As Londoners, we’re always looking for the best afternoon tea. Today I’ll say the Milestone Hotel Afternoon Tea finishes strong.
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend this hotel’s afternoon tea, along with 25 other fabulous London bloggers.
Once again, Selena from Selena the Places organised a fantastic event.
Located at 1 Kensington Court, London W8 5DL, the hotel is adjacent to Hyde Park. The lobby is small and charming.
Selena booked a private room for us. It was a great idea. Bloggers don’t eat food normally. Just see my post on why here.
We kicked off Afternoon Tea with a glass of bubbly.
I was excited my new blogger bud Ashleigh from Quintessentially Me joined our group for the first time.
And, I was thrilled to get a seat next to my Alaskan American amiga, Tina from Girl Meets Globe.
With all the delicious teas on the menu, I was disappointed we were only offered Earl Grey or English Breakfast Tea.
However, the sandwich selection was divine!
We had the chance to eat:
– Smoked Scottish salmon and cream cheese
– Free-range egg mayonnaise and Hampshire watercress
– Roast ham and English mustard
– Mull of Kintyre Cheddar and tomato
– Cucumber
– Chicken mayonnaise with chopped almonds
I didn’t opt for gluten free because after my 5 mile morning run, I just wanted to indulge. The chicken mayonnaise sandwiches were my absolute favourite!
The scones were good. I wanted a whole pot of Devonshire cream to myself. But that’s because I’m greedy. And honest.
That’s the triathlon of events we had to finish.
The pastries included:
– Eclairs
– Tartlets
– Cupcakes
– Cakes
– Macaroons
At first, I was a bit anxious because there was about 8 of us at a table with one tiny tray of food. Forget the best photo opp… I wanted to eat!
However, after a few minutes, the Milestone Hotel Afternoon Tea staff covered our table with additional plates full of more sandwiches, scones and pastries.
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ bout!
I made my waistband work it and ate everything. Twice!
Ok…. Maybe three times!
Those are the three red velvet cupcake wrappers on my plate.
I just couldn’t help myself. I had to go the extra mile and make room for it all.
We had a blast at the most recent #LDNBLOGGERSTEA. I’m really glad I ran a few extra miles the morning of the Milestone Hotel Afternoon Tea. It was worth it!
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The Champagne Afternoon Tea at Milestone Hotel is £45. We received it for £30. It is also available as a Vegetarian Afternoon Tea and Gluten Free Afternoon Tea. For Milestone Hotel rates and reviews, read here.
Lovely!! Glad you had a nice arvo 🙂
Thank you! Great to see you enjoying all your travels as well. 🙂
Don’t you love being a runner? It means you can eat practically anything you want without feeling guilty. Pretty sure that’s the only reason I do it… 🙂
Sarah, it definitely has its benefits. It’ll take a few days to run off all those cupcakes though. But I don’t feel guilty. They were divine! Hope to see you soon. We missed you there!
mmm, this all looks so delicious! I don`t blame you for having tree red velvet cupcakes!
It was great! I truly enjoyed the sandwiches and pastries. I hear the afternoon tea in their tea room is really fabulous. It seems ours was a bit different in the private room though.
It was great to be able to chat again!! Fun times!! Until next time!!
ooh looks yummy – and well done for the running!! http://thewanderlusthasgotme.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/life-on-carousel.html
Thank you! It was very enjoyable. From what I hearthough, they do a much better job on individual teas than when people reserve private rooms.
As a foodie afternoon tea has to be a favourite I just love them, this looks like a lovely meet up Lucy
Lovely pictures! It was great to see and meet so many female bloggers in one place. Looking forward to joining more of these meetups.
Champagne and Scones – Afternoon Tea At Milestone