We sat down and I ordered an earl grey and Arabella a strawberry milkshake. Then her favourite part of the tea - she was presented with a copy of Mathilda….I know what we will be reading tonight!
Then it was time for the food!!
We started with the savouries - the sandwiches - cheese, ham and mayonnaise, egg mayonnaise and cucumber and cream cheese.
Arabella's favourite were the cream cheese and cucumber whereas I loved the ham and mayonnaise. The cheese and egg mayonnaise were nice, but a bit plain.
Then we moved onto the scones.
I really enjoyed the scones. Unfortunately I don't think they had been freshly baked there and then, but they were still delicious (so good I had two)!
Finally we moved onto the final tier - the cakes!
I adored the trifle - it was more like a cheesecake than a trifle. Arabella loved the lemon cake - she even had mine. She loved the chocolate fountain with the marshmallows and fruit whereas I loved the raspberry slice. We both enjoyed the brownies. The biggest disappointment were the cupcakes though - they were revolting - I went to Hummingbird yesterday and these were no way as good as theirs - in fact they were so rubbish we didn't even eat them….not sure what went wrong there.
The tea was so filling - being the piglet that I am, I was wondering whether they refilled the sandwiches or scones - however there was no need!! We were fit to burst.
It was a good ish tea (£29.50 for adults and £13.75 for kids) but not the best I have ever had (not a patch on Brown's or the Berkeley) but we enjoyed it as an alternative for lunch. However Arabella has informed me next time we are in the area we will definitely be going to her favourite Shake Shack - she can't resist their cheesy chips and in fairness, nor can I.
Stupendous Afternoon Tea at Scoff & Banter
20 Mercer Street
London
WC2H 9HD
Tel: 020 7845 8607
Email: coventgarden@scoffandbanter.com
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