High life and High Tea
yesterday my dad took leave so that all of us can go enjoy a nice day out and have Afternoon Tea at Rose Veranda in Shangri-La Hotel... as always, i took it as a day of work: like tai tai training.
but first of all, my dad came into my room when i was still in bed and went, "nah! *puts a cheque in front of my face* happy birthday" and walks off. and as you can imagine, i was like HUH?!?
anyway, we headed off to our afternoon tea. the BEST parts about Rose Veranda's Afternoon Tea is that it lasts from 12 to 6pm AND you get to choose from their selection of 101 teas which you can order AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. the selection of food is pretty good, especially because they put the food out in small portions so they constantly refill them platters on the buffet table.
(too bad i didnt take pictures because i left my camera in my other bag and it would be TOTALLY not tai tai like to do so...)
have i mentioned i love the teas there? i had a pot (like a real big pot) of Bourbon Vanilla (which is vanilla flavoured black tea - nice and fragrant, and not overwhelming), a glass of Peach In Advent (an iced Bourbon Vanilla tea with peach), and a pot of Peach Blossom (a green tea flavoured with peach). My dad had a Sports Cup (loads of vitamins and whatever added, very fruity - a bit too robust for me), a cup of Viennese coffee, a pot of Rose Tea (rose buds in black tea), and a pot of Jasmine Gold (high quality Jasmine tea). My mom had a pot of Vanille (black tea with vanilla and orange petals), a cup of Cuppaccino, a cup of Freshly Brewed Coffee, and a pot of Jasmine with petals (Jasmine tea with the flower petals). My brother had 4 pots of teas and an iced tea (cant remember them all but i think he had Golden Pearl, Caramello, Carribean tea infusion and a Tarry Lapsang Souchong). The last one was a LAUGH because we ccouldnt decide how to pronounce it since it was supposed to be from China so we kept trying to say it as close to how it should be said phonetically in chinese. somehow to me it kept sounding Thai but managed to say it in a Cantonese way which turned out to be somewhat close to what the waitress said when she repeated our order.
they had this yummy mango glass which had chunks of mango, with mango syrup, topped with bits of coconut flesh. loved the salads, wholegrain mustard vinegarette salad dressing and the loads of salmon and jellyfish they had. the roasted vegetables was excellent as well. they had laksa, which had HUGE translucent prawns and very thick gravy. i actually went through the buffet systematically, from the right of the table to the left and only skipped the quiche, dimsum, white rice and roasted vegetable salad. and some of the cakes. i think we were there for almost 3 hours? :)
OVERALL RATING : 5 / 5 - very satisfying (and you are seated in HUGE COMFY ARMCHAIRS!)
but first of all, my dad came into my room when i was still in bed and went, "nah! *puts a cheque in front of my face* happy birthday" and walks off. and as you can imagine, i was like HUH?!?
anyway, we headed off to our afternoon tea. the BEST parts about Rose Veranda's Afternoon Tea is that it lasts from 12 to 6pm AND you get to choose from their selection of 101 teas which you can order AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. the selection of food is pretty good, especially because they put the food out in small portions so they constantly refill them platters on the buffet table.
(too bad i didnt take pictures because i left my camera in my other bag and it would be TOTALLY not tai tai like to do so...)
have i mentioned i love the teas there? i had a pot (like a real big pot) of Bourbon Vanilla (which is vanilla flavoured black tea - nice and fragrant, and not overwhelming), a glass of Peach In Advent (an iced Bourbon Vanilla tea with peach), and a pot of Peach Blossom (a green tea flavoured with peach). My dad had a Sports Cup (loads of vitamins and whatever added, very fruity - a bit too robust for me), a cup of Viennese coffee, a pot of Rose Tea (rose buds in black tea), and a pot of Jasmine Gold (high quality Jasmine tea). My mom had a pot of Vanille (black tea with vanilla and orange petals), a cup of Cuppaccino, a cup of Freshly Brewed Coffee, and a pot of Jasmine with petals (Jasmine tea with the flower petals). My brother had 4 pots of teas and an iced tea (cant remember them all but i think he had Golden Pearl, Caramello, Carribean tea infusion and a Tarry Lapsang Souchong). The last one was a LAUGH because we ccouldnt decide how to pronounce it since it was supposed to be from China so we kept trying to say it as close to how it should be said phonetically in chinese. somehow to me it kept sounding Thai but managed to say it in a Cantonese way which turned out to be somewhat close to what the waitress said when she repeated our order.
they had this yummy mango glass which had chunks of mango, with mango syrup, topped with bits of coconut flesh. loved the salads, wholegrain mustard vinegarette salad dressing and the loads of salmon and jellyfish they had. the roasted vegetables was excellent as well. they had laksa, which had HUGE translucent prawns and very thick gravy. i actually went through the buffet systematically, from the right of the table to the left and only skipped the quiche, dimsum, white rice and roasted vegetable salad. and some of the cakes. i think we were there for almost 3 hours? :)
OVERALL RATING : 5 / 5 - very satisfying (and you are seated in HUGE COMFY ARMCHAIRS!)
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