Since opening in mid-2004, high societea has received enthusiastic reviews and coverage in a number of high-quality publications. Click on the links below to read the full article (where available).
"It's a place to take your mother or daughter or old friends for a memorable delight that will leave them thinking about the uninitiated with whom they can share the delicacies of this hidden gem in the future."
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(Queensland Country Life,
June 2006)
"High Societea completely bowled us over. We went back a second time just to check that it was as good as we thought, and it was even better ... it's not often you find perfection, at any price, and I've never been to a better tea shop, anywhere in the world. It's just as good as the Ritz."
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(The Courier-Mail's Good Life, 20 July 2004)
"Stepping inside the teahouse is like revisiting a bygone era when women wore hats, gloves and pearls."
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(Australian Good Taste Magazine,
November 2005)
"Our ladies' outing was truly satisfying, not only for the food, but also for the respectfully attentive service and charming atmosphere."
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(Brisbane News, 3-9 November 2004)
"Every carefully reconstructed detail, including the fine china and silverware, oozes an atmosphere of grace and charm."
(mapmagazine, March 2005)