Garden View
Lounge |
Location: |
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa |
Reviewer's Name: |
Robin Goble |
Reviewer's Email Address: |
rgoble5972@aol.com |
Date of Meal: |
05/09/01 |
Number of Guests at Your Table: |
2 |
Approximate Cost: |
Total for 2 adults: $51.94 without
tip |
Priority Seating / Reservations Made: |
Yes |
Priority Seating / Reservations Comments: |
We had a priority seating for
3:15pm. |
Time of Wait: |
We checked in at 3:00 and were seated
immediately. |
Food Review: |
The food was excellent and very elegant.
We decided on the Grand Tea which came with champagne with a
strawberry (we don't drink alcohol but we ate the strawberry), our
choice of tea (we chose Darjeeling), and finger sandwiches (smoked
salmon, egg salad, watercress and cucumber, and chicken salad with
almonds, served with a tomato tartlet and crab on a crostini. After
the sandwiches they bring you a white currant scone with strawberry
jam and Devon shire cream (imported from Devon per our server
Dorothy) and a jam tart, then you have your choice of trifle or two
miniature pastries. We chose the pastries: I had a chocolate éclair
and the chocolate mousse and my sister had a raspberry mousse cream
puff (shaped like a swan) and a chocolate cake with apricot filling.
The meal was surprisingly filling--we couldn't finish our pastries.
They have many options on their menu if you don't want to go all
out. They even have a kid's choice with hot chocolate instead of
tea. |
Service Review: |
Service was impeccable. Our server,
Dorothy, was very knowledgeable and efficient--kind of like a
bustling Mary Poppins. |
Atmosphere Review: |
The Lounge was lovely. It was very small
with maybe 20 tables (the majority of which seated two people). The
Lounge overlooked the pool and some beautiful landscaping. It was
cool, quiet, and very relaxing. Even though the setting was very
elegant, it was not stuffy or fussy. There were quite a few families
there with children. |
Other Comments: |
I booked this tea solely for my sister. I
had been dreading it because I am not a tea drinker and I was afraid
it would be very stiff and formal. This was the most pleasant
surprise of the trip. What I thought would be a stuffy, boring
experience turned out to be one of the most tranquil and relaxing
times we had. I would highly recommend this for a relaxing
afternoon. |
