Overindulged at the “Confessions of a Chocaholic Afternoon Tea at the Hilton” in the Podium Restaurant on the ground floor of the Park Lane Hilton.
This afternoon tea is good value for money, compared to a lot of the hotel based afternoon tea options in London (£29.50 including a glass of champagne).
The three tier cake stand used looks great and I was impressed by the chocolate selection, even the gold sprinkled base was made out of chocolate. There is so much here, making the pretty take away handbags a must. The Tea selection was also interesting and extensive.
The open sandwiches were beautifully presented, tasty and fresh. The chocolate spread with Chocolate Chip scones was also a nice touch. Not so keen on the cup cakes though which were rather ordinary.
The let down was more on the service side, which although friendly, was really slow. It was hard getting attention and it was nearly a hour before we started! I am also not sure that “I did not have time to bring the extra sandwiches is a particularly good excuse” in a hotel of this calibre.
The room was pleasant enough but had rather bad acoustics and the use of live and canned music really did not work.
Marks out of 10
Food 5.7
Service 3.8
Ambience 4
