the drawing rooms - the ampersand hotel

i arrived a bit early to check out the hotel because i’ve heard it’s simply gorgeous. this was theroomset up for our group. i bonded instantly with this stunning atmosphere. when our tea time began, the chatter and excitement in theroomamong the girls was another indicator the day would be fun. i made several new friends, including jamie from gunters abroad . she’s lived a lot of places! notice the camera there in the bottom right? we have the same one! so i was eager to receive some lessons from her during our tea. bloggers are cool like that. she and i definitely formed a compound bond! aside from being in the company of such talented bloggers, another catalyst to this great afternoon was starting with a glass of champagne. next, we ordered

one thing i've surely embraced since moving to the uk is afternoon tea and last week i was invited to try out this utterly english tradition at the drawing rooms. the drawing rooms is the tearoomat the fairly recently opened ampersand hotel in the heart of kensington, and i couldn't think of a cheerier spot to indulge in tea, finger sandwiches and scones.

the drawingroomoffers afternoon tea. theroomitself is very attractive with pastel blue coloured walls. there are large teal, grey and printed chairs to sit on. 

it has a very open and calm atmosphere and there is a small selection of cakes to choose from at the top of the room. 

my friend and i ordered some tea and i decided to have the carrot cake. our waiter was very friendly and the service was good, however it was overpriced and there are lots of cafes across the street, which offer the same thing at a lower price.

i went to the ampersand hotel for afternoon tea after visiting the v&a hotel. the drawingroomis beautiful, full of unusual trinkets, beautiful prints & bright colours. the ambience was lovely, so relaxed and not at all stuffy like you get at some hotels. the week we went was london cocktail week so we went for the london cocktail week afternoon tea. the food was delicious, the savoury gougeres were amazing, delicate and filled with beautiful fillings. the white chocolate scones were light & fluffy & the cakes were amazing. the flavours of the cakes were incredible they were so pretty & the whole afternoon tea was delivered to perfection. it is an expensive afternoon tea (£35 each) but it's unusual, it's modern, it was delicious & there was a lot of it!

the experience i had at the ampersand hotel science tea was absolutely explosive! it definitely proves the equation that 16 bloggers plus a themed afternoon tea in kensington, equals a real treat.
i arrived a bit early to check out the hotel because i’ve heard it’s simply gorgeous. this was theroomset up for our group.
i bonded instantly with this stunning atmosphere.
when our tea time began, the chatter and excitement in theroomamong the girls was another indicator the day would be fun. i made several new friends, including jamie from gunters abroad. she’s lived a lot of places! she and i definitely formed a compound bond!
aside from being in the company of such talented bloggers, another catalyst to this great afternoon was starting with a glass of champagne.
next, we ordered our individual teas. i chose peppermint, and it was a brew of sensory sensations. each sip had a tingly bit of minty taste, and i swear left a slight buttery feel on my lips. winner!

when they delivered our sandwiches and sweets, we ignited our cameras to capture the delight for you.
but, we all reached our blogger boiling points when they dropped this atom bomb on us. check that out, 
but, we all reached our blogger boiling points when they introduced their three tiered feast. sunny friends! whatever enzyme they used to create a billowing fog streaming from the top tier created an electric charge in us that had theroombuzzing with ooohs and ahhhhs!
with our protons fully charged, we all started to enjoy the tasty selections.
the menu includes: savoury gougeres – glouster old spot ham, sauce gribiche; cheese with fruit chutney; h.forman & son london smoked salmon, dill and cream cheese; coronation chicken.
as well as a warm selection of plain and white chocolate scones, served with devonshire clotted cream and homemade strawberry preserve.
and, let’s not forget that top layer which really galvanizes the ampersand hotel science tea:pastries – hazelnut, walnut and chocolate cake with mango mousse volcano and chocolate dinosaur, pistachio macaroon with cherry sauce pipette, raspberry cake planet and citrus cocktail.
we all left buzzing about our experience at the ampersand hotel science tea. so, i’ll say if you’re looking for a way to periodically boost yourself with liquid and inner sunshine, go to the ampersand hotel science tea.

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 aroomaccented 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

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. thisroomis lovely and light with ‘wacky’ bright paintings on the wall, large-print wallpaper, bird-patterned and stripy armchairs, comfy sofas and cushions. theroomhad 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

menu from a dinner in the gamesroomat 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