Afternoon tea at the Fairmont is $36/person, but with the voucher we only paid for one person (+tax & gratuities on the regular price). The setting was a typical hotel restaurant; nothing particularly special.
After we were seated, they gave us a little menu with a list of the pastries/sandwiches that are going to be served. It's also the same menu you pick the tea from. I forgot to take a picture of the menu, but you can find it on the Fairmont website (just search "afternoon tea"). The servers were very nice and polite and they would tell you what everything on the plates were.
Personally, I like the petite sandwiches a lot more than the pastries. The pastries were average, but the chocolate cupcake didn't even taste like chocolate =(
I chose the Versailles Lavender Early Grey and my bf chose the Kyoto Cherry Rose. The lavender early grey is slightly more bitter than a regular early grey and the cherry rose tastes like ginger lol
This is my first time having afternoon tea and overall it was a good learning experience. I liked the ambiance and the idea of it all, but I didn't really enjoy the actual food. I'll probably try a different place for high tea next time, because I don't think the Fairmont's afternoon tea is worth the money.
Also, it says on the Fairmont website that the dress code is smart casual, but I saw a girl wearing leggings and UGGs, and several other people dressed casually with light blue jeans and casual tops. I guess they're not serious about the dress code.
I've never had high tea at the Fairmont though I want to try it sometime. My go-to place is The Secret Garden Tea Company in Kerrisdale. I go there often though it's quite expensive.
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I've never done high tea before but I would love to! Which Fairmont did you visit? I saw some ladies having high tea at Pacific Rim before and it looked so good, your pictures look great, too bad the food didn't taste as good as it looked.
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