Lobby Lounge at Fairmont Pacific Rim

with my new fascination towards afternoon tea
i purchased this two for one afternoon tea deal for fairmont hotel
at one of the social commerce sites
i thought i would give it a try 
just curious how one of the top hotels in vancouver did their 
afternoon tea 

at first, i was quite confused where the actual tea is being served
but it was located behind the bar at the hotel lobby

although we don't have choice on what we are being served in food wise 
but there were quite a long selection of tea to choose from 

basic table setting 
i think plates are bit out dated
but goes well with the atmosphere 
 

i thought this was cute
but it wasn't very nice to see the milk or cream (didn't try it)
sitting out for so long
(everything was preset on every table before we walked in)
 

1907 Centennial Blend 
deep and mixture of all kind of aroma
that ended up being unidentifiable 
bit bitter  but smelled quite relaxing 
 

our 2 tier afternoon tea
nothing extravagant compare to the regular price
and skimpy in variety and number of sweets
(personal opinion)
 

2nd tier - sweet pastries + scones 
raisin scone and citron tart 
scone was really warm moist and flaky 
it was really good 
especially with the cream and berry perserve 
it was just delicious!
citron tart was okay 
the crust was hard (it required a knife to cut them into pieces) 
the filling was very citrousy, strong in lemon flavour (which i love)
but my company didn't enjoy it very much cuz she said it is too sour to be sweet 

eclair was okay 
and so was the chessecake 
i did not find anything special about them 
 

the first tier
which are the savory sandwiches and such
 

mini croissant with brie and maple ham 
ham didnt go well with the croissant
but the croissant itself was really buttery and flaky and yummy
 

smoked salmon on rye
so so
salmon was bit salty
 

curry chicken on baguette 
best savoury dish
the curry flavour and the chicken was well fused
and the creamy texture made it an excellent spread for the bread
 

cucumber and cream cheese 
this thing made me go (-_-?)
it was something so simple
and taste exactly like cucumber on plain cream cheese...
 

very antique style interior and atmosphere 

although this place cost more per person than most high tea
i don't think the quality is not up there 
plus on top of the bill
they charge you room fee which came up to be $28 per two people 
as if they are charging us for just sitting there
and to tip on top of that 
it is like $50 per person high tea
which is ridiculous
if i knew that was being done 
i would not have come here 
even with the two for one deal
but what can you do..
you learn from experience 

overall, 
this was not very pleasant visit
although i tried 
it is just overpriced, poor quality 
high tea 
which is very expensive just because it is held at a high quality hotel lobby