Afternoon Tea at The Bloomsbury Hotel is a luxurious affair, with finger sandwiches, sweets, scones, tea and Champagne served in two different locations. Tucked away in the magnificent, Grade II-listed neo-Georgian hotel, The Coral Room is easily recognised thanks to its coral pink colour palette and stunning art deco bar. Moody art deco lamps on the bar, plush stools at the counter and incredible chandeliers hanging from the ceiling recall the fun and frivolity of the Jazz Age, and The Coral Room serves afternoon tea daily.
Or, why not enjoy afternoon tea at foliage-laden Dalloway Terrace? This beautiful outdoor space is one of London's most recognisable terraces thanks to seasonal flower installations. Both The Coral Room and Dalloway Terrace serve the same afternoon tea menu, which includes sweet and savoury treats, fine teas, and Champagne.
As usual, tea is made up of a selection of sweets, savouries and scones, but afternoon tea at The Bloomsbury is a little more than your average cheese scone and British Rail cuppa. The fun starts with finger sandwiches - marinated English cucumber with dill cream cheese and poached chicken with tarragon mayonnaise, for example - then continues with carefully constructed sweets, including a fig and honey tart and carrot cake with cream cheese mousse. No afternoon tea would be complete without scones, of course, and at The Bloomsbury you get both vanilla and sultana buttermilk scones, with plum and vanilla jam and clotted cream.
You can also expect an extensive tea collection courtesy of Ronnefeldt, and you also have the option to add some English sparkling wine to your afternoon tea, thanks to Nyetimber. Kids aren't left out at The Bloomsbury either, with mini portions of vegetable crudites, shortbread and sandwiches for little ones.