Afternoon Tea at The Milestone With a Glass Of Champagne

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Enjoy an Afternoon Tea experience at a luxurious 5-star boutique hotel overlooking Kensington Palace, the birthplace of Queen Victoria, and the former home of Princess Diana. Milestone Afternoon Tea: Afternoon Tea as a specific meal did not evolve until the beginning of the 19th century, although the drink had been popular since its introduction in 1559. Anna, Duchess of Bedford, invented the meal to fill the time between early luncheon and late dinner which she felt proved to be the low point of many a country house party. As time progressed, it became a meal surrounded by etiquette and very strange customs; silver teapots, delicate china, cake stands, starched napkins, whether to pour the milk before or after the tea? The heyday of Afternoon Tea was in the days of the British Empire when the ‘Sahib’ and his family, having taken early luncheon, would have to wait until the cool of the late evening to take dinner. It was at this point that the fashionable hotels took whole-heartedly to the serving of traditional afternoon and Devonshire cream teas. A Ritual Fit For Royalty: Highly commended at the 2019 Afternoon Tea Awards, Afternoon Tea at The Milestone is upheld in its finest form. Served in either Cheneston's Restaurant, the Park Lounge, or the Conservatory, choose from a vast array of teas at your leisure, and in fine surroundings and experience the superior service for which The Milestone is recognized. Traditional Afternoon Tea (sample menu) - Sandwiches - Roasted Hereford beef, watercress & horseradish pesto - Onion bread - Free-range egg mayonnaise & watercress - Spinach bread - Cucumber & cream cheese - White bread - Chicken mayonnaise & toasted almond - White bread - Roasted & smoked salmon, crème fraiche, lemon, dill - Wholemeal bread - Goat’s cheese, beetroot & basil chutney - Beetroot bread SCONES - Homemade plain & raisin scones - Homemade strawberry preserve & Cornish clotted cream PASTRIES - Mrs. T’s baked vanilla cheesecake, black cherry - Coffee & cardamom macaron - Milk chocolate & caramel bavarois - Peach & basil choux bun - Rosemary & plum olive oil cake Children's Afternoon Tea Menu (under 12s - sample menu) - Sandwiches - Peanut butter & raspberry jam - White bread - Chicken mayonnaise & toasted almond - White bread - Free-range egg mayonnaise & watercress - Spinach bread SCONES - Homemade plain & raisin scones - Homemade strawberry preserve & Cornish clotted cream PASTRIES - Vanilla Cheesecake with Cherry - White Chocolate & Raspberry Ripple Blondie - Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart