Our 36th Spot:

Alexander’s Patisserie

209 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041

www.alexanderspatisserie.com

I’m gonna say it right now: “The Patisserie’s are where it’s at!” (100 emoji) I believe this is the 3rd one we’ve visited on the Tour… I haven’t even started with the review, and I’m already thinking about when I can go back!

Cute little spot in a cute little area. Stunning table setting. Welcomed with warmth!

I went with a girlfriend I wanted to get to know and a new friend who’s been with me to Tea before. We were so cute, the 3 of us! One 20’s, one 40’s, and one full of wisdom. We bonded over afternoon tea! They had an EXCELLENT selection of teas, if I do say so myself. It was hard for me to choose one, which is saying a lot! Thankfully, the 3 of us were on the same wavelength so it wasn’t complicated to select our choices.

Paris For Her (floral Parisian green tea blended with rose, raspberry & lychee) – I’ve been to quite a few tea spots that offer a “Paris” tea. It always reminds me of my favorite Harney & Sons Paris tea, and I make the mistake of ordering it only for it to taste so similar. So even tho I saw my beloved ‘lychee’ flavor profile, I tried looking elsewhere on the menu. I saw so many good ones! Thankfully my girls wanted this one too, so I got to have some! So glad I did, cuz this was my favorite of the 3!! Very florally fragrant AND it translated in taste as well! (three clapping emojis) Also, NOT like all the other Parises…

French Garden (a delicate organic tea blend of pear, apple and blackberry leaves) – My OG’s on here know I am all about a pear tea. So glad the ladies were into trying this one too yay! You could smell the pear AND taste the pear! We are 2 for 3 yall.

Tea of Dreams (a delicious oolong tea with flowers and exotic fruits) – So fruity! If you love a fruity tea, this one is for you. So proud + impressed with Miss 20’s cuz there was a point where we mixed up our teapots (there weren’t any labels to distinguish which one was which), but she could tell apart the blends by the color of the pour!? Woah! And she always takes the best pics and was even guiding me on my angles!! LOVE HER. I’m about to hire her as my apprentice! Hehe.

I love how the 3 of us actively got up and moved so we could get our shots of this tier!! Haha! Mrs. Wisdom even moved the sugar packets to another table so they weren’t in the way! (I’m laughing with you Talk Tea To Me Pod!) Everything was neatly arranged so that we each took a column of treats. I hurriedly took my photos and notes cuz these 2 were just so much fun, and I wanted to visit and enjoy!

Quiche – Don’t ask me what kind. They said but I didn’t write it down and it wasn’t written anywhere. My friend suggested I ask, but I was too preoccupied with having the best time that I forgot. I do know that it was good and the pastry was crunchy.

Turkey – So smokey! This one caught me off guard, cuz I wasn’t expecting how good it would be. It was a grilled sandwich, but didn’t scratch your mouth. Bonus points from me.

Crab – That was a dense bread! Not my favorite one. But it tasted so expensive!! Haha.

Egg + Truffle – I wanna cry just looking at this again, cuz I want one right now!! When the tier came, all you could smell was the cloud trail of truffle that followed it. I was afraid my mouth would only be truffle-flavored (you know how it could overpower), so that’s why I saved this one to try at the end of my savories. I learned soon that what I was really doing was saving the best for last!! After my first bite, like- I don’t even know what happened to me!? Could I be so bold as to say this is THEE BEST TEA SANDWICH I have had from the entire Tour!!?! (open mouth shocked emojis) The truffle wasn’t overpowering at all. There was dill or dijon in there or something, that just pulled it all together. But…BUT- that toasted mini lobster roll sandwich bread. UGH. (I can’t emoji) The crunch on it and subsequent melt in your mouth, was just (sigh)…I don’t know, fill-in-blank, cuz I can’t even think of a good enough word to describe it.

Scones – There was a plain aaand (?) another with a kind of fruit…!? (LOL, I know I’m so bad…what kind of Reviewer am I?) I don’t know what my deal is, but I’ve not really been into trying the scones! (cheese smile emoji) I took a bite of each. For YOU GUYS okayyy! Yes, I’m doing my job!! Flakey, not dry.

Panna Cotta with Blood Orange – (happy, I remembered this one!) Of course I was thrilled to try this one. (raises hand) “Hi, I’m Olyve Rose and I am a Panna Cotta-Lover.” A bit more coconutty for me than I like, but still a good one. And that blood orange was a nice touch. Oh but that grape (Well, my friend + I couldn’t decide… She thought it was a cherry, cuz it does look like a cherry. Tho I tasted grape, and thought maybe it was an infused grape… I don’t know!) made it special.

Yellow Sweet (LOL!) – First of all, this photo doesn’t do it justice cuz it was almost like a neon yellow!! Another welcome surprise. The lemon was mild (good cuz I’m not that big of a lemon dessert fan), and it was so light! But, that custard inside. Boyyy!? AMAZING.

Dark Chocolate Sweet – Not too rich. Delicate pastry bottom. Always nice to have some sort of chocolate on the tier!

Cake – We asked them twice what this was called. Couldn’t repeat it, it was in French! I already heard this one was just okay, so by the time I got to it I wasn’t really excited to try it. Wasn’t bad, nice vanilla (I think haha) cake. Moist. (thumbs up)

Macarons – These were Rose Lychee, Lemon, and Passion Fruit. Who can guess which one was my favorite?! Leave your guess in the comments!

Service was very good here. Everyone was so sweet and took care of us well. Even the to-go box that was made for me was beautiful. Like I mentioned on the onset, I already can’t wait to go back. The Huz definitely is interested, so maybe we’ll be back soon! Thank you to the 2 Beauties I had the privilege of hanging out with this afternoon. And our After Party at World Market!! Until our trip to New York! (wink wink)

Yall- I’ve been to FOUR Teas, in the past 3 weeks!! We did our scheduled August Tea on the 19th, fit in our October Tea on the 25th, came here on the 1st, then had a leisure Off-Tour Tea with my brothers on the 2nd. [For anyone checking me on dates… These blog posts are dated on the day I went (so I can remember for future reference). However, it takes me a couple of days after to finish these reviews. So yes, this will be dated on ‘Sept 1’…tho I’m probably gonna publish on the 3rd. Just in case you were confused about me talking about Tea with my brothers on the 2nd… Ay-yay-yay!] There are so many of my friends + fam interested in trying these new places, and I am doing my best to make myself available to take them! Tho it gets pricey, if you can imagine. So I thank my Donators so so so soooo much for helping out!! You make this so much easier on me, and I have so much fun writing for you all! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! (The donating form is below for those moved to contribute.)

Took the Boys to Malaya btw. Accompanied with the Huz (I love that he loves to go to Tea with me). Of the 30+ places we’ve been, they handpicked Malaya Tea Room in Alameda. They love trying out new foods, and wanted to come see what Afternoon Tea was about with their sister! I was also able to finally meet the owner there. My Brothers thoroughly enjoyed themselves, trying all the sandwiches and teas!! Before I could finish asking them if they’d ever come back, they both agreed! So cute. Even took a box of scones home. The owner took real good care of us. We even got to try 2 other sandwiches that didn’t come with our tea service. Their Sardine and Marmalade sandwiches quickly became favorites for the Huz! I’m tellin yall- visit Malaya if you haven’t already!!

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