AmyHuangHigh tea at the Gallery: Sheraton on the Park
April 26th 2008 05:17
Sheraton on the Park has been known for their excellent seafood buffets as well as the wide range of desserts and pastries. Now, following the trend of high tea they have rolled out their range of 'Afternoon Tea' to cater for this popular demand.
They give you a choice. There is the buffet which is all you can eat high tea, or a traditional stand or a contemporary stand. The buffet has all sorts of sandwiches, cakes, wraps and pastries. The traditional and the contemporary differ in the design of the actual stand, as well as the items available. Contemporary items seem to experiment with taste, with ingredients ranging from lemon grass jelly to watermelon soup to smoked salmon tarts. We ordered the contemporary, intrigued by some of the names of the items available. There was a list of things we can choose from and each stand, which caters for two people, can have 12 items including unlimited tea and coffee.
Our selections finally came and it looked impressive. The steel iron stand looked a bit ugly but considering it's suppose to be 'contemporary' it seems to fit the theme (the traditional stand was just a normal golden rounded tiered shelving).
The lemon grass jelly was interesting, and I admit it took more than two mouthfuls to get used to the taste. The mini milkshake was more to look at than to have and the soup was a disaster. I don't even remember what it was called on the menu, I only know even that I am not a chef, I know watermelon, ginger and lobster are not meant to be. The so called 'soup' felt like the left over dish wash where the watermelon juice was washed off from the blender mixed with left over ginger shreds and lobster pieces from the garbage bin. It was a disaster.
Perhaps we should have kept it 'traditional'. After a taste of the soup, the ham and cheese sandwich, even when it's the mini version, seemed to be a lot more appetising.
The high tea buffet is at $45 per head. The traditional stands are at $65 per stand (2 people) while the contemporary at $79 per stand.
it's not the best of the high teas but service and atmosphere are both good.
The Gallery Afternoon Teas are served at The Gallery cafe
Sheraton on the Park
Lobby level, 161 Elizabeth St
Sydney NSW
(02)9286 6650
The Gallery cafe at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney
They give you a choice. There is the buffet which is all you can eat high tea, or a traditional stand or a contemporary stand. The buffet has all sorts of sandwiches, cakes, wraps and pastries. The traditional and the contemporary differ in the design of the actual stand, as well as the items available. Contemporary items seem to experiment with taste, with ingredients ranging from lemon grass jelly to watermelon soup to smoked salmon tarts. We ordered the contemporary, intrigued by some of the names of the items available. There was a list of things we can choose from and each stand, which caters for two people, can have 12 items including unlimited tea and coffee.
Our selections finally came and it looked impressive. The steel iron stand looked a bit ugly but considering it's suppose to be 'contemporary' it seems to fit the theme (the traditional stand was just a normal golden rounded tiered shelving).
The Contemporary stand (all sweets selection)
The lemon grass jelly was interesting, and I admit it took more than two mouthfuls to get used to the taste. The mini milkshake was more to look at than to have and the soup was a disaster. I don't even remember what it was called on the menu, I only know even that I am not a chef, I know watermelon, ginger and lobster are not meant to be. The so called 'soup' felt like the left over dish wash where the watermelon juice was washed off from the blender mixed with left over ginger shreds and lobster pieces from the garbage bin. It was a disaster.
Perhaps we should have kept it 'traditional'. After a taste of the soup, the ham and cheese sandwich, even when it's the mini version, seemed to be a lot more appetising.
The high tea buffet is at $45 per head. The traditional stands are at $65 per stand (2 people) while the contemporary at $79 per stand.
it's not the best of the high teas but service and atmosphere are both good.
The Gallery Afternoon Teas are served at The Gallery cafe
Sheraton on the Park
Lobby level, 161 Elizabeth St
Sydney NSW
(02)9286 6650
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