Enjoy High Tea in Ballarat

Treat your mum to the delicious tradition of High Tea this Mother’s Day weekend.

Ballarat’s Craig’s Royal Hotel can help you celebrate the special day with all the pomp and ceremony that’s usually reserved for the Queen.

High Tea is a dainty social event inherited from England, that’s a favourite with mothers.

Craig’s Royal Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Australia, will serve a special High Tea during the Mother’s Day weekend. Visitors will be treated to a glass of champagne on arrival and be given a short tour of the recently refurbished grand old hotel. High Tea will then be served with all the nostalgia of yesteryear.

The Hotel’s executive chef, Frenchman Philippe Desrettes, will prepare fresh French-style petite fours, quiche, sandwiches and scones. This will be served with a variety of teas, including English Breakfast and Earl Grey. Or, depending on the mother, a gin and tonic with a small slice of lemon might be more in order!

Craig’s Royal Hotel, Lydiard Street Sth, Ballarat. Saturday 10 May & Sunday 11 May, Cost is $35 per person, Ph: 03 5331 1377, bookings essential.

Nieder Weisel, one of the city’s finest homes in beautiful Webster Street, Ballarat, will also be offering High Tea and historical tours on Saturday 10 May, Cost $40 per person Ph: 5331 8829 or 0419 365 625 bookings essential.

Country Mouse, a quaint café and lovely gift store, 451 Doveton Street Nth, Ballarat, will be offering High Tea on Saturday 10 May from 10am – 4pm. Ph: 03 5332 2091