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![[Shanghai] Hairy Crab Feast at Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣大閘蟹宴](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/R0028355.jpg)
Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣 at the Waldorf Astoria Add: Waldorf Astoria Club Level 5, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu 上海外滩华尔道夫酒店5楼 中山东一路2号 Tel: 6322 9988 Hours: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30-11pm Website: www.waldorfastoriashanghai.com Price: [hairy crab set menu] 688 RMB/person + 15% Visited: Oct 2011 Please note that this is an arranged tasting. Ladies and gentlemen, ’tis the season for hairy crabs!…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Hairy Crab Feast at Wei Jing Ge 蔚景閣大閘蟹宴”
![[Shanghai] Red Velvet Afternoon Tea at Waldorf Astoria](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/R0016058.jpg)
Salon de Ville, Waldorf Astoria
Add: Waldorf Astoria, 2 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu 中山东一路2号上海外滩华尔道夫酒店
Tel: 6322 9988
Hours: 10am-8pm
Website: www.waldorfastoria.com
Price: 338rmb+15%/person, free flow of coffee, tea, and finger food
Visited: Aug 2011
Afternoon Tea at Waldorf Astoria Shanghai. The tea set itself was not particularly impressive, but I quite enjoyed the regal yet relaxed ambiance brought alive by classical music performance (cello and violin on the day of my visit, harp on most weekends). What I liked most about Salon de Ville, in addition to its plush furnishings, is that there is a comfortable distance between each clusters of sofas, making it a perfect spot for a quiet afternoon of private tête-à-têtes.
The Red Velvet Afternoon Tea Set, priced at 338 RMB/person, includes a free flow of savory bites, finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, signature red velvet cupcakes, and coffee or tea (try the Irish Whisky Cream, which actually doesn’t contain any whisky but is rich and aromatic enough to intoxicate.)
