TEA with a TWIST

London Landmarks tea, The Kensington

Taking inspiration from the capital’s iconic landmarks, The Kensington’s Town House restaurant offers a sweet homage to the city’s skyline. Tea is served in an elegant salon with linen-clad tables and velvet banquettes, warmed by a roaring fire in winter. The stunning centrepiece of each table is a London Eye-inspired tea stand, its tiers decked with a skyline of sweets, sandwiches and scones.

Tempting though the cakes are, tradition dictates that you start with the savouries, and these are a cut above, with a stilton and broccoli quiche, mini steak and ale pie and crab cake, alongside an array of sandwiches.

But it’s the sweets that steal the show: a white chocolate Gherkin filled with dark chocolate ganache, a carrot cake Shard, the classic red