The Venus Sophia Tea Room is a vegetarian tea room and you’re certainly not missing anything with the hearty afternoon tea here. The tea room is situated right inside Chinatown, so we had nice shopping afterwards! One time here was enough for us but it a must-visit if you are vegetarian.
Tea: Lisa had the Blue Sapphire Earl Grey & her second pot was Venus Sophia Chai. Nick can’t remember what kind of tea he had. 😦
Meal: Nick ordered the pear and blue cheese sandwich with a house salad. He really enjoyed it.
Lisa ordered the Royal Afternoon Tea:
Bottom tier: three sandwiches on homemade bread: cranberry mascarpone, wild BC mushroom (wonderful), English cucumber with mint tea, and kale pesto quiche (fabulous!).
Middle tier: chocolate mint scones with cream and jam (I don’t remember them that much – cannot remember the chocolate or the mint in them at all).
Top tier: lemon cheesecake, chocolate eclairs (good), pumpkin pie with meringue (ok), Egyptian date cake (sorry, tasted stale), Victoria sponge snow cake (also a bit stale), and shortbread (couldn’t eat – too full!).
Cost: $66CAN +tax +gratuity
Afternoon Tea Time with Lisa & Nick 