Afternoon tea is quintessentially a British tradition. It consists of a selection of teas, finger sandwiches with various fillings, pastries, scones and cakes presented on a classic 3 tier china or silver stand.
Afternoon tea vary in price, quality, and selection on offer. I particularly enjoy drinking my teas in fine china and enjoying the different selection of teas from around the world. You will only get this type of service in the best hotels in London. I have a favourite hotel where I have had the best afternoon tea so far. I judged it not only by the quality of the food on offer but also by the ambience, service and the overall experience. But alas it was not cheap. I don’t want to name the hotel here. But if you drop me a line, I will be happy to share the details with you privately.
If you are in the UK on holiday and looking for a British thing to do- try afternoon tea.
I am continuing my experience of looking for my ultimate afternoon tea experience that would beat my existing best experience so far. I missed having afternoon tea in the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore during my visit. The hotel was under restoration at the time of my visit.
Have you had afternoon tea in the UK? I would love to hear all about it so please feel free to share your experiences.
Lovely to see you out and about Molly. You should explore Twickenham one day! Maybe you won’t find a Raffles style afternoon tea here but plenty to enjoy all the same.
Kevin
Oh yes I will explore Twickenham soon so watch out for me and my little camera, out and about! Will pop in to see you at Eelpierecords – it is going great.
Hi Molly its great to hear and see you are out and about again. Many of the London places you have been so have i over the years .
As for afternoon tea as a none tea drinker I would say Claridges did the best afternoon tea but i had the best drinking chocolate the best ever.
Lovely to hear from you Sandra. Thanks for sharing your experience of afternoon tea and chocolate drink! Great stuff!
Very interesting.. I can’t wait to visit London.
Please do. You are most welcome.
Amazing read! Almost seemed like I went on the staycation with you.
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed reading my blog.
Great stuff
Enjoyed it very much
Thank you James. I am glad you enjoyed it.
I love your staycation! I miss you so much. I can’t wait to see you and England!
Oh yes please come – England is open for business! Look forward to seeing you soon.