Not for the tea on its own, if you just want a tea.
It was a whole tea pot, at least 500 ml, and the porcelain was beautiful.
That said, $13 for a masala chai tea and $9 for a coffee, plus tax and tip, in one of the nicest spaces in Toronto, sipping out of a nice tea cup, with piano playing and space between tables, and not being rushed, when you take into consideration a Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte out of a paper cup is running $7, maybe the $13 tea isn’t that bad, for the whole experience that comes with it?
The servers were lovely and there was no pressure to order more. Same kind of lovely experience at Lano at the Ritz Carlton on Saturday afternoon around 4 pm.
Maybe ordering a really expensive coffee at a really fancy hotel is better value than it looks on the surface.
Now with regards the masala chai itself, it was a nice blend. It was steeped with water, and I asked for milk. I started drinking masala chai 30 years ago, and I had started with the type that is steeped in milk. I prefer milky masala chai, but I am aware the Shangri La has a broad selection of fine tea, and it also is not an Indian establishment.
Link to the Mott Happy Hour menu, next to the Shangri La Lobby Bar space, in the old Momofuku space.
