Anti:dote Festive Afternoon Tea
Nothing more festive than celebrating the New Year with a fancy high tea! You can opt for add-on Amuse Bouche [+$8], I got their ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ก๐ which was tangy and wonderfully savoury! There's also a vegetarian option available!
Check out how beautiful this afternoon tea set was!
If you prefer a summarised version of my experience, scroll ahead down. Otherwise, here's a detailed breakdown of what we got:
| Savouries | Description |
|---|---|
| ๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ก | The duck confit was rich and flavourful! while the mustard had a nice tang! |
| ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ก | This was pretty basic, the sweet citrus mascarpone was a bit off-putting and didn't pair very well with the brininess of ocean trout and trout roe |
| ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐๐ก๐ | This was very enjoyable - I loved the sweetness and brininess of the swimmer crab! |
| ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข | Nicely toasted with a sweet prawn mixture topping but nothing spectacular |
| ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐-๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ | Fragrant truffle flavour for a forgettable earthy quiche |
| Sweets | Description |
|---|---|
| ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ | Milk chocolate is perfect for the sweet tooth! |
| ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ | It tasted like ferrero roche in a dessert form! |
| ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ | This had a strong earthiness that wasnโt my thing |
| ๐๐ผ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐% ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ | The chocolate was smooth and paired nicely with the citrusy flavours of the orange! |
| ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ | I enjoyed how creamy and fragrant the vanilla cream was! |
| ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง | This had an interesting raspberry-like sweetness! |
| ๐๐ผ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง | Lovely bitter-sweetness of the smooth coffee ganache! |
| ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ | I donโt recall their scones being like this my previous visit but it was leaning towards the consistency of a biscuit, with a butteriness that was predominantly on the top half of the scone. Nonetheless, I loved the tartness of the lemon butter curd, milkiness of the clotted cream but I personally found the strawberry marmalade too sweet! |
The winning quality of Anti:dote's afternoon tea is their beautiful designed sweets. That being said, I prefer my desserts either balanced or unique tasting and there wasn't really a single sweet pastry that stood out to me flavour-wise. Half of the savouries were decent but the other half were pretty forgettable. If you wanna give this afternoon tea a shot, do remember that the last day for you to try this menu is 10 January 2023!