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itsbruce

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Afternoon Tea
« on: 13 June, 2010, 08:07:49 pm »
Today, I cycled into town for afternoon tea at the Rose Lounge.  It was definitely a good tea and my companions raved about it, but I think the Criterion does it better.  You get more cakes at the Criterion (the Rose Lounge limits you to a choice of two), the cakes are not as rich (found the Rose Lounge cakes to be a bit too rich) and are more interesting.  Also, the teapots at the Criterion are ones that let you lift the leaves out of the water when it's at the right strength.

Anybody else a fan of afternoon tea?  If so, know anywhere good?
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Butterfly

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #1 on: 13 June, 2010, 11:03:16 pm »
I Love afternoon tea. :) Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane do the best, I think. The Astoria's is pretty good as well. My favourite tea is the Dorchester's own blend.

I'm having afternoon tea instead of a hen night, it's much more my thing 8).
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Jaded

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #2 on: 14 June, 2010, 08:15:55 am »
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bikenerd

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #3 on: 14 June, 2010, 08:59:19 am »
We went to The Old Parsonage in Oxford for Mrs. Nerd's birthday.
Very good.  Finger sandwiches, two fresh out of the oven scones, two pieces of cake and a shortbread biscuit.  Everything of an excellent quality.  I had Himalayan Darjeeling tea which was very light (in a good way!).
Quite a bit cheaper than the London places you linked to and much nicer surroundings than the hotels in the middle of Oxford, like the Randolph.
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Tigerrr

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #4 on: 14 June, 2010, 12:57:03 pm »
Is it a Northern thing to refer to Afternoon tea - in order to distinguish it from normal tea which is bloaters or something eaten after work before going to the pub?
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little miss mac

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #5 on: 14 June, 2010, 01:03:00 pm »
The Lanesborough. Bliss. Potted palms, glass roof, piano, eau de nil coloured walls. Stupid number of teas to choose from and cakes and sarnies to die for. Much better than Claridges.

Scones with clotted cream and jam: do you put the jam or cream on first? I'm a jam first woman, personally - allows more cream to be loaded on top.
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citoyen

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #6 on: 14 June, 2010, 01:18:46 pm »
My wife went for afternoon tea at Brown's a few months ago and hasn't shut up about it since.

lmm - definitely jam first, for the same reason, though I don't really like a lot of cream on my scones.

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her_welshness

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #7 on: 14 June, 2010, 01:19:54 pm »
Fortnum and Masons was fantastic, can't recommend it enough :thumbsup:
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itsbruce

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #8 on: 14 June, 2010, 03:58:30 pm »
Quote from: Tigerrr on 14 June, 2010, 12:57:03 pm
Is it a Northern thing to refer to Afternoon tea - in order to distinguish it from normal tea which is bloaters or something eaten after work before going to the pub?

It's not a Northern thing, no.  but it is to distinguish it from the later "high" tea, yes.
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citoyen

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #9 on: 14 June, 2010, 04:07:05 pm »
IME "high tea" was what you had at seaside guest houses when you were too young to join the grown-ups for dinner of prawn cocktail and boeuf bourguignon.

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jogler

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #10 on: 14 June, 2010, 05:38:19 pm »
Quote from: Jaded on 14 June, 2010, 08:15:55 am
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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #11 on: 14 June, 2010, 09:09:12 pm »
Quote from: little miss mac on 14 June, 2010, 01:03:00 pm


Scones with clotted cream and jam: do you put the jam or cream on first? I'm a jam first woman, personally - allows more cream to be loaded on top.
Jam first. It's really difficult to spread jam on top of cream. Jam first, then cream.
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Butterfly

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #12 on: 14 June, 2010, 09:12:14 pm »
Quote from: Kirst on 14 June, 2010, 09:09:12 pm
Quote from: little miss mac on 14 June, 2010, 01:03:00 pm


Scones with clotted cream and jam: do you put the jam or cream on first? I'm a jam first woman, personally - allows more cream to be loaded on top.
Jam first. It's really difficult to spread jam on top of cream. Jam first, then cream.
Absolutely :smug:
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jogler

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #13 on: 14 June, 2010, 09:12:24 pm »
Cream first.It seems that you might need more practice Kirst ;)
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clarion

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #14 on: 15 June, 2010, 10:40:51 am »
Cream is Rong.  Clotted cream is like milk that's been left out too long and had an accident with some sugar.

Scones have butter & jam.
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little miss mac

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #15 on: 15 June, 2010, 11:00:33 am »
I remember the good ole days when, if you flew mid-afternoon on a domestic flight with BA, you would get tea with scone, jam and a little pot of proper clotted cream.
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citoyen

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #16 on: 15 June, 2010, 11:55:03 am »
Quote from: clarion on 15 June, 2010, 10:40:51 am
Cream is Rong.  Clotted cream is like milk that's been left out too long and had an accident with some sugar.

Scones have butter & jam.

If clotted cream is milk that's been left out too long, what's butter? ;)

As for cheese... by rights, it ought to be disgusting.  ;D

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little miss mac

Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #17 on: 15 June, 2010, 12:39:43 pm »
Quote from: citizen smudge on 15 June, 2010, 11:55:03 am

As for cheese... by rights, it ought to be disgusting.  ;D


It mostly is, with very few exceptions.
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Jaded

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #18 on: 16 June, 2010, 06:18:40 pm »
Quote from: clarion on 15 June, 2010, 10:40:51 am
Cream is Rong.  Clotted cream is like milk that's been left out too long and had an accident with some sugar.

Scones have butter & jam.

Nay lad, Scones should be made from stones and have no jam or butter on them whatsoever. You've gone soft down south.
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clarion

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #19 on: 16 June, 2010, 09:15:03 pm »
Aye, I know. :(
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Afternoon Tea
« Reply #20 on: 18 June, 2010, 12:24:56 am »
Milk becomes better the older and more disgustinger it gets and the more askydents it has had (not necessarily with sugar).

Afternoon tea? Of course. Anywhere and everywhere. Pretty good in the morning too.
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