Juno Harrison Review of Marcus Wareing Restaurants Ltd...
The best and certainly, most creative afternoon te...
The best and certainly, most creative afternoon tea in London! Pret-a-Portea is everything afternoon tea in such a fashion forward city like this should be.
The Berkeley is everything you'd expect from a high-class hotel, beautiful lobby entrance with friendly door men to welcome you. The staff are smartly outfitted and even if you can't afford to be a guest in one of the rooms, you are treated exactly as if you were.
The dining room itself is beautifully furnished, with plush seating and high backed sofas for larger groups and the staff are extremely attentive and will go above and beyond to make sure you have a unforgettable experience.
The afternoon tea itself change each fashion season - Autumn/Winter to Spring/Summer collections are used as inspiration for the various cakes, mouses and treats on offer. We've visited a few times and eaten everything from green tea Chanel handbags, chocolate Stella McCartney boot shaped biscuits to Valention gown inspired mouse. Everyone being as delicious as the next!
The presentation is beautiful, the drinks selection is wide and varied and all refillable at no extra cost - aside from the champagne. The plates of your afternoon cakes and savouries are also refillable, and the staff will be on hand to ask if you'd like it refreshed once a plate it empty. Which I find excellent value for money - considering how beautifully crafted everything is and the amount of time you could sit and indulge yourself! Whatever you can't manage to finish will be placed in cute little take out boxes for you to take home.
Be warned, the waiting list is months long to get yourself a table here but you won't regret it! It's an experience you'll be hard pushed to ever beat.

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