Brown's Tea - Quintessential British Tea Experience (London Restaurant Review No. 4)

We went to several teas in London, but the most British of those experiences was at Brown's Tea in the Brown's Hotel. This was like having tea in a 19th century Victorian drawing room, replete with cozy nooks and oversized chairs and couches. Interestingly, however, the tea and food quality here were not as high as our tea in Paris (although as we have said many times everything is better in Paris).

Lisa had the Earl Grey tea which she liked, although she found it, like all London tea, a bit strong and requiring alot of sugar. Steve had the lemon verbena which he did not throw up from, so for him that means he liked it (since he is definitely not a tea person). We really loved the silver teasets, however, which were again totally British and quite lovely.

The sandwiches here were a bit weak, which cut down on the overall rating. There were more sandwiches with veggies in them than we'd have liked and not enough with either beef or salmon as at other teas we enjoyed. The scones, though, were exquisite, and the clotted cream divine. But, the rest of the desserts were not particularly memorable.

The bathrooms were the best in London. They were fancy, spotless and perfectly adorned.

All in all, even though this tea may have been weaker than the tea we had at our hotel, we chose to rate this one because it was more British and because the scones were the best we had.

Tea for two was 65 pounds or approximately $130 - pricey but worth it for a one time experience.

Our ratings for Brown's Tea, Albemarle Street, London:

7.5 of 10 Teaspoons; 3 of 3 Bathroom Brushes