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| - I came here for the Tea Time for Two deal on Groupon (~$30) as many others did. I still think it was overpriced for the food we got, so I think my rating leans more towards a 2.5 stars.
In terms of what you get on this deal, obviously you get a choice of tea. This part was nice as the server brought out a fancy wooden crate of tea leaves for you to pick and choose from. I thought there was a good variety of selections. The tea itself wasn't memorable, I think I got some kind of green tea.
Next you get your tiered presentation of little delicacies. There was a tier of savoury snacks. They were tasty, but they felt like they were once in a box down the frozen aisle at Costco. The next tier above were the scones. They tasted like regular scones and unfortunately, they weren't very warm. They came with a tiny dish of cream and jam. The last tier were the sweets. I don't know about you, but I like my creme brulee warm (like my scones), and this was not. That's fine, some places serve it cold. However, the macarons had a strange greasy feel to them. For a dessert that's supposed to be light and soft, this threw me off. Definitely not among the best macarons I've had.
Another thing was the atmosphere.The person behind the dessert counter was talking on the phone or to a customer in Chinese the whole time, and it kind of reminded me of a HK cafe. This was really accentuated by the fact that the place is quite small so you can very clearly hear the conversations around you. This pretty effectively destroyed the high tea feel I thought I was going to experience.
All in all: meh. Would I do it again, even with the Groupon? No. The quality and quantity just didn't justify the price. Everything seems like it came from a package beforehand. Maybe their pastries would be good for take-out but the dine-in experience was disappointing.
(17/100) - 2016
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