We went 1/10, and it was one of the highlights of the trip for me.
The Grand Floridian was doing some renovations on its marble floors, so instead of having the tea at the Garden View Lounge on the the first floor, we had tea at the Citricos location on the second floor.
See pictures at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=85722&l=9d113&id=673690606
My husband and 80 year old grandmother came with me.
It was a lovely meal, with a large amount of food. We has reservations at two, and were seated right away. The entire tea took about an hour and a half. The service was good, the ambience was lovely, and it was so nice to have a relaxed break in a fun but busy and (dare I say) stressful week.
My grandmother got the Grand Tea. My husband got the Prince Edward's tea, and I got the Buckingham Palace tea. My grandmother and I shared a large pot of the Russian Earl Grey tea, while my husband tried the Oolong. Our tea was served in 3 courses.
My grandmother loved the sparkling wine, and said that it was good quality, and went well with the tea sandwiches and onion tart, which were the first course. Her tea also came with a piece of pate, which she enjoyed. The variety of sandwiches were Pear and Gorgonzola, Chicken Salad with almond, Shrimp Salad, Cucumber with Cream Cheese and Watercress, and Egg Salad. They were all delicious, with the egg salad having too much raw onion for my taste.
My husband got the gentleman's tea, or Prince Edward's tea. He really enjoyed the Port, as well as the variety of pate with walnuts, gorgonzola and crackers. His serving was very large, and he had trouble finishing it.
The second course was scones with jam and cream. The ladies teas also came with a tasty rasberry tart. I found the scone to be a different from a traditional scone, more like a brioche in texture, but still good. It had raisins in it which I do not enjoy.
The Prince Edward's Tea did not come with a third course, but my grandmother and I each had the choice of berries with cream, or assorted pastries. We each choose something different so we could share. The berries were perfect, sweet but tart, and a huge serving. I chose the chocolate cream filled eclair and chocolate covered strawberry over a fruit tart, or strawberry cream filled swan pastry.
It was all wonderful, and along with Jiko, was my favorite meal of the trip.
The Grand Floridian was doing some renovations on its marble floors, so instead of having the tea at the Garden View Lounge on the the first floor, we had tea at the Citricos location on the second floor.
See pictures at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=85722&l=9d113&id=673690606
My husband and 80 year old grandmother came with me.
It was a lovely meal, with a large amount of food. We has reservations at two, and were seated right away. The entire tea took about an hour and a half. The service was good, the ambience was lovely, and it was so nice to have a relaxed break in a fun but busy and (dare I say) stressful week.
My grandmother got the Grand Tea. My husband got the Prince Edward's tea, and I got the Buckingham Palace tea. My grandmother and I shared a large pot of the Russian Earl Grey tea, while my husband tried the Oolong. Our tea was served in 3 courses.
My grandmother loved the sparkling wine, and said that it was good quality, and went well with the tea sandwiches and onion tart, which were the first course. Her tea also came with a piece of pate, which she enjoyed. The variety of sandwiches were Pear and Gorgonzola, Chicken Salad with almond, Shrimp Salad, Cucumber with Cream Cheese and Watercress, and Egg Salad. They were all delicious, with the egg salad having too much raw onion for my taste.
My husband got the gentleman's tea, or Prince Edward's tea. He really enjoyed the Port, as well as the variety of pate with walnuts, gorgonzola and crackers. His serving was very large, and he had trouble finishing it.
The second course was scones with jam and cream. The ladies teas also came with a tasty rasberry tart. I found the scone to be a different from a traditional scone, more like a brioche in texture, but still good. It had raisins in it which I do not enjoy.
The Prince Edward's Tea did not come with a third course, but my grandmother and I each had the choice of berries with cream, or assorted pastries. We each choose something different so we could share. The berries were perfect, sweet but tart, and a huge serving. I chose the chocolate cream filled eclair and chocolate covered strawberry over a fruit tart, or strawberry cream filled swan pastry.
It was all wonderful, and along with Jiko, was my favorite meal of the trip.
