Please note: this review is solely for the Afternoon Tea served in their Lobby Lounge.
I am always on the quest to find the next best place that serves Afternoon Tea. I still haven't found any in Toronto yet. They all are pretty much about the same: mediocre and overpriced.
Well, Shangri La was quite good, better than your average, I would say. The tea pastries were really good, quantity was small (actually, SUPER small), but quality was there. Service was impeccable. A three tiered tray cost $32 and a pot of tea cost between $15 - $40. I wish they had a tray of tea leaves selection to show you because then I would feel justified paying $15 for a pot of Earl Grey. But the waitress assured us that the teas were sourced all over the world from their tea connoisseur, so only the best. The Earl Grey was a good pot of tea with floral hints. I felt like I was floating when I was drinking it. Really, was a delicious pot of tea. Lolz.
All I can say is come with a full stomach, because their Afternoon Tea selections are dainty. Everything tasted really good, not traditionally good, but with a "modern" twist type of good. We ate everything on the plates:
Bottom tier: three fingerling sandwishes
Middle Tier: A selection of in-house made pastries: mini cakes, macaron, etc. (probably around 5 mini items).
Top Tier: Butter Scones x 2 (their in-house made jam was delish!!!)
If you're looking for a "traditional" English Afternoon Tea experience, this might not be the right place for that.
They just opened doors so I will give them the benefit of the doubt that a lot of things are still in "development." I will definitely come back again for Afternoon Tea in a couple months or so to see if there are any improvements or just to try their "daily" sweets of the day. =D*