Four Seasons the Lounge

Sometimes it is not easy to find a good place for high tea, not because of price but people. You won't believe it, in Hong Kong tourists from mainland China crowded out all Hong Kong people on the streets now. They come with huge amount of cash and buy anything without hesitation, and when they are tired, they start to occupy all the restaurants. Wait, they don't just go into any restaurant. They choose the luxurious or high-class ones, and yes, the hotel restaurants are their favourite.

I am much disgusted by low level of civilization and culture presented by these Chinese people from mainland. They completely ruin the splendidness and grandness of the place by the way they talk and walk. It horrifies me when I see the long queue in Peninsula, with all the people in the line are Chinese mainlander.

The same happened at the Lounge in Four Seasons too, but thank God there weren't that many Chinese people at the time we arrived. We came here for high tea today, and I must admit that I didn't hear of any special or signature dish here before and so I came totally because of the name of Four Seasons.

The high tea set was not very expensive, and a Duetto set for two was an even better deal, pricing at just HKD410 (with 10% service charge). The high tea set included the typical cakes and sandwiches, as you can see here.

The toast with ham (left of the middle mini egg salad hamburger) was pretty good, while other things in this lowermost dish were just so-so.

The scones were tall, but a little bit too hard. The cream butter that came with the set, however, went great with the scones, and so did the jam.

The topmost layer was the sweetest part, the cakes and macaroons.

Not bad, but the tea set lacked surprises. It was great, but it was not so amazing that you wanted to try again several times more. The coffee and hot chocolate were okay, but again not that remarkable. However, the place was comfortable, and I like how it was separated from the main lobby, cutting off all the noises so that you can sit back and enjoy the tea. The huge windows allowed great sunlight to come in, adding. While the Lounge may not surprise you in different ways, it is still a perfect spot for a relaxing afternoon tea catching up with friends.