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Tara Tea Room, The Rocks

Cafes, Irish

Overall 7.6  18

4.3 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  6      Service  4      Value  4     


I have also been to the tara tea rooms in recent months but found the opposite to previous visits. The owner seems more harassed than normal, not taking the time as she used to to chat to return customers. The menu has changed making it much less value for groups to visit. Where is the lovely big tasting basket and bottomless drinks. Devonshire teas in the "assemble yourself to pay more" concept really seemed to annoy the return customers.

I heard plenty of chatter from the other tables - sorry to say not at all in favour of the menu changes despite the cute pictures. Also - it is definitely time to wash some of the tea cosies. I am pretty sure some of the cosies taken to tables would raise the ire of the health department. I think the proprietor needs to remember that it is just scones afterall, and at $2 per piece before jam or cream is pretty steep, even for the rocks.

And the quality of the scones, well the last weekend I went, you could have played cricket with the savory one. Not good at all. And as for the plain, well, I am sad to say that they were not fluffy or light as they had been in the past. I truly hope that the Tea room returns to it's former glory and I won't be returning until it does. Sydney is to bigger place to return to a venue for average afternnon tea.

Mar 05, 2011

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Tara Tea Room, The Rocks

Cafes, Irish

Overall 7.6  18

4.3 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  6      Service  4      Value  4     


I have also been to the tara tea rooms in recent months but found the opposite to previous visits. The owner seems more harassed than normal, not taking the time as she used to to chat to return customers. The menu has changed making it much less value for groups to visit. Where is the lovely big tasting basket and bottomless drinks. Devonshire teas in the "assemble yourself to pay more" concept really seemed to annoy the return customers.

I heard plenty of chatter from the other tables - sorry to say not at all in favour of the menu changes despite the cute pictures. Also - it is definitely time to wash some of the tea cosies. I am pretty sure some of the cosies taken to tables would raise the ire of the health department. I think the proprietor needs to remember that it is just scones afterall, and at $2 per piece before jam or cream is pretty steep, even for the rocks.

And the quality of the scones, well the last weekend I went, you could have played cricket with the savory one. Not good at all. And as for the plain, well, I am sad to say that they were not fluffy or light as they had been in the past. I truly hope that the Tea room returns to it's former glory and I won't be returning until it does. Sydney is to bigger place to return to a venue for average afternnon tea.

Mar 05, 2011

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