COST: From £14.85 each
What better than having afternoon tea on an English summer's day in a royal palace? Seemed that my friends and I weren't the only ones with the same idea... When we arrived, due to a policy of not taking bookings, we had to queue quite a while as it was very busy. Eventually we were shown to a table. The interior is very simple but I think this is to not distract from the stunning architecture that the building has. We were given our menus and after a while, our order was taken. I opted for the Royal champagne tea (£20.45) to be served with their unique chocolate blended tea. And we waited... and waited... we continued to wait while another group who had come in after us were served their tea...
Eventually our tea arrived. It did not disappoint though. Sandwiches were fresh and tasty. Scones were perfect with a citrus twist served with fresh preserve and clotted cream. Cakes were DIVINE! The chocolate eclair, whilst not quite what I envisaged (more a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting), was gorgeous. While you may think chocolate tea might not work, it does. It works very well but then I am just a teeny weeny chocoholic... Overall, the food was great but the service was slow. When paying, we didn't pay the discretionary service charge and our waiter questioned us. It was only then that he told us their dishwasher had broken which meant they couldn't serve the food as quickly as they'd like. If he'd told us that at the beginning, then at least we would have known there would have been a wait and managed our expectations. Instead, the waiting did spoil my experience but I would recommend a visit. Hopefully the dishwasher will be working!
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