Attend an afternoon tea in England

“We selected the full champagne afternoon tea experience. We were first brought a glass of champagne. Then came a three-tiered tray of food, and pots of tea for each of us. The bottom tier was different kinds of finger sandwiches (egg salad, roast beef, salmon, and cucumber and cream cheese). The middle tier was a variety of cakes. And the top tier was scones, clotted cream and homemade strawberry jam. Having never attended an afternoon tea service before, we didn’t know if there was a particular order in which we should eat the food. But we started with the savory sandwiches, then moved on to the scones, and finally the cakes. I felt absolutely stuffed by the time we finished, but it was so delicious.”

“This was my second time to the Savoy and they did not disappoint. My daughter and I ordered their vegetarian option with a glass of Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne. For my tea, I ordered the Fair Trade Jasmine Pearls and my daughter ordered the Savoy Afternoon Blend. Both teas were wonderful. The sandwiches came out all cut in equal lengths and were delicious. They gave us an assortment of vegetable, chutney, cheese and egg sandwiches. They served plain and fruit (raisin) scones which came wrapped in a towel to keep them warm along with clotted cream, jam and lemon curd. The petit four desserts were served on a silver platter, no pun intended, and they were served French style table side. Our server used two forks as tongs to pick up the desserts that we chose. It was all so elegant. We did order seconds on the sandwiches because they were so good. We were not rushed and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole tea time experience.”