The outside of the hotel belittles the long bar, outdoor court yard and eating area that await you once you go throught the diaphanous muslin entrance. Recently themed cream tea have become the thing to do for various celebrations from hen do's to birthday parties, to a simple but pricey catch up and the mad hatters tea is something a little bit more quirky than the average.
We arrived to find the hotel packed with various groups of revellers dressed in splashes of colour and bright summery prints, unfortunately this meant we had to wait for a while before being escorted to our seats.
The table was set up with a sugar cube containing music box, a copy of withering heights and tea sets that when placed together created a disconnected picture.
We all ordered champagne with our tea and the waitress brought over purfume bottles of their special blended tea to determine which one we wanted to have. They were strawberry and cream, mint chocolate, rubbarb and apple pie.
I went for the coffee option but I am informed that the strawberry and cream tasted a little like warm juice.
We then found the table laden with all variety of delicacies and treats. Ranging from rolled sandwiches of egg cress, cucumber and cream cheese, salmon and ham.
There were little quiches and an olive scone with herby butter to round off the savoury dishes. It was however the deserts than made this meal. There was a drink me potion of passion fruit and pannacotta to consume through a straw.
A chocolate tea cup with mouse containing popping candy (my favourite item).
A Victoria sponge and white chocolate cheese cake with a mango yolk. The cheese cake was probably my least favourite dish.
This was then topped off with strawberry and cream mashmellow and a carrot shaped confection with ginger filling.
As J summed it up it was a posher more expensive version of man versus food.
We then headed to the Westbury Hotel for another drink before heading off into the night.
