Afternoon Tea at Ballantyne

Kris Bock 5 months ago

It looks really lovely, sadly, it did not taste that good. The service was nice, but half of the food was not good.

Rex Chapman 5 months ago

Review of Tea Service AKA High (gutter) Tea at Ballantyne hotel What a completely disappointing experience. We have been to afternoon teas at some of the finest hotels all around the world. It was supposed to be a celebration of my father's and wife's birthdays as well as a first for our 6 year old little girl. What it turned out to be was a disaster of EPIC proportions. I had thought that high tea would be served in the nicely appointed Gallery Restaurant, but instead they served tea in the lobby bar. We arrived about 15 minutes prior to our reservation and were sat a few minutes later. It took about 5 minutes before we could got tea menus and another 10 minutes before we could select our teas. The worst part was the 30 minutes waiting for the tea to arrive with no one checking on us at all. We were actually in the process of getting up and leaving when the tea finally arrived. Then on top of that, our waitress poured my tea through a strainer that had fallen on the floor after I had requested a replacement because it had fallen on the floor. If that wasn't bad enough, it wasn't the tea I ordered and she had to go get another pot of Earl Grey, which when she poured it, h

Nine 7 months ago

Peaceful and relaxing experience. Staff was attentive and answered all my questions before and during the tea experience. The pastries and sandwiches were delicious and surprisingly filling. We enjoyed the variety of options available. One caveat is that they allow the tea leaves to steep directly in the hot water for a long time which can make latter tea servings bitter if one does not drink quickly enough.

Nitin G 8 months ago

Trying to reach the afternoon tea restaurant to reserve for later this month. Tried 6 times in one week, left 6 voicemails, no one responds back. After 6 days now it says that their mailbox is full. Why is it so difficult to reserve a table at the afternoon tea place ?

Teresa Hunkele a year ago

This was our first tea at Ballantyne. It was a lovely afternoon. With excellent service. Ana was wonderful and very attentive and answered all our questions about the different teas. All the teas were lovely. And the food was amazing. The scone I thought was more like a shortbread cookie than a scone. And I would like to have my own jelly and lemon curd. Overall a fabulous afternoon