Afternoon Tea For Two In Mayfair

Afternoon Tea is seen as a quintessentially English tradition, where a pot of tea is served, firstly with thin cut sandwiches, and then followed with a sweet item, like a cake, a pastry or a scone ("Cream tea"). Once upon a time this might have been a daily ritual but now it's more of a special treat. If you are visiting Mayfair, there's a few places where you can enjoy an exquisite afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea at Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair
Claridge's is probably Mayfair's most famous hotel, and sets the standard for others to follow. Afternoon tea is served in the art deco foyer and in the reading room restaurant. There are over 30 varieties of tea, including the hotel's own blend. Claridge's was one of the Tea Guild's Awards Of Excellence for 2007.


Afternoon tea at Elizabeth Arden's Red Door Spa
Situated in Davies St, Mayfair, the Red Door Spa from Elizabeth Arden is the perfect place to unwind, relax and be pampered. Following that, enjoy a spectacular cream tea.
Pampering and tea for two at the Elizabeth Arden Spa costs £139 - Find out more

Afternoon tea at Flemings Hotel, Mayfair
Built in 1730, Flemings Hotel in Half Moon street in Mayfair is a superb choice for an afternoon tea with gorgeous sandwiches, and fresh cream scones. It's ideally placed for shopping before and/or after in Bond street and Oxford Street.

Afternoon tea at the Chesterfield Hotel
Enjoy afternoon tea at one of Mayfair's premier hotels, in Charles Street. Choose between a Champagne tea (£24.95), traditional afternoon tea (£19.95), Chocolate Lover's tea (£19,95) or a Devonshire Cream tea (£12.95)

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Claridge's Hosts Spectator Awards

The Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair has played host to the Spectator Political Awards 2007. In a ceremony attended by the great and the good of British politics, the following awards were announced:

Newcomer of the year: Nick Clegg

Inquisitor of the year: Michael Conarty

Peer of the year: Baroness Thatcher

Speech of the year: William Hague

Resignation of the year: Tony Blair

Minister to Watch: Liam Byrne

Marathon Man of the year: Ian Paisley

Campaigner of the year: Iain Duncan Smith

Parliamentarian of the year: Alex Salmond

Politician of the year: George Osborne

Find out more at the Spectator

Claridge's To Launch Mineral Water Menu

Legendary Mayfair hotel Claridge's will soon be launching a new "water list", with 30 different varieties of bottled water from around according to a report in the Evening Standard.

The exotic varieties come from places as far afield as India, Newfoundland and New Zealand, with the most expensive one costing the equivalent of £50 per litre.

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Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's

Harden's Restaurant Guide has given Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's a pasting in its latest edition. The Financial Times has reported on the verdict given to the Mayfair restaurant:

...slipping down the list is Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s, behind Oxford Street,
which is labelled “conservative, going on boring” by one critic. “What a
disaster!” wails another at the much-derided La Noisette, the latest addition to
the Ramsay group, in Knightsbridge.

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