Tiffany Marinaro

Review of Rubens at the Palace and Hotel...

Wow! Easily the worst afternoon tea I have ever be...

Wow! Easily the worst afternoon tea I have ever been to. My mum and I have been to many high teas both in London and abroad and this was nothing less than disappointing. Great location for sight seeing and service was good but anything positive I have to stay stops there. The tea options were basic but fine and the food somewhere between poor to embarrassing. The sandwiches boring and certainly not freshly made but usually the focus is on the delicious bite sized cakes. Here we were served two small cold rocks they explained were scones and 5 stale cakes. I think its time Rubens stepped outside and tried some of its competitors to see what is expected these daya and maybe moved with the times a little, as they are limiting their clientelle to a small aged population.