More Tea, Vicar ?
Afternoon Tea is the new Champagne and cigarettes for any lady who used to enjoy the latter. Gone are the days when come 4 pm on Saturday when the coterie and I would be found in a local watering hole with more than was good for us of both said components. While those days are mourned, small people simply aren’t compatible with the former. So along came afternoon tea instead. Well, it had been around for forever, I just chose to celebrate it a little more.
Tea Palace in Notting Hill is a great place to begin your love affair with such an old English ritual. At £ 17 a head ‘one’ (we are enjoying high tea after all) can enjoy a smorgasbord of finger sandwiches, cakes and scones together with a pot of one of the house teas. A fabulous way to spend an afternoon en masse, or to just enjoy a bit of ‘Me Time’ with the latest copy of Vogue, followed swiftly by a trip to Matches.
Roll on 3.30 pm …
