Afternoon Tea News: Charlie and the Chesterfield Afternoon Tea, The Chesterfield Mayfair, London

Can you imagine anything more perfect than a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired Afternoon Tea? No? Neither can we. In celebration of the new Willy Wonka Musical, the Chesterfield Hotel is launching a brand new chocolate inspired tea - If you love Roald Dahl this could be just the (golden) ticket! 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tea

Here's what the Hotel said about this exciting new tea:

"Roald Dahl’s deliciously dark tale of Charlie Bucket and the mysterious Willy Wonka comes to life in a brand new West End musical directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes – and to celebrate we've introduced a wonderful Willy Wonka inspired twist to our Traditional Afternoon Tea Menu.

Tea here is already legendary – for the third year running we’ve received the "Award for Excellence" from The Tea Guild for an 'Outstanding Afternoon Tea'. We serve a delicious selection of home made cakes and pastries prepared by Tom, our chef pâtissier – you can tuck into a selection of finger sandwiches, cupcakes, scones, macaroons.

For our Charlie and the Chesterfield Afternoon Tea we’ve added Wonka Bars, Oompa Loompa cupcakes, fizzy lifting drinks and candy canes of all sorts to our Traditional Afternoon Tea. And as well as our extensive selection of the finest loose leaf teas you can enjoy hot chocolate and ice cold milkshakes."

Have you got a golden ticket?

We can hear those Wonka Bars calling our name already! What do you think? Will you be securing your golden ticket soon? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

The Charlie and the Chesterfield Afternoon Tea will be served daily from Monday 13th May until Sunday 1st September 2013 at the Chesterfield Hotel, London. Booking is essential. Call +44 (0) 20 7491 2622, email bookch@rchmail.com or visit their website for more information or to make a reservation.

Afternoon Tea News: The Great Gatsby Roaring 20s Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols, London

Ever wished that you could step back in time? Harvey Nichols' Great Gatsby* tea may be just the thing for you! 

*Leonardo Dicaprio not included

Great Gatsby Tea

For a heady, whirlwind of delicious pleasure that embodies the antics of the infamous, albeit fictional, opulence of a Great Gatsby party then head to the Fifth Floor for a truly unique afternoon tea experience.

Hedonistic and luxurious, the menu incorporates the key symbols of the jazz era with Lobster rolls, prohibition cocktails and peanut butter roll-up ‘Gatsby’ cigars.

So transport yourself back to an era of decadence and toast to the twenties with our stunning Roaring 20s Tea.

Choose either a coupette of Champagne with gold leaf, or a prohibition cocktail from the trolley.

Savouries

Pigs in a blanket

Chicken Caesar roulade

Blini ‘gribiche’

Lobster roll

Summer Fruit and plain scone, clotted cream and Champagne jam

Sweets

White chocolate and coconut pearl macaroon (in jewellery box)

Bootleggar rum, coffee and chocolate cake garnished with fireworks chocolate transfer

Pineapple upside-down cake, garnished with jewel

Gin Rickeys (mini martini glass), finished with crème de menthe jelly and a cocktail cherry

Harvey Nichols peanut butter cigar (from cigar box)

Are you as excited about this as we are? Let us know your thoughts!

The Roaring 20s Afternoon Tea will be available at SEASON at the Fifth Floor from 1 May. Served daily from 3pm – 5pm. Prices start at £30 for Afternoon Tea and £40 to include a prohibition cocktail or 125ml coupette of Champagne with gold leaf. Visit their website for more details.

Afternoon Tea News: W London Rock Tea by Gizzi Erskine

Last week our favourite retro chef, Gizzi Erskine, launched her brand new take on W Hotel's 'Rock Tea', with a cool mix of edgy-yet-girlie treats, served on a dazzling gold record stand. We couldn't be more excited...

Rock Tea Re-Mixed

Adapted from last year's incredibly popular 'Rock Tea', this new off-beat menu offers an exciting selection of retro delights, which are certain to make for the perfect scone and 'jam-ming' session! 

Alongside the old classics are a selection of new choices, which include: Wild Things - a salted caramel and popcorn eclair (with kooky leopard print design), Rockabilly Rebel - a devil’s food cake with peanut butter mousse and peanut brittle, and Flipsville - a cherry cola and yuzu tart.

- Oh dear... a cherry cola and yuzu tart? We can hear it calling our names already.

Unfortunately, this lovely tea is only running for a limited period of three months, so be sure to book yourself in now to avoid missing out on this masterpiece of culinary innovation!

Have you tried the Tea? Are you booked in for a visit? Let us know your thoughts - We love to share the Afternoon Tea love - and boy do we LOVE this Afternoon tea.

The W Rock Tea by Gizzi Erskine is served in the W Lounge at W London Leicester Square, from 2pm daily (for a limited three-month period) and costs £25 pp. For more information or to book, visit http://www.wlondon.co.uk/