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| - We had a special occasion to celebrate, so I booked a reservation at Victoria's for high tea.
We were given the option of sitting in the hotel lobby area, or inside. Although the lobby option offers much more sunlight, we opted for inside since the outside area was pretty full. The inside offered much more privacy and was quieter.
We selected the King's tea which includes scones with devil's cream, mini sandwiches (egg salad, cucumber and two types of salmon) and dessert pastries (chocolate pistachio, cheesecake, lemon tart, heart cookie with raspberry jelly, madeleine cookie). An excellent variety and quite a large portion! They don't skip out on presentation either.
Great selection of teas. You each get your individual tea pot. I selected the organic green - nice and light.
Every inch of the restaurant was beautifully decorated with interesting artwork. The china is unique and delicate and the chairs are extremely comfortable.
Service was fantastic. Our teapots were constantly refilled with hot water and our server took away the extra plates as we made our way through each stage.
As expected, high tea is a little more expensive than you might expect for some tea and biscuits, but the experience is definitely worth it! Also, we were so full by the time we were done that we only needed a light dinner, many hours later.
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