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| - I have always wanted to experience high tea and finally had the chance when Heather K. joined the army and plans to leave Vegas in 2 weeks. We had been talking about it for a year but I finally had to book it when she told me her last day in town was so soon. I researched all of the local options and decided to make reservations here at the Petrossian Bar in the Bellagio. When I called and mentioned the date, the staff member on the phone initially laughed because I selected mother's day unbeknownst to me. It turns out there was availability so we settled on 1:30 PM. The reservation staff asked about dietary restrictions, which impressed me, since Heather K. is a vegetarian and I don't eat pork. When we arrived, both the hostperson and the server were aware of this!
Heather K. and I met at the Petrossian Bar, dressed up including our hats (mine a cloche, hers a fascinator with tulle). The $35 price per person includes choice of tea, choice of 4 mini sandwiches, 2 scones per person and 3 pastries per person. Come hungry, seriously! You can add champagne on for an additional fee.
I ordered the tung ting oolong (green with hints of peach aroma) and Heather K. the darjeeling. There were loose leaf and bagged tea options, but trust me, go loose leaf here. We were provided dishes and mugs that seemed playful, perhaps from Alice in Wonderland. Our table was adorned with mini preserves, honey, lemon curd, clotted cream, and butter. The tea strainers with drip cups were so beautiful. There were actually 8 sandwich options, 3 of which were vegetarian. Heather K. got 2 chickpea, 1 egg salad, and 1 watercress-cucumber. I got the egg salad (topped with hard boiled quail egg), 1 watercress-cucumber (with mint mousse), 1 smoked salmon topped with oscietra caviar, and 1 Alaskan king crab with avocado.
A three-tiered platter soon came to our table, with 4 cranberry scones on the top tier, 6 assorted pastries in the middle, and our 8 mini sandwiches on the bottom. We were given silver tongs to serve ourselves the treats. Meanwhile, hot water was constantly refilled in our tea pots as we drank tea over 2 hours. I was so full that I let Heather K. take home the additional scones and pastries we did not finish. A lady sitting nearby thought we were so adorable that she started taking photos of us enjoying the experience (I asked her to please not let those go viral - haha). I highly recommend trying this once for a unique experience.
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