The Tea Terrace- House Of Frasier- Oxford Street

I told a work colleague I was planning a shopping trip to Oxford Street and knowing that I'm slightly fanatical about afternoon tea she recommended I try a tea room inside House of Fraiser whilst I was there.

I suggested to Jade who I was shopping with we popped into House of Fraiser when passing for a cup of tea and slice of cake not expecting much. After searching the top floor through kids clothes we arrived at The Tea Terrace and I was so impressed! Who knew this gem was in Oxford Street for everyone to enjoy.

Everything about The Tea Terrace excited me, the mismatching tables and chairs in cream and blue hues and shabby chic benches adorned with floral cushions! I was practically jumping up and down with excitement! There were beautiful patterned plates decorating the walls and a counter displaying various handmade cakes. 

Taking a seat there was a lovely placemat defining afternoon tea and providing a brief history of the tradition which I thought was a nice touch and we were presented with a menu. Realising the afternoon tea for two was priced at just £21.95 it would have been rude not to try it out especially as Jade had never had a traditional afternoon tea (shock horror). 

The afternoon tea included the choice of a variety of teas including Egyptian mint tea, Darjeeling tea and citrus camomile tea but I enjoy a milky cup of English breakfast tea with my scones so we chose to both have this. 

We could also choose a sandwhich each from: Egg mayonnaise with salad cress, cheddar cheese and handmade chutney, salmon and cream cheese or ham and tomato. I chose to have salmon and Jade went for egg. 

Shortly after ordering we were presented with the most beautiful blue and white tea pot with two matching teacups and saucers. I noticed everyone's teapot and crockery was different and it addeded such a lovely dynamic to the tea room, I spied a Royal Albert tea pot on the table next to me which I was a little envious of! We were given our afternoon tea within 10 minutes and it was clear everything was fresh and homemade and the scones were warmed through and smelt amazing! 

The sandwhiches were delicious and clearly freshly made and we each had a slice of handmade lemon drizzle cake which was yummy but I have to mention the scones. I have eaten a lot of scones and I must say these really impressed me. They were smaller and slightly taller than your average and they had such a lovely buttery flavour which wasnt too sweet, we both had a small pot of strawberry jam and clotted cream to top them with and they were divine. 

I am so glad I decided to try this afternoon tea and the whole experience sticks out in my mind as as one of the best afternoon teas i have tried.Ok so you don't get a great variety of sandwhiches cut up in fancy ways and you only get one variety of cake but the atmosphere and quality of what is presented to you can bypass that. You certainty forget you are in House of Fraiser let alone on one of the busiest streets in London, so if you are in London wanted a spot of lunch tea for under £12 I could not recommend the Tea Terrace enough! 

Tinseltown- the start of an indulgent week

As I mentioned in my last post I had a lot of appointments (mainly revolving around food) coming up..apologies for the late posting but I hope I can make up for it over the next few days. Also I am trying out a new photo arrangement let me know what you think! 

One if my sisters turned 16 on the 1st June and as she is in the middle of her GCSEs and didn't want to do anything big we decided to go for a meal a Tinseltown with our other sister.

Why we have never been here before I don't know, chocolate bars IN a milkshake? Yes please! 

First and foremost I would suggest not ordering a starter and a milkshake aswel as a main. By the time our mains arrived we were seriously struggling to find room for it as the milkshake is like a meal in itself as it is made up of ice cream and chocolate bars! We shared a starter if nachos and all ordered a burger and chips for mains. The food was very tasty and well cooked but it wasn't spectacular it was just as you would imagine from an Amerian diner. The milkshakes are what sets this diner apart from the rest! My sister had the white kinder bueno shake which I think was my favourite closely followed by the Oreo shake. I had the Terry's chocolate orange milkshake which was nice aswel and it had big chunks of chocolate in it but the other two defiantly had an edge over it. 

It was a great day trip out with my sisters but I think if I return to Tinseltown it will be a quick stop for a milkshake during a shopping trip or something not for a full meal. 

 

As we were in picturesque Hamstead and it was such a lovely warm summer evening we decided to go for a stroll after dinner and I took a few pictures below :)