I think it’s safe to say that I am a huge fan of Afternoon Tea. At the beginning of the year I set myself a goal to have Afternoon Tea every month. I think it is safe to say I have managed that apart from May when I was in hospital for the whole month. However, I did manage to sneak an extra afternoon tea in to make up for missing one in May. If I’m honest I’ve sneaked in quite a few more extra ones. Recently The 2017 Afternoon Tea awards were announced and these were the five winners:
- Best Traditional Afternoon Tea – Hotel Cafe Royal (London) – Visited October 2017
- Best Contemporary Afternoon Tea – Mirror Room at Rosewood London (London) – Visited September 2017
- Best Themed Afternoon Tea – Churchill Afternoon Tea at The Wellesley (London)
- Best Children’s Afternoon Tea – Millennium Hotel London Mayfair (London)
- Best Tea Service – Fortnum & Mason – Visited November 2017
Hotel Cafe Royal
I feel quite lucky to have visited two of the winners already and have a tea booked for later this month at another of the winners; Fortnum & Mason. Last week whilst in London I visited the Hotel Cafe Royal and in September I was invited to Superdrug’s charity campaign with Marie Curie’s launch at the Rosewood where we were served Afternoon Tea.
The awards named 18 places as Highly Commended:
- Ormer at Flemings Mayfair (:ondon)
- The Montague on the Gardens (London)
- Coworth Park (Ascot)
- The Milestone Hotel (London)
- Palm Court at the Langham Hotel (London)
- Millennium Hotel Mayfair (London)
- Conrad London St James (London)
- Sheraton Grand Park Lane (London)
- The River Restaurant at The Lowry Hotel (Manchester)
- The Savoy (London)
- The Rosebery Lounge at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park (London)
- The Game Bird at The Stafford (London)
- Lainston House (Winchester)
- Swan Shakespeare’s Globe (London)
- The Midland Hotel (Manchester)
- Browns Hotel (London)
- Corinthia Hotel (London)
- Claridge’s (London)
Rosewood
Then there was the Commended category:
- The Wellesley (London)
- Intercontinental Park Lane (London)
- The Arch, Hunter 486 (London)
- The Edgbaston Boutique Hotel (Birmingham) – Visited October 2017
- Rubens at The Palace (london)
- Ham Yard Hotel (London)
- Hush (London)
- Dorchester Hotel (London)
- Scoff & Banter Tea Rooms, Oxford Street (london)
- Hanbury Manor (Hertfordshire)
- Egerton House (London)
- R Chocolate (London)
- Fortnum & Mason (London) – Visiting October 2017
- The Landmark (London)
- The Drawing Room at Flemings Mayfair Hotel (London)
- Chesterfield Hotel (London)
- The Capital (London)
- Waldorf Astoria, The Caledonian (Edinburgh)
- The Lanesborough (London)
- The May Fair Hotel: May Fair Kitchen (London)
- Harrods Georgian Restaurant (London)
- Berwick Lodge (Bristol)
- Park Room at Grosvenor House (London)
- Gleneagles Hotel (Gleneagles)
- K West Hotel & Spa (London)
- Castle Howard (York)
I have already visited 1 of the 26 commended places; the Edgbaston plus I am visiting Fortnum and Mason later this month.
The Edgbaston
In this years awards there were 48 venues listed and some of these like Claridges, The Savoy and Dorchester have been on my wish list for quite some time. Most of this list, apart from The Edgbaston which I have already visited are a day trip out but over the next couple of years I’d like to visit the remaining 44. This challenge should keep me very busy!
Are you a fan of Afternoon Tea?
