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Monday, 24 May 2010

Afternoon Tea at Rosemary Hill Farm

Tea at Rosemary Hill

Tea at Rosemary Hill

I'll admit it, I’m a com­plete tea snob.  I don’t mean that I have to drink a fine Ceylon or any­thing like that but I do love my tea.  I have a cup in the morn­ing and a cup as soon as I get home in the even­ing and it must always, always be made in a pot.  I’ve been told I make the best tea.  My very dear friend, and fel­low tea lover, Vanessa will vouch for this — on any visit from Cape Town to her home in Ballito she will announce ‘Helen will make the tea because Helen makes the best tea’ and she’s abso­lutely cor­rect.  I make the best tea ...

I also have a sweet tooth and nat­ur­ally, tea and cakes go per­fectly well together.  So, if you are like me and have a love of tea and all things sweet then per­haps you should make your way to Rosemary Hill Farm and par­take of their Afternoon Tea?  Tea is served in the res­taur­ant at the farm and weather per­mit­ting, out­side.  Tea is also served at 2pm on Market Day Sundays. Continued

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Hidden spots for tea in the southern suburbs of Cape Town

Tea-time in Cape Town

Tea-time in Cape Town

It isn't dif­fi­cult to hide little tea nooks in the leafy south­ern sub­urbs of Cape Town. Many of those lis­ted here are tucked away, off the beaten track, some of them in resus­cit­ated period homes, oth­ers not neces­sar­ily here for their menu but rather their venue. But each of these is worth a visit for its par­tic­u­lar offer­ing, be it the loc­a­tion, the food, the décor, or simply because you need to know about it. Treat each with the respect it deserves, and only tell your very best friends about them... Continued

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Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Fit for the Queen …

High Tea in Cape Town

High Tea in Cape Town

Cape Town can’t deny its colo­nial her­it­age, and there are cer­tain tra­di­tions left over from the time we paid alle­gi­ance to old England that we should embrace. One of these is that, come late after­noon, there’s just noth­ing nicer than a spot of tea. And if it’s pos­sible to be sip­ping your cuppa some­place dec­ad­ent, removed from the city’s hustle and bustle, and have it accom­pan­ied by a few indul­gent nibbles … well jolly good, all the bet­ter, I say. Herewith, Cape Town’s premier teatime spots ...

When it comes to old-school, colo­nial eleg­ance, there aren’t many places that can com­pete with the Mount Nelson Hotel (named for Admiral Horatio Nelson, and not Nelson Mandela as so many people often assume). How con­veni­ent, then, that this grand old lady offers her legendary high tea to Continued

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