We were looking forward to trying the afternoon tea at Angelina Paris near Bryant Park (they have an outpost on the Upper East Side, but it much smaller with a limited menu). We went around 11:30am during the holidays and waited a bit for a table as they do not take reservations. We ordered the “Tea time” where, for $49, you get a beverage (hot chocolate, tea or coffee), a grapefruit or orange juice, a selection of five mini-hors d’œuvres (avocado toast, chicken club, truffle croque monsieur, quinoa salad and salmon waffle), and mini pastries (Mont-Blanc, lemon tart, chocolate chou and macaron). It started off with a large glass of orange juice and the hot chocolate that is a must have: this is literally melted chocolate. Adding whipped cream will counterbalance the richness of it.

Then came the food “tower”. Well it was more a tower for a Playmobile and I was really surprised how small it was, to the point that I leaned forward to better look at it! In fact, I realized that, when they said mini hors d’oeuvres, I should have gotten the hint! Hors d’oeuvres are small bites, so, these were definitely mini! Overall, it was good, although I was a bit disappointed with the Mont Blanc dessert (a Mont Blanc made with sweetened chestnut purée shaped like vermicelli, that tops a meringue and whipped cream), because it was too small and you could not really get what a Mont Blanc is, their regular size pastry being very good and one of their specialties.

I left hungry to say the least and a bit disappointed as I really like this place. The tea time menu is really overpriced. Disappointed, but not to the point that I will never go back to Angelina Paris! Their hot chocolate is one of the best in the City!

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Angelina Paris - 1050 6th Ave, New York, NY 10018

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