High tea at The Table Bay Hotel

I love high teas! It’s a ritual for my mother and I to do one at least yearly. The ultimate and most famous high tea is at the Mount Nelson. If you have never been to one I would suggest that you visit them first. It’s a great excuse to dress pretty and spend a wonderful afternoon with loved ones. It’s also a great idea for a birthday party.

Today I want to tell you about another less famous but just as good high tea I went to recently. This high tea is more modern than the one at the Mount Nelson and it consists of three courses - deal clincher! They have a smaller selection of teas than the Mount Nelson so the bigger focus is on the food.

This high tea is at The Table Bay hotel situated in the V&A Waterfront. For R185 pp you receive the following:

First course – A selection of savoury they bring to your table

• Biltong and goat cheese quiche ( my favourite)
• Curried chicken quiche
• Spinach and feta quiche
• Mini vegetable wraps
• Mini salmon and cream cheese sandwich
• Mini egg mayo sandwich
• Mini cucumber and cream cheese sandwich

Some of the teas they offer with the first course are different kinds of white, green, black and blue teas or you can order some coffee or hot chocolate.




First course. The quiches are not shown in the picture.

 

Second course – Their famous scones they bring to your table

• Fruit scones
• Plain scones
• The above served with cream, lemon curd and jam.



Tier if scones

 

Third course – A large selection of sweet treats you can choose from at the dessert table

Desserts

• Chocolate mocha mousse in a chocolate cup
• Raspberry amarula crème Brule
• Coffee crunch praline roll
• Cointreau-steeped strawberry Romanoff
• Table mountain roll
• Cinnamon and sugar little hearts
• Milk tart in glasses
• Koeksisters
• Chocolate dipped strawberry tuxedos
• Mixed fruit jelly
• Mini croquembouche
• Seasonal fruit pavlova cream puff swan

Warm puddings

• Malva pudding
• Cape brandy pudding
• Sticky toffee pudding

Cakes

• Rainbow baked cheesecake ( My ultimate favourite – I still want to figure out how they create the rainbow pattern and its topped with delicious white chocolate)
• Flourless chocolate cake
• Fresh fruit custard cake
• Lemon meringue
• Carrot cake

Another different selection of teas you can choose from.



Just look at that rainbow cheesecake!

 

 Cute chocolate cups filled with mousse.

 

Unlimited choices!

 

Everything is created with detail in mind.

 

They have innovative desserts as well as classics such as the koeksister

 

Other options to consider

• Tea royal at R225 pp that includes the three courses and a glass of Graham Beck Brut.
• Tea royal premium R315 pp that includes the three courses and a glass of Taittinger Brut.
• Sinful delight at R100 pp which is the third course(dessert) only and one type of tea.

The lounge in which you enjoy the high tea is very colourful and majestically decorated. Classical music plays in the background as one would expect at a high tea. The service is excellent and the manager checked in numerous times to make sure that we were satisfied.

I was there during the week so the lounge was also filled with a lot of men in suits busy with business lunches so if you want the more relaxed feel maybe rather go in the weekend.

Come hungry, pace yourself, try everything and enjoy! Forget about the calories! You only live once!

For more information visit their website
Contact them at (021) 406-5988