High tea: TWG

I had the French Earl Grey tea.  Amazing.  Bought some to take home afterwards.  That was about all the good I have to say about the high tea at TWG.

For about $300, you get either 2 scones OR 1 pastry item (yes, OR) and 3 slightly-larger-than-a-canape sandwiches. Whipped cream and tea jelly accompanied the scones.  Maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I want clotted cream and jam with my scones.  The scones were basically baked tasteless dough passed off as scones.  The sandwiches were okay--steak, salmon, foie gras.  I can make the steak and salmon ones with ingredients from parknshop.  The foie gras was overcooked.

The AC was blasting, which meant my tea was cold seconds after being poured into my cup.  The servers kept walking behind Hale's chair and either knocking off her coat or slightly grazing her hair.  NOT relaxing at all.  There was no hot water refill.  Okay, maybe it is to ensure quality of the tea to remove tea leaves after steeping, but seriously?  $75 for a 3/4 full pot of tea and no refill of hot water?!?!?

Yeah, I realize this is a bit harsh.  For $300, I had expected a lot more from TWG.  Next time, I will just stop by to buy tea leaves.