Delicious tea and cake at Contessa Tea Connoisseur
Living in Rivonia, I sadly don’t have any neighbourhood coffee shops to hang out at. I’m always jealous of people in Parkhurst and Linden who have tons of tiny restaurants and coffee shops to try. Rivonia used to be the place to hang out, but it has since deterioated.
There is, however, one quality spot left in Rivonia which I frequent. Contessa Tea Connoisseur is a gorgeous, quaint spot on the corner of 11th Avenue and Rivonia Boulevard. I featured it as one of my “top 5 places to get your tea fix” in the Sunday Independent. I simply love the decorations- it feels like you’re in someone’s kitchen. Perfect for a baby shower or any other girly type of celebration. They also stock a huge range of tea including the ENTIRE Twinings range. In addition, they do Tea Tastings at R75 a person.
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| They also sell these biscuits separately- soft and buttery… mmmm |
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| Smoked salmon salad |
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| Chicken and haloumi salad |
Most recently, I went for lunch and to be quite honest I wasn’t blown away by the food. The menu is quite simple- sandwiches and salads. Not bad but not amazing. I think breakfast is a better bet- I enjoy that menu offering more. Note that they’re closed Sundays.
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| They have a whole menu… just for tea! |
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| Chocolate coconut cake… basically a lamington in cake form. Lamingtons are my absolute favourite so I LOVED this! |
Would highly recommend Contessa for tea and cake- it’s a gem!
Visit www.contessateashop.co.za or call 011 234 6641.
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February 20, 2013 @ 6:15 pm
I live here… Haha! Pity I wasn’t there when you were! We need to have a tea party catch up!
Much love, Bailey from Vanilla Blonde
February 20, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
Yes we do!! Time running away from us… Lets try and make a plan soon 🙂 x
April 27, 2014 @ 10:50 am
Hey old friend – long time no chat. Been following your posts for a while now on twitter. Decided to drop you a note, as I thought you might want to check out new cupcake place which opened yesterday. It’s called a Minkies cupcakes in Irene mall. These cupcakes will rival the best in jhb. They are also selling my exclusive Ceylon teas which I have been importing since September last year and is growing in popularity day by day… Our brand is called Basilur tea and is sold on over 50 coutries. If you would like us to send you a few samples , drop me a mail and I’ll get them delivered.
Regards
Lyle hendricks
April 28, 2014 @ 5:39 am
Hey- thanks for the note. Sure, mail me at info@joziliciousblog.co.za 🙂