claridges high tea

Fact. I love tea. This isle is famous for it's tea and it's tea drinkers. Unlike continental Europe, tea is drunk with milk...always.

Another fact. Tea is personal and everyone likes to drink it in their own special way. Strong, weak, little milk, a lot of milk, with sugar and without sugar. Its complex.

What goes best with tea? Cake. So my Scottish friend and I ventured to Claridges for High Tea. There is nothing I enjoy more than good conversation with an old friend over tea and cake and hence I thank the Universe that someone invented high tea.

I have been to The Dorchester twice before and The Ritz for high tea and so I wanted to see how another establishment did it. Checking out the Tea Guild Awards Of Excellence list we chose Claridges Again with anything that is good in London we booked months in advance to get a time and date that was convenient for us.

The hotel itself is steeped in history with photos all over the lobby of its famous visitors. With architecture and buildings being the main part of my job I really appreciated all the original art deco features inside.

The Lobby

The Tea Room

On to the tea. The choice of tea was excellent and the food was also excellent and unlimited. Yes you heard right, food at high tea is unlimited. All the high end establishments offer unlimited portions of cake and sandwiches but in reality there is only so much one can consume. 

In my opinion I felt that The Dorchester is the better place to experience high tea. The service is razor sharp and the food just seemed more memorable. They offer a sandwich, scone, pastry and chocolate course whilst Claridges only had the first three courses. By no means, Claridges was not bad but The Dorchester just edges in front on the service alone. The Ritz for me did not impress so it comes in third after The Dorchester and Claridges.