Since we were staying at Waldorf Astoria Shanghai, we might as well their legendary Red Velvet afternoon tea at the elegant, plush lounge on the hotel’s main floor, Peacock Alley (338 RMB per person/ 588 RMB for two persons).
There were three wonderful tiers of delicious bites to nibble along with our teas. The lower tier of savory items were filled with citrus salmon tartar, dill sour cream, keta caviar on brioche; duck rilettes, apple chutney, on chopped walnut and parsley on rye bread; thin slices of roast beef, foie grass mousse & black truffle on baguette; marinated scallop, cucumber, asparagus, egg mustard salad, whole wheat toast savories; lemon and shrimp roll, and mini mushroom quiches. All were freshly made and very tasty.
The second tier were fresh baked raisin and plain scones with strawberry preserve, cherry marmalade and vanilla cream. The top tier of sweets were dainty macarons, an airy blueberry mousse topped with black cherry, red velvet whoopie pie, puff pastry filled with lemon custard and a marzipan pastry.
Many who dined here with us were the young women who lunch, families who are very well off, and business people who are having a quick lunch or a cup of tea or coffee here since there is an option to order a la carte. Service is fantastic; the staff are very discreet but knows when to refill your cup of tea or approach our table if we needed anything.
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Information:
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai
Website
2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Guangdong Lu, Huangpu district
Tel: +86-21-63229988
Chinese address: 黄浦区中山东一路2号, 近广东路
