Plant-based High Tea Experience at Alibi Sydney

Is the title confusing to you? Why would an omnivore like me bother trying a plant-based high tea? Well, if the high tea spread looks as pretty as such, how could you not be curious?

I visited Alibi last week with Mum, it's located inside Ovolo Hotel in Woolloomooloo. It's nothing like your ordinary hotel / bar / restaurant. Just check out the interior decor of Alibi, every corner is different, they can't be any more mismatching and yet combine together as a wholesome unit. I can just spend all afternoon moving from one table to another and yet feel like I'm not at the same place.

Let my photos take you on a visual tour around Alibi...

Vintage arcade game!!

 FYI, my Mum is a super picky eater, period. She doesn't eat meat at all, only will touch certain types of seafood, prepped in only certain ways, but she's more lenient when it comes to vegetables. So when Mum visited my last week, I wanted to take her to experience a nice afternoon tea. Where to find that kind of place? Most high teas will have sweet & savoury bites and the savoury will most likely have one of the things that Mum won't eat. Anyway, much to my relief, Chef Matthew Kenney of Alibi created this brilliant high tea offering. It is 100% plant-based, locally sourced ingredients, combining classical & innovative cooking techniques.

I'm happy to see Mum happily enjoying her sweet plant-based bites...

Chocolate Cream with Mango Passionfruit

Mixed Berry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote

Black Sesame Cream with Raspberry Rose

And not forgetting the savoury bites too...

Chickpea Blini with Pickled Carrot & Sesame Cheese

Forest Mushrooms on Sourdough Toast with Wasabi Almond Cream

Baby Quicke with Plant-Based Cream Cheese

Filo Pillows filled with Cashew Cheese and Sauteed Spinach

Normally high tea at Alibi comes with a glass of sparkling rose or bubbles (depending on your choice) on top of the free-flowing tea or coffee, but I chose to pass the bubbles then. Instead, my attention was caught by the Vivid Colour Changing Tea (Alibi serves tea by Rabbit Hole). It's basically dried blue pea flower, which looks blue initially, but when you add lemon juice to it, turns to a deep shade of royal purple. So pretty!

Vivid Colour Changing Tea: from deep shade of blue (left) to deep royal purple (right)

Assorted Tea selection by Rabbit Hole

To someone who is not a vegan, this plant-based high tea simply amazes me. The texture of things you never thought would be possible using only plant-based ingredients! Tip my hat to Chef Kenney & team!

High Tea is priced at $65pp (inclusive of a glass of rose sparkling, free-flowing tea and coffee)
For more price details: https://alibibar.com.au/your-high-tea/

Disclaimer: this experience was an invitation from the property, Ovolo Woolloomooloo.

Alibi

Cuisine Type: vegan, plant-based, western

High Tea Hours:

Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 4 pm

Address:

Ovolo Hotel
6 Cowper Wharf Rd, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011

Google Maps Location

Ph: +61 2 9331 9088

https://alibibar.com.au

Facebook: Alibi Woolloomooloo

Instagram: @alibisydney

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