Tea in the Window Returns to Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Tea in the Window Returns to Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Eye-catching afternoon tea returns with a grand entrance to Georgia Street on Friday, August 11
Image @ Fairmont
Vancouver’s iconic ‘Castle in the City’, Fairmont Hotel Vancouveris known for its enchanting immersive Themed Afternoon Tea served at Notch8 Restaurant, but it's the unique and unusual tea setting that will be getting double takes as the beloved Tea in the Window returns on Friday, August 11, 2023.
Available Monday through Friday with seatings at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s Tea in the Window is an exclusive dining experience in the hotel’s street-level window display on West Georgia Street. This limited-time tea service will be available throughout the summer and gives guests a unique opportunity to see the city from a different perspective while enjoying a spot of tea in an untraditional setting.
Tea goers will enjoy an intimate afternoon tea experience surrounded by custom art created by Mandy Lau, a Vancouver-based fashion illustrator. Lau, inspired by thoughts of afternoon tea and enjoying time with family and close friends, was pulled towards the idea of an exterior street scene inside an interior – a kind of fantasy world for passersby to stop and peer into. Created both traditionally, using graphite and ink, and digitally, the street scene perspective was illustrated to provide a sense of depth, with focus always resting on the tea table and the diners at the center of it all.
After checking in at the host stand outside of Notch8 Restaurant, the experience starts with guests being whisked up the new grand staircase to enter the unique venue for two. Service begins with guests selecting their preferred choice of LOT 35 Tea to sip on, while the culinary experience commences with house-baked buttermilk scones and golden sultana scones, served with clotted cream, and strawberry preserves. Tea sandwiches include foie gras and duck rillettes, tomato tartlet, emperor ham, smoked salmon, cucumber, and truffled egg salad. Sweets from the hotel’s pastry shop include lemon meringue, cheesecake, hazelnut opera cake, cream puff, and mini Notch8 OMG cake.
Available for $120.00 CAD per person (excluding taxes and gratuity), reservations for Tea in the Window are now open to the public and can be made online. Included in the experience, guests will enjoy a collection of spirit-free cocktails, as well as an invitation to return to the hotel’s signature restaurant, Notch8 for a complimentary glass of bubbles or a cocktail of their choice. 2023 marks the fourth season of this unique dining experience, and with only two seatings available each weekday, reservations for this exclusive afternoon tea are required.
In addition to the Tea in the Window experience, Notch8 Restaurant also offers a Pop Art Themed Afternoon Tea every Wednesday through Sunday, with seatings at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm. Priced at $74.00 per adult and $40.00 for children 12 and under, reservations for the Art of Afternoon Tea can be made online.
About Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, known as the ‘Castle in the City’, with its chateau-style green-clad copper roof and gargoyles is an architectural landmark in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. A registered heritage property operating since 1939, the hotel symbolizes grandeur and timeless elegance with service and hospitality that has earned it a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Rating for seven consecutive years. In spring 2019, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver completed a $75M, five-year multiphase renovation project showcasing a new lobby and restaurant, 557 new guest rooms, the luxurious Fourteenth Floor Heritage Suites and a new Fairmont Gold product featuring redesigned guest rooms, a private lounge, dedicated concierge team, and first-class services.
About Fairmont
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is where the intimate equally coexist with the infinite – an unrivaled portfolio of more than 80 extraordinary hotels where grand moments of life, heartfelt pleasures and personal milestones are celebrated and remembered long after any visit. Since 1907, Fairmont has created magnificent, meaningful and unforgettable hotels, rich with character and deeply connected to the history, culture and community of its destinations – places such as The Plaza in New York City, The Savoy in London, Fairmont San Francisco, Fairmont Banff Springs in Canada, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, and Fairmont The Palm in Dubai. Famous for its engaging service, awe-inspiring public spaces, locally inspired cuisine, and iconic bars and lounges, Fairmont also takes great pride in its pioneering approach to hospitality and leadership in sustainability and responsible tourism practices. Fairmont is part of Accor, a world-leading hospitality group consisting of 5,300 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. fairmont.com | all.accor.com | group.accor.com
