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Afternoon Tea at The Shard – TĪNG turns Pink

October 3, 2020 by Fiona Maclean Leave a Comment

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Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month – TĪNG, Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard.

It feels as if life is getting back to normal when we start enjoying afternoon tea again.  Long on my wish-list, afternoon tea at The Shard has a reputation that goes before it, partly of course for the phenomenal view but partly for the creativity and fine patisserie that makes a five-star tea. 

The Shard - View

Now, from 1st October to 8th November, there are a whole raft of pink-themed food and drink events at Shangri-La Hotel, at The Shard, including pink cocktails at GŎNG and special pink delicacies on the main TĪNG dining menu.  Perhaps the highlight of the rose-hued events though, is the afternoon tea at TĪNG which includes four cakes that have been created in honour of four special ladies.

Ting at the Shard Floral Display

We went along to find out more, through the brilliant floral pink lobby up to the 35th floor.  It’s all prettily decorated – and of course, there’s a panoramic view across the City.

Ting at the Shard - space

TĪNG is derived from the Chinese word for living room and this part of the Shangri La hotel is on two levels with a dining room down a few steps from the comfortable, contemporary styled and well-spaced lounge area.  

Ting at the Shard Champagne

We started our tea, as everyone should, with a glass of Champagne.  The TĪNG pink afternoon tea includes your choice of a glass of Laurent-Perrier rosé brut or a Pink Lady cocktail made with ping gin, champagne, lemon juice and grenadine. There’s a selection of teas to choose from, or if you prefer, coffee. My Shangri-La blend of Oolong and Black tea was a deep and sweet golden mouthful, while my companion’s Gong Mei was a light honey tea that she loved. The leaf tea was served in neat teapots with integrated strainers. 

Sandwiches and savories - Ting at the Shard

The savouries for the Pink Afternoon Tea all seemed very appropriate.  I particularly liked the smoked salmon and wasabi ‘gougère’ – a puff of choux topped with black and white sesame and filled with a tangy smoked salmon mousse.  Bermondsey Cheese spring onion quiche was a mouthful of deliciousness, packed with Bermondsey cheddar in a crisp pastry shell. There were two sandwiches – Wiltshire ham with Tunworth on white bread – a pink filling with a delicious British soft cheese while salted cucumber with cream cheese and pink peppercorn was served on harissa bread.  Not a large savoury selection, but we were offered (and accepted) seconds!

Pink Afternoon Tea - Ting at the Shard London

The tea tower definitely had that ‘wow’ factor – almost everything was pink – even the scones!  There were plain and fruit scones to choose from, with clotted cream, strawberry jam and orange marmalade.  Beautifully crispy on the outside but with a nice soft fluffy middle, the colour certainly didn’t distract from the quality of the scones. 

Pink Scone - Ting at the Shard

As it should be the cakes were the star act. 

Ting at the Shard Cakes

Each pastry included in the tea is named and inspired by the journeys of four incredible women, Gina, Maggie, Mandy and Michele, who all received care for the treatment of breast cancer at Guy’s Cancer.   So, for example, the delicious ‘Flo’s fig and hazelnut tart’ was a crisp pastry shell with a layer of fig jam and fresh fig topping.  Created for single mum and breast cancer survivor Gina, it was named by her for her ten-year-old daughter  Florence, who has supported her mum through treatment.  

Fig Tart Ting at the Shard

The three other ladies, Maggie, Mandy and Michele all have similar tales and their cakes, ‘Michele’s can-do Crèmeux’  and Mandy’s Mantra Macaron both a tribute to their perseverance and optimism, while Maggie’s cake, ‘Syd’s Smashing Sponge’ is named for her cat who, when Maggie’s hair started to fall out, began to sleep next to her head!

Sponge - Afternoon Tea

The stories are one thing, the fabulous craftsmanship of the cake another.  I particularly liked Michele’s Crèmeux, a chocolate shell filled with a pink peppercorn and lemon mousse. 

Michelles cremeux ting at the shard

And the tiny vial of cherry juice to tart things up was a delicious touch that added just the right amount of contrast to the sweet macaron.

Macaron with cherry

We happily worked our way through the cakes.  If I’m honest I think we were trying to make our afternoon tea at The Shard last as long as possible.  It was a seamless experience and, having experienced the View from The Shard before, I’d strongly recommend picking the special option of afternoon tea with a fast track ticket for the View from The Shard. 
 
Now, if I had just been given the keys to the pink Figaro at the entrance to The Shard, my life would have been about perfect.
 
Pink Figaro - Shard London

Pink afternoon tea at TĪNG is £59 per person or £69 with a glass of Laurent-Perrier Rosé Brut or a Pink Lady cocktail.

Or, for the ultimate, experience, pick the Champagne Pink Afternoon Tea at ‘TĪNG’ plus a Fast Track Ticket for ‘The View from The Shard’ priced at £94.

A percentage of the proceeds from each Pink Afternoon Tea will be donated to the breast cancer ward of Guy’s Cancer.

TĪNG
Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard
31 St Thomas Street
SE1 9QU
ting.slln@shangri-la.com
0207 234 810

For more options do check our roundup of top London afternoon teas.

We were guests of TĪNG at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Filed Under: Bermondsey, Borough and London Bridge, Restaurant

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

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