Bursaria’s take on High Tea, “A Touch of…”, throws tradition out the window and runs off into the wild. You won’t find a white glove in sight, unless it’s on the hand of one of the guests, and they’ve pre-spread the scones for you (a slather of raspberry jam topped with a dollop of clotted cream).
Housed in the maze of reinvigorated church buildings at Abbotsford Convent, Bursaria’s monthly high teas take over the Rosina Function Rooms with a DJ, sky-high hair and bottles of bubbly.
Arrive pre-tea and wait in the courtyard, where a roaming mademoiselle from Bravo Darling in a gold flapper dress and a huge sequined head dress is pouring sparkling wine.
Once you’re inside, she parades around the ballroom with a Perspex skirt strapped to her shoulders. Like a popcorn boy at the theatre, she comes around to top up your savouries. You’ll pluck crispy noodle wrapped-prawns, chorizo sausage rolls and chicken and walnut sandwiches from her skirt.
While tea makes the rounds, sip on the traditional lemonade, given a twist with a mix of rosewater and vanilla sugar syrup. It’s liquid musk stick and gets your taste buds prepped for sweets.
Try shots of pomegranate and vanilla panacotta, the cream cut by a crop of fairy floss drizzled on top, a salted caramel and organic chocolate pot with just enough crunch, baby crème bruelees, lemon meringue pie and bite sized boysenberry meringues.
Sweet!
Bursaria’s “A Touch of…”
$55pp
2-4pm, every 3rd Sunday of the month
Upcoming dates: 16th June, 21st July, 18th August, 15th September, 20th October, 17th November, 15th December 2013
T: (03) 9417 7771
bookings@bursaria.com.au