If you are looking for a Melbourne city high tea that consistently delivers - The Waiting Room at Crown Melbourne is my favourite.
Not only are the serving sizes generous (the biggest savoury selection on offer we’ve had) the food is delicious and the service and venue delightful.
The latest offering, the Aperol High Tea, has some lovely nods to both the drink and Italy. And it is also a visual feast, with gorgeous pops of orange that make it almost too pretty to eat, almost.
Where to begin, well all the warm savoury items were delicious. And the cold savouries were also lip smacking… the stand out for me was the Tangerine Infused Smoked Trout, Crab & Fennel Salad, Beetroot Brioche – a visual work of art and delicious to boot.
The sweets tasted as good as they looked, the Panna Cotta, Aperol Spritz Jelly was my favourite – fun to look at and eat. And who can go past a crumble? The Strawberry & Rhubarb Almond Crumble was yum.
And finally the scones with house jam – light, fluffy, super fresh with a nice firm outside, these were excellent scones paired with delicious jams: Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam, Blood Orange Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade.
But the high tea fun doesn’t end there. It is served with an Aperol Spritz Cocktail Taster (a medium sized cocktail) and you also leave with a gift box of Aperol and Marshmallow chocolates to enjoy at home!
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Aperol High Tea Menu:
Aperol Spritz Cocktail Taster Scones:
- Traditional & Raisin Scones (V)
- Crème Chantilly, Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam
- Blood Orange Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade
Cold:
- Poached Chicken Wrap, Buttered Baby Spinach, Artichoke & Pecorino Spread
- Free Range Egg, Herbed Avocado, Rye Bread, Cheddar & Chive Mayonnaise (V)
- Eggplant Caponata, Green Olive Ciabatta & Stracciatella, Basil Pesto (V)
Tangerine Infused Smoked Trout, Crab & Fennel Salad, Beetroot Brioche
Hot:
- Truffle Mushroom & Potato Pie, Caramelised Red Onion Jam (V)
- Cod & Chorizo Croquette, Romesco Aioli, Manchego
- Tuscan Sausage Roll, Datterino Tomato Chutney
- Crispy Arugula Sticky Crispy Chicken, Charcoal Bao, Asian Slaw, Pickled Cucumber
Dessert:
- Panna Cotta, Aperol Spritz Jelly
- Blood Orange & White Chocolate Finger
- Strawberry & Rhubarb Almond Crumble
- Lemon Meringue Macaron
Aperol & Marshmallow Chocolate Gift Box to take home
(V) Vegetarian
Champagne option also includes choice of tea or coffee
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Reviews for this venue:
- 31 December 2023: Moët & Chandon High Tea at The Waiting Room, Crown Melbourne
- 29 July 2023: Nikka High Tea at The Waiting Room, Crown Melbourne
- 1 February 2023: Hendrick’s High Tea at TWR Crown Melbourne
- 2 August 2022: High Tea at The Waiting Room Crown Towers Melbourne
- 2 October 2018: Afternoon Tea at The Waiting Room Melbourne
- 4 June 2013: High Tea at The Waiting Room Melbourne
- 28 April 2012: High Tea at The Waiting Room Melbourne
