Five Sails Restaurant at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver is a charming spot to enjoy Afternoon Tea on the weekends.
Nestled along the scenic waterfront at Vancouver’s Canada Place in Pan Pacific Hotel, the restaurant is the perfect setting featuring bright and contemporary design surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows that reveal sweeping views of Stanley Park, Coal Harbour and the North Shore Mountains.
Five Sails’ Afternoon Tea features an enchanting collection of savoury sandwiches and finger foods, delicate desserts, and teatime accoutrements all served atop a three-tiered tower. Priced at $65 person.
The afternoon set comes with a selection of teas with black, green, and decaffeinated choices.
Guests may also choose to supplement their Afternoon Tea with premium Caviar selections from Kaviari Caviar including Huso Huso sturgeon Caviar which is prestigious, rare, buttery and delicate.
We were hosted at Five Sails for the afternoon tea experience. We started off with some sparkling wine. For teas, we went with the Imperial Earl Grey and the Passionate Pear. Here’s a look at all the beautiful and delicious items we tried:
SAVORY
MINI SANDWICHES
Cucumber (lemon verbena aioli) and Smoked Salmon (BC smoked sockeye, dill cream cheese)
TRUFFLE BRIOCHE
summer truffle, Tete de Moine caramelized onion
HAM & CHEESE
jambon blanc, gruyere cheese, croissant
LOBSTER VOL-AU-VENT
warm Atlantic lobster bisque reduction, basil
EGG & CAVIAR
local caviar, mascarpone, creamy egg yolk
SWEET
Here are the sweet items in our Afternoon Tea set.
CHERRY
Okanagan cherry compote, glazed vanilla mousse
SCONES
Harker’s apricot scone, lemon zest housemade Chantilly cream & peach preserve
ST. HONORE
phyllo tart, salted caramel choux pastry
OPERA
valrhona dark ganache, espresso sponge
CANELE
Madagascar vanilla beans, spiced rum
Five Sails offers a top notch afternoon tea experience in an elegant setting with impressive, beautifully crafted and delicious sweet and savoury items. The price is very reasonable considering the scenic location and the quality of the items offered. They are not the most expensive afternoon tea in Vancouver and they offer the best view along with fine dining level service! Their afternoon tea incorporated a lot of French influences and techniques with some West Coast flavors. I definitely recommend an Afternoon Tea experience at Five Sails.
My favourite items were the Truffle Brioche; Apricot Scone; St. Honor Phyllo Tart; and Opera Cake.
Five Sails is located at 999 Canada Pl Suite 410, Vancouver, BC inside the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel.