Who doesn’t love afternoon a good long afternoon tea break ?  It is the perfect pause from holiday shopping; a chance to relax, check over your list and re-energized. Now on at The Urban Tea Merchant is their very special Holiday Afternoon Tea Service.  Cosy into their comfortable chairs at white tablecloth-set tables and choose your favourite tea or treat yourself to Champagne of Tea-infused Prosecco; if in doubt they have a tea sommelier to assist you.

The tea tray will arrive and you’ll want to linger over the vast array of carefully crafted tea-infused goodies, both sweet and savoury.

We started with the Sweet France Tea Mimosa and delved into the savouries, favouring the tuna tartare with quail eggs and the chicken Lapsang Souchong chicken cone.

The baked scones are delightfully flakey and come with the necessary Devonshire Cream and tea-infused jelly and the salted caramel pudding was devine.  We came hungry and left with some sweets for later.  Excellent way to take a moment away for yourself.  Bonus if you bring a romantic partner as there’s something quite sexy about afternoon tea together.

There’s a ton of excellent gift ideas for all budgets in the store itself, so be sure to take time to browse through the displays.

48 per person with Veuve Clicquot Champagne add 30 Tea-infused Prosecco add 12 Sweet France Tea Mimosa add 10

Savouries
“Kukicha” braised beef
“Lapsang Souchong” chicken cone
“1837 Black Tea” marinated beets, goat gouda
“Race Day” tuna tartare, quail eggs
“Magic Flute” roast turkey breast, fig jam
smoked salmon ribbon with ponzu jelly
Sweets
“Miraculous Mandarin” salted caramel pudding
“Red Christmas & Spice Route” fruit paté
“Magic Christmas” butter cookie
“Camelot” pumpkin tart
fresh baked scone with devon crème & tea-infused jelly