Raining Tea

You must be thinking, what the hell is this? It says 'raining tea' on a sign outside the V Tea Room (at the Esplanade, very near the taxi stand and diagonally opposite Harry's Bar). This means as long as it's raining outside, you get a free pot of tea (yes any flavour at all, gourmet ones included, plus infinite refills!!!) with any slice of cake. Now isn't that brilliant? Only because the V Tea Room is NOT CHEAP and the teas are like, ok, you have to drink to believe ;p

When my friend and I saw this sign, it had just stopped raining. But we thought we'd give it a shot. We asked the waitress 'if it was still raining' (haha don't we sound like idiots?) and she said 'let me check with my matron'. Gosh how Victorian is that? The matron said yes it's still raining although no one was carrying umbrellas and we trooped delightfully into the cafe like little princesses :)

I am not exaggerating when I say it's a terrific experience getting a pot of free tea, and of all places, in the V Tea Room. It's the tea, the waitresses' uniforms, the whole Venetian ambience, the music, the rose petals on each table, the elegant tea tray, the little 'wooden book' in which they store the sugar cubes... luxurious (and I have to add, TAI TAI) to the max! I ordered the macadamia bourbon again (this one you die die MUST try!) and we drank until we had to pee! We also shared a slice of earl grey cake garnished with rose petals, emanating with bergamot essence and melt-in-the-mouth with a little light custard (are you droooling yet?). The bill came up to $4 nett for each person. Sweet sweet deal as we probably downed 12 cups of tea in all. Now you know where to go when it rains. And isn't it comforting to know you've got a pot of tea to warm you up :)? Unlimited tea, unlimited sugar, drink until you pee... you get the idea!