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Firstly impressed so many times available for high tea. I guess during the week much easier. Had got to NGV early. Decided on Rembrandt but needed more time. Went to Tea Room to change times; lovely lady at reception no problems at all. Thoroughly enjoyed the food. So many little delights. The sandwiches were a real surprise. I didn’t expect such tasty sandwiches. Four varieties. All very moreish. Scones were perfect. Savoury & sweet cakes, quiches, croquettes were all very good. No complaints at all … well maybe the staff were a little too eager to remove plates. No biggie. I didn’t have bubbles, just coffee. I’d love to return for another high tea. Would be great if you could have it in nicer environs as it’s in the shared space with lunch patrons.
Lisa Sutherland-Fraser
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ORDERED: High Tea, Non-alcoholic ($69.00pp) Patisserie: 🥯 Macarons, boutique selection (v) 🍰 Basque burnt cheesecake 🥧 Seville orange curd tartlet, candied orange 🍫 Dulce de leche chocolate brownie Savoury: 🌮 Spiced corn empanada, lime mayonnaise 🥙 Duck & membrillo pithivier 🥧 Escalivada tart, farmhouse sheep cheese (v) 🍪 Freshly baked scones, berry jam, double cream Sandwiches: 🥪 Egg aioli, pimenton picante, chives (v) 🥪 Huon smoked salmon, fennel escabeche, cream cheese 🥪 Jamon cocido, cucumber, mustard pickle 🥪 Poached chicken breast, citrus, parsley, romesco REVIEW: It was great to walk around NGV prior to our high tea. We got to go through the free exhibits which was a great activity to increase our appetite while learning more about the culture. The highlights were the fluffy, buttery taste of the scones with the sweet jam and double cream. You can't go wrong with scones for a high tea, and these were great at filling us up. The poached chicken breast with its slightly spicy spread was wonderful. Wish we had more of this, but nothing wrong with the classic sandwiches. Next time, I'll need to eat the savoury first!! We went bottom up - which meant by the time we finished our sandwiches and made our way to the savoury food, they were slightly cold. 😔 Very unfortunate. Didn't like the desserts though. They were too sweet for my taste, and felt like they weren't as notable as the savoury or the scones. Could do without especially when they were toooo decadent - like the dulce de leche chocolate brownie. Just pure fudgy - teeth sticking - and sickening chocolate. Service was decent. The atmosphere is too casual; with stark bright lighting which case the food in an unappealing shadow, not showing the food off in the slightest. Really funny when galleries specialise in showing off pieces of art. The Tea Room uses bentwood chairs which looked out of place in an indoor, artificially lit setting. Wasn't my favourite interior combination since it felt like a commercial, mass-appeasing type of space.
Jasmine (Jas.eats)
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While the sandwiches & scones were good, unfortunately the NGV Tea Room has extended their dining area into the hallway next to the escalators/lifts & above the current silver balls display at the front entrance, with no separation between museum patrons & Tea "Room" guests. So instead of a Tea Room vibe, instead it feels more like you're in a food court at lunch. Dissapointing when we'd booked days in advance. As a result, you get museum patrons squeezing in between tables to take photos of the display below, which could be easily addressed with a rope barrier along the way to provide separation, although a bit of rope won't fix the lack of ambiance. It also means that service is almost non-existant, as the staff cannot see you from the main tea room & don't walk down to check on guests after they've been served. No topping up of water, or offers of more tea/food on Sun 29th when we visited. A High Tea experience is more than just someone cutting the crusts off your sandwiches, but the NGV Tea Room doesn't deliver
Michael Coates
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High Tea Food was lovely & our waiter David was very nice however the experience was not satisfactory. We had 4 people placed on a small round table. The table could only fit 1 tier of food, but the staff tried to squeeze 3 tiers. We had to remove food off tiers & place the tiers on the floor so we could actually eat off our plates. The staff made no attempt to put us on a larger table which we later saw could be done. Unfortunately common sense & customer service was lacking & I did regret booking with NGV as it was for my mothers 70th & not to our expectations. In hindsight I should have complained but I didn’t want to ruin our morning. The photo I have uploaded shows the space with only 1 tier so imagine 3!
Jessica
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The MOST beautiful High Tea - thank you NGV. Your attention to detail is exceptional. Your service is charming. The whole experience is just so lovely and I couldn’t recommend it more highly. We paired it with seeing the Yayoi Kusama exhibition so it was quite the extravaganza. We had not ordered special dietary requirements ahead of time but you were able to accommodate and that was just massively impressive. You were so busy! But you all kept your cool. Special shout out to Matthew for explaining all the elements of the food and also special thanks to our server, the English guy with the foppish hair - such a charmer! Cheers, dears. oXo
Kate Nancarrow
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High tea experience. Scones- great stuff, nice and fluffy, jam not too sweet. Sandwiches- good variety nice soft bread. Hot plate- bao bun a bit too dense, the sui mai was ok. The quiche was too cheesy. Sweets- chocolate cake dense. Macaroon too sweet. Tart was a bit blah. The blackcurrant moose thing was ok. Best thing was the tea and scones. Service was hit and miss. The Asian people were fine. The white girl at the counter was quite rude when we went to pay the bill. Debating whether we had a green tea or earl grey- mate they are the same price. Meh. Experience lost.
Os Rich
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attractions: Crown Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Mann Travel, Go West Tours, Melbourne Skydeck, Shrine of Remembrance, Arts Centre Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena, ACMI, Kings Domain, restaurants: Left Bank Melbourne Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, Dodee Paidang, Supernormal, Criniti's Southbank, Arbory Bar & Eatery, Vapiano Flinders Lane, Young and Jacksons, The George on Collins, The Meat & Wine Co Southbank, Gradi at Crown Melbourne
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