Comments on: Tea at Brown’s, Mayfair

By: Chrisos

Chrisos — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:58 +0000

Tea at Brown is always great!

By: Gin and Crumpets

Gin and Crumpets — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:44:09 +0000

I love tea at Brown’s. I went there for a Christmas afternoon tea last year because they are one of the rare hotels that don’t force you to pay a premium for mince pies and carol singers during December. The best way to recover after a frazzled, desperate final Christmas shop.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:59:23 +0000

Ah totally forgot to mention the piano player at Browns! He was awesome!

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:58:49 +0000

Awesome ! Thanks for the tips!

By: Emyr Thomas, Bon Vivant

Emyr Thomas, Bon Vivant — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:51:57 +0000

Oh, I love Brown's, especially the Donovan Bar, and agree about the afternoon tea. I wrote a guide to the best afternoon tea in London, which you can see below: http://bonvivantliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/londons-best-afternoon-tea-venues/ Thanks, Emyr

By: offmotorway

offmotorway — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:01 +0000

Those sweets look amazing. And thanks for the recommendation of Ottolenghi’s lemon polenta cake – that’s definitely on my list!

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:18:53 +0000

Ah yes, definitely did the cake trolley. I think I may have a photo, but it's not so good. Looking forward to meeting you in Chicago at some point soon! -Krista

By: TippyL

TippyL — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:10:05 +0000

I was anxious to see your verdict on Browns. When I visited in February, I was determined to have high tea and knew I only had time (and budget) for one. I googled ‘best tea in London’ and some English tea association website had named Browns as best tea in 2009. It was a little hard to book last minute, but we got in. I went with my husband, who was decidedly not into going to high tea, but he was a good sport.

You didn’t mention the cake trolley. Did they not have it? When we were there the cake trolley came by with a choice of two cakes, a vanilla pound cake or a fruitcake. I’d never seen a cake trolley at tea before. My husband was impressed with the amount of food (and that you could order more sandwiches!) so it was definitely enough for men. We didn’t have dinner that day, we were so full.

Great photos!

By: An American in London

An American in London — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:55:06 +0000

I haven’t been to tea at a hotel in ages, but when I first moved to London, I went to the Claridge’s tea multiple times bc it was so good (and I was constantly hosting visitors). If you squeeze in another tea sometime soon, try Claridge’s and let me know how it compares to Brown’s (which I still must try).

Good on you for hosting a baby shower. I’ve thrown a couple here, too (never so posh as tea at Brown’s, though), and the most enthusiastic attendees are usually American. What’s so uniquely American about showering a friend with gifts, I wonder.

By: Gourmet Chick

Gourmet Chick — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:27 +0000

Ok another afternoon tea for the list – particularly like the sound of the scones and the lemon potato cake

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:24:30 +0000

Dude! I totally have had Ottolenghi's version. It is very good. But you know, I think this little sucker was perfect!

By: Laissez Fare

Laissez Fare — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:01:43 +0000

Doood(ette), have you not had Ottolenghi’s lemon polenta cake…three letters…OMG.

Mrs. LF had tea at Brown’s and thoguht it nice as well, especially the sweets.

Best,