Let them eat cake! W Hotel Afternoon Tea : LOCAL LOVES

Lovely Catriona went and got older at the weekend so to celebrate we went for Afternoon Tea at the rather swanky W Hotel in Central London. 

 

Afternoon Tea is definitely one of my favourite ways to while away an autumnal afternoon but at an average price of £25 it's sadly not something I can do every weekend! Also, I don't think the bikini bod would like it much either.

This was actually the second time I'd been to the W for Afternoon Tea - it's a good'un. They call it the W Rock Tea and everything is rock themed - the sandwiches, the cakes, the cake stand, the crockery - all of it. Here's the menu so you can see what I mean:

W Rock Tea

Dark side of the moon – (Pink Floyd, 1973)

Smoked salmon, cream cheese & dill

Cucumber & herbed butter

Ham & caramelised onion

Curried chicken 

Rule Britannia

Currant scone, clotted cream and jam

London’s burning – (The Clash, 1979)

Chocolate pudding, hazelnut crunch 

Sticky fingers – (Rolling Stones, 1971)

Vanilla meringue & attitude 

Sweet emotion – (Aerosmith, 1975)

Chocolate & passion fruit

Every rose has a thorn – (Poison, 1988)

Rose financier & rose petal jam

Purple haze – (Jimi Hendrix, 1967)

Victoria sponge, psychedelic marzipan

Cherry bomb – (The Runaways, 1976)

Chocolate, mascarpone & cherry

And here it is in all it's glory...yep, that's what I thought too - get in my belly!

 

The service at the W is fantastic and makes your party feel very special - our lovely waitress was very knowledgeable about everything on the menu and all the different teas on offer. Emily (the original mega babe) went for a pomegranate one which we all had a hearty slurp of.

Afternoon tea has become a real trend in London at the moment for celebrations - I've been for birthdays and engagement celebrations, and also been given an afternoon tea as a gift voucher (thank you Santa). It looks like a lot of food to eat in one sitting but in my experience it's not frowned upon to ask for a doggy bag so get those treats packed up and take them home!

So this very full Londoner would suggest...

- Go for a lovely afternoon tea. Other than the W Hotel here are I couple that I would recommend for really special occasions:
     - Harrods - £29 per person. A real classic. You are served from the finest antique silver tea pots - luxury!
     - Sanderson Hotel - £35 per person - Mad Hatter's Afternoon Tea. Brilliant theme and a wacky setting.
     - The Landmark - £40 per person - this is where the England cricket team stay when they're in town ;)
     - The Corinthia - £42 per person. You'll have your tea sat under the light of a chandelier that cost £1m!
     - The Ritz - £45 per person. Seriously swanky.
     - The Savoy - £45 per person. I spotted Will Smith the last time I was there!
     - The Dorchester - a stonking £51 per person. Blimey.

- Find a nice offer. As you can see Afternoon Tea can get pretty expensive but there are ways to keep the cost down. The W Hotel are currently running a 20% off deal for WOW Card holders. For other offers this website is great for snooping them out. You can also search by location and this covers the whole of the Uk.

Enjoy! x