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| - Went for Afternoon Tea today with my mom, and it was really cute.
Service was amazing right from the start - We had reservations for 1:30pm, but we were a little early - no problem, we were seated right away.
Our server (Julie?! I think?) brought a tray of little jars of loose tea over and described each one to us, then left the tray with us so we could smell them & decide which one we wanted. I chose an herbal apple (so good) and my mom chose the Palliser house blend. (she loved it, but i had a sip and it wasn't my cup of tea.)(get it?!)
first we were served a fruit cup with grand marnier whipped cream. delicious. Then the Tower of Power came out, and wow! Three layers of treats, (2 pieces of each so we each got one) starting with vanilla scones, cottled cream, apricot jelly, and Saskatoon berry jelly.
Second layer on the tower was tiny little sandwiches - a salmon one, a cucumber one, and a curried chicken salad one. Nothing amazing taste wise, but man were they cute! Oh, and deviled eggs, which were awesome.
Third layer was the desserts, a couple macarons, a cake with gold flakes on the top, a little berry tart, and a delicious green tea cream puff thing. All pretty good!
The ambiance was great, and I'd love to go for more Afternoon Teas, but unfortunately for me it was a bit pricey ($99 including tip, no booze or anything)
but I totally understand that all that stuff is fancy and etc and that's why it's so expensive!
Really fun anyways, and a nice way to spend an afternoon with mom!
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