Taking afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong is one of the few traditions left in the city from its colonial period. Once the hottest ticket in town for Governors, Generals and visiting royalty, the Peninsula Hotel remains the height of luxury in Hong Kong and Asia and the imperious Peninsula Tea Set has changed little in the last eighty years.
Set in the colonial styled Peninsula Hotel, all marble floors, gilded columns and expensive looking paintings, afternoon tea takes place in the palatial Lobby.
The tea set itself is straight out of Alice in Wonderland and features Earl Grey, or your choice of tea, a selection of belt busting cakes, English scones and finger sandwiches all served on silver platters. It’ best shared by two. While you work your way through the goodies, you’ll be serenaded by a string quartet and fussed over by bow tied waiters.
Afternoon tea is offered at the Peninsula everyday from 2p.m. – 7p.m. The Lobby does not accept reservations and at weekends you may need to queue before getting a seat. The Peninsula Hotel is one of the few places left in Hong Kong that enforces a dress code and you’ll be turned back at the door, if you’re wearing flip flops or, for men, sleeveless shirts.
Where: The Peninsula Hotel, Salisbury Road, Kowloon
Contact: Tel 852 2920 2888
