High Tea - This review is solely regarding our previous high tea experience.
UPDATE: Eraj and his team at the Fairmont Palliser has proven to redeem themselves from our last high tea experience. He was generous to invite all of us back for high tea to make up from our previous experience. It was night and day compared to last time. Everything was top notch! The food and service was astounding! Thank you so much! This really made up for last time! We look forward to coming back again very soon!
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This was my second time here and first for some of our party. I recommended to come here as my last experience here was phenomenal. Unfortunately, this time around was completely opposite.
about 75% of the food on our plates were so dry (as though they have been sitting out for at least a day.) One of our party members requested gluten free. We thought they maybe had mistaken the whole table as gluten free with how dry everything was. Two of us are pescatarian. The first time we came, the chef offered a nice variety of 4 different selections of fresh fish and seafood. This time we were given 2 helpings of 2 kinds. (no creativity there) The smoked salmon was fishy, and the shrimp was bland and flavor-less (tasted like store bought pre-frozen cocktail shrimp.)
On the upside, the scones were tasty, one of the few things on our tiers that tasted fresh and had moisture.
As you can see in the photo, its very clear how dry everything is.
I regret to say that this will be the last time we will be coming here or recommending high-tea at the Palliser. At $49/person, you will be paying for beautiful ambiance and mediocre service. If you are looking for food quality, take your high-tea business to the Doves Nest. You will leave very happy!