One Six Five @ Intercontinental

- I VI V Lobby Lounge -

Located in Intercontinental Hotel KL, One Six Five (I VI V) is a classy, modern and cozy lounge serving nice afternoon tea set.

Next to its glass wall, there is fascinating scenery view of the green nature. This is definitely a good place for us to get out of the city hastiness to enjoy some peaceful tea session.

Bits and bites of desserts are displayed in front of the entrance to catch our attention.

The afternoon tea sets are available daily from 2pm to 5pm, with merely two choices offered @ RM75 each, includes a pot of selected house tea. Otherwise, you could go for a cup of coffee instead.

One Six Five serves English tea, as well as tea leaves originated from China. We opted for the Shanghai rose tea and organic jasmine pearl tea.

Taste was good, but not fragrant enough.

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For a typical Malaysian, you could go for their Malaysian styled afternoon tea set:- 

The 'selera' afternoon tea set

The 1st tier always starts with the scones: Sesame & plain scones for this, and i personally prefer the plain one, with crunchier texture and of original taste.

Next, followed by the 2nd tier of savouries: mini beef rendang burger, chicken satay pao, tuna and avocado 'kuih paiti', lamb samosa with mango chutney, butter prawn saffron roll. These savouries have been customised close to Malaysian's flavours, which is more appetising. That was why it is named 'selera' i guess. =P

3rd tier to "cuci mulut" with all the sweet pastries: Durian eclair, red bean & chocolate opera, mango panna cotta with coconut sago, egg tart with pineapple carpaccio, kuih lapis.

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For those who are sick of Malaysian food, there is traditional English high tea set:-

The royal afternoon tea set

Similarly, the 1st tier comprises of the scones: Raisin & plain scones for this, and yes, i still prefer the plain one. xD

The 2nd tier savouries: Crab remoulade roll, smoked salmon and caviar crostini, lobster and asparagus bagel, hoisin peking duck with cucumber, wagyu beef tartare with wasabi and brioche. Albeit it is an English tea set, I think that this is a fusion one, with a mixture of Chinese and Japanese cuisine into the Western one. A big round of applause should be awarded for the creativity.

"Save the best for last" 3rd tier pastries: Lemon meringue tart, caramel eclair, chocolate and pistachio opera, green tea creme brulee, hazelnut and tonka bean macaroon. I like that there is sour pastry added, instead of having all the sweets only. Macaroon was of perfect sweetness too.

Me & my 20-year-BFF ♥♛

Apparently, One Six Five puts great effort in serving extraordinary kind of afternoon tea set, instead of the routined savouries and pastries that we had actually got bored of. Portion served is not too big, and thus, we won't feel overfull towards the end. Not all of the pieces are decent, but in overall they are nice. Of course, we love the environment here that keeps us calm and relax.

Address: 165 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 09:00-00:00
Tel: 03-2782 6168

CHEERS! ♥☺