It’s definitely summer at luxury tea purveyor,  Mariage Frères on Covent Garden’s King Street,as it opens its ice-tea terrace and launches what promises to be the snack of the summer.

Indulge in limited-edition tea-infused ice cream and sorbet sandwiches whilst sipping on cold brew iced tea cocktails.

The pretty-as-a-picture polka dot ice cream sandwiches, priced at £9, sport two tasty slices of pain de Gênes cake generously coated in caramel with a choice of five flavours from matcha green tea and black tea, vanilla and chocolate ice creams through to a blue tea sorbet flavoured with lemon and red berry liqueur. Enjoy on the al fresco terrace or simply grab and go.

The terrace menu also features a range of over 20 cold brew iced teas and cocktails, perfect for cooling down on a hot day in the city – sip on the new 2023 Sorbet Bleu with notes of chilled lemon and red fruit ice cream or opt for the Cocktail’s Mariage, with Champagne, Marco Polo Rouge and red rooibos velvety syrup.

For the full Mariage Freres experience, its signature afternoon tea is not to be missed – enjoy an elegant spread of delicate savouries, scones and petits gâteaux all infused with tea from the brand’s vast 1,000-strong range.

Mariage Frères – a taste of Paris in the heart of London.