Butter Avenue

Price: 3.5/5

Taste: 3.5/5
Authenticity: 3/5  

Atmosphere: 4.5/5

Service: 4.5/5

Butter Ave Macarons Box

Today, my friend and I decided to have some nice (EXPENSIVE $$$) Afternoon Tea at Butter Avenue. Though it is expensive, it was delicious and it's nice to treat yourself to afternoon tea once in a while because let's be honest, almost all afternoon tea places are pricey so might as splurge! 

Afternoon Tea Menu (the coffees were listed on the other side) 

We had to reserve a few days before hand for the afternoon tea set (my friend said that you have to make reservations at least the day before before 3pm). 

Tea Menu

We thought the tea menu was SUPER ADORABLE! The menu contained mini tea containers that were stuck onto the menu with velcro so that you could pick it up, twist the lid off, and smell each of the tea leaves! Though this was super adorable, I wanted a cappuccino drink instead :)

We ordered the Lumiere Set and this is what they served:

1) Mini Snack: Macarons 

Matcha Macaron and Earl Grey Maracon

This came BEFORE the amuse-bouche so it's not really listed on the menu. The chef served us mini macarons: a matcha macaron and an early grey macaron. Both were really good and had a nice texture; soft but still hard enough to have a little crunch and the filling inside was nice :) I really liked the matcha macaron because I love green tea flavoured things and it had the perfect amount of sweetness to it. The early grey was also REALLY GOOD (definitely want to eat this one again) though I can't really pinpoint why........Regardless, these two flavours are a MUST if you go buy macarons from Butter Ave.

2) Amuse-Bouche: Sun-dried Tomato Quiche and Croissant

Sun-dried Tomato Quiche and Buttered Croissant

Being the clueless girl I am, I had no idea what amuse-bouche meant until I went home to wiki it:

"An amuse-bouche [aˌmyzˈbuʃ] (plural amuse-bouches) or amuse-gueule [aˌmyzˈɡœl] is a single, bite-sized hors d’œuvre.^[1] Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons, but, when served, are done so for free and according to the chef's selection alone."
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuse-bouche

So the chef decided to serve us quiche and he described what was in it but I don't remember all of it: sun-dried tomato, home made sausages, cheddar cheese, and more stuff......but those were the important ones! It was yummy and flavourful but it was kind of more on the dry side in my opinion. The croissant tasted like any other but the texture was very nice! It was flaky on the outside but very soft and doughy inside which is what I like :)

3) Mini Tarts/Cakes and Macarons

Assorted Tarts and Cakes

They served us 6 mini cakes and we were supposed to eat it in the order of front to back because it went from light citrus flavours to dark rich flavours. I don't remember what was in all the cakes but I'll try my best to descriebe them.

From front to back

1. mango mousse with pistachio tart bottom
• thoughts: I really liked this one because it was fruity (obviously) and it wasn't too sweet nor sour so to me it was just right! I think this was my favourite because by that time, I was so full from eating rich sweets (especially drinking a cappuccino) that eating something fruity was a nice change. 
2. mini dark chocolate macaron and ____ mousse with pistachio tart bottom 
• thoughts: I don't really remember much about this cake. I just remember I really liked the mini macaron. I don't think I could pinpoint what flavour that mousse was but it was nice and light to say the least. 
3. strawberry mousse, strawberry jam and kiwi filling?
• thoughts: I remember the blueberry being super sour and the strawberry jam to be super sweet, but the kiwi portion was alright. Clearly, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others. 
4. raspberry with gold foil shavings, ground tomato, banana cream and dark chocolate crust 
• thoughts: I REALLY liked the banana cream! I thought it was really nice, smooth and had the right amount of sweetness to it. I completely ignored the ground tomato because I'm not a fan of them, especially them being on my cake >:( 
5. green tea mousse, _____ mousse and dark chocolate crust
• thoughts: I also really liked this cake but I don't have much to say about it. I just liked it because I LOVE green tea flavoured things....LOL 
6. dark chocolate cake 
• thoughts: By the end, I was super full and my sweet tooth needed to take a break so having this super rich dark chocolate cake was kind of too much for me. Nevertheless, if I was hungrier, I would have enjoyed it more because the cake itself was yummy. I was expecting and dreading something super sweet but it wasn't THAT sweet! It actually had a nice balance of sweet and bitter. 

Lime and Honey Macaron 

We got to choose a macaron to eat and I picked the lime and honey macaron because I was done with eating chocolate sweets and wanted something more.....refreshing I guess.  To be honest, I was disappointed   because the lemon filling inside was too citrusy for me.

4) Coffee: Cappuccino 

LOL I don't have much to say about this, it's just a cappuccino.....nothing special THOUGH I needed to add sugar into it because it was pretty bitter for me. 

5) Macarons To Go 

Since a lot of my friends instagram or facebook macarons from Butter Ave and say that they are the best macarons they've had so far, I decided to take half a dozen home. I chose the Blueberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Cheesecake, Matcha, Earl Grey, Dark Chocolate and of course Caramel Macchiato (this is their best seller). I haven't eaten all of them so I can't comment on them YET but I'm excited to! 

Overall, the cakes and macarons were well prepared but it was pretty pricey and I don't think it was worth the price. I think it's nice to try this afternoon tea set ONCE (or once in a few years) but I DEFINITELY don't want this for a long long long time. 

Though that is my opinion about their afternoon tea set, I would definitely come back for their macarons. They are on the pricier side (each cost $2.25.....or something like that) but they are actually delicious!

If you're looking for a meal to satisfy your sweet tooth for a LONG TIME, this afternoon tea is for you LOL! But ladies, please go on an empty....okay emptiER stomach than my friend and I; we had lunch before coming here which was NOT good idea. On the other hand, gentlemen, eat something before you go to Butter Avenue