Apricot scones served with Devonshire cream and jam along with Pumpkin Chocolate Cream Cheese Loaf. The top layer plate featured a selection of sweets that included Lemon Curd Tarts, Brownies and Apple Caramel Cheesecake.

Scones in the center

Apple Caramel Cheesecake center

My thoughts –The service was very friendly, our server Robyn was wonderful and this made for a delightful afternoon tea experience. The Tea store was cozy and comfortable and was full of mostly women. From the assortment of sandwiches I liked the Tuna on Croissant, the scones were moist, delicious and a perfect size, we didn’t care for the lemon curd tarts or the brownies but we both loved the apple caramel cheesecake. The Teas are a secret as they wouldn’t tell me where they were from.

Style: English Tea Service

Attire: Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 12pm – 4pm Daily

Secret Garden Tea Co

5559 West Boulevard, Vancouver

For Reservations, please call 604-261-3070

Reservations can be made for: 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm, every day of the week, and cost $25.95 for adults and $16.95 for children (8 and under).

Stay tuned to part 7 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Afternoon Tea Series, Bar & Cafe Reviews, Kerrisdale, Stories Tags: , , 1 Comment »

Afternoon Tea at 900 West Lounge

January 31st, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the fifth of many places that I have visited recently. 900 West Lounge is located inside Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

Inside the Lounge

In their Lounge, Afternoon Tea is served daily. You’ll want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

I had their Afternoon Tea service for $32 per person. First off, I chose my tea of choice from their selection of teas, I chose the “Fairmont Earl Grey”.

3-tiered tray

A three tiered plate arrived to the table, I worked my way from the middle plate to the bottom and then the top, the middle layer was filled with an assortment of petit sandwiches that included Smoked salmon on dark rye, Cucumber and Watercress, Open faced baguette with apple roasted chicken and a mini-black forest ham & brie croissant.  The bottom layer plate had fresh baked Raisin scones served with Devonshire cream and a jar of Hero jam. The top layer plate featured a selection of sweets that included a Chocolate Éclair, Fruit Tart and Cheesecake.

My thoughts – The service was wonderful and very hospitable. Being seated in the grandeur of Hotel Vancouver makes for an enjoyable afternoon tea experience, the sandwiches and pastries were good, I liked how the scones were served with fresh strawberries, however the scones were to hard for my liking and should have had a more flakey texture to them. The Teas are from Metropolitan Tea Company.

The other Tea Service offered is the Children’s Bubblegum Tea at $16 per child includes tea, finger sandwiches (PB&J, of course), fresh strawberries and cream, a giant chocolate chip cookie and a seasonal fruit tartlet.

Style: English Tea Service

Attire: Smart Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 2pm – 4:30pm Daily

900 West Lounge

900 West Georgia Street

For reservations please call 604-662-1900

Stay tuned to part 6 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Afternoon Tea at Bacchus Lounge

January 24th, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the fourth of many places that I have visited recently. Bacchus Lounge is located inside the Wedgewood Hotel downtown Vancouver.

Inside the Lounge

In their Lounge, Afternoon Tea is served on Saturday and Sunday. You’ll want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

Sumac Ridge Tribute Blanc de Blanc (BC)

My friend and I each had their Royal Afternoon Tea service for $41 per person. First off, we were served a glass of Sumac Ridge Tribute Blanc de Blanc (BC) then I chose my tea of choice from their selection of 8 teas from T, I had the “Thunderbolt Darjeeling” and my friend had the “Pear Tree Green”.

3-tiered tray

My thoughts – From the moment we arrived the hospitality was superb, our server Vanessa was wonderful and this made for a gracious afternoon tea experience. Cozy and quaint the elegant surroundings made you feel right at home especially if you are able to sit by the nice fireplace. The service was amazing, the pastries were outstanding and the tea service was delightful. The Teas are from T in Vancouver.

The other Tea Service offered is the Afternoon Tea at $31 per person

Style: French Tea Service

Attire: Business Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 2pm – 4pm Saturday and Sunday.

Bacchus Lounge

845 Hornby Street

For Reservations please call 604-608-5319

Stay tuned to part 5 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Afternoon Tea at Fleuri Restaurant

January 17th, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the third of many places that I have visited recently. Fleuri Restaurant is located inside the Sutton Place Hotel downtown Vancouver.

Inside the Restaurant

In their Restaurant, Afternoon Tea is served daily. You’ll want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

Cup of Tea

My friend and I each had their Afternoon Tea service for $24 per person. First off, I chose my tea of choice from their selection of 12 teas in the tea box, I chose the “Sutton Place Blend” and my friend chose “Vanilla Roobis”.

3-tiered tray

A three tiered plate arrived to the table for us to share, we worked my way from the bottom plate to the top, the bottom layer was filled with an assortment of mouth watering petit sandwiches that included Raspberry Chicken Salad Brioche, Cucumber sandwich on white with pea shoots and guacamole, Smoked Salmon Pinwheel with capers and Egg Salad filled Croissants. The top layer plate had Blueberry scones served with Devonshire cream and jars of Hero jam. Now on to the sweets which was the middle layer plate and featured Lemon Roulade, Eclairs filled with raspberry crème, Chocolate Macaroon and a Strawberry tart.

My Thoughts: The sandwiches were delightful, the croissants were light and flakey just like a croissant should be and the fillings for all the sandwiches were flavorful and delicious. The scones were perfect and flakey and went well with the assortment of jams. The sweets weren’t spectacular as I had expected them to be. The service was efficient, but more personable service would have made for a more enjoyable experience.

Style: English Tea Service

Attire: Business Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 2pm – 5pm daily.

Fleuri Restaurant

845 Burrard Street

For reservations please call 604-642-2900

Stay tuned to part 4 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Afternoon Tea Series, Bar & Cafe Reviews, Downtown, Stories Tags: , , , 1 Comment »

Afternoon Tea at Adonia Tea

January 10th, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the second of many places that I have visited recently. Adonia Tea is located in Kerrisdale.

Inside the Tea Salon

In their Tea Salon, Afternoon Tea is served daily and there are 2 different Tea Services to select from. You’ll want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

Pots of Tea

My friends and I each had their Afternoon Tea service for $23 per person. First off, I chose my tea of choice from their vast tea selection, I chose the “Darjeeling Tea” and a pot of tea arrived to my table.

3-tiered tray

A three tiered plate arrived to the table and for each of us to share, I worked my way from the bottom plate to the top, the bottom layer was filled with an assortment of petit sandwiches that included Tuna, Egg, Cucumber and Turkey. The middle layer included more savouries, a Basil tomato puff, Lox sandwich, Antipasto with portabello mushroom. As we moved to the top layer we were then selecting from a variety of sweets that included a Lemon tart, Strawberry chocolate cupcake.

Selection of Desserts

The servers then brought us some of their scones with devenshire creme and jam to share along with fruit cups, and then some of their housemade desserts creme caramel, tiramisu and pannecota.

My thoughts –  Their wasn’t anything special about the service nor about the savouries or the sweets, except that there was a fair amount to eat for the money. The decor is old english and it is quaint, I just thought that it was ordinary all around.

The other Tea Service offered are is the Petit Afternoon Tea at $14 per person..

Style: English Tea Service

Attire: Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 10am – 6:30pm daily.

Adonia Tea

2057 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver

For reservations, please call 604-261-0049

Stay tuned to part 3 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Afternoon Tea Series, Bar & Cafe Reviews, Kerrisdale, Stories Tags: , , , No Comments »

Afternoon Tea at The Urban Tea Merchant

January 6th, 2010 admin

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the first of many places that I have visited recently. The Urban Tea Merchant located downtown Vancouver is one of those true gems worth your discovery.

Inside the Tea Salon

In their Tea Salon, Afternoon Tea is served daily and there are 3 different Tea Services to select from. You’ll want to make sure that you make an advance reservation as they often fill up, bring along a friend or two or three to join you in the experience.

Nuwaraeliya Ceylon Tea

I enjoyed their Signature Afternoon Tea service for $48 per person. First off, I chose my tea of choice from their vast tea selection, this decision took some thought and I guidance from my server. I chose the “Nuwaraeliya Ceylon” and this pot of tea arrived to my table.

Fresh Strawberries & Apertif

To begin the eating journey I was served a glass bowl filled with fresh strawberries topped with Devonshire crème. This was served with a Tea-infused Elixer Jasmine Imperial Tasting Tea cold in a champagne glass.

3-tiered tray

A three tiered plate arrived to the table and was oh so beautiful, I worked my way from the bottom plate to the top and then to the middle, the bottom layer was filled with an assortment of petit sandwiches that included Cucumber, Wild Salmon on Rye, Smoked Tea Chicken cups with Lapsang Shu Chang Tea, Blue Cheese and Candied Walnut on Endive and Tomato Crostini. The top layer plate had a home made flakey scone that was served with whipped Devonshire cream with Carpe diem Tea-infused Gelee. Now on to the sweets which was the middle layer plate and featured Stolen, Chocolate Sparkle Cookies, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Strawberry Truffle and a Salted Caramel Macaron.

Scone with Tea-infused Gelee

Sweets

My thoughts – I loved everything about The Urban Tea Merchant, from the enchanting service by their Tea Ambassadors to the white table cloth covered tables and stylish surroundings to the tasty sandwiches and sweets to the wonderful range of The O Dor Teas from France.

The other 2 Tea Services offered are the West Coast Afternoon Tea at $29 per person (minimum of 2 persons) and the Petit Afternoon Tea for $25 per person.

Style: French Tea Service

Attire: Smart Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered 11am – 6pm daily.

The Urban Tea Merchant

1070 West Georgia, Vancouver

For reservations, please call 604-692-0071

Stay tuned to part 2 of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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