It's been half a year since we went to afternoon tea. Since the weather was super nice, what's more exciting than getting afternoon tea on a sunny summer day? Today we went to Faubourg Paris. The retailer now has 3 locations throughout Vancouver and we chose to go to the original location in Kerrisdale Village. Cera went once and she said the quality of food was excellent, so we went there along with a friend of ours.
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| Tea selection. The display was on the table and we get to choose the tea we want after we sit down Wish really liked it because you can take your time to smell and decide. However, they had a relatively small tea selection, with only 7 choices. |
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| There are two afternoon tea menus -pink and purple. The pink option is a full afternoon tea set. As you can see, we get to choose 4 savories and 4 sweets. This option comes with miniature scones and jams as well as a Soufflé. |
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| ..whereas the purple menu is only half of the afternoon tea set... |
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| Macaron display at the front of the store |
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| Cake display at the front of the store |
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| Decor of the afternoon tea seating area, which is located in the back of the store. |
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| Cera's tea - Marco Polo |
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| Wish's tea - Verte Provence |
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| Miniature scones with fruit jams.How cute are these mini jams? |
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| Cera and Wish's tray (the one in the back is a friend's) |
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| Top Tier - Sweets Wish's Choice: Strawberry Pepper Macaron Tartlette au Citron Opéra Café Carameleized Almond Frangipane Slice Cera's choice
Coconut Panna Cotta with Mango Gelée
Salted Caramel Macaron Miniature Tiramisu Mousse au Chocolat |
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| Bottom Tier Wish's Choice Canapé Smoked Salmon Croissant Chicken Sandwich Mini Quiche Cera's Choice Canapé Verrine Snmoked Salmon Crossant Chicken Sandwich |
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| Passion Fruit/ Lemon Soufflé - IT WAS SUPER SOUR! |
The Verdict:
According to the online reviews, Faubourg rates really highly for French Style Afternoon Tea. While we mostly enjoyed our experience, there were a few things that we found slightly disappointing. Upon ordering our 4 choices of sweets, the waitress came back to let us know that two of the sweets that we wanted to try was sold out . Rather than a smoked salmon croissant, we received smoked salmon sandwiches. Also, the soufflé was SO SOUR to the point that Wish could not finish it. In fact, a good word to describe it would be SHOCKINGLY sour. Cera and other blogs received raspberry soufflés in the past, which was excellent. In addition, we normally enjoy our scones with devonshire/clotted cream and was disapointed to learn that the bakery did not have cream available, despite it being on the menu. Isn't cream a staple in afternoon tea?
According to the online reviews, Faubourg rates really highly for French Style Afternoon Tea. While we mostly enjoyed our experience, there were a few things that we found slightly disappointing. Upon ordering our 4 choices of sweets, the waitress came back to let us know that two of the sweets that we wanted to try was sold out . Rather than a smoked salmon croissant, we received smoked salmon sandwiches. Also, the soufflé was SO SOUR to the point that Wish could not finish it. In fact, a good word to describe it would be SHOCKINGLY sour. Cera and other blogs received raspberry soufflés in the past, which was excellent. In addition, we normally enjoy our scones with devonshire/clotted cream and was disapointed to learn that the bakery did not have cream available, despite it being on the menu. Isn't cream a staple in afternoon tea?
Do we recommend Afternoon Tea at Faubourg Paris?
At $28.55 (tax included), Faubourg afternoon tea is very decently priced, especially considering it includes a freshly made soufflé. Nestled in centre of quaint Kerrisdale, this place is worth a try. Cera noted that while still good, the quality seemed to have declined slightly since her last visit. There is also free 2 hour parking behind the bakery, at the Kerrisdale Parkade. However, we hope you receive the raspberry soufflé instead of the passionfruit!
At $28.55 (tax included), Faubourg afternoon tea is very decently priced, especially considering it includes a freshly made soufflé. Nestled in centre of quaint Kerrisdale, this place is worth a try. Cera noted that while still good, the quality seemed to have declined slightly since her last visit. There is also free 2 hour parking behind the bakery, at the Kerrisdale Parkade. However, we hope you receive the raspberry soufflé instead of the passionfruit!
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