Afternoon Tea - Windsor Arms Hotel

Afternoon tea is a special indulgence that usually leaves me stuffed and quite happy.  These days, it's been hard to go for afternoon tea but in June, I had the day off work and we went to indulge. In Toronto, there are very few places that actually hold afternoon tea on a weekday as most hotels and other establishments only offer it on weekends.  Windsor Arms Hotel offers it daily, at various times and even a twilight afternoon tea (5:30 or 6pm)!  I had read good things in the past and was eager to try their afternoon tea.

Sadly, it was a bit of a let-down.

The room was nice but the table was quite small.  I ordered the Windsor Arms Private Breakfast Blend which is a mix of Ceylon, Nilgiri, and Assam tea leaves.  The tea was pleasant and the big pot lasted throughout our stay.  The tea strainer was a little disappointing, it didn't strain all the tea leaves so both of us had tea leaves in our tea.  Not a huge deal as in Chinese restaurants you can get tea leaves in your cup depending on the tea you order...but this is not a Chinese restaurant.

The tower...

The scones were probably the best part and were quite large...a little disproportionate to the other items.  烤餅是最好的部分也很大...可是比例別的食物就覺得太大了.

The sandwiches - the rolled sandwiches were unfortunately mushy.

Petite fours...

Clockwise from top left: pistachio cake, lemon meringue tart, (tasted like) caramel cream filled chocolate cup,
and a coffee and chocolate layer cake

The best petite four offered was the lemon meringue tart.  I am starting to wonder if weekday offerings are sub-par to their weekend service.

The space...

All in all, I'm glad I tried their afternoon tea as the scones were quite good and it's a place I've been wanting to try, but I really think they need to revamp their menu a bit. Looking back at other reviewers, the sandwiches looked much fresher and well made.  The desserts could also use a bit more creativity and for the price charged, the quality was just not there.  

Windsor Arms Hotel

18 St. Thomas St.

Toronto, ON M5S 3E7

416-971-9666

http://www.windsorarmshotel.com/tearoom/

Why the occasional duplicate sentence written in Chinese?  

One of my goals starting in 2016 is to improve my Chinese language skills so this is one way I'm going about it.  
Please comment if you noticed I've totally messed up!  Thanks!