Just a couple of hours following our Shanghainese lunch, Jelloman was already calling for an afternoon tea session. Since all of us have already heard about Tea Well (葉外)'s popular fruit infused tea but had yet to try it out personally, it was a no-brainer that we head straight down to Level Two of COCO Park to check it off our list.
I love the elegant simplicity of this clean and sleek space. Very inviting.
I love the elegant simplicity of this clean and sleek space. Very inviting.
On display were a few of their pastries highlighted by the signature persimmon tea cake and fig tea cake.
Some of the tea set came with this high glass bottle and special glassware. Very elegant.
To get things started, we scanned the code printed on the table to bring up the drink and cake menu on our mobile devices.
Then this.....an assortment of sub-menus with a brief description of each drink.
Followed by the cakes.....
Some of us decided to try the tea served in their signature glassware.
But I was more interested in their fruit infused tea myself so I decided to share this mango infused Oolong tea with Jelloman. The tea obviously came with a hint of zesty lemon. Pretty refreshing.
The second tea we ordered was persimmon infused red tea. Each of these tea sets came with a small tea pairing on the side.
For desserts, mom had her eyes on this Mandarin Mont Blanc cake (柑橘栗子蛋糕) since we walked through those doors but disappointingly, she reported that the chestnut flavors didn't really register. Perhaps, the mandarin was way too overpowering?
I had their Rose melon cake (玫瑰蜜瓜小種蛋糕) myself.
There was a layer of sponge cake that was infused with Lapsang souchong (小種紅茶) or Zhengshan xiaozhong, a black tea consisting of Camellia sinensis leaves that were smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. So, some nice smokiness there along with the crunch from the crushed almonds and melon cubes. By far the best of the three cakes we tried this afternoon.
Jelloman had the pistachio white peach cake (開心果 白桃) which was a little disappointing.
Underneath the pistachio cream and pistachio flavored sponge cake was a piece of white peach compote which was a little hard and dry (like a dried apricot). There was just not enough exciting textures in this to make it appealing for the palate.
I thought we all enjoyed our fruit infused tea and the vibe was certainly worth coming back for but they have got to do something about their cakes.
Food Rating: 4.8/10
Price: ¥¥¥¥
Address: Level 2, COCO Park, 268 Fuhua Road 3, Futian, Shenzhen, China
Closest Metro Station: Shopping Park (購物公園)
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:30pm (Mon - Fri), 10:00am - 11:00pm (Sat - Sun)
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