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    Home » Recipes » Afternoon Tea

    Tipsy Evening Tea at Notch8 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

    Published: Oct 31, 2016 · Modified: Nov 8, 2016 by Mimi · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Classic "spooky" Halloween sweet treats on the dessert tier of the tea set ♥ Notch8 in Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

    When my foodie pal, Beth from @bitesofvancouver (IG), invited me to Notch8's Tipsy Tea event this Halloween weekend, both of us were mad stressing about what to wear. Okay, you probably think that wardrobe obsessing is an all too common issue for all women attending any event. This Tipsy Tea event was a totally different beast because we have never heard of any other event like it in the city. From what we gathered, it was a Halloween tea event held at 7 (that's PM!) for adults only in the Notch8 private dining room of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. There were to be tarot card readings, spiked witches brew and Halloween-themed towers of sweet and savory tea goodies. It really got us thinking.... hmm...  a tea event in the evening that could get us tipsy? Was it a party? Would there be dancing? Was it a sit down or cocktail event?

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    We spent two days planning and talking about our outfits like school girls and we finally decided on elegantly simple black ensembles of top and pants armed with backup lace masks in case we needed to "get festive" on the spot. (You can see in the last photo below.) When we arrived at Notch8, a hostess led us down just a few step of stairs to the private dining room located in the corner of the spacious lounge. We brushed past cobwebs and ducked underneath a plush red curtain to enter a dim candle lit room that looked like it could have been Dracula's library. To our delight, we saw the room was configured in such a way that every party had their own table adorned with 3 arm candelabras. It was very romantic and it pleased us that it was indeed a sit-down event, allowing us to have a "girls date" which we have been talking about having for quite some time.

    After a short while, the manager came over to introduce herself and took some time to explain the concept of Tipsy Evening Tea. It started in London and was essentially an afternoon tea service held in the evening with cocktails. I immediately thought it was a going to be a winner. What a wonderful concept to have a nice gathering place for ladies in the evening besides the bar, lounge or coffee shop. I was ecstatic about it because I love afternoon tea and I would gladly have it at any time of the day but sadly this was a one time event. However, there are plans to have another one for Christmas and possibly on an ongoing basis. I really hope so and I know I will definitely be the first one to go. And judging by the enthusiastic responses I received from my foodie pals online when I posted these photos, I will have plenty of ladies to accompany me.  Here are some of the pictures from the night:

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    Sophisticated library decor of the private ding room in Notch8
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    The black napkin underneath was folded into a shape of a bat.
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    Bubbling Witches Brew containing London dry gin, elderflower liqueur, english breakfast tea and lemon juice
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    The full sized Butter & Chocolate Scones with clotted cream and jam on the top tier were my absolute fave. They are deliciously crumbly and buttery.

    tipsey-tea-evening-halloween-fairmont

    Notch8 is located inside the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and they also offer a regular afternoon tea service.

    Location: 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC Canada, +1 604 662 1900

    Parking: No street parking directly outside the Hotel but available down the street on Hornby where there is also a pay parkade. There are over 20 parking spots reserved for Car2Go on the rooftop parkade at 777 Hornby which is right next to the hotel. Closest Skytrain station is Vancouver City Centre (on the Canada Line) which is 2 blocks away from the hotel.

    Contact: [email protected]

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