High tea at the Crossroads Bar, Swissotel Sydney

Fruit tarts

Because sometimes we deserve a leisurely afternoon catching up with friends over cups of tea and a never-ending buffet of dessert.

The day started well for two in particular: dear friends and new mothers who luxuriated in their post-pregnancy massage gifts upstairs, before swanning down on a cloud of blissful contentment to join the rest of us for some serious sugar satiation.


Lemon meringue pies


Chocolate eclairs


Chocolate mousse


Chocolate fountain


Vanilla slices

I've been here twice before, and it would appear that the 20% price increase has gone towards an expanded savouries selection, the sandwich option now extended to meat pies (with cubes of beef), quiches, cheese balls and pastry puffs.


Savoury pastries and a scone with jam and cream


Morgentau tea (citrus mango flavour sencha green tea)

A plate of desserts was shared so we could all sample more; the lemon meringue pie was a particular highlight.


Dessert

And after some skewers of healthy fruit (shamelessly drenched in warm melted chocolate from the fountain of course), it was a slow heavy spoon that made its way towards the bottom of a mango pudding.


Mango pudding

Gluttony never felt so good.




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High tea at the Crossroads Bar
Swissotel Sydney
Level 8, 68 Market Street, Sydney
(above Myer, enter from Market Street opp the State Theatre)
Tel: +61 (02) 9238 7082

High tea buffet available Saturdays and Sundays 2pm-4pm
$29.00 per person or
$36.50 with a glass of sparkling wine

Updated January 7, 2009
High tea buffet available Saturdays and Sundays 2pm-4pm
$35 per person or
$44.50 with a glass of Chandon

High tea available on a tiered tray Monday to Friday 2pm-4pm
$30 per person

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