Clipper Lounge, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

In the midst of the skyscraper offices at Central is the excellent afternoon tea at Clipper Lounge at Mandarin Oriental.

The afternoon tea set consists of

Sandwiches

Salmon, cream cheese, pumpernickel bread

Prawn cocktail sandwich

Choux bun filled with coronation chicken

Warm

Croque monsieur

Pork and fennel sausage roll

Dry cake

Fruitcake, taisin, sultana, orange peel

Poppy seed dry cake

Pastries

Strawberry mousse cake

Blueberry cheese cake

Opera cake

Scone

Raisin scone

Classic scone

Devon clotted cream, rose petal cream

Arabica coffee or selection of tea 

 

You must try the Taste of The Legend tea.   This is a custom blend tea exclusive to Mandarin Oriental.  This is an exquisite oolong tea from China, that features subtly sweet spicy notes of vanilla and cocoa-caramel, floral and orange essences deliver a rich aroma, as notes of citrus tease the palate.  This tea is amazing — you can distinctly smell and taste the various components (sweet spiciness, vanilla, cocoa, caramel etc).

The afternoon tea is extremely popular.  You will be hard to find an empty table without a reservation. On a weekday afternoon when I was there, Clipper Lounge was entirely full with expat businessmen talking business and society ladies conversing.

The afternoon tea is extremely convenient to get to.   Mandarin Oriental is right above one of the exits of Central MTR station.

I love it that the waiters here are immaculately dressed, speak good English and are very polite.  The ambience exudes old world glamour.