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In need of something to do on a cold winter’s day? Why not be spoilt with decadent desserts and sumptuous scones at InterContinental® Melbourne The Rialto’s new high tea concept. 

Guests will be treated to an afternoon of sheer indulgence with the new degustation-style high tea experience, ‘The Clarke Sisters’ Tea Party’. A progression from late lunch into afternoon tea, they get to enjoy traditional sandwiches, a selection of buttermilk and fruit scones and a choice of main course served to their table on exquisite Noritake China.

The highlight is certainly the delicious Rialto Precinct Dessert Trolley, featuring heavenly cakes from the kitchens of renowned local venues including Vue de Monde, Le Petit Gateau and Merchant Osteria Veneta.

The experience wholly embraces the hotel’s history and creates a wow experience, taking the quintessential Melbourne high tea and making it unique to our hotel. We’ve added local speciality plated mains and a deconstructed Perrier-Jouët Champagne Cocktail, in addition to all the high tea favourites you have come to know and love.

Let us take you back to the late 1800’s and step into the high society world of the Clarke sisters when Melbourne was reputedly the richest city in the world. Entrepreneur Patrick McCaughan commissioned the original Rialto building on Collins Street. His wife Miss Emma was an affluent high society member and embraced high tea, with the sisters often found spending lavish afternoons swapping stories over fine china teacups. After Miss Emma’s untimely passing in 1872, the undeterred Patrick went on to marry her sister Miss Margaret Clarke.

Perfect for all occasions or treating someone special, ‘The Clarke Sisters’ Tea Party’ is hosted in the sun-drenched Alluvial atrium, and is available every Saturday and Sunday, with five intimate sessions each day limited to ten people each: https://www.melbourne.intercontinental.com/offers/clarke-sisters-tea-party/