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| - I came here the other day to celebrate my best friend's birthday, and after that fateful Friday afternoon, I've been finding excuses just to come back. The Mandarin Oriental's Tea Lounge is calling my name and for good reason. The sandwiches, scones, desserts, and tea are exceptional. They truly curate an unforgettable experience.
The tea lounge is a great place to relax and take it easy in the company of friends and loved ones, and view from the 23rd floor is breathtaking. The lounge itself is right next to the check in desk for the hotel, but the tea are itself isn't loud and the sound from the lobby doesn't carry over that much.
We ordered the tea service which comes with 3 tiers of finger foods, biscuits, and desserts as well as your choice of tea. I got the jasmine tea, and it was perfectly brewed. It was light, refreshing, and clean as you would expect a jasmine tea would be.
My favorite of all the sandwiches/desserts/etc was the curry chicken salad in a cone with black sesame. You can really taste all the flavors and love they put into making the chicken salad. The black sesame also gives it a nice nuttiness while the curry gives it a little surprise from your regular chicken salad.
One of the more memorable items were the scones. There was a cranberry buttermilk scone and a regular buttermilk scone served with clotted cream, apricot preserves, and raspberry preserves. All I can say is that I basically hoarded all the clotted cream to myself and kept putting a generous pat of it on almost every bite.
Overall, this is an amazing experience that I haven't been able to get out of my head. You can bet that I'll be coming here to see what new finger foods they come up with next!
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