Fabulous Tea, Cakes and Cocktail afternoon tea in Revery Bar at Hilton Park Lane Hotel London

 Yesterday me and my husband had a fantastic afternoon tea that involved cocktails that all contained tea as well as alcohol !!!

I had an old Buyagift voucher for champagne afternoon tea at the Podium Hilton park Lane but was told that they no longer served traditional afternoon tea.  At first I was disappointed as this was one of my favorite afternoon teas and where my love of them started back in 2010. 

 As I already had the voucher they offered me instead  Tea , Cakes and Cocktail afternoon tea in their new bar. The hotel had recently been renovated and appeared on the TV last year so i was keen to visit again. 

The voucher cost me about £75 as I had a discount code so I got a good deal as this afternoon tea is priced at £65 per person 

The bar had a modern cozy feel to it and we had a nice round table in a quite corner with curved velvet sofa . The table was nicely laid with a gold tree style cake stand with offset glass plates. 

Our waiter  was warm and welcoming and very keen to explain about the cocktail afternoon experience. He also noted that I had mentioned upon booking that I do not like fish or seafood. 

The first part of the experience was to try out all 5 of the tea alcohol cocktails so we could choose the one we liked best.

COCKTAILS 

Cairo Gossip Belvedere, Cocchi Americano, Lime & Egyptian Camomile Tea Syrup, Pommery Brut 

Earl Grey Sour     Bombay Sapphire infused with Earl Grey Tea, Gomme Syrup, Lemon Juice, Aquafaba 

Pistachio Bliss Hennessy VSOP, Frangelico, Amaretto Disaronno, Lemon Juice, Tropical &  Pistachio Tea Syrup

 Mexican Breakfast    Patron Silver infused with English Breakfast Tea, Vida Mescal, Cointreau,  Lemon Juice, Gomme Syrup, Saline Solution 

Hibiscus Kiss Patron Silver, Hibiscus & Pistachio Tea Beer Cordial  

 

The barman brought over a drinks trolley with 7 brown glass bottles. He poured us a small measure of each one to try and explained what was in them.  I think there was only one that I did not like but my favorite was the Earl Grey Sour that had Gin in it. My husband had trouble deciding between Pistachio Bliss that hit you with strong Brandy taste then the nutty taste came through or the Mexican Breakfast that had Tequila but a strong smoky taste that was very unusual. My husband liked it as he likes a smoky whiskey . In the end he choose the Pistachio bliss one. 

Next we tried the two non alcoholic ones 

NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS 

Blooming Blossom (53 kcal) Clean & Co V, Grapefruit & Sea Blossom Tea Syrup, Lemon Juice, Raspberry Purée, Miraculous Foamer

Moroccan Souk (127 kcal)                   Clean & Co G, Moroccan Mint Tea & Cucumber Syrup, Honey Water, Lemon 

Once again both were nice and refreshing but we both preferred the Moroccan Souk one that you could really taste the cucumber in. 

The cocktails were very unusual and glad we got to try them all. 

Whilst the barman made up our alcoholic cocktail of choice the waiter brought us the canapes. 

Beetroot cheesecake (32 kcal) (vg) 

Black truffle macaroon with chicken liver pâté (93 kcal) 

Yes this is the correct photo

The one that looks just like a cherry is beetroot and the macaroon is sweet with a chicken liver filling. 

Sounds awful and to be honest I do not like chicken liver but my husband said it was very nice and the sweet macaroon complimented the salty chicken liver pate. 

Next we got a plate each with the savories on 

Mini poached lobster roll with Marie Rose sauce (177 kcal)

 Devon handpicked crab, sourdough toast with citrus bisque jelly (30 kcal) 

Deconstructed classic chicken Caesar, beet pearl & blue pea flower (62 kcal) 

Asparagus panna cotta, egg yolk & sourdough soldiers (55 kcal) (v) 

As I do not eat fish they substituted the crab for Celeriac and the Lobster for Tofu. 

It was all nice apart from the egg as I did not like the raw egg yolk sitting on top of the asparagus panna cotta. My husband thought it was OK. 

The deconstructed chicken Caesar was really nice but just could of done with bigger portions of the savories.  

Before the waiter brought out the sweet stuff he took our orders for hot drinks. I ordered the Pink Tropics herbal tea that was nice and fruity

When the cakes came out along with the scones I was amazed at how good they looked. 

First we had the scones a fruit one and plain one each with our own pot of homemade jam and thick clotted cream.  The scones were delicious so light and fluffy my hubby said they were the best ones he has ever had. 

Lastly we had the three cakes each along with our other non alcoholic cocktail 

Carrot cheesecake (363 kcal) (v) 

Triple chocolate sandwich (398 kcal) (v)

 Strawberry and citrus (332 kcal) 

They were all amazing and tasted delicious but my best one by far the carrot cheesecake. Crisp thin biscuit base with hint of  ginger , soft carrot cake sponge inside a soft creamy mouse then covered in a green chocolate that had a lime flavor.  As Craig says on Strictly A MAZE ING and a 10 from me !!!

As you can imagine after eating all this food i was feeling very full .  

Just before we left the waiter said there was one final thing to add to the experience  and then brought over 5 jars of different sweets plus a empty black box each to put some in to take home. 

REVERY PIC ‘N’ MIX

 Apple jelly, Vanilla fudge,  Dark chocolate truffle,  Marshmallow and  Raspberry jelly  

He said that these were homemade by the chef . As you can see I did not waste time in selecting some to take home and share with my son.

This is a really nice afternoon tea with a difference and the service was excellent, we both enjoyed the whole experience . 

Nearest Station : Green Park 10 minute walk. 

Best bits : Everything but must mention the delicious scones and cakes.  

Worst bits : If i had to say something it would only be the egg yolk for me and maybe more savory things on offer.      

Value for money :  At £65 its not cheap but I think worth it if you want something a bit different .

would I go back? : Yes I would.