Celebrate Women’s Day with a Sip & Paint at the President Hotel

In celebration of Women’s Day, the President Hotel is hosting an intimate afternoon of creativity, conversation and delicious treats with their Sip & Paint event. On 9 August 2025, unleash your artistic side with an afternoon of painting and high tea at the Botany Café. Here’s everything you need to know.

Everything to Expect at the President Hotel this Women’s Day

Begin your afternoon at the President Hotel with a welcome drink, before settling into the hotel’s warm, inviting Botany Café for a painting session.

The culinary experience centres around a beautifully curated high tea featuring locally sourced ingredients. Savoury highlights include delicate finger sandwiches with smoked egg mayo and truffle oil, alongside roasted chicken with tarragon aioli and an innovative potato nest topped with salmon mousse, spiced cucumber pickle and orange gel. These items give a contemporary twist on the traditional high tea treats.

For those with a sweet tooth, the selection includes fresh buttermilk scones with Chantilly cream and strawberry jam, individual carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting, and milk tart choux puffs with cinnamon craquelin. The lime cheesecake with lime curd provides a refreshing finish to the meal.

Overall, the menu showcases the best of South African flavours while maintaining the special high tea elegance, and is the perfect pairing for an afternoon of creativity.