By Zoe Ferguson, 12 May 2010
For a lavishly different weekend drink or snack, get the girls together and enjoy a wonderful revival of British tradition of High Tea at The Victoria Room. Select from a menu of tea (an entire menu dedicated to tea, I was in heaven!) and repose in luxuriously plush armchairs whilst nibbling on mini sandwiches and adorably sized cakes and pastries, all beautifully decorated.
The right occasion for High Tea is whenever you please, from it-girl gatherings, generational get-togethers, birthdays, hen’s days, ladies-of-all-ages-days (and many a fine gentleman welcome, too, of course). Anytime is Tea Time.
For take-home gifts, The Victoria Room High Tea has a Luxury High Tea Hamper sure to impress the most discerning of tea connoisseurs. Wrapped in gorgeous English Roses, it contains a tea pot for one, a tea cup, a Victoria Room tea spoon, and 115gm speciality loose leaf tea of your choice (out of twelve) and can be either delivered to your table or home. Perfection in a tea cup.
High Tea is served 12pm-5pm on Saturdays and 1pm-5pm Sundays, and I would highly recommend getting there early as it does get quite full with fellow tea-lovers. So book a beautiful armchair or two, enjoy a tiered display of treats and sip your way through an exotic array of loose-leaf teas.