{"id":64461,"date":"2014-12-04T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=64461"},"modified":"2014-12-04T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T12:21:50","slug":"afternoon-tea-in-refurbished-vista-lounge-bar-is-the-oneonly-in-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/afternoon-tea-in-refurbished-vista-lounge-bar-is-the-oneonly-in-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon Tea in refurbished Vista Bar & Lounge is the One&Only in Cape Town!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OO<\/a>I have long been a fan of the One&Only Cape Town’s Afternoon Tea, a refreshing spread of savoury and sweet treats in its Vista Bar & Lounge with a wonderful view onto Table Mountain.<\/p>\n

I was invited by the hotel’s PR consultant Ian Manley to enjoy the updated Afternoon Tea with him and the hotel Public Relations and Marketing manager Ashleigh Fleming, and to see the decor changes that have been done in the Vista Bar & Lounge. The foundation of the refurbishment is to make it more contemporary, and to bring Cape Town and its beauty into the hotel, to represent ‘We are the Vista’<\/em>, Ashleigh explained. \u00a0Given that the hotel opened five years ago, it was time for a ‘facelift<\/em>‘, and the sea colours of grey, blue, and green were introduced. The chairs\"OO<\/a>\u00a0and couches were re-upholstered, the Afternoon Tea buffet\u00a0table is new, the carpet is new, and a special edition seal sculpture by Donald Greig, named Robben after the island, guards over the Afternoon Tea.<\/p>\n

The hotel gift shop is being redone too, and will sell local artisan products, including smaller size Donald Grieg works, and jewellery by Shimansky’s.<\/p>\n

\"OO<\/a>The Afternoon Tea is French classic in\u00a0style, representing the past, present, and future, said Ashleigh. Cupcakes and cheesecake will always be on the menu. \u00a0The Afternoon Tea menu is changed regularly, depending on what is seasonal, and by theme, their Christmas spread starting mid-month. \u00a0The items which were on the buffet yesterday were fruit and plain scones with chantilly cream and strawberry confiteur, baked vanilla bean cheesecake, fruit bretonne, caramel and gold leaf \u00e9clair, dark chocolate cupcakes, marble tea loaf, banana loaf, macaroons, koeksisters, pancetta with fresh fruit, peanut cookies,\u00a0O&O cookies,\u00a0Pavlova, biscotti, milk chocolate soft toffee,\u00a0Amaretti cookies,\u00a0Lindt choc chip cookies,\u00a0Cake of the day,\u00a0Cannelle, marshmallow, nougat,\u00a0Black Forest saverin, and white\"OO<\/a> chocolate and passion fruit elice. \u00a0The Savoury section had the most wonderful Malay-style pat\u00e9 with crisp bread, cheese and pastrami buns with mustard, egg and watercress buns, chicken and mushroom mini pies, chicken and mushrooms wontons, vegetable spring rolls, cheese and chili straws, vegetable quiche, vegetable chili bites, and chilled Gazpacho. \u00a0The cost of R195 per head is very reasonable. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"OO<\/a>Chef Kyle Hickman talked us through the buffet, holding the fort while Pastry Chef Ren\u00ea\u00a0Simatos is on maternity leave. \u00a0He has been at the hotel for more than a year, and was previously at Lindt, where Ren\u00e9’s husband works. \u00a0 The Vista Bar & Lounge was well occupied yesterday, with families enjoying the Afternoon Tea too, reflecting the hotel’s positioning to attract the ‘multi-generational family<\/em>‘.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hotel has also been honoured with a pop-up Mo\u00ebt Ice Bar, one of a few selected destinations around the world, which will be operational from 13 December to 15 January. \u00a0 More exciting projects appear to be in the pipeline, which Ashleigh could not yet reveal.<\/p>\n

Disclosure:<\/strong> \u00a0I received a surprise gift of a cake specially made by Chef Kyle, which I will enjoy as an early birthday cake.<\/p>\n

Vista Bar & Lounge<\/strong>, One&Only Cape Town, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Tel (021) 431-5888.\u00a0www.oneandonlycapetown.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Monday \u2013 Sunday, 14h30 \u2013 17h30.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100 Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0<\/strong>Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have long been a fan of the One&Only Cape Town’s Afternoon Tea, a refreshing spread of savoury and sweet treats in its Vista Bar & Lounge with a wonderful view onto Table Mountain. I was invited by the hotel’s PR consultant Ian Manley to enjoy the updated Afternoon Tea with him and the hotel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t