Description: I always go for afternoon tea at either the Mandarin or the Peninsula on Kowloon side. I've been doing this since I was a little kid growing up, ordering ice cream sundaes and french pastries on a special occassion or as a reward for a good deed.
Afternoon tea is around 3pm to 6pm; it's on the second floor at the Clipper Lounge (there is a staircase from the lobby). Go a little earlier (closer to 3pm) to avoid the lines. In the summers, the place is filled with ladies who lunch, businessmen, and college-age kids, who are back for the summer from their foreign universities.
Sit down on the plush sofa's and order a tea for one or two. A pot of tea would come (Earl Grey is my favourite, and only the best tea leaves are used) and the 3-tiered silver platter of goodies. Finger sandwiches, pastries, cakes and cookies, and the best, scones with devonshire cream and rose-strawberry jam. In fact, this jam is so famous it is on sale in the fabulous cake shop. Prices are high, but I think worth it! There is also a jazz band with singer, excellent ambience to accompany the quiet chatter and excellent food.
Clipper Lounge also offers a buffet lunch, which I think is first rate.
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