2/5 Judith X. 4 months ago on Google • 236 reviews
One
has
to
admit
that
this
is
the
easiest
afternoon
tea
to
book
at
the
last
minute
during
Christmas
in
London.
It's
located
in
the
Sofitel
hotel.
The
location
is
good,
right
off
Regent
Street.
However,
the
lounge
itself
is
quite
small,
essentially
serving
as
the
hotel's
lobby
sitting
area
with
about
ten
tables
in
total.
For
Christmas,
they
recommend
the
Christmas
set,
priced
at
£70
(without
champagne)
and
£80
(with
champagne),
per
person.
The
tea,
although
fleet,
is
just
tea
bags,
and
I
reckon
the
ones
at
my
home
might
be
better.
The
first
savory
course
includes
a
salmon
tart,
two
types
of
sandwiches,
and
a
baked
cheese
sandwich;
the
second
sweet
course
has
about
five
desserts.
They're
not
bad,
but
certainly
not
memorable.
The
service
staff
are
extremely
busy
throughout,
quickly
explaining
the
products
and
swiftly
serving
the
meals,
lacking
the
ceremonial
feel
of
afternoon
tea.
If
you
can
book
somewhere
else,
definitely
don't
choose
this
one.
If
you
really
can't
book
anywhere
else,
I
suggest
just
going
to
any
five-star
hotel
for
tea
and
desserts,
which
would
probably
be
more
worthwhile
and
atmospheric.
We
later
regretted
not
having
tea
at
our
hotel.