the drawing rooms - the ampersand hotel

inside the quirky modern interiors make you instantly happy regardless of the light rain and grey skies that london is so prone to. we were led into a room accented by wildflowers and artworks of safari wildlife peering out of cocktails and it felt almost like a mad-hatter’s setting, except of course, as afore- mentioned, this was a science afternoo

what. a. delight. the hotel is only inches away from south ken station and teas are served in the drawing rooms. the rooms are a quirky wonder, prints of zoo animals peering out from cocktail glasses, mix of vintage and contemporary furniture, relaxed and funky, not an ounce of stuffiness in sight.

i think it may well be one of the coolest hotels i've ever seen! we plumped for both the standard & xmas teas - a festive twist on the afternoon tea meant the usual tea included savoury gougeres, white choc scones & mince pies in the mix.

the gougeres and tartines were soft, melt-in-the-mouth taste explosions, the scones soft with lashings of jam & cream and the desserts, well the desserts were too many to get through!

for under £20 each and for the volume of food we had, this was a steal! my verdict: grab a friend, grab a lot of friends and check it out.

i was lucky enough to win a champagne afternoon tea at the ampersand hotel, kensington in a competition i entered through afternoon tea online  who kindly organised our visit.  the hotel has offered afternoon tea since opening only last  august  and i invited my mother to join me for the experience. and what an experience it was!  the hotel receptionist pointed us in the right direction towards the drawing rooms where we were warmly welcomed. this room is lovely and light with ‘wacky’ bright paintings on the wall, large-print wallpaper, bird-patterned and stripy armchairs, comfy sofas and cushions. the room had a nice relaxed feel to it. we were shown to our seats, although if we wanted to sit somewhere else this wasn’t a problem as it wasn’t busy. we were lucky to be seated in front of the fire which was nice and cosy as there was still snow on the ground outside. once sat on the large sofa,  we were served with a glass of  moët  champagne before ordering afternoo

love this place! wifi access and not very busy during daytime so perfect place to crash to work or have a business meeting.

menu from a dinner in the games room at the ampersand hotel  with languedoc aoc to sample wines from corbières boutenac aoc, la clape aoc and minervois la livinière aoc: baked scallops with seaweed grilled cannon of lamb, saffron potatoes, pipperade and olives pistachio and olive oil cake with vanilla ice cream pecarino cheese with poached pear coffee, tea and madeleines  

what. a. delight. the hotel is only inches away from south ken station and teas are served in the drawing rooms. the rooms are a quirky wonder, prints of zoo animals peering out from cocktail glasses, mix of vintage and contemporary furniture, relaxed and funky, not an ounce of stuffiness in sight.