Possibly the best afternoon tea ever
The high tea at Fortnum
& Mason’s is not included in the list… our friends Bear was there. Like
this afternoon tea the scones were plain, nowhere else has offered up plain
scones – plain scones are the best.
What was so special about this afternoon tea? A beautifully
laid out table to arrive to, the food filled stand brought out quickly along
with Earl Grey tea – a very wide range of teas is available. This was a
sparkling afternoon tea so there was prosecco. No car driving was involved.
There had been a request for no meat (seafood and dairy were
acceptable). There were tiny rolled up salmon sandwiches, generous prawn sandwiches
and excellent egg & cress. And then the sweet stuff – as mentioned the gold level of scones:
plain, with butter, clotted cream a berry jam and a fresh strawberry. The delightful
surprise was the small custard slice – a favourite and never before presented
at an afternoon tea.
The covid precautions were excellent, there were large clear
panels between the 3 tables on the first floor. The staff were lovely and
friendly. The tea needs to be booked 24 hours in advance and they do a takeaway
version too.
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45 Old Bridge, Haverfordwest SA61 2EZ
