I recently treated my niece to an afternoon tea at The St. Regis Atlanta to celebrate her 8th birthday, and as soon as we arrived upstairs at the Astor Court to check in, we noticed the decor had changed. Our server confirmed that the court where afternoon tea is served had recently undergone a makeover (see below for the before and after). What remains the same, since our first visit here in 2016, are all the reasons we often recommend The St. Regis Atlanta’s afternoon tea to locals: kind and professional service, elegant ambiance, quality teas and delectable, artful savories, scones and sweets. For a look back at our afternoon teas here over the years, please see our now updated review.
Before
After
The formerly subdued salmon and dusky blue tones have been traded for more dramatic fuchsia and mustard gold upholstered chairs resting on carpeting of larger-than-life pink and magenta blooms against an evergreen backdrop.
Tea Selection
Scones & Spreads, Sweets and Savories
Savories include (from top down): Smoked Salmon Pâte à Choux with tarragon aioli, caviar and apricot blossom; Cucumber and Herbaceous Cream Cheese on white with radish, Egyptian flower and microgreens; Spring Sausage Turnover with confit fennel and tomato basil bleu cheese; Curried Smoked Chicken Salad with craisins and candied walnuts on mini brioche; Egg Salad with sweet relish, bacon and spring greens on multi-grain.
Desserts include Guava Cheesecake (Angela’s favorite) with guava cremeux, french creme and vanilla pâte sucrée; Mont Blanc Verrine designed to represent the mountains in France with a flourless vanilla sponge cake, white chocolate mousse, housemade raspberry preserves, vanilla crumble and mini merengue drops; Chocolate Orange Layered Cake with mandarin mousse and orange coulis; White Chocolate Truffle with strawberry crunch (my niece’s favorite); Hazelnut Napoleon with white chocolate pearl and milk chocolate St. Regis medallion.
