Afternoon Tea v High Tea

I enjoy going to nice places for High Tea. High Tea is quite common in S E Asia, and is not to be confused with the English afternoon tea. The latter is generally just a cup of tea and a cake or biscuit eaten as an afternoon snack.

High Tea is very different. It is almost a meal in itself. And it is not cheap, it often costs more than a meal. I don't recall ever having a High Tea in England. In any case the cost there is ridiculous. A quick google shows that Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair, London, charges £50 (exc. service charge) for a classic afternoon tea.

In Malaysia, High Tea really varies according to the place. Some places serve a Malaysian version, or fusion, and include Malaysian snacks like noodles, curry puffs, local kuih (cakes). I don't go to those.

I only go to those that have traditional items - finger sandwiches, scones with cream and jam, cakes and pastries.

Christmas 2010 I went to the Grand Millenium Hotel in Bukit Bintang for their "English Afternoon Tea". It was really good.

It served the items that I like.

At RM28 ++, it was quite good value for a treat. In Dec 2013 I went to ask about the current high tea and was disappointed to find it is now RM58++ for a chocolate hi-tea. Although it sounds nice, I think it might be a bit too much - in terms of chocolate and cost!

Durian light

Other high teas I have enjoyed have been in the Strand Hotel, in Yangon in Myanmar. And one in Sandakan, Sabah, at the English tea house.

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Christmas 2013 at Bukit Bintang pt 2 Pavilion

The Pavilion definitely has my vote for the best decorated mall this Christmas, 2013. OK it's probably the most upmarket shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur so they should put on a good display, but it's way ahead of other malls.

Snowflakes on the trees -

The entrance

  There were reindeer outside and polar bears inside

The Christmas poinsettia

 The atmosphere was really nice with Christmas songs playing and the merry go round added to the effect. Icicles hanging on the tree -

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See also Fahrenheit, and Suria KLCC and Mid Valley & Gardens.

Christmas 2013 at Bukit Bintang pt 1

It's that time of year again. I was in Bukit Bintang (Kuala Lumpur) so went to look at the Christmas decorations in some of the malls.
This is the entrance to Fahenreit 88. A strange name for a mall, apparently taken from the average temperature in Malaysia!

 

giant cup cake

Across the road at the Grand Millenium Hotel -

2010 I had high tea in Grand Millenium and it was good. Now they are doing a chocolate tea which sounds good, though it's expensive - and as  much as I loveeeeee chocolate, it's not really a 'high tea'

The street decorations in Bukit Bintang were nothing much

See also The Pavilion , and Suria KLCC and Mid Valley / Gardens.