QTea

Overview

Move over croquembouche, there's a new dessert tower in Adriano Zumbo's life. The popular dessert wizard has come together with boutique hotel chain QT to launch a next-level QTea experience at the boutique chain's Sydney CBD outpost. The weekly dose of indulgence will be centred around a tower of Zumbo-specialty sweet treats paired with high tea classics like scones and champagne.

So, what's on the menu? Macarons (or Zumborons as Zumbo has named them)? Of course. Croquembouche? Maybe not, but there are plenty of classic Zumbo desserts to snack your way through.

Work your way up from the savoury selections at the bottom which include mini lobster rolls and caesar salad sliders, plus a selection of quiches and Zumbo's take on the humble scone that mixes brioche and shortbread.

While the savoury options are enticing, you'll want to save room for the sweets. As you make your way up the tower you'll find the chef's famous passionfruit tart alongside new creations like a glistening heart-shaped chocolate mousse, raspberry and pistachio dessert, a white chocolate and yuzu vanilla cake and plenty of macarons.

Zumbo also has plans to change things up as the team working on the high tea finds its feet. He told Concrete Playground he wants to incorporate more plant-based options, more classics from his back catalogue and large share plates.

"The first change will probably be to put that little miniature V8 cake onto the stand," he said. "I would like to bring a couple of my favourite Zumbo's Just Desserts dishes."

Accompanying the food in the lobby of the hotel and QT Sydney's Studio Q is a memorable array of beverages and a side of fun and theatrics. DJs will be on hand, as will be a collection of roaming champagne trollies. Perrier Jouet Champagne will be paired with the desserts and lobster rolls, or diners can choose from QT's collection of 60 different champagnes. Plus, a limited-edition burnt blueberry tea.

QTea is available on Saturdays and Sundays starting from Saturday, May 29 and will set you back $95pp for food and tea, $115 with paired Mumm sparkling wine or $125 with paired NV Perrier-Jouet 'Grand Brut'.