Where better to celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week in the heart of the capital than The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences an independent five-star hotel in the heart of Mayfair.
For those who appreciate an afternoon tea that is quintessentially British, you can’t go too far wrong with the hotel’sTraditional Afternoon Tea. With sandwiches including Burford Brown Egg Mayonnaise, Coronation Chicken and Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese, the hotel’s afternoon tea menu sets expectations high from the outset. Homemade cakes, pastries and sweets include Amarena& Cherry Blossom Macaroon, Rose & Lychee Mousse and Raspberry Mascarpone Garden. Of course, no traditional afternoon tea would be complete without plain and raisin scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream, too.
For those following a vegan diet, the hotel offers Cucumber, Vegan Cream Cheese & Mixed Herb sandwiches, as well as Sweet Potato, Baby Spinach, Curried Pine Nut, Caper and Raisin sandwiches, too – among others. Pear Tatin, a Strawberry Chocolate Cup and Blueberry & Banana Cake can also be found on the menu. Gluten-free options are also available.
But who said afternoon tea has to be traditional? The hotel also offers a Savoury Afternoon Tea which includes all of the same sandwiches, but really mixes things up when it comes to ‘cakes, pastries and sweets’. Savoury-lovers can enjoy Pork & Herb Sausage Rolls, Welsh Rarebit English Muffins, Quail Egg & Mushroom Tartlets, Mackerel Rillettes on Olive Toast and even a Yorkshire Pudding with a Honey & Mustard Chipolata Sausage. Guests will be truly spoilt with Lincolnshire Poacher Cheddar and Pickled Celery, Figs & Walnut Scones, too!
All afternoon teas are available bottomless with free-flowing prosecco! What more could an afternoon tea lover want?
Afternoon Tea is enjoyed in the hotel’s116 at The Athenaeum restaurant, or for guests who have booked an overnight stay at the hotel directly, they can enjoy their afternoon tea with 180-degree views of the London skyline in the tenth-floor residents-only lounge,The View.
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Afternoon Tea at The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences is from £45 per person. 48 hours’ notice is required for the Savoury Afternoon Tea.
Bottomless prosecco (free-flowing for 90 minutes) can be added for an additional £20.
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