Astor Lounge

The Valentine’s day high tea was absolutely TO DIE FOR! I highly recommend the heavenly cream tea, it was the perfect blend! The scones reminded me of shortbread cookies in the best way - soooo buttery! My favourites were the wagyu beef for savoury, and the strawberry verrine for sweet - but everything was absolute delicious! The vibe was also very refined yet relaxed. I worked for a few hours after at the bar and felt completely at ease. Also the service was amazing and everyone was so kind! 10/10

Service was phenomenal. Went here for afternoon tea with a large group of friends for a bachelor and the staff were friendly, accommodating and helpful. Tristan, and the other staff went above and beyond. The chairs, sofas and tables were rearranged to accommodate us all, but due to the shape of the table (small round), it was a little small to hold all the tea pots, plates and food but otherwise a perfect afternoon get together.

It’s a one star based solely on the high tea experience I had here. It was booked months in advance. When we arrived , we were seated and given menus relatively quickly but things went downhill shortly after . It took 30 minutes to get our tea and BURNT scones … I couldn’t even finish them. Another 30 minutes had then passed since and we still had not gotten our food. Also in that time, nobody came to refill our water or offer us more hot water for our tea. All other tables had been served at this point as well.At the hour and 15 minute mark , we made eyes with someone at the bar. She then came over and said “there was a personal matter in the kitchen so our food would be delayed” and failed to offer us anything for delay. There was no initiative either to let us know that there was going to be a delay.We asked just to pay for the tea and burnt scones and forget the meal. She brought the manager out who was reluctant to do this for us and kept pushing us to wait for our food . Finally he agreed to get us the bill and we still had to pay $40 for tea and mini burnt scones, without any offer to compensate us for our time or horrible experience.I’ve done many high teas and this was the worst experience by far. It is also the most expensive one so I had higher expectations than this. I would never book this again.If anyone is looking for a great high tea experience in Toronto, I would strongly recommend the one at Casa Loma when they offer it .

4.5/5 Went for the afternoon tea at the Astor Lounge recently. At $95/person, it’s on the higher end for the city, but I felt like the value was there. They were accommodating of dietary restrictions. We got to smell the teas before choosing one, which was a nice touch. Tea selection was average. The St. Lawrence Market parmesan scones were SO good. We had to wait an hour before the tower/main food arrived, but once we spoke to a manager about it, it was rectified quickly and we were offered some free bubbly. My favorite savory bites were the Kensington Market chicken taco and Chinatown West pork belly bao. There is a dining limit of two hours, even though we had to wait for our food, so I didn’t get to try many of the desserts (gave them to my friend to take home), but my friend said the Chinatown East raspberry lychee tart was excellent. Portions were good, and I recommend sitting by the little secluded area near the window in the back. Overall a solid experience.

It was absolutely an experience to remember. I went for my birthday, and Annie was extremely helpful, kind, knowledgeable, and professional. She gave us great recommendations, and made it an afternoon to remember. The ambience, quality of food, and presentation exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend for special occasions, professional meetings or a relaxing afternoon with great company.

We did the high tea at Astor lounge on a Saturday evening. Although the space is beautiful and the presentation for food was lovely, the service was mediocre and the food portions and taste were unsatisfactory. The seating arrangement also was not comfortable. Not the greatest value for price, but a decent experience nonetheless.

I brought a friend here for afternoon tea as I was staying at the hotel, and it was such a great experience. First, I’m diabetic, so I sent a note saying that I would need a box for my friend to take home all of the desserts. They surprise me by making all of this weeks sugar free using sugar alternatives and even gave me the recipe for their amazing scones. The ambiance was just perfect, great choice of music, which sounded like Billie Holiday, not too loud that you can actually really catch up with the person you’re seeing. Magical overall experience and I’m about to dig into the extra scones they gave me. The price is totally fair.

This is a long overdue post. I had my bachelorette at Astor Lounge on September 24th.The staff went above and beyond. We had a large group (I think about 17).My friends had a wonderful time.Big shout out to Tristan who took my DSLR (asking of course) to take photos of the day. He even took out a chair for me while we posed in front of the floral St. Regis display by the elevators. And he created my latte portrait.My friends adored him! Seriously the best service we ever had.Will definitely go back for a special occassion.

We had a spectacular time with our server Jordan and Andrew the manager was so kind. I hope to see them both again when I come back with my colleagues.The food is delicious. The tea is local and everything is extremely well present. Every detail has been addressed.Looking forward to returning.