{{#singleComment}}{{value}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} comments{{/singleComment}}. From dinner parties and weddings to all manner of other social events, there is nothing more likely than bite-sized mouthfuls of savoury goodies and sugar-laced creations designed to keep us welded to the corner from which they are appearing. Details: Served weekdays from 3-5pm, weekends 1.30-5pm | £45pp | +£7 for a glass of Champagne, +£13 for rosé Champagne The service can be a touch over-attentive (unnecessary removal of plates and saucers, to be replaced by fresh ones, is something of an obsession), and the narcissistic Instagram crowd might irritate (unless you’re one of them), but it’s still a delicious way to spend a couple of hours – and never boring. You come to the Stafford to be spoiled, that's what they're best at. To become a curator or writer, please read this. Now it’s afternoon tea – served in the tree-lined (and highly Instagrammable) Floral Court – that’s set to lure us all in. Most famous of all are its pod-style loos, which look like the eggs left behind by some supersized reptile – I’ve never seen so many people taking pictures of themselves going to the toilet. Fanciful fare is complemented by an extensive menu of teas, including The Dorchester's unique house blend. The team has been delivering for decades. Details: Served daily 3-5.45pm | £19.75pp | +£10 for a glass of Champagne Details: Served 12-5pm daily | £35 inc. non-alcoholic fizz | +£5 for a mocktail See the full menu here, or stay overnight for an extra indulgent experience. Update: Hotel Cafe Royal is currently closed until September 4. Mr. Fogg’s offers traditional sandwiches and cakes alongside not-so-traditional bottomless tea cocktails – something that will no doubt make the stuffed animals, eccentric Victorian ephemera and old-timey piano player seem perfectly normal by the end. Cost: £60 Naturally, there’s a solid tea selection here – but if you’re feeling indulgent, line up some sake or shiso palomas to go with it. Because alongside the requisite sandwiches and scones, their afternoon tea features dainty desserts shaped like the Gherkin, the Shard, classic red telephone booths and Big Ben. Perfect for people watching while you sip your Glasshouse Spritz, Carter Cobbler, Jasmine Gimlet and Cold Brew Palmetto. The Savoy serve their afternoon tea in style: you’ll be seated in the beautiful Thames Foyer, under light streaming down from the glass cupola, looking out over a black and white marble floor. We’re not sure why miniature versions of everything taste so good, but they do, and London is home to some of the world’s very best and most inventive pastry chefs, creating these mouth-wateringly pretty miniatures for your delectation. This grew to cakes and sandwiches, until her friends began to join in and the starving upper classes hungrily adopted the practice. Though the tea has a gimmick – the sweet dishes are ostensibly a tour of those nearby shops – it's especially well executed, the details done properly. Maison Assouline. Especially when it’s set in the grand, marble-clad atrium of The Ned, and involves raspberry and lychee choux buns; temari sushi; and matcha-infused ‘green’ forest gateaux. Best contemporary afternoon tea Best afternoon tea for art lovers – The Mirror Room, Rosewood hotel, London WC1. Cost: £45 per person or £55 per person including a glass of prosecco or a Petersham bellini. The best cake in London? Served in the grand Promenade lobby, take staff up on the option to be greeted by a glass of champagne and a selection of finger sandwiches -- the most startlingly decadent is one filled with Highand wagyu pastrami, closely followed by a smoked salmon and Devon crab offering, additionally flavoured with candied ginger, avocado and Greek yoghurt. However, holding the reputation this tea does means this afternoon is incredibly popular. Top treat: The black cherry mouse, rich and piquant and sandwiched between two sable biscuits, is a lovely – and not too sweet – way to round off the meal. Top treat: It's hard to beat a well-done scone, and we were particularly impressed by the springy offering from the Ritz, served fresh from the oven and with a generous offering of strawberry preserve and Cornish clotted cream. Details: Served Mon-Thurs 2.30-4.30pm; Fri-Sun 12.30-4.30pm | £53pp | +£19 for a glass of Champagne If unlimited prosecco is what you’re after, you’ll get it at St Ermin’s. Details: Served Thurs-Sun, 12-5pm | £38pp | £48 with a glass of Champagne | £58 for four paired cocktails Prepare to be wowed. This suits many people, but others prefer to be attended to a little more closely, so decide what you prefer before you head down. They're serious about tea here, enough to have been awarded membership by the British Tea Council. Great care has been taken to purchase all the cheeses and drinks here from British producers, so it’s perfect for anyone seeking a culinary tour of the UK. There's a tea sommelier on hand to advise guests on blends to suit their palate, while the hotel's pastry chef serves up fresh scones with thick, velvety clotted cream and fresh fruit preserves. Reviewed by John O'Ceallaigh The Dalloway Terrace promises to shower you with smoked salmon rillettes on Guinness bread; Bourbon vanilla scones; blueberry and lavender éclairs; and approximately half a meadow’s-worth of flowers overhead. Cost: £65 or £75 with a glass of champagne; from July 15, 2019, Claridge’s afternoon tea will cost £70 or £80 with a glass of champagne. The Ampersand keep their tea in a very different kind of flask. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Of which, it’s afternoon tea as it’s always been done, strictly traditional, no messing about. Henry James may be an American but it seems he was a devotee of our great British tea tradition too. Momo afternoon tea. Jump on a Glass Room departure and you’ll get a glorious afternoon tea (you can pay extra for champagne) with views of the Houses of Parliament, London Eye and Tower Bridge. 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More information here. The English Tea Room is secreted away in Brown’s Hotel, a grand establishment taking up no fewer than 11 Georgian townhouses in Mayfair – a not insignificant part of which has been dedicated to the ritual of afternoon tea. What: Art Afternoon Tea at the Mirror Room, Rosewood London hotel Address: 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN, 020 7781 8888 Price: from £65 per person Website: rosewoodhotels.com. Still, this is the bona fide Tea at the Ritz – hard to ignore how good that sounds. The culinary servings are rich and plentiful – comforting and homely British classics served with a fine-dining finesse and exceptionally attentive service. Cake is delicate, chocolate buttery, and the tin of Chantilly cream is worth fighting for. This private ceremony was firstly done furtively in her bedroom, but over time well-heeled acquaintances joined her and the practice was perpetuated. It's got to be up there. Before even a tiered plate is presented, theatrics can be enjoyed far beyond the curved windows. If you’ve still got room after all that, a slice of Victoria sponge awaits. It’s all about being on the water and looking up at them as you cruise past. Settle down in five-star comfort in the hotel’s Michelin-starred dining room, Céleste, to the sound of piano music and sip champagne - it's perfectly pretty in pale powder-blue, which is given a luxe twist thanks to ornate gilded decor. Dominique Ansel – the man who singlehandedly created mass hysteria in multiple cities over baked goods – is serving a new, all-vegetarian afternoon tea in the bakery’s conservatory. Marie Antoinette would have heartily approved of this place. For something completely different, try a Spanish-themed afternoon tea at COMO The Halkin. We admire the fact there is a dress code (jacket and tie for men, no jeans, no sportswear), which only adds to the sense the Ritz are holding up centuries worth of standards. Besides all the afternoon tea staples, you’ll also be treated to a glittering vial of ‘Galaxy Juice’, plus a smoking cauldron, beakers of mysterious liquids and a magic wand to tie it all together. More like this: the ultimate guide to London theatre breaks. Nowadays tea rooms and hotels in London and throughout the country offer permutations of this centuries-old tradition. Days and times: daily 11.30am to 4.30pm Swing by its wood-panelled, Grand Café-inspired dining room and pick sandwiches and pastries à la carte, or settle in for the whole triple-storeyed extravaganza, piled with Viennese cakes and their famous gugelhupf – traditional poppy seed-sprinkled sponge cakes that are much less intimidating than scones when you reach that final tier. The Stafford is the epitome of old world refinement; it's beautiful but subtle, not gaudy but genteel. Update: The Goring is currently closed until September 4. In fact this tea dance is something of an event; with live bands (who have played the West End in hundreds of shows); a glamorous dress code; ballroom lessons and social dancing – and, of course, an excellent afternoon tea. You may find it difficult to book, and one should be aware they turn around tables quickly, so guests don't have all afternoon to luxuriate over the hotel's excellent offerings. Address: 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER There’s an option not to have Champagne (£50), but where’s the fun in that? The use of high-grade, wood-fired and hand-roasted blends goes some way to tempting the sceptical, as does inventive pairing of drinks wtih delicacies, which echoes high tea while taking advantage of intense coffee flavours. Top treat: The sandwiches are faultless, particularly a generous chicken and truffle option and chunky smoked salmon serving. In a dream world, where pockets are bottomless, we'd use the seasonally changing finger sandwiches, the fine, fresh scones and the cakes and pastries, as a hearty meal prior to a trip to their wonderful bar. –. Though close to tourist noise of Piccadilly, it sits quietly at the end of St James's Place, in that part of town where specialist shops selling expensive things survive, blithelyunaware of prevailing market forces. The Langham is serious about tea, very serious. More information here. But while the city's love for it has not dimmed, the coronavirus crisis means venues have been forced to temporarily cease service in recent months and – particualrly seeing as many of those are located in luxury hotels – not all of them are back up and running just yet. See all of London on your plate at Town House this summer with their new landmarks afternoon tea. The best afternoon tea in London for... art lovers. –. The afternoon tea itself is lovely: the cakes are particularly exquisite and look marvellous, with the London Royal Tea benefiting from a heavy London-theme. Their tea selection has been specially curated with the help of a tea sommelier; and the cutlery is all old-school glamour, designed to mimic the opulent art deco setting.
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