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How we read reviews →Carlton's immersive high tea - quarterly themed tasting menus that turn dessert into edible storytelling.
Theatrical, art-directed fine dining dressed as high tea - interactive storytelling, scent cues and a personality quiz guide you through each quarterly-changing menu.
Quarterly rotating themed tasting menus (Hatched, Red, Bauhaus Gallery, Buzz to Bite), 30+ teas you smell and choose before brewing, a QR-code personality quiz that sets your eating order, riddle games with keepsake prizes, and a take-home Polaroid.
Not tied to one culinary heritage - the drawcard is original, narrative-driven cooking that reinvents a course each season rather than a specific national tradition.
A $99+ set-menu experience that most reviewers say is worth it for the creativity and service, though a minority found the food underwhelming relative to the price, especially at the a la carte pop-up nights.
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