Connect Lounge - Marco Polo Ortigas Manila

Murat Kiliç

5.0

I will always associate High Tea set with hotel lounges, elegant furniture, artsy view, and light but filling food - exactly the one I recently had at Marco Polo’s Connect Lounge.Located at the 24th floor, Connect Lounge is the perfect place to chill. It has a nice view of the metro. I love how classy the interiors are. We has their Afternoon High Tea Set for 788php. Yes for only 788php, you get to enjoy a 3-tier set of pastries, cakes, mini sandwiches with coffee or tea. The drink can be upgraded to a glass of champagne, smoothie or iced tea. I actually had High Tea set in other restaurants before but I must say that this one’s much better. I actually loved the mini sandwiches and the pastries. I loved the colourful baguettes. Each color has different flavour. I also loved the one with strawberry, though I forgot what it’s called.The Chocolate Soufflé  was also a surprise. It came with chocolate and milk sauce but I prefer the latter better. I loved the texture of the cake. I think I actually ate one order. What I truly loved about this set is their tea. I had their black tea and man, it was so good. It kind of soothed my soul. Yeah, I know it’s just tea that can be bought somewhere else, but pairing their good pastries with good tea made the difference.I actually ordered lemon iced tea as I saw it from another customer. It was so beautiful!!! I actually liked that the sweetener and lemon concentrate were separated from the tea itself. This made me adjust the sweetness and sourness of my iced tea. Cool idea I must say!I’m planning to go back here with my friends to just chill and have a good chit-chat.

Ipek Akdağ

4.0

Connect Lounge located on the 24th floor of Marco Polo Ortigas Manila is a place where you can enjoy munching on an afternoon snacks paired with a cup of coffee or tea. With a cozy ambiance and city view, as the name, this is a perfect place where you can have a nice chit chat with friends or love ones. Afternoon Tea set is available from Monday – Sunday from 2pm to 6pm. A selection of mini sandwiches, cakes, scones in a three-tier stand, I could say is definitely worth it for the price of Php788.  Since this is an open kitchen bar, you may customize your preferred cakes or sandwiches. Also, an upgrade if you wanted to have a glass of wine, iced tea or smoothie. We also tried Strawberry and Mango Sherbet. I loved how it was true to its flavor. Very refreshing indeed. I say if you’re looking for an afternoon snack with a sophisticated approach, head on to Connect Lounge to experience a relaxing afternoon Tea time.

Marcella Jo

4.0

After feasting in Lung Hin, we headed out to Connect Lounge for some much-needed tea to help digest all the food that we had.The Afternoon Tea includes mini sandwiches, cakes, and scones in a three-tier stand, which you can pair with coffee or tea. All that for only 788, which is already good for two people. You also have an option to upgrade your drink to wine, iced-tea or smoothie.Ambience – 4/5Service – 3/5The Strawberry and Mango Sherbet was not served.Location – 4/5Food – 4/5