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Wedgwood Afternoon Tea at The Langham

May 20, 2017 by Fiona Maclean 13 Comments

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Last Updated on April 28, 2018 by Fiona Maclean

Back to Classics – The New Wedgwood Afternoon Tea:

I have long been a fan of the afternoon tea served at The Langham.  It is partly a function of the elegant setting – the high-ceilinged palm room with comfortable banquettes, beautifully floral arrangements and a pianist at the grand piano.

The Langham Afternoon Tea 2

The patisserie of Cherish Finden, the outgoing pastry chef, is what, in the past, has brought me back there again and again.  I was intrigued then, to be invited to review the new tea, the work of newly appointed Executive Pastry Chef, Andrew Gravett and his team.

We were greeted with a refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail; light and fragrant it was a lovely way to start the afternoon.

The Langham Champagne Afternoon Tea

And a glass of champagne – NV Laurent Perrier Rose for me.  There’s an excellent and well-balanced tea menu at The Langham and although the Lapsang Souchang my companion Amanda from Glamorous Glutton was craving wasn’t on the menu, it was readily available on request.  I enjoyed the Wedgewood blend tea throughout while she started with the off piste Lapsang Souchang,

The Langham Afternoon Tea Sandwiches 2

The sandwiches, which we started with, have had a makeover too, thanks to Chris King, the Executive Chef of the Langham.  Just the classic English cucumber with cream cheese and chives remains from the last menu. I loved the combination of Burford Brown eggs with marinated artichoke on rosemary bread, an Italianate finger sandwich that, even for someone who rarely orders eggs, was absolutely delicious.  And, the Scottish smoked salmon sandwich was delicately seasoned with  Sarawak pepper and preserved lemon cream.  Light and piquant, a lovely flavour combination.  Beef pastrami with sauce ‘Albert’ (horseradish), watercress and caramelised onion bread was full of taste, though the pastrami was a little chewy and the mixture hard to eat daintily.  Prawns were served in a potato bun with iceberg lettuce and a prawn cocktail sauce, dusted with a little tomato powder.

All really moreish and if we hadn’t indulged in the ‘high tea’ option, I’d have been eating a second helping.

The Langham Afternoon Tea Confit Duck

The Langham has a lovely variation on afternoon tea called ‘High Tea’ where in addition to your sandwiches, there’s a savoury course where you can choose from three starter sized dishes.  My crispy duck leg was a kind of rissole, served with cranberries, a celeriac mash and a lovely rich jus.

The Langham Afternoon Tea Beetroot and Goats Cheese

My companion ordered the beetroot salad and was impressed by the delicate pickled slices of heritage beetroot, served with goat’s cheese and a honey dressing.  She found the pecan crumble a little sweet.

The Langham Afternoon Tea Palate Cleansers

A palate cleanser arrived.  The menu version was a strawberry champagne sorbet, but since I have an allergy to strawberries I was served mango sorbet with fresh berries

the Langham afternoon Tea Scones

Scones arrived with a generous helping of Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam, still warm from the oven.  At The Langham, the scones are medium-size which helps ensure that they are soft and moist rather than dry and biscuity.  And, somehow we managed to eat the lot, despite the patisserie to follow.

 

The cakes are the crowning glory of any afternoon tea and we were impressed by the beautiful plate which arrived.  My personal favourite was Paris Brest, a crunchy choux pastry with what is described as ‘lightened pecan cream and caramelised pecans’.  I don’t know how the cream is made lighter, but it was truly delectable.

The Langham Afternoon Tea Patisserie 2

Decidedly Madeleine looked stunning – a crisp shell of dark Itakuja chocolate with a pretty pearlised finish round a classic Madeleine shape.  One bite revealed a passion fruit jelly topped madeleine.  While it was truly beautiful, we both found it very sweet. I’m sure Jaffa Cake fans would be very impressed though.

Spherically Challenged was a delicious light coconut, liquid raspberry and Manjari mousse in a chocolate shell.  A little sweet, but a beautiful patisserie.

Babalicious, a fabulous combination of flavours and textures, with a light Jivara whipped chocolate mousse topping the blackcurrant and star anise baba with crunchy chocolate praline pearls, was mouthwateringly good.

The tiny, caramelised puff pastry mille-feuille ‘one in a million’ was both beautiful and perfectly constructed.  Topped with a thin wafer of white chocolate it looked stunning, but we were both beginning to suffer from death by chocolate by this stage. Afternoon tea patisserie does tend to be a little sweet and, although the Lanham tea is tagged as lighter and healthier, it seemed to be quite chocolate focussed.  Or perhaps, it was simply that the reduced fats and lighter textured creams allowed the sweetness of the pastries to shine through?

The Langham Afternoon Tea 4

Overall, it was an excellent tea with impeccable service.  And, all the pastries were delicious, I’d personally have preferred one slightly less sweet patisserie but I know plenty of people who would have thought of this as perfection.

Thank you to all the staff at the Langham for such a wonderful afternoon.

The Langham Afternoon Tea starts at £49 per person, £59 per person including a glass of N.V Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne and £64 per person including a glass of N.V Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne Rosé. High tea, with the extra savoury dish, has a premium of £8.00

Afternoon tea runs from 12.15pm to 5.30pm

Palm Court at The Langham,
1 Portland Place
Marylebone, London W1B 1JA

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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

Comments

  1. Yoda and Dalek says

    September 7, 2017 at 12:58 pm

    Looks yummy! We know about the Langham afternoon tea only because of Cherish Finden’s appearance on Bake Off Creme de la Creme. Would love to be able to try it ourselves, the pastry looks really good.

    Reply
  2. Josy A says

    May 22, 2017 at 10:28 am

    I love afternoon tea! This looks pretty epic! 😀

    Reply
  3. Gabe says

    May 22, 2017 at 12:48 am

    What an amazing meal! I really want to thank you for sharing this with us, but I’ve gotta go cook a duck to satisfy the irresistible craving you generated with these delicious images. .

    Reply
  4. Hayley says

    May 21, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    This looks DELICIOUS and has made me very hungry. I love an afternoon tea me. I agree with Emmalene, the scones are always my favourite bit.

    Reply
  5. Emmalene says

    May 21, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    As much as I love afternoon tea, I have to admit that the scones are my favourite bit…

    Reply
  6. Ruth Daly says

    May 21, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    This all looks amazing!

    Reply
  7. Angela Noel says

    May 21, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    Holy heavens! I didn’t know so many delicious (and hard to pronounce) things could be served in a single meal. I’ve never had afternoon tea–but now I want to try it. It looks like an amazing experience. Thanks for the post!

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      August 24, 2017 at 9:37 am

      Its a real treat – but don’t eat before or expect to eat afterwards!

      Reply
  8. AnHistorian says

    May 21, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    This looks GORGEOUS!! Another stop to add on my afternoon tea list ?

    Reply
  9. Lisa Orchard says

    May 21, 2017 at 1:33 pm

    Yum! I’m starving right now! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Molly Stevens says

    May 21, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    Ahhhh. I’m eating these delectable treats vicariously. What beautiful presentation! And as far as the sweets, I’m sure I’d love them all since I’ve rarely met a dessert I didn’t like. Thank you for taking me to an elegant afternoon tea!

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  11. Ritu says

    May 21, 2017 at 10:31 am

    Looks Lovely!!!

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      August 24, 2017 at 9:37 am

      It is one of my favourite teas!

      Reply

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