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| This Really Does Say The Empress! Darn Tree! |
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| They Have Been Serving Afternoon Tea Here Since 1908 |
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| Strawberries and Cream to Start |
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| The Entire Tea Tray! |
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| Smoked Salmon Pinwheel, Mango and Curried Chicken and Free Range Egg Salad Croissant |
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| Cucumber and Horseradish, Traditional Pork Pate on Crostini and Another Smoked Salmon Pinwheel:) |
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| Raisin Scones, Strawberry Jam and Empress Cream |
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| Battenberg Cake, Lemon Meringue Tart and Raspberry Cheesecake |
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| Rose Petal Shortbread and Chocolate Tulip with Valrhona Caramel Chocolate! |
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| A Very Relaxing Place for Afternoon Tea! |
I wish I really was, Bernideen! The next best afternoon tea would be at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia! I apologize for the lateness of this post. May seems many cooler days and nights away from today! We did have a wonderful vacation in Vancouver and nearby places, including Victoria, BC. We always have a packed schedule and so afternoon tea was just slightly south of Noon (Fortunately, they start serving "afternoon" tea at 11 or 11:30 AM.) and we had a 3 o'clock ferry to catch to Washington state. Soo our waitress, Marilyn, took great care of us and got us on our way with prompt service. She was very kind. The food was delicious and there was much negotiating on the dessert items as usual! I had jasmine butterfly and The Herbal Husband had his usual Earl Grey. We each got a small jar of strawberry jam and a small box of "Empress" tea bags to take home. If you get a chance to go to Victoria make sure you have "afternoon tea" at the Empress. It is worth it!
