Food

Queen of Hearts Afternoon Tea Review

Sunday Onin.London visited the beautifulTaj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences. We were there to try the brand-new Queen of Hearts Afternoon Tea.

Now Alice in Wonderland is an all time favourite so I couldn’t wait to try the perfectly designed pastries and scrumptious savoury treats.

The Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences‘ website describes the sweet treats with the best explanations! There’s the ‘Off With Their Heads – a delicious banana moelleux with a raspberry crémeux dress; No White Roses – an indulgent Victorian red velvet cupcake topped with the iconic ‘half painted’ roses and a delicious chocolate ganache; Running Late – a strawberry pocket watch macaron, intrinsically decorated with milk chocolate piping; Checkmate – a redcurrant and chocolate Battenberg cake in the style of a classic checker board; Tea Party at 6 – a dark chocolate hat, fitting for a mad-hatters tea party and Royal Flush – a mouth-watering orange semolina cake, adorned with fresh raspberries and blackberries in a chess-like formation’. How lovely does this all sound??!!

My favourite of the sweets was definitely the Strawberry Macaron, while the Dark Chocolate Hat was my friends. We loved that the pastries all came served on a glass checkerboard. Such a lovely touch and nod to Alice through the looking glass.

The delicious sandwiches and scones are served on Sir John Tenniel’s original book illustrations from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection. I desperately want these plates and have a feeling I’ll be adding them to my collection soon.

Vegetarian and vegan versions of the tea are also available upon request 48 hours in advance, this is great and they do cater for dietary requirements also. No cucumber on those sandwiches for me!

Our time spent at the Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences was made extra special by the staff present. They were extremely kind and looked after us so much that we left with big smiles on our faces, if not a little tipsy after a couple glasses of Prosecco. This definitely is the standard at here, as I saw them taking just as good care to other diners enjoying their own afternoon teas.

You’d be mad as the hatter to miss this afternoon tea, so what are you waiting for, jump down the rabbit hole and book it now. At the moment they have an amazing package in the form of Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences‘ Spa in the City Package where you can combine a spa treatment of your choice with a tea for the perfect London day out, prices from £150pp.

To book visit here https://www.taj51buckinghamgate.co.uk/Fine-dining/Afternoon-tea/