High Tea at The Goring

Okay, so these later posts are a little on the tardy side. I got side-tracked by having so much fun in England that I got a little lazy in posting. Anyway, here's my report on our high tea experience at The Goring. For those non-royalists amongst us, The Goring is where the Duchess of Cambridge, then the commoner Kate Middleton, got prepped for her wedding to Prince William in 2011. Located in Belgravia, just a short walk away from Buckingham Palace, The Goring is a charming family-owned hotel established since 1910. It's a small hotel (just 69 rooms) with a charming private garden out back which the tea room overlooks. It won the 2013 Top London Afternoon Tea award so I decided we just had to have high tea there.

We opted for the Bollinger High Tea (GBP 49 per person) which comprises a glass of champagne, strawberries and cream and a tiered stand filled with scones, finger sandwiches and little cakes. I measure all high teas by the standard of their scones and The Goring passed with flying colours. Their scones were warm, short and tender. Good stuff. I enjoyed their finger sandwiches too, especially the one with smoked salmon. Our waiter, who sounded Eastern European, asked "You want picture with food?" and as you can see below, we certainly did!

Strawberries & cream

The tiered wonder.

English trifle to finish!

View of the garden from the tea room