London's awash with afternoon teas, and new ones are always being added to the selection — take a look at the menus which are new in London this month, including a chance to tuck into tea and cake inside the Natural History Museum.
The Art of Afternoon Tea at The Kensington
Artists such as Jackson Pollock, Yayoi Kasama and Alicja Kwade are the inspiration behind the new Art of Afternoon Tea menu at The Kensington hotel in South Ken. We're promised "a collection of carefully curated cultural confections and innovative libations" (which roughly translates as 'fancy food and drink').
Pollock's famed 'drip technique' adorns a dark chocolate mousse tart with passion fruit parfait. A mango mousse surrounding coconut yoghurt cream is designed to look like one of Kasama's playful polka dot pumpkins. And there's a special 'Girl with the Balloon' cocktail, inspired by Banksy's artwork of the same name.
Finger sandwiches, plain and fruit scones, and a selection of teas complete the menu.
The Art of Afternoon Tea at The Kensington. From £58 per person. Available now, daily.
Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula London
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"English dishes inspired by Mr McGregor's Garden and the Lake District" form the base of the Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea menu at The Peninsula London. Adults' and children's version are available, with savoury bites, sandwiches, scones and sweet treats on the menu.
Stand-out dishes include a crab, celeriac and apple tart served with caviar, a roasted veal sandwich with tuna and capers, a strawberry and chamomile mousse, and scones served with a strawberry and mint jam — which sounds like something a certain Peter Rabbit would probably enjoy.
Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula. From £95 per adult/£55 per child. Available now, daily. See other themed afternoon teas available in London.
Inspired by Nature Afternoon Tea at the Natural History Museum
You can now have afternoon tea in the Natural History Museum — and get a chance to see inside the The Anning Rooms, the museum's exclusive members and patrons' space, without signing up for a membership yourself. Anyone can indulge in the Inspired by Nature afternoon tea, a menu inspired by the wonders of nature and celebrating British farmers and growers.
Sample items from the menu include coronation chicken sandwiches; a cherry tomato, red onion, superstraccia and pesto tart; Earl Grey scones served with Cornish clotted cream and Tiptree strawberry jam; a sweet pea and lemon cake; and a dinosaur footprint macaron.
Inspired by Nature Afternoon Tea at the Natural History Museum. From £35 per person. Available now, every Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm/3pm.
Children's Afternoon Tea Experience at Pan Pacific London
The Pan Pacific London near Liverpool Street has teamed up with children's brand Bonpoint for a variety of experiences for younger members of the family, including the new Bonpoint Children's Afternoon Tea menu.
Take your mini diners along to the hotel's Straits Kitchen restaurant, where they can fill up on finger sandwiches with cream cheese, ham, cucumber, egg mayonnaise, grated carrot, and cheesy apple slaw. Also on the menu are scones with berry jam, and sweet treats including chocolate almond macarons, cherry lollipops, and madeleines with orange blossom icing. A colouring postcard and word search are provided to keep them entertained while they eat.
Children's Afternoon Tea at Pan Pacific London. £29 per child. Available now, daily. The restaurant offers a Floral Fusion Afternoon Tea for adults (£58 per person), so grown-ups needn't go hungry.
Book ahead for...
- Bloomin' Lovely Afternoon Tea: a floral inspired afternoon tea coming to The Goring hotel in Belgravia, 13-26 May, to coincide with the Chelsea Flower Show and Belgravia in Bloom. From £80 per person.
Eaten your way through all of the above? Take a look at the new afternoon tea menus which were introduced in March 2024 and February 2024, as several of them are still available now.
