Hotel New Otani Hakata is offering a “Chinese Afternoon Tea Set” year-round on weekends and public holidays, starting April 4.
Served in an afternoon tea style with Chinese dim sum and sweets arranged on a stand, the menu will change seasonally. From April through June, in addition to two kinds of chef’s choice appetizers and Chinese rice porridge with goji berries and abalone, the stand menu includes sesame toast, deep-fried five-ingredient rice cake, Chinese castella cake, matcha hot cookies, coconut dumplings, sesame dumplings, apple buns filled with apple bean paste, and mango pudding. For steamed dim sum, guests can choose two items from xiaolongbao, steamed shrimp dumplings, steamed shark fin dumplings, meat buns, tiger-shaped sweet bean buns, penguin-shaped custard buns, and shumai. Drinks feature Ronnefeldt Jasmine Pearls, Lapsang Souchong, Pai Mu Tan & Melon, as well as Meigui (rose) tea, oolong tea, and more, all with free refills.
The venue is the Chinese restaurant “Taikan-En” on the basement floor (B1). Reservations are required at least two days in advance, and the set is available for parties of one or more. Serving hours are from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The price is 6,000 yen per person, tax and service charge included. Not eligible for any discounts. Limited to 10 servings per day.
