3/5 Seth W. 1 year ago on Google
I
went
here
October
6,
2022,
for
high
tea
at
11:30
a.m.
Parking
is
outrageously
expensive
at
the
hotel,
so
I
parked
at
the
National
Arts
Centre,
but
it
was
an
ugly
parking
garage,
and
about
3
blocks
away
-
not
where
you
want
to
go
when
all
dressed
up.
At
Zoe's
on
the
enclosed
porch
where
the
high
tea
is
served,
it
was
a
little
warm
with
the
sun
coming
in
on
me,
but
I
lowered
the
blind
a
bit,
so
it
was
ok.
There
were
many
empty
tables,
and
so
no
wait.
The
scones
were
not
hard
like
most
I
have
had
in
my
life,
but
were
soft.
The
jam
was
good
on
them.
The
sandwiches
were
more
tasty
than
I
expected.
The
desert
plate
items
were
basic.
The
tea
was
tasty.
The
main
non-positive
was
that
our
waiter,
Garrick,
talked
at
one
point
for
maybe
20
minutes
with
the
people
at
the
next
table,
all
about
his
kids,
grandkids,
and
finances,
e.g.
the
pension
he
expects.
I
thought
he
knew
the
people.
I
finally
called
him
over
for
more
water,
and
asked
him
to
please
end
the
conversation,
and
the
woman
he
had
been
talking
to
looked
at
me
and
smiled
and
nodded
that
she,
too,
has
been
annoyed
by
him.
She
was
from
Vancouver,
so
he
did
not
know
them.
The
Vancouver
woman
was
back
to
see
her
dad
who
was
on
his
deathbed,
and
took
her
mother
out
for
this
treat
at
a
difficult
time.
It
was
rude
of
the
waiter,
Garrick,
to
not
let
people
have
their
own
private
time,
and
instead
to
insert
himself
as
the
center
of
their
attention.
The
main
floor
of
Zoe's
is
maybe
is
more
elegant
than
the
porch
area.
Overall
was
fun,
but
they
should
have:
a)
a
special
parking
rate
for
people
going
to
high
tea,
and
b)
more
professional
waiters.
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