Sunday, March 1, 2015

HIGH TEA!

Photo Credit: Berenz
One of the loveliest things to do in London is enjoy "high tea." We have made reservations at the infamous "Savoy" hotel to enjoy what Londoners call "afternoon tea."
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What IS afternoon tea?  According to afternoontea.co.uk:

 "Afternoon Tea is a tea-related ritual, introduced in Britain in the early 1840s. It evolved as a mini meal to stem the hunger and anticipation of an evening meal at 8pm.

 Afternoon Tea is a meal composed of sandwiches (usually cut delicately into 'fingers'), scones with clotted cream and jam, sweet pastries and cakes."

 Sounds yummy....

 From The Savoy:

The Thames Foyer is very much the heart of The Savoy.  A stunning glass dome floods this sociable spot  with wonderful natural light – and beneath this, a pianist serenades guests from a winter garden gazebo, as they enjoy our world-famous afternoon tea.
Afternoon Tea at The Savoy is an enduring custom where guests can choose from a range of teas served with finger sandwiches, homemade scones with clotted cream & jam and a mouth-watering selection of seasonal cakes and pastries created by The Savoy’s Executive Pastry Chef, Ludwig Hely.

The Savoy is proud to be a member of the Tea Guild and has received the Award of Excellence in 2011, 2012 and 2013.



Here's a Sample Afternoon Tea menu (decisions, decisions):

TRADITIONAL AFTERNOON TEA‏
50.00
Select from our range of teas
A SELECTION OF FINGER SANDWICHES
Lemongrass Chicken Salad
Smoked and Poached Salmon with Dill Mustard
Wiltshire Bone Ham with Honey Mustard
Egg Salad with Chives and Tobiko
Cucumber and Tomato with Basil Cream
FRESHLY BAKED RAISIN AND PLAIN SCONES
Cornish Clotted Cream, Homemade Lemon Curd and Strawberry Preserve
DELICATE AFTERNOON TEA PASTRIES
Strawberry and Vanilla Mousseline Tartlet
Apple Tarte Tatin
Milk Chocolate, Earl Grey and Raspberry Macaroon
Pineapple Cheesecake
Cherry and Tonka Bean éclair
Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel Cube
THAMES FOYER SIGNATURE CAKES
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Banana Pecan Cake
Dundee Cake
£59.00
With a Glass of Champagne
£61.50
Louis Roederer Brut NV
£64.00
Ruinart Rosé NV
TRADITIONAL HIGH TEA
52.50
Select from our range of teas
A SELECTION OF FINGER SANDWICHES
Lemongrass Chicken Salad
Smoked and Poached Salmon with Dill Mustard
Wiltshire Bone Ham with Honey Mustard
Egg Salad with Chives and Tobiko
Cucumber and Tomato with Basil Cream
Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs
With melba toast
Toasted Crumpets
With butter & strawberry preserve
THAMES FOYER SIGNATURE CAKES
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Banana Pecan Cake
Dundee Cake
£61.50
With a Glass of Champagne
£64.00
Louis Roederer Brut NV
£66.50
Ruinart Rosé NV
THE SAVOY TEA SELECTION‏
The Savoy Breakfast Blend
A comforting and full breakfast classic, with rich malty sweetness and a vivid infusion of ruby colour. Statuesque and broad, with plenty of grip and structure and rich finishing flavours of malt.
The Savoy Afternoon Blend
A unique‏ blend of ceylon and darjeeling tea. Light, crisp and refreshing, with graceful citrus lift. Fresh, faintly minty aftertaste and a soft but ample mouth feel.
BLACK TEA
Assam Gold
Big, broad and thick-textured. Pungent and restorative, with a slowly subsiding finish which hints at raisin and malt.
Ceylon
A rich, soft and full tea, with a gentle yet textured profile. The taste long and satisfying with an almost creamy wealth to it.
Organic Bohea Lapsang
Calm, serene and reassuringly smoky with a smell of warm sauna pine. Subtle and haunting, gently smoky, warm yet refreshing, too, with a supple, creamy, liquorice-root finish.
SCENTED BLACK TEA‏
Earl Grey
Refreshing and sweet, with lifted citrus charm freshening the structured tenacity of the ceylon leaf. A perfectly focussed classic.
Vanilla Black Tea
Dark vanilla notes of roundness and charm, supported by a discreet, soft but full-textured black tea base. The combination is creamy and sumptuous.
Lychee Red
Surprisingly sweet and soft, with lingering, lifted aromas of asian fruits and perfumer’s flowers. Baroque, decadent, and irresistible.
Chai
Juicy, rich, rounded and warming flavours, combining the soft, gratifying palate fullness of black tea with subtle sweet spice. Complete and balanced.
WHITE TEA
Silver Needle
Light, delicate, fruity flavours underpinned by cucumber and melon freshness yet surprisingly full textured with a stunningly velvety finish.
SCENTED WHITE TEA‏
White Peony & Rose
A teasing blend of vivid, white tea buds and leaf with perfectly proportioned whole rose buds. An exquisite, super-subtle infusion combining the soft purity of white tea with drifting haunting rose.
YELLOW TEA
Huo Mountain Yellow Buds
Graceful, sappy with a hazel sweetness and a distinctive cool finish that leaves the mouth very refreshed.
GREEN TEA‏
Organic & Fair Trade Dragon Well
Dragon well has lively and garden-fresh flavours underscored by silky hazelnut and liquorice-root complexity.
Gen Mai Cha
Rich, complex, multi-layered with vivid grassy freshness of green tea filled out by toasty grain fullness.
SCENTED GREEN TEA
Moroccan Mint
A luxurious blend of organic gunpowder green tea with whole peppermint leaves and the effect of refreshing mint.
Fair Trade Jasmine Pearls
Velvety, full and enticing green tea leaf lifted by fresh and heady jasmine aroma. The taste is sumptuous, round and deeply jasmine infused.
OOLONG TEA‏
Oriental Beauty
Famed for being one of the queen’s favourite teas, this supreme formosa oolong is honeyed and sweet, offering a complex aroma with a delicate, sherbet sweetness.
HERBAL
Whole Rose Buds
Light, graceful,‏ stealthy notes of sweet-edged rose within a refreshingly light, leafy liquor and a perfumed, languid aftertaste.
Organic Whole Chamomile Flowers
Bright, full, mellow floral depths with soft, refreshingly bitter vegetal complexities in the finish. Sweet yet austere — the definitive chamomile combination.
Blackcurrant & Hibiscus
Vivid, intense and lively, with a rich spectrum of berry fruits, bright supporting acidity and a sweet, perfumed finish. Refreshing, even bracing, and full of charm.
Lemon Verbena
Beautiful, whole verbena leaves with all the aromatic qualities of a garden in southern france. Fresh and vivid with mint-like freshness and pressed lemon zest pungency.
Whole Peppermint Leaf
Insistent, deep‏ and full mint flavours with an almost oily mid-palate, subsiding cleanly towards an intensely perfumed finish.
FINE & RARE TEAS‏
£10.50
Darjeeling Tresor
Sprightly, lively, sappy and refreshing, with an enticing combination of fresh grass, plant sap and woodland earth.
£12.50
Iron Buddha Oolong
An intensely floral oolong tea, hand rolled and fired to create a characteristic iron buddha or ‘iron goddess of mercy’ oolong flavour.
£15.50
Wazuka Sencha
A definitive japanese sencha with a perfect balance of sweetness, astringency and velvety texture.
FLOWERING TEA
£9.50
Flowering Amaranth
A beautiful‏ display of hand tied green tea wrapped around a stunning red amaranth flower. A mesmerising sight with a soft pink infusion and cleansing wild flower taste.
£9.50
Flowering Osmanthus
Sweet and soothing flowering green tea hand tied around an explosive flame coloured osmanthus flower. The taste offers warm, green-tea sappiness lent complexity by peachy, toasty notes
ICED TEA‏
The Savoy Signature Iced Tea
A rich, soft, classic ceylon tea cold infused overnight served with a selection of syrups.
HOT BEVERAGE SELECTION
£6.00
French Pressed Coffee
£6.00
Espresso
£6.00
Cappuccino
£6.00
Cafe Latte
£6.00
Macchiato
£6.00
Mocha
£6.00
Iced Coffee
£6.00
Valrhona Hot Chocolate
DRINKS‏
MINERALS
Kingsdown Still Mineral Water
Size
330ml

£4.50

750ml

£5.50
Size
330ml


750ml

Kingsdown Sparkling Still Mineral Water
Size
330ml

£4.50

750ml

£5.50
Size
330ml


750ml

£5.00
Perrier
Size
330ml


750ml

SOFT DRINKS
£4.50
Coca Cola
£4.50
Diet Coke
£4.50
Lemonade
£4.50
Ginger Ale
£4.50
Tonic Water
£4.50
Soda Water
FRUIT JUICES
£5.50
Freshly Squeezed Orange or Pink Grapefruit Juice
£5.50
Freshly Squeezed Juice of the Day
£5.50
Freshly Pressed Apple or Carrot Juice
£5.50
Tomato, Cranberry or Prune Juice
BEER
£6.50
Becks
£6.50
Peroni, Nastro Azzurro
£6.50
Guinness Original
CHAMPAGNE
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
Size
Glass

£17.00

Bottle

£69.00
Louis Roederer Carte Blanche Demi Sec NV
Size
Glass

£20.00

Bottle

£82.00
Ruinart Blanc De Blancs NV
Size
Glass

£26.00

Bottle

£115.00
Louis Roederer Brut Vintage 2006
Size
Glass

£29.00

Bottle

£120.00
Bollinger La Grande Année 2002
Size
Glass

£38.00

Bottle

£160.00
Pol Roger Cuvée Winston Churchill 1999
Size
Glass

£60.00

Bottle

£265.00
Krug Grand Cuvée NV
Size
Glass

£70.00

Bottle

£300.00
Cristal 2004
Size
Glass

£85.00

Bottle

£360.00
ROSÉ‏
Ruinart Rosé NV
Size
Glass

£23.00

Bottle

£98.00
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV
Size
Glass

£29.00

Bottle

£120.00
MAGNUM
£145.00
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
£185.00
Ruinart Rosé NV
WHITE WINE‏
Pinot Grigio, Portenova, Veneto, Italy 2011
Size
Glass

£12.00

Bottle

£38.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Paul Cluver, Elgin, South Africa 2010
Size
Glass

£13.00

Bottle

£44.00
Albarino, Pazo Barrantes, Rias Baixas, Spain 2010
Size
Glass

£13.00

Bottle

£48.00
Chablis, Le Carré De César, Domaine L'Eglantière, Chablis, France 2009
Size
Glass

£14.00

Bottle

£52.00
Gewürztraminer, Amity Vineyards, Oregon, USA, 2007
Size
Glass

£16.00

Bottle

£59.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Blanc Fumé De Pouilly ‘Les Comets’, Michel Redde, Loire, France 2007
Size
Glass

£19.00

Bottle

£70.00
Pouilly-Fuissé, Vieilles Vignes’, Domaine Cordier Père Et Fils, Burgundy, France 2010
Size
Glass

£18.50

Bottle

£82.00
ROSÉ WINE
Sancerre Rosé, André Dezat, Loire, France 2011
Size
Glass

£13.00

Bottle

£45.00
RED WINE‏
Côtes Du Rhône, Domaine Des Carabinnieres, Rhône, France, 2011
Size
Glass

£10.00

Bottle

£35.00
Malbec Reserve, Finca Sophenia, Mendoza, Argentina 2009
Size
Glass

£11.00

Bottle

£39.00
Shiraz, Botham Merrill Willis, Mclaren Vale, Australia 2008
Size
Glass

£13.00

Bottle

£49.00
Pinot Noir, Little Beauty, Marlborough, New Zealand 2010
Size
Glass

£15.00

Bottle

£52.00
Morgon, Marcel Lapierre, Burgundy, France 2011
Size
Glass

£16.00

Bottle

£58.00
Gaja, Promis Ca’Marcanda, Tuscany, Italy 2009
Size
Glass

£18.00

Bottle

£68.00
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