Level 1, 235 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
http://www.thevictoriaroom.com
http://www.thevictoriaroom.com
Sugar High Time
I loved the idea of serving the Cocktail Punch in tea cups — very cool. The Lavender Shortbread had sprinklings of lavender leaves which complemented the taste without being too overpowering. Having sweet and savoury items come out together sure made the stomach confused but through it all the Pork and apple rolls with spicy tomato chutney were my favourite. Tasty filling, flakey pastry and a spicy chutney that delivered just the right amount of kick. The tiny Vanilla bean cupcake (picture above) was also nice. I was looking forward to trying the Salmon cakes with crème fraiche and dill although tonight there seemed to be quite an overpowering taste of salt and pepper in the mix which made it difficult to appreciate the subtle taste of the salmon — I was tempted to double check the recipe for this one.
Other visits to The Victoria Room:
• 30 Mar 2010 - 'High Tea at The Victoria Room' book launch
• 11 Sept 2009 - Prawn & Chickpea Fritters, VR Sparkling
SNAPSHOT REVIEW:
PROS: Beautiful decor and setting to have a High Tea with the girls (or boys)
CONS: High Tea at the Victoria Room is apparently booked out 2 weeks in advance and attracts about 300 guests per day on the weekends so book ahead
MUST TRY: Pork and apple rolls with spicy tomato chutney
—
12 comments:
Those salmon cakes and the mini pork and apple rolls have my votes for sexiest food served there!
Those mini pork and apple rolls are to die for. I love high tea but have only been to two so far.. I know, shame on me!
Noice! Love the colonial-style decor at The Victoria Room.
Yippeee, I have a booking to have high tea there in 2 weeks time, thanks for the preview!
Great post, thanks for sharing, Simon! I really like the Victoria Room for evening drinks but I haven't tried their high tea yet, need to do that... Also, I'd be really interested in your thoughts about the book itself, once you had time to leaf through it. Are the recipes good? It is mostly about cupcakes or does it also have a section on savoury sandwiches, etc?
I love the decor, although I've read so many mixed review about the high tea. The food looks good though, so I might have to give it a go!
I love High Tea, the food looks great.I like places that dont just serve cucumber sandwiches but something with a twist.
I must get the new book.
Such a shame I couldn't make it last night. Well done for getting your post up so quickly! I made a recipe from the book and it turned out really nicely.
hi madam wu, i always start with savoury before moving onto the sweet stuff.
hi phuoc, actually this would have been my first high tea. i don't usually think of going to high tea but i want to find the best in Sydney now.
hi foodwink, it's so homely and appealing isn't it. i wish my home looked like this.
hi yaya, looking forward to seeing your post about it. enjoy!
hi myriam, it's a great place for an afternoon work drink or pre dinner drink. so relaxing. i actually didn't get a chance to look at the book but they did have a slide show of the pages and looks like it covers everything from savoury to sweet which The Victoria Room prepares for High Tea.
hi betty, let's see what YaYa thinks when she goes in a couple of weeks time.
hi portuguese kitchen, have you discovered any really good High Tea places in Sydney you'd recommend? Is the QVB any good?
hi lorraine, would have been good to catchup with you if you'd gone. i was thinking the High Tea would have been very much your thing :-)
The decor is interesting, would rather have cocktails than high tea there.
hi fiona, i haven't tried their cocktails but they seem to have a very nice fancy bar which looks well stocked to make anything. i love my Kuleto's for happy hour cocktails personally ;-)
Lovely photos for a P&S Simon. I am yet to experience a high tea myself.
Post a Comment