Let’s tea at The Continental

So one fine Sunday when Mr. C has his day off I decided to drag him off to have a spot of afternoon tea with me. He doesn’t really enjoy high tea since his job revolves around pastries and baked goods all day, but for me he will drink tea and eat scones (once in a while). He does have one condition for afternoon teaing with me though is that we go to a new place neither of us have been before so no Island Shangri-la or Four Seasons 😦

In the end we picked The Continental. Occupying the space where Domani used to operate, it is a gorgeous place to relax in day time, comfortable booths, full length windows with the light pouring in, it’s like a little piece of oasis in the heart of Admiralty.

After being seated it was a no-brainer for me to order The Continental tea set for two ($365) with an accompanying latte and earl grey tea for Mr. C. If a tea set is not your said cup of tea (yes I typed that), they do offer a small selection of more filling options during their afternoon service.

So our three tiered set arrives~

Starting with the warm raisin scones. They were decently sized and smelt buttery, but biting into them they tasted like a dense wholemeal roll. The accompanying clotted cream and Wilkon & Son strawberry jam helped a little, but I prefer a more fluffy, fragrant scone. The caramelised almond tuiles however, were wonderful, crisp with a burnt toffee flavour.

I am a cream first then jam kinda girl 😉

Savouries next.

Salmon roulade on pumpernickel, prawn brioche, duck egg mayonnaise and coronation chicken. The bread of the sandwiches were fresh, not dry and shrivelled like some I’ve encountered and the fillings were decently tasty. My favourite was the coronation chicken, a mix of sweet and curry flavour with moist chicken.

The sweets.

Lemon cake, caramel eclair, raspberry macaron, berry tart, chocolate caramel truffle, mango cheesecake and chocolate mousse roulade. I’m never usually a fan of the sweets in a tea set as I find them made sloppily, but the pastries here were nicer than I expected. The pastry base and tart shells were crisp, the cheesecake was creamy and the lemon cake was buttery and fragrant.

I wouldn’t mind coming back for a proper meal and this tea set would gain higher regard in my eyes if their scone recipe improved.

Address:

Shop No. 6, 4/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty