High tea is for ladies

Image: Cupcakes by Zalita from flickr.com

When it comes to all things social, I would have to say I am neither a wallflower nor a social butterfly... I suppose if I were to romanticise my behaviour I could be described as a sort of Cinderella who is nearly always struck around midnight with a strong desire to go home--although in my case it has less to do with my car turning into a pumpkin and more to do with the fact that I can be a bit of a Nana and require 8 hours of beauty sleep nightly (minimum). Needless to say, I am not a creature of the night and prefer to keep my social hours during the day, preferably around meal times when lots of food and conversation may be had by all (and heard, which is more than I can say for the Sydney bar scene of late).

One of my favourite things to do with my friends during the day is to have high tea, especially if it involves a buffet and a five star hotel. I have partaken of high tea at a few different places and in my humble opinion, the afternoon tea buffet at the Intercontinental is both delicious and great value. I returned to the Cortile for the second time recently, and I found that the quality and service had not changed since my first visit about a year prior. However, one thing that has changed is their introduction of two seatings (from 1-3pm or 3-5pm) as opposed to the original 2-5pm session, which (sadly) means less time to gorge oneself on cakes, tarts, savouries, petit fours, crepes and waffles.

Also included of course is a glass of bubbly and a nice pot of Prince Charming. I mean, Earl Grey.