London: Connaught Hotel Afternoon Tea

Second to my love for London, is my love for afternoon tea!  I realize its origins are from “Royalty and High society” but its now become a great way to get together and catch up among friends, which is exactly what my friends and I like to do….only problem, there’s not a lot of great places to do that in Toronto.  So whenever I travel to London, I try to at least get one afternoon tea in if not two.  I found out about the Connaught Hotel after looking at my friend M’s instagram photos of having afternoon tea there.  Everything looked so delicious I just had to go.  I usually like to stick with traditional teas so I had the Royal Connaught Afternoon blend, a black tea.  The tea was good but what I remember clearly is how delicious their Coronation chicken sandwich was!  It was my first time having the chicken salad sandwich and the mild curry flavour, the creamy mayonnaise with a touch of sweetness – it was tasty!  There was no shortness of food here, after the sandwiches and pastries out came the scones (raisin and plain) and then a final plate of cakes (green tea and chestnut and chocolate spicy hazelnut).  So much to eat, I highly recommend going on any empty stomach!