Picture this – you and your nearest and dearest seated at a long table. Between you are towers brimming with a drool-inducing selection of bites. Do you start with savoury, or skip straight to sweet? The beauty of high tea is that you get a little taste of both, without an imminent food coma. If that sounds like your ideal daytime activity, fire up the group chat and make a booking at Double Barrel Kitchen and Bar. The venue’s brand-new high tea offering is set to impress with circular towers filled with the likes of mini quiches, poached-chicken open sandwiches and mushroom arancini with truffle aioli. On the sweet end, enjoy light and fluffy buttermilk scones slathered with jam and cream, colourful macaroons, brownie bites and eclairs.

Double Barrel’s high tea offering is $55 per guest, which includes a standard tea or coffee. Of course, there’s the option to add bubbles (definitely do!). Gluten-free and vegetarian options are also available upon request. If you’ve been saying to your friends “we need to catch up!” without any further follow through, let this be the sign you’ve been looking for. Life’s short, eat the cake. Book Double Barrel’s high tea here.