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| - Like many others, I came here via the Groupon deal but unlike most, I thoroughly enjoyed the high tea (for two) here at Ruelo Patteserie.
From a food and tea perspective, what I had was a near flawless experience as I enjoyed and savoured each and every one of the items, including the tea. They have a wide selection of kusmi brand tea to choose from and have small sample tins for you to get an essence and aroma of the tea.
So, let's do a breakdown of the set:
Level 1 - included 2 each of Fleur de sel (sea salt) macarons, creme brulé, and new york cheese cake. The cheese cake wasn't overly sweet and was light. It tasted like a more dense Japanese cheese cake. I'm neither a big cheesecake nor creme brulé fan but really enjoyed both. Creme brulé was creamy, but not too heavy. We already know Ruelo has excellent macarons.
Level 2 - 4 scones and 2 cranberry pastries, served with strawberry jam and clotted cream. These were way better than I expected. They were fluffy, buttery, and soft as a pillow.
Level 3 - shrimp mango salad on toast, tuna quiche, smoked salmon on a scone, and some rolled prosciutto. All were excellent albeit bite sized so I'm having some trouble describing those items. The quiche was warm and flakey but I couldn't necessarily taste the tuna.
Service was adequate although I didn't have the need to interact with them too much. The waitress explained the items to us right after serving and the interior was clean and simple.
The downside is with their pricing and possibly with portions but I probably shouldn't complain because I came with a Groupon afterall. And it is high tea, not lunch! The Groupon was a nice deal but paying the full price of 50 dollars would be bit steep. However, having high tea once in a while would definitely be a real nice treat. In conclusion, I would definitely come back to Ruelo for high tea again!
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