High Tea @ Avillion Legacy Melaka

Seems that my change in organization was as good enough a reason for old friends to come together. As some friends in particular group were not from the same company as I was, we decided that lunch was not possible due to limited time. Hence, in looking out for a suitable place, my friend Din suggested we try out the High Tea @ Avillion Legacy Melaka. And so we did this fine Saturday afternoon....

The Avillion Legacy Hotel is situated along Jalan Hang Tuah, close to the HSBC bank and opposite the former Soon Seng Plaza / Fajar Shopping Center (should ring a bell for those of you who are familiar with Melaka many years ago). Parking in the multi-level car park of the hotel is free (as of this time of writing), but note that it was a bit dark and narrow (which might challenge those of you with large vehicles). Managed to get a spot on the 2nd level. The restaurant / cafe was on the ground floor, right next to the hotel reception counter. Of course, air-conned as it was fully indoors. High Tea details here or as shown below:

Details as seen on a smartphone screenshot....

Starting from 12pm and ending at 4pm, it seemed more of an extended lunch rather than high tea. We agreed to meet there a 1.30pm, which was nice as it was after the initial crowd and not too late that all the food would be gone. Luckily we made reservations beforehand, as even at that time all tables were full, and it looked like additional tables were set up into the lobby area to cater for everyone. Special promotion rate for this - buy 3, free 1, with special rates for senior citizens and children! No indication on how long this promotion will last, so best to catch it before it's gone....

It was not as large as the Zest Cafe @ Ramada, and the food served was not as varied, however, for less than half of the price, I'm not one to complain. Besides, the usual fruit and dessert counter, the bread counter was basic (one type of bread with a toaster, and one type of bun with butter). They had mushroom and red bean soup close by. The main course counter had butter rice, chicken, asam pari, japanese tofu and mixed cabbage / cauliflower. Special counter for roti john, waffles and pizza. For hot drinks, there was black coffee, tea and teh tarik - the last one to me being a bit sweet for my taste, but that's teh tarik for you. Over at the other end, seems the ice cream was moving quite fast - by the time I was there, there were only strawberry, yam and corn favour left, and 5 empty slots where the other flavours were. Seems that the food here was limited, as they didn't top up once finished. This meant that even though you reserved a seat, there might be nothing left to eat if you got there late. As we sat, ate and caught up on old times, looked like there were still some people coming in after 3pm - hope they weren't disappointed!

I liked the balanced layout - the number of tables, food counters and space did not give me a feeling of congestion, even with the additional tables set up encroaching into the lobby. Place was well lit, and suitable for kids and and also the elderly. The staff was quite attentive - our water glasses were refilled quite promptly and empty plates cleared. I did not manage to try out every dish served. Fortunately, there was no loud background music playing - good if one was trying to strike up a conversation.

In short summary and conclusion, all in all, no complains from my side. Reasonably priced with a comfortable environment too. Recommend to give it a try if you're in Melaka over the weekend, but be sure to call and make reservations first!