High Tea at Parliament House Melbourne (open on days Parliament is not sitting) was a very different experience. Beginning with the myriad steps up to enter through the security screening with the prize of a "V" sticker from reception. An interesting walk through Queens Hall's portraits of past Premiers and a view of the Library to enter the dining room. Service was impeccable ...

The oddly named 'Strangers' Corridor' (as in 'non-Members of Parliament) is open on weekdays only for lunch for the general public on days when the Victorian Parliament is not sitting (which is a majority of weeks in the year.) It is next to the collegiate-style dining room which is for Members of Parliament only, and adjacent to the beautiful Parliamentary Library which featur...