The Lobby Lounge - The Ritz Carlton

Sunitha Pai

7 years ago

5.0

Start with basking in the slowly reducing sharpness of a weakening sun, in the quiet loveliness of a lounge, and stay till twilight supping on a variety of teas and scones and an array of desserts….if this sounds like your kind of zen, then Lobby Lounge is a place that will appeal to you.  My friend loves hi-tea which is a great tradition in the 5* and 7* hotels in many cities across the world – but not true of Bangalore, hence there are possibly very few hotels with a good hi-tea menu (my friend has already tried some and this was her summary). Ride up the elevator to the beautiful lobby lounge at Ritz Carlton and seat yourself in the canary yellow high backed winged chair and chill before asking your steward for the hi-tea. Here it is a set menu and not a buffet. The tea and coffee is unlimited. They get you the entire set menu for each at once in a three tier serving tray that looks so scrumptious you will not feel like disturbing the arrangement. The top two plates have desserts and the plate at the bottom has savouries. This is typical of hi-teas that they have more desserts and on an average the 5* have really good desserts vs the savouries. Same here though I enjoyed the savouries as well. The quantity looks deceptively less but overall it is actually very very filling and I could not eat the entire lot. I specially enjoyed the smoked salmon savoury and the fresh made scones and madeleines that came at the end of the hi-tea. The service was on point. For my vegetarian friend, they replaced the non-veg savouries with some other veg items off the menu. For the teas, the regular jasmine and chamomile were really good and enjoyable, so was the coffee. Of the other teas that we tried – the ceylong souchong I liked but my friend did not take to the Dombagastalawa Estate tea that she’d ordered. Overall a very relaxing lazy afternoon on a weekday, by the time we got out we felt we had gone to a spa or something. Don’t forget to spend a few minutes enjoying the beautiful breezy Bangalore air sitting outside near the foyer of this beautiful hotel while you wait for your car/cab. If you have Zomato Gold, it is fantastic as you can enjoy a hi-tea for two at the price of one. And since it was my friend’s birthday treat, the pianist played the birthday tune which felt special, so did the beautiful yummy complementary birthday cake. Thank you Ritz- Carlton for a wonderful afternoon!

M Le

6 years ago

5.0

The afternoon tea here definitely makes for a nice treat! All the food came out looking very pretty and colourful on a patterned three-tiered stand: sweets on top, savouries in the middle, and scones on the bottom. The savouries—babaganoush wraps, and the especially pretty and very neatly cut cucumber sandwiches for me; the same, along with a chicken mousse (?) canape and a smoked salmon sandwich for my friend—were especially good; as were the iced eclairs, the custard tart topped with figs, and the mini lemon loaf. The scones were okay; I didn’t really like either the jam or the cream they came with, so will probably ask for some butter to go with them next time. My Earl Grey came out with a nice matching tea set and went well with the food. Our server was very friendly and quick to bring out more food and refills. It all actually proved to be surprisingly filling as it was, but they do also offer extra plates of all the food. All in all a really great place for tea!

Aditi R

5 months ago

5.0

Went for the high tea. They had a pretty good variety of teas, and you could smell the teas before selecting which one you want. We got the vegetarian high tea, which included 2 types of tea and a selection of small eats - pastries, scones, snacks like mini sandwiches and puffs. Everything tasted great, and the ambience was lovely too. Towards the later part, a musician started playing on the piano, which also added a nice touch.

Aadityan

7 years ago

5.0

Quintessentially British.! Scones, Madeleines, Babaganoush wraps, Smoked Salmon..presented on a three-tiered tray. The Dombagastalawa Estate BOP was the lodestone. Beautiful Place. Food : 4.5/5 Ambiance : 4.8/5 Service : 4.3/5 The Waitress was Knowledgeable. A Wonderfully Brewed High Tea from Ritz!

Pavithra

1 year ago

5.0

"Had a fantastic experience! The staff was very welcoming, and their behavior was exceptional. The ambiance was great, making it a perfect spot to relax. Special shoutout to Supriya Nayak for his extraordinary hospitality and helpful suggestions. Truly a delightful visit!"

Swati Upadhyaya

6 years ago

5.0

First time in bangalore, hitea was good and service was excellent, will come back soon.... Amazing experience and thanks to all the staff members who took care of us I will recommend it to others also

Anmol Varma

6 years ago

5.0

Lounge team is great and there service and food be the best sweata and their lady manager forgot her name was outstanding make my experience unforgatable

Satyakam Sudershan

7 years ago

4.0

The lobby lounge is a place for tea; particularly afternoon tea, with a fine selection of tea and tea accompaniments like sandwiches and muffins e tc. However they do have some very nice cocktails; especially the tea infused section is a must try. Additionally a drink called penicillin, a mixture of Laphroaigh, scotch and lime was a very nice addition the regulars. The chairs and comfy and the ambience pleasent; just the fact that one side of dull glass wall doesn't have great views lessens the place somewhat.

Priyanka Burman

3 years ago

1.0

Pathetic service! Didn’t expect this from Ritz. We had gone for the afternoon tea which seemed like they just assembled anything they had in the kitchen and took over an hour to prepare. Truly disappointed!

Suyog Gothi

3 years ago

1.0

Made reservations for High Tea . Waited more than 30 min but no one attended . Escalated at the front desk yet no one attended. Had to leave the hotel