I know we are in autumn now, but I came across some photographs that I took at the end of the summer that I forgot to post. Losing over three months of my 2020 life to lockdown meant that I have crammed in a lot since July in an attempt to make up for lost time, so I am late in posting and will be spending this month of lockdown getting caught up. I visited Fait Maison near Gloucester Road tube station in late September and enjoyed their afternoon tea. I have been wanting to try their afternoon tea for some time as their pastries and shop always looks so pretty. Over the lockdown and since I last visited Fait Maison, the restaurant has increased in size.
I ordered the afternoon tea for one at Fait Maison, and this comes with a choice of tea, finger sandwiches, scones with cream and jam, and a selection of assorted mini desserts. The desserts are chosen on the day, so there is not really any set menu for these as it depends on what is in the shop.
I ordered the Darjeeling tea, which came in a cute floral tea pot and was also loose-leaf tea. Darjeeling is my go-to tea when I enjoy afternoon tea, and I especially love when places serve loose leaf tea as it feels more special than just getting tea bags in a kettle.
I had a selection of cheese and cucumber sandwiches and a couple of tarts for the savoury part of the afternoon tea. It felt even more special because the weather was so nice and the floral decorations were pretty as they always are here.
I also ordered a refreshing watermelon juice. I love watermelon.
Next up, meet the scones. These were served with a rosebud on top, making them perfect to show off. Clotted cream and strawberry jam were served along with them.
The selection of desserts included a lemon tart with raspberry, a strawberry lolly cake pop with white chocolate coating, a slice of chocolate and pistachio cake, and a coconut cake with cream. This was only on the middle tier. My favourite of these was the coconut cake. The lemon is normally my favourite, but the ratio of pastry to lemon was not correct. The cake pop is the most attractive, but I am not keen on white chocolate as I find it too waxy.
The top tier contained a rose-flavoured macaron, a mango mousse and a plastic rose for decoration. The macaron was delicious. The mango mousse had a coulis centre of mango and was made of mousse and formed into a ball. It looked like an orange.
This afternoon tea was certainly filling, and I could not finish it all. This was certainly one of the best afternoon teas that I have had in London that isn't part of a hotel, and I recommend it. The tea is presented very well and changes seasonally, so you're always guaranteed to get into the mood of whatever you are celebrating. I am hoping to visit Fait Maison for afternoon tea during a different season.
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