To A Tea | The Drawing Rooms at The Ampersand Hotel
My friend Kelsey
invited me to tea
with some of her friends today
at the Ampersand Hotel.
Since I never say no to a chance
to sit around with baked goods
under tha guise of testing new tea rooms
and getting out of the house,
I happily obliged.
To be honest, I'd never heard of this hotel before,
but I'm so glad that she had...
because, y'all,
this place is cute...
The hotel is in a great location in South Kensington-
just feet away from the tube stop,
making it the perfect way to round off
a day visiting the V&A
or toodling around the halls of Harrods.
We had tea in the hotel's
And I have to say,
it might be one of my new favorite spots.
Here's why:
The scones were warm and delicious.
Not many tea rooms bake fresh scones
for each tea order...
most of the time,
they are pre-cooked
and waiting to be served.
To have a hot one
makes it oh-so-much better.
{Editor's Note: This also applies to donuts & rolls.}
The place was cute,
but it wasn't pretentious.
It also wasn't a scene....
which I enjoyed for an easy afternoon out.
When I arrived at 2pm,
the place was fairly empty...
by the time I left,
there was a fun social buzz of chatter in the room.
Comfy, cozy chairs abound
for lounging and chatting.
Baby Mama Friendly?
Indeed!
The staff was so sweet
and the room had plenty of space
for our "push chair" brigade...
but the steps into the hotel are steep
and tough to do by yourself!
It's not crazy expensive.
The afternoon tea
-you know, with the pretty tied tray-
is £23 per person.
It has all the classics
like scones & sweets,
but offers yummy open sandwiches
that make the standard tiny triangles
that most other places offer feel a bit dated.
I, being cheap, opted for the "Cream Tea" for £7-
but was perfectly pleased with it.
A Cream Tea gets you two warm scones
-complete with clotted cream & jam on the side-
plus a pot of tea of your choice.
Perfect, I dare say.
And look how cute the tea pots are?
{They remind me of
which I have been wanting for ages.}
All in all?
Tea in The Drawing Rooms was a definite win!
Check out
for your next trip to London
or it's
for your next afternoon with the ladies.
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If this place doesn't look like your cup of tea,
check out some of my other favorite places to do tea in London
here.