Traditional English Afternoon Tea of The E & O Hotel
16 Jul
Traditional English Afternoon Tea @ 1885, The E & O Hotel
At 1885, Traditional English Afternoon Tea is served in an elegant setting starting with a selection of very thin sandwiches, like thinly sliced cucumber, smoked salmon and roast beef sandwiches. This is followed by scones with home-made strawberry jam, clotted cream and a selection of cakes.
I have finally made it during the first Sunday of July, with YY company. It was a delightful afternoon tea session after dragging for almost a year. *My goodness!*
The 1885 English Afternoon Tea . The photo above shows serving for two persons.
What surprised me the most is the sweetness level. All the cakes and tea pastries served here are not too sweet, just adequate. If it’s at other places, I would have easily turned ‘jilak‘ after consuming a few pieces.
The clotted cream is super fine and soft. Light-weighted, not creamy rich. Strawberry jam is mildly sweetened.
Scones and Finger Sandwiches.
Delicate cakes and yummy pastries.
Cakes are not too sweet, even for those chocolates and tarts.
Finger sandwiches stuffed with smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber and dill, roast beef and dill pickle with grain mustard. I personally prefer those with roast beef and cucumber. For those who don’t consume beef, you may substitute with cheese.
Small Pies
Creme Orange. A full-bodied Rooibos from South Africa with a creamy and delicate vanilla flavour and the pep of ripe oranges.I prefer this one to the one below. It was infused with a refreshing orange sense after brewed. Not sweet.
Sweet Berries. A creation with startling taste of ripe berries with large pieces of fruits and real juices. For me, this tasted a bit like tea infused with “mild ribena” taste. 
Scones are soft, a bit sticky on teeth.
Pies are light-weighted.
Roast beef with dill pickle make this piece an appetizing combination.
Menu:
Finger Sandwiches-
Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
Cucumber and Dill
Roast Beef and Dill Pickle with Grain Mustard
Scones-
Scones of the Day
Served with Strawberry Jam and Fresh Cream
Cakes and Tea Pastries-
Selection of Cakes and Tea Pastries
Served from our Cake Trolley
RM45.00++ per person
(Inclusive of a pot of fine tea)
Prices are subject to 10% service charge & 5% government tax.
English Afternoon @ 1885 is served from 2.30pm to 5.00 pm. For enquiry and reservation, please call Tel : +604-2222000 ext3170.
Oh… you finally went.
The last time I went was only RM35++ per person, didn’t know they had increase the price.
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I am planning a trip to E & O in the beginning of August so I tried to gather more information on the food served at E & O. Your post is indeed a great and helpful one. Thanks!
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Hi Carrie, the cakes are served on a trolley? Can eat as many as we want or is there a limit to how many pieces one can take?
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Cariso Reply:
July 20th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Nope. This is not buffet. Fixed amount is served. Too bad uh!
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oh… I Love Scones…. however, this is quite pricey ler… sigh,…
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Well, I would say I learned new things from this blog post. It is good to know that the traditional English afternoon tea remains practiced. Certainly, the British are proud of this tradition.
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would love to try E&O’s afternoon tea… thanks for sharing!
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