Part of the Bloomsbury Hotel, Dalloway Terrace has been an Instagram favourite from 2017 with its popular afternoon tea and new floral decorations that change seasonally. This is when it became a popular destination, and I recently visited the restaurant for afternoon tea. The autumn afternoon tea is surrounded with a beautiful decor of dried autumn leaves along the walls. The autumn afternoon tea menu is brought in partnership with Johnnie Walker and created by head pastry chef and Afternoon Tea of the Year Finalist Chris Dodd.
First up, check out this beautiful autumn decor. Beautiful golden, yellow, and brown leaves cover the wall and ceiling. It's a cozy and autumnal feeling.
I ordered the glass of champagne, Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut and opted for the 2nd Flush Muscatel tea. The tea is described as coming from the Indian Himalayas at the border of Darjeeling and Tibet. I love Darjeeling tea, so I thought that this one sounded good, and it did not disappoint. The tea has a floral taste with notes of muscatel grapes.
I loved the striped mug for the tea.
The afternoon tea came with a selection of sandwiches, scones, and pastries to finish it off. The sandwiches included honey roast Yorkshire ham with English mustard on wholemeal bread, egg and chive mayonnaise on white bread, smoked salmon and lemon creme fraiche on granary, and cucumber and dill cream cheese.
Two different flavours of fresh buttermilk scones were provided on the middle tier. One of the scones was a sultana scone, and the other one was vanilla-flavoured. The scones were served with Scottish raspberry jam and Devonshire clotted cream.
The pastries were tasty, and the host said that the strawberry one pictured above should be eaten first and then work the way around clockwise. The first was the summer strawberry and pistachio tart, which was my favourite of the pastries.
Next up was the cherry and almond bakewell slice. This was also nice, but it was a little dry.
Red velvet and raspberry cake was the next pastry. I am not a fan of red velvet cake at all, so this was my least favourite. The final pastry was the Johnnie Walker Black Label dark chocolate choux bun, which was tasty and my favourite pastry after the strawberry and pistachio one.
What is my verdict on Dalloway Terrace for afternoon tea? I enjoyed the tea, and the service was attentive. The afternoon tea was good, and the atmosphere of the cozy and nicely-decorated room did help the enjoyment of it. The scones were not my favourite aspect of this particular afternoon tea, but I would return again for afternoon tea, and I'd consider visiting over next spring or summer with a seasonal change in the decor.
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