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| - Having been to the tea lounge in the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore and Tokyo, the Las Vegas location had big shoes to fill. The quality and service you receive in Asia just doesn't compare to what you get in the states. The Tea Lounge was great for Vegas standards, but compared to the Asian counterparts, sucked.
$20 to valet park (don't listen to previous Yelp reviews, it's no longer free) at the Mandarin Oriental, or park at the casinos next door for free (make sure you check which ones are still free!) From the Cosmopolitan it was a short 5 minute walk.
Take the elevators to the hotel lobby on the 23rd floor. The Tea Lounge is in the lobby, don't expect a closed off restaurant, it's literally couches in the lobby. The couches, tables, chairs looked and felt pretty old. Compared to the feeling of the rest of the hotel, it was pretty outdated.
Monkey picked oolong: Not too strong of a scent, but the tea was good. You can ask for a refill on your pot!
Scones: With the jams and Devonshire cream were pretty good and worth the price. Plain scone was better than the apricot
Chive egg sandwich, curry sesame cone, ham sandwich: Both were really good and gave me high hopes for the rest of the plates
Desserts: This was what dropped my review. Too much time was spent on how these desserts looked and not enough time on the taste. We both took a bite out of each dessert and left the rest. They were HORRIBLE. So much sugar and everything tasted so artificial. The desserts were such a disappointment, I don't think I would recommend Tea Lounge to friends, because of that.
The Tea Lounge is an experience you can't get anywhere else in Vegas. I know it's a popular spot for bachelorettes (there were two groups while we were there), however not sure if it's worth it. For 40$ you pay for uncomfortable, cramped couches and disappointing sweets.
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