Do not fear this is the last afternoon tea review with pictures from an Iphone, all future reviews will have beautiful images with blurry backgrounds! The Norfolk Royale Hotel is a hidden gem in Bournemouth. It's a beautiful baby pink building reminiscent of Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel!
They have a large lounge to the left as you walk into the building. It has just the atmosphere you expect and want for an afternoon tea. A roaring fire, mismatching comfy chairs and all the tables are laid nicely. We did end up with a low coffee table and as you'll know from our first post we are not a fan of these!
This is their prosecco tea which is £17.95 per person. They also have a cream tea for £6.95 p/p, an afternoon tea for £12.95 p/p and a champagne tea for £21.95 p/p. I think their teas are quite pricey but I am beginning to see that this is a normal price range. This tea did seem to reflect the cost due to the table cloth, fabric napkins, individual pots of jam and their attentiveness.
The sandwiches were very yummy but we could have done with a few more! The scones were so delicious, they were really big and were still warm which makes them even tastier! We were given a generous amount of clotted cream too. The cakes, as you can see, were a bit of a disappointed. They were quite mushy and they weren't presented nicely at all!
We went back to the hotel for a Christmas themed tea and had the addition of mince pies, lychees and little tarts.The second time round we were sat in the dining room, which was 100% more comfortable but I did miss the atmosphere from the lounge. The waiters weren't quite as attentive in the dining room and we were forgotten and had to remind them a few time about getting our drinks.
We went back so obviously enjoyed their afternoon tea, however we still felt it could improve slightly with the cake tier and they could be more generous with the amount of sandwiches given. We give it 3 tea cups!
Sophie & Tom
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