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Afternoon tea
Erawan Tea Room is a contemporary Thai restaurant with
amazing choice of Afternoon tea sets. Needless to say how great
the food here is, but beside savoury Thai dishes, many people, both
Thai and foreigner, travel a distance to try the restaurant’s famous
afternoon tea. Ms. Pensiri Jaingarm, the Outlet Team Leader of
Erawan Tea Room, and Ms. Thanchanok Boonsang, Public Rela-
tion Coordinator, explained to CTI, “the highlight of Erawan
Tea Room is our afternoon tea set. Customers from everywhere
come here to be impressed and they spread the good words for
us. We have also been featured in magazines, websites, and many
medias. That’s why we are well-known to both Thai and foreign
customers.” Erawan Tea Room is the must-visit destination when
you are in Ratchaprasong, just like when you link shopping with
Chatuchak Weekend Market and fashion with Siam Square.
Thai food was the main focus of Erawan Tea Room before
it decided to add an option of the afternoon treat. The afternoon
tea set here is unique and hard to find anywhere else. It’s the
perfect combination of Thai elegance and Western luxury. “Our
concept is delicious authentic Thai snack served on a lotus leave
plate and a contemporary Thai plate, and complemented by
variety of exquisite tea, from imported teas to Thai herbal teas Pushing the Limit
such as lemongrass tea, and rosella tea. There’s no formal dress Although Erawan Tea Room the widely known among
code, so you can walk in with a holiday dress and make yourself tea aficionados, it’s still largely limited to Asian customers. “We
at home,” Pensiri explained. want to push our reputation to a new height because we mostly
get Asian customers and only a few western customers. Western
Tea Variety customers might be a little daunted to try something unfamiliar.
Thai style is integrated into the afternoon tea ritual here. We want our Thai snacks to be at the international level and we
The smooth taste and aroma of Thai tea complement superbly are trying hard to achieve that,” Pensiri concluded.
with the snacks without having to add sugar. “People usually drink Whether you are a tea aficionado or someone who drink
earl grey where the bitterness of the tea affects the taste of the tea occasionally, Erawan Tea Room is an impressive place to try
snack. Thai teas don’t do that, instead, it complement the taste of a unique Thai style afternoon tea. Take your timer exploring
the snacks. If you are health conscious, hot lemongrass tea, hot the tasty delicacies and relax in a comfortable atmosphere, and
butterfly pea tea, and hot pandan tea would be great choices. The before you realize, you might already become a regular customer
tea set also includes quality local products and OTOP products, at Erawan Tea Room.
from local teas, to jam and snacks.” Erawan Tea Room’s signature
afternoon tea set comes in 3 tiers platter. The top tier is where
traditional Thai sweets like sweet mango with sticky rice and Special Thanks
Look-Choop are, while the middle tier contains a variety of Thai Ms. Pensiri Jaingarm, Outlet Team
and western desserts like Kanom-Krok, fried banana, cakes, and Leader of Erawan Tea Room
scones. The bottom tier is the teir for savoury snacks such as Thai Ms. Thanchanok Boonsang, Public
spicy sausage, Chor-Muang, and fish cakes. However, the menu Relation Coordinator
changes every 2 months, so you can come back to something new
every time you visit.

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