This is a very special post for Tea Worth Talking About. It's not only the first review not to be in Bournemouth but it's also a guest post featuring my (Sophie's) mummy! After graduating my mummy took me for afternoon tea at the Laura Ashley Manor Hotel. The outside of the hotel is very impressive and the inside is equally as lovely as it's completely furnished by Laura Ashley. This hotel is hidden away behind a main road down a long drive way. Whilst sat by the window overlooking the gardens you're transported to a pretty country side, which is the perfect setting for afternoon tea.
After being given a menu filled with tea the waitress brought us this rather heavy box of different teas. She told us to smell them and choose which one we'd like. After much sniffing and discussing it was decided that I'd be safe and boring and have an English Breakfast tea. However, mummy was very adventurous and chose the Jasmine Pearl Petal, which she very much enjoyed. All their teas were loose leaves teas which meant they had a lot of flavour and it felt special to pour it through a tea strainer, can you tell I don't get out a lot?!
This tea excelled itself with savoury options. We were given two plates filled with sandwiches (cucumber, tuna and egg) smoked salmon bagels, smoked chicken burgers and vegetable tarts. Everything was really delicious and we were both pretty much full after eating the entire two plates (well the things on the plates).
After we had devoured all of the savoury options a parcel of warm scones were delivered to our table, this was a really lovely touch. We opened the parcel to see SIX scones!!! We couldn't believe it! I only managed one, mummy did me proud and had two! It was really nice that they had included some without sultanas as we are both not fans of them. They were really soft and delicious scones.
Finally, we have the cakes! I was incredibly full by this point but I managed to taste every single one, it would be rude not to. I particularly enjoyed the chocolate mousse. Neither of us liked the mini cupcake, it tasted like cinnamon and dried fruit.
This tea is £25 per head. I think it's definitely an expensive treat but you won't leave hungry! It's also in a really pretty setting, which adds to the occasion and make the whole event feel more luxurious. We were lucky enough to find this as a 2-4-1 offer on Groupon. It's such a great place to find vouchers and where most of our afternoon teas come from.
This Afternoon Tea definitely deserves the first 5 tea cups award on the blog!
Sophie & Tom (Amanda)
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