Ravishing, remarkable Rosebery for Tea…Afternoon Tea

Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM

Food photos are of REAL food with NO photoshop

You can’t beat the ROSEBERY!

The intrepid and debonair Travelling Gourmet Dr. Michael Lim took the time to try the…

MANDARIN Oriental Hyde Park’s piece de resistance which is The Rosebery Tea Room. The Rosebery is simply spiffing for traditional English Afternoon Tea! Forget the Ritz, come here instead! When I was there recently, it was leading up to Christmas and the special Paddington Bear Afternoon Tea with Ruinart N V Champagne was available. Beautiful Scones with Clotted Cream and Home made Strawberry Jam, exquisite yummie Sushi-like rolled Sandwiches.

Afternoon Tea anyone…

Simply forget the Ritz because traditional English Afternoon Tea in the Rosebery Tea Lounge is to parachute deep behind enemy lines in Afghanistan for! Such an elegant, bright, inviting and warm decor! Feast in style!

Perfectly splendid sushi-like rolled sandwiches, scones and exquisite cakes with your choice of your favourite premium teas. I like Mi Lan Dan Cong Black Oolong Tea from the remote mountains of China and Heart of Persia Tea with Saffron.

Tuck into Slow Roasted Norfolk Bronze Turkey with Cranberry and Paddington Bear Honey Pot Pot with Pear and more like…Find your Teddy Brownie, Rolled Jam Sandwich with Candied Ginger, Green Tea Eclair with 24 Karat Gold Leaf on top, Portland Crab and Crayfish Fondue on Brioche Roll and lots more! OMG! Super Yummie! When I had the good fortune to dine there, the Rosebery offered a very special Paddington Bear Afternoon Tea with the famous bear from darkest Peru’s favourites. No prizes for guessing that delights with Paddington Bear’s favourite olde English Marmalade is on the menu! There is a also a full size Paddington Bear in the Lobby for you to donate generously to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). The pretty and charming German Manageress Nicole is very nice and helpful too. I enjoyed speaking German to her. In the evenings it tranforms magically into a romantic Champagne and Wine Bar. Believe you me, the traditional Afternoon Tea is to parachute behind enemy lines in Syria for! The only other Afternoon Tea that comes close is at the Dorchester Hotel but that is another story.The Rosebery is named in honour of…

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Liberal Prime Minister of the UK from 1894 to 1895.
Come here soon…you will NOT regret it. As Edith Piaf the Sparrow of Montmarte sang in her immortal song dedicated to La Legion Etrangere or French Foreign Legion: Je ne regrette rein!

The movie is very good!

About thetravellinggourmet

As a renowned Travel, Food & Wine Writer he has travelled the world in a keen & indomitable pursuit of exotic delicacies & fine wines. His articles have been published in over 20 prestigious publications, both local & international. Dr. Lim has toured and trained in Wine Evaluation & Oenology in most of the world's top wine producing areas from France to Australia. The Travelling Gourmet says, "Gastronomy has no frontier. These are the gastronomic voyages of The Travelling Gourmet. My unending mission. To explore strange new cuisines, to seek out new wines and new culinary experiences, to boldly go where no gourmet has gone before...." Have pen, will travel. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any other information storage & retrieval system, without permission from Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet and/or MSN. Material may be works of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents may be true but may also be products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance whatsoever to actual person or persons, either dead or living, events, or locales may be entirely and purely coincidental and unintentional. No part of this website may be used to villify others or for criminal purposes. Interests: Travel, Food, Wines, Cooking, Wine Appreciation, Parachuting, Languages, Music, Reading, Swimming, Hunting, Ballet, Fencing, Archery, Anthropology and more... The Travelling Gourmet is a copyrighted trademark. All rights and photos reserved. No part may be reproduced without permission.

View all posts by thetravellinggourmet →

2 Responses to Ravishing, remarkable Rosebery for Tea…Afternoon Tea

Nicholas Chia says:

May 24, 2015 at 02:41

A really informative and super good review that is very useful to me when I go to London.

LikeLiked by 1 person

- thetravellinggourmet says:
  
  June 24, 2017 at 05:09
  
  You must go to the Rosebery! 🙂
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person

	thetravellinggourmet on Poem to Man’s best …
	Rosa Leeann Boyle on Poem to Man’s best …
	thetravellinggourmet on MARRIOTT’S Magnificent M…
	thetravellinggourmet on MARRIOTT’S Magnificent M…
	Durian Mooncakes: A… on MARRIOTT’S Magnificent M…