Comments on: Boronia Tea Room, Mosman – A High Tea Review

By: Tonette Joyce

Tonette Joyce — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:31:18 +0000

What a disappointment…the bill for the food was ridiculous. I am sure they never get complaints because most people have the “Emperor’s New Clothes” Syndrome; It’s beautiful and it’s expensive so it must be great!

By: Daisy@Nevertoosweet

Daisy@Nevertoosweet — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:59:29 +0000

LOL That’s the same thing Ricky says to me when we go and have High Tea that he doesn’t feel like he’s had any food lately but it’s not true! Having said that I do agree that this high tea doesn’t look substantial at all and I would be quite disappointed with the sandwiches if they had barely any filling.

Good attempt for them to serve GF scones but they’ve gotta test the recipes a few more times to ensure that they stay the same shape and not crumble in customers hands 🙁 and that is seriously not good enough $8 discount… a shame because it looks like a great place for high tea!

By: April

April — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:01:29 +0000

Carl is hilarious! Tony would have been the exact same way. He says he doesn’t like “fancy” food because there’s never enough of it. That’s too bad that the high tea was such a disappointment! Makes me wonder if that’s why the tea room was so empty, even on a week day.

Now you need to seek out an excellent tea room for high tea so I can see what a good one is supposed to look like! 🙂

By: mjskit

mjskit — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 03:10:47 +0000

Looks like a very pretty place, but quite disappointed to dish out so much money for food and drink and then having to stop for a burger on the way home. Hell, I have more than 12 bites while I’m cooking a meal. 🙂

By: john@kitchenriffs

john@kitchenriffs — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:12:36 +0000

Excellent review. Someone can do a bang up business opening a restaurant right outside the gates – someplace where people can actually get something to eat after their tea.

By: minnie@thelady8home

minnie@thelady8home — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 02:51:54 +0000

92 dollars for THAT??!! What a rip off. I love the high tea that you Australians keep writing about and I would love to participate in one some day…but if this is the result…I hope Carl’s burger was more satisfying. Beautiful place though.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:30:29 +0000

How disappointing for you and Carl, I started to read the blog with much anticipation after seeing the loveliness of the setting, and reading a little history too..agree, such a shame about Talopea..however, I would have felt similar feelings to you that would have brought out feelings of anxiety with such a poor high tea, stale bread? Appalling!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:24:08 +0000

I would have demanded to speak to a manager or someone from the kitchen! They should know such service is inexcusable!

By: Norma Chang

Norma Chang — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:40:36 +0000

After reading the entire post and your descriptions of the items, the first thought that came to my mind was: you were served weekend leftovers. After your complain, you’d think the wait staff would fetch the manager or whoever was in charge at the time and offer to make amends. You were very kind to describe the event as “lack of generosity”, I would use stronger language.

By: ChgoJohn

ChgoJohn — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:07:59 +0000

What a shame, Charlie! I’ve no experience with teas, high or otherwise, and was looking forward to your description of a fantastic experience. I should have realized that the wind on the veranda was an omen. There really is no excuse for such ill-prepared food. Perhaps that’s why there was only one other couple in the tea room.