ULTIMATE Festive Afternoon Tea taste test *Shard, the Lanesborough, County Hall*

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  • Опубліковано 3 гру 2023
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  • @DrAllyGreen
    @DrAllyGreen 6 місяців тому +136

    Grace pulling through with all the Xmas content and vlogmas! It's very much appreciated!!

    • @Grackle
      @Grackle  6 місяців тому +11

      Glad you are enjoying ❤❤❤

  • @imogenw9176
    @imogenw9176 6 місяців тому +16

    GRACE - you MUST review/try the afternoon tea at the Savoy Hotel in London !!!!
    I went there with my mum for my 21st birthday and it was the most amazing ecperience of my life
    vibes, food, service EVERYTHING 10/10
    so much tea to choose from and the atmosphere was STUNNING
    they even had a live pianist
    you would LOVE it

  • @sunnygirl5467
    @sunnygirl5467 6 місяців тому +46

    Love these tests, Grace is not easily impressed, but I love the honesty☺️😂 Saw that they had a vegan afternoon tea at the shard, would love to see a test of this sometime🥰🌱

  • @victoriaa2797
    @victoriaa2797 6 місяців тому +16

    My best friend and I took our first trip to London a few months ago and I had a whole list of afternoon tea places to decide between. A lot of places ended up being booked up so we ended up at The Royal Lancaster (which wasn’t at the top of my list). However, the food and the service was amazing and we were blown away and really enjoyed ourselves. I would love to hear you do a review of the place to see how it comes in your mind since we had no other afternoon tea experiences in London to compare it to and I’ve seen some of your other videos of places you tried/tested

  • @carolashton8543
    @carolashton8543 6 місяців тому +5

    😂 cream goes first then jam because the cream is thicker to spread and the jam just slides over it😊

  • @thetiredworm2100
    @thetiredworm2100 6 місяців тому +9

    Love your afternoon tea vids

    • @Grackle
      @Grackle  6 місяців тому +2

      I love making them!

  • @juliez4944
    @juliez4944 6 місяців тому +5

    I am so totally with you on the Cream going 1st. Otherwise you have to put it on in blobs- not nice. I will say that I like to just spoon my jam on Instead of spreading it though.

  • @nodakjak
    @nodakjak 6 місяців тому +3

    Every time my mate and I go for afternoon tea, to avoid any argument, I do cream then preserves on one half of the scone, and preserves then cream on the other half - a bit of afternoon tea diplomacy. Cheers! By the way, the AT on the Sunborn Yacht Hotel at the Excel Centre is worth the trip to the East End. We were there for comic con and took a break with a sumptuous afternoon tea, impeccable service, just a fun time.

  • @nabilanoor7421
    @nabilanoor7421 6 місяців тому +13

    Grace please please please try the afternoon tea at the Orangery by Sapana. It’s an indian version and is so luxurious! It’s such a bargain too x

    • @Grackle
      @Grackle  6 місяців тому +4

      Ohhhh I would love to!!!

  • @EpicWagg
    @EpicWagg 6 місяців тому +9

    Currently in bed, ill, and this has cheered me right up ☺️

  • @7490maddie
    @7490maddie 6 місяців тому +3

    pleaseee do a round 2 of this if you get the chance!! also maybe a trying veg/vegan ones?

  • @nighthawkdragonfly8339
    @nighthawkdragonfly8339 6 місяців тому +3

    Such great vibes and love seeing all the different afternoon teas.
    Hello from Canada.

  • @tiffanyb543
    @tiffanyb543 6 місяців тому +2

    grace I am sooo with you on cream first 😂

  • @andreas4268
    @andreas4268 6 місяців тому +3

    Thanks Grace! Going for afternoon tea at the Shard soon! Thank you for your review, Happy Christmas! 🎄

  • @cde6513
    @cde6513 6 місяців тому +3

    I went for the best afternoon tea ever, not in London, but highly recommend, particularly at Christmas, as the decorations were stunning, plus the view of the grounds were stunning - The Manor House Castle Combe ! Try it it’s fabulous

  • @mellsbells6075
    @mellsbells6075 6 місяців тому +6

    Love a tea time with Grace!!! 🥰🥰🥰
    Now when will we hear about your advent calendars!? 😭😭

  • @rebven2594
    @rebven2594 6 місяців тому +3

    YES Cream on a scone is like butter and should go before the jam THANK YOu

  • @MeandmyTea
    @MeandmyTea 6 місяців тому +17

    Me & my BFF are going to London for the first time this coming May and Your videos have been Sooo Helpful for us!!!☕☺

    • @andreas4268
      @andreas4268 6 місяців тому +4

      You are going to love it! Have a wonderful time 😊

    • @Wowzayep
      @Wowzayep 6 місяців тому +3

      I want to hear how it goes!

  • @amymeadham2878
    @amymeadham2878 6 місяців тому +3

    The best afternoon tea I had was In Edinburgh at The Colonnades at the Signet Library! It’s like a four course afternoon tea set in a beautiful library ❤

  • @lottielangley480
    @lottielangley480 6 місяців тому

    Content queen this time of year ❤

  • @PhoebeCastellan
    @PhoebeCastellan 6 місяців тому +2

    Stopppp this was the video I was waiting for ❤❤❤❤ I’m craving an afternoon tea 😂

  • @kirstiegog
    @kirstiegog 6 місяців тому +8

    I’m from Ireland but we got an afternoon tea at the D hotel on groupon for €25 each and it included Prosecco! Was absolutely fab too. You find great deals on there. Was €40 of you book directly through hotel so saved a bit

  • @gracens5548
    @gracens5548 6 місяців тому +1

    Always enjoy these !!🎄 🎂

  • @Tipper1941
    @Tipper1941 6 місяців тому +15

    I think you and Honour or Anna should have a channel together. Travel, hotels, food and event reviews. You two vibe well together and your train ride in an earlier video with the seniors was super fun. Like that episode of The O.C. When the boys go to Florida. Seth and the seniors was hilarious and I bet the elders would enjoy it too.❤

    • @meriambenouis5318
      @meriambenouis5318 6 місяців тому +1

      Lol it's honor. Anna, the way we say it in Britain rhymes with manna ,like from heaven

  • @zenabraithwaite1934
    @zenabraithwaite1934 6 місяців тому +3

    I put clotted cream on my scones first as well ❤

  • @jonap5740
    @jonap5740 6 місяців тому +3

    You might take your mom and dad to the Mandarin tea next time! It'd make a great treat for them. The Library has such a lovely room, it's a shame about the sandwiches. I hope they get the message. The Shard is beautiful. Nice to see the beautiful Honor with the beautiful Grace. Lovely young women enjoying their youth!

  • @cthulusauce
    @cthulusauce 6 місяців тому +1

    If you ever revisit the USA I highly recommend afternoon tea at The French Room in Dallas, Texas. It’s inside a hotel called The Adolphus and its room is gorgeous

  • @Italiana911
    @Italiana911 6 місяців тому +1

    I’ve been to the Lanesborough, and requested tea, sandwiches and just a couple of cakes. If anyone thinks that’s all they require, it comes at a considerably lower cost and was very nice.

  • @jengriffiths8683
    @jengriffiths8683 6 місяців тому +3

    Cream first is the only way!

  • @zeideerskine3462
    @zeideerskine3462 6 місяців тому +1

    Tea in a library is a dream of mine. It reminds me of Alexia Tarabotti from Gail Carriger's Soulless series. I am sad that the food wasn't good and there was a shocking lack of treacle tart.

  • @charlottem7025
    @charlottem7025 6 місяців тому +3

    I absolutely love your content and would love if you would turn recommendations from these types of videos into a blog post or something, like maybe a highlight on insta just so the recommendations are easy to find in the future! 🥰💖

  • @lovelysweet74
    @lovelysweet74 6 місяців тому +1

    If you’re ever up north you need to try Slattery’s afternoon tea in Manchester! 😍🍫

  • @deathvalleyfob
    @deathvalleyfob 6 місяців тому

    This is perfect as I’m planning afternoon tea for my birthday in Jan

  • @abisimcox9677
    @abisimcox9677 6 місяців тому

    Love this ❤

  • @OneXaKo
    @OneXaKo 6 місяців тому +1

    out of all the afternoon teas I've had, I have to say my favourite one was The Clermont at Charing Cross. I was able to snatch it from Groupon so it wasn't that expensive, and you can choose to have prosecco included if you drink, which they kept refilling without a problem! so, if anyone's in London, I greately recommend it :)

  • @pinkheart315
    @pinkheart315 6 місяців тому +1

    Honestly agree with Grace! 2nd one looked the best.
    Wish their were prices too in the video so could compare 😅

  • @Vikki-Waiting-victoriagrace
    @Vikki-Waiting-victoriagrace 6 місяців тому +1

    10 mins in and i had to make myself a cuppa tea!!😂😂

  • @sandrea4872
    @sandrea4872 6 місяців тому +1

    "It tastes like a Haribo Tangfastic" is not what I expected to hear 😂😂

  • @angiewatson9870
    @angiewatson9870 6 місяців тому

    Thank you much love xx

  • @ldk02
    @ldk02 6 місяців тому

    The Connaught in Mayfair’s afternoon tea was the best one I’ve ever been to. Would love you to try to see if it’s still the best!

  • @dawnkelly2229
    @dawnkelly2229 6 місяців тому

    I love these compar the afternoon tea posts or anything good think I just love food lol I live in the middle of nowere even need to travel to get to a train station or bus stop I love it but does mean you don’t have many places to go to

  • @elisazouza
    @elisazouza 6 місяців тому +1

    Where’s ur jumper from that you wore at the shard ! I loved this ❤

  • @leannedudley1058
    @leannedudley1058 6 місяців тому

    Have you tried the Pret-a-Portea at The Berkeley? Would love a video on that! ❤ x

  • @laurenpowell1285
    @laurenpowell1285 6 місяців тому +1

    Grace have you been to Sketch? I went last year when visiting from Australia and it was the best thing ever

  • @katem7184
    @katem7184 6 місяців тому

    very unlikely hehe but if you ever visit Sydney Australia you should try out the tea cozy!! really yum afternoon tea that I LOVED and would be curious your opinion

  • @EllieJade581
    @EllieJade581 6 місяців тому +1

    That is so disappointing about The Library! I had the Afternoon Tea with free flowing Champagne there a few years ago and it was fabulous! The service was really really good and the food was amazing - although I had the regular menu as I visited in the springtime. Hopefully it is just the festive menu that is a bit disappointing and the quality of the regular menu hasn't dropped. I guess I have to try the Lanesborough next!

  • @magiclollyl
    @magiclollyl 6 місяців тому

    A new place called Kibou has opened in Cambridge and they have a Japanese afternoon tea that has sushi!

  • @uniquelady1234
    @uniquelady1234 6 місяців тому +4

    My favourite afternoon tea is definitely the corinthia, great food, atmosphere and staff ❤

  • @angelika_munkastrap4634
    @angelika_munkastrap4634 6 місяців тому

    If you put the cream on first you limit what jam can be added and you smoosh all the air out of your cream and make it nothing except only it’s flavour
    You need to keep the air in it by adding it gently on top and the textual difference and moisture to your mouth aswell is amazing

  • @andrea.andrea
    @andrea.andrea 6 місяців тому

    you should really visit the afternoon tea at M/S Britannia in Edinburgh!! its the royal British family's hotel and currently a museum with a cafe on the ship offer g afternoon tea!:)

  • @gemmas8001
    @gemmas8001 6 місяців тому

    YESSSS

  • @pinkpyrex4962
    @pinkpyrex4962 5 місяців тому

    Merry Christmas from Southern California

  • @andrea.andrea
    @andrea.andrea 6 місяців тому +1

    loved this! for a vlogmas content idea - could you film a video like this but instead review Chrstmassy breakfast buffets?!

  • @Elwene2fr
    @Elwene2fr 6 місяців тому

    Is it okay if sometimes I feel like I want the cream to go first and sometimes I like the jam first better?
    (I don't know how to chose)

  • @yannycamacho4849
    @yannycamacho4849 6 місяців тому

    Love your accent, so cute

  • @rachelkreamer5470
    @rachelkreamer5470 6 місяців тому +2

    My 6 yr old daughter loves watching your channel with me. ❤ She really wanted me to request a cats vs. dog’s video. She said maybe you could go to the animal shelter or babysit friends pets to see what pet you like better. 😘 🐱vs.🐶

  • @sarahgosden1088
    @sarahgosden1088 6 місяців тому

    Can you go to afternoon tea by yourself or are they always for 2? It looks like a lot of the things were for sharing?

  • @joyasher3756
    @joyasher3756 6 місяців тому +4

    I hate a QR code menu. It takes away from the experience plus its a day out with others put the phone away and interact with each other. I know seems odd to feel that way as I watch a video of your time.

  • @FlapjackR
    @FlapjackR 6 місяців тому +2

    I also am a clotted cream first girl.

  • @looleyboo22
    @looleyboo22 6 місяців тому

    if you ever do another trip to cambridgeshire peacocks tearoom in ely is amazing 🥰

  • @edenjones2846
    @edenjones2846 6 місяців тому +1

    graceeeeee!! you should do going vegan for a few days and try some vegan christmas meals/snacks.

  • @violethirst7498
    @violethirst7498 6 місяців тому +1

    Grace you are doing the scone right the Devon way

  • @claireh7427
    @claireh7427 6 місяців тому

    Love your afternoon tea reviews! But I keep having problems hearing you clearly in certain vids 😢 maybe it’s me lol but do you use a mic?

  • @ashleighpitcher791
    @ashleighpitcher791 6 місяців тому

    Grace you've got to come try my afternoon tea! I am a pastry chef 👩‍🍳 but I am up north 😂

  • @blackbell
    @blackbell 5 місяців тому

    What did she say was her favorite afternoon tea? The one that wasn't out of these in the video. I went over that part in the video a few times already but I just couldn't quite catch it....

  • @elizabethelle881
    @elizabethelle881 6 місяців тому

    you should try the gluten free and dairy free tea at one aldwych! as a gf person, i thought it was great, and my non-gf partner couldnt tell the difference

  • @user-wz9qu3kh5v
    @user-wz9qu3kh5v 6 місяців тому

    try taj 51!

  • @marajaw422
    @marajaw422 6 місяців тому

    the price? i might have missed it

  • @jaebird789
    @jaebird789 6 місяців тому +7

    I’m coeliac so my afternoon teas are never as good as they should be. They cut corners and never have enough for me (and charge full price still!) I’d love to find a good place in London to spend my monies.

  • @silent_amy
    @silent_amy 5 місяців тому

    I’m with @Grackle #teamcreamfirst

  • @paulamccarthy8197
    @paulamccarthy8197 5 місяців тому

    The amount of filling in the first sandwiches was ridiculous but it’s nice to try, I’ve never been up the shard, maybe one day

  • @r.d.durfey5862
    @r.d.durfey5862 6 місяців тому

    Is there a gluten free tea time.

  • @paulamccarthy8197
    @paulamccarthy8197 5 місяців тому

    I saw an afternoon tea on a yacht hotel in London but not festive

  • @Wowzayep
    @Wowzayep 6 місяців тому +1

    I re-played the awkward moment when grace said she’d like a caramelized nut in the middle like 10x that was golddddddd, so funny gals!

    • @Wowzayep
      @Wowzayep 6 місяців тому

      Then the freaking cherry pit, if this isn’t in the “best of grace and honor go to tea” I don’t know what is???!?

    • @Wowzayep
      @Wowzayep 6 місяців тому

      Now I want to take a trip to London, but I have a baby, I wonder if London would be any fun with a little one?

  • @alldayeveryday70
    @alldayeveryday70 10 днів тому

    What is your favorite afternoon tea in London?

  • @SD-xt9gu
    @SD-xt9gu 6 місяців тому

    I know your sweater (red/green stripe) is meant to be festive, BUT I couldn't stop thinking about Freddy Krueger. 🤭

  • @laulau194
    @laulau194 6 місяців тому +4

    I'm with you on cream going first, it makes for a more structurally sound scone. But I also pronounce it scone and not scone, so clearly I can't be trusted.

  • @JThriftybee
    @JThriftybee 6 місяців тому

    :)

  • @emmacampbell5023
    @emmacampbell5023 5 місяців тому

    I wish you would have explained what you were eating or would have remained consistent with showing us the menu.

  • @robertamcmunn3642
    @robertamcmunn3642 6 місяців тому

    That piano player at the second tea needs a few more lessons.

  • @hibam6299
    @hibam6299 6 місяців тому

    The sound is kinda bad. Couldn't finish watching 😪

  • @crazycatlady61
    @crazycatlady61 4 місяці тому

    Your table manners need a bit of a touch up……

  • @hellecharlotteenemaerke3036
    @hellecharlotteenemaerke3036 5 місяців тому

    Please dont talk with your mouth full of food 😏

  • @user-uz7tb8vj6s
    @user-uz7tb8vj6s 6 місяців тому

    Grace I'm surprised you haven't spoken about the genocide that's happening in Palestine right now. There are Palestinian Christians being slaughtered in Gaza and the West Bank and here you are prancing around without a care in the world. Show some humanity foe God's sake

    • @timtreefrog9646
      @timtreefrog9646 6 місяців тому +6

      I am surprised you didn't mention the current genocide of people in the Ukraine, also the genocide in Ethiopia, even the death of the UK homeless people who froze to death this week. Show some humanity for god's sake.

    • @tarachristie933
      @tarachristie933 6 місяців тому +2

      What is she supposed to do? Not as if Grace is single handedly going to stop it, is she?

    • @Humera478
      @Humera478 6 місяців тому

      ​@tarachristie933 I think people just want to know influencers care and share similar values. Of course we can't change anything but we can amplify Palestinian voices which is the Palestinians only request and try to get our government to do the right thing x

    • @timtreefrog9646
      @timtreefrog9646 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Humera478 I really like that Grace doesn't get into the heavy stuff because there is so much of it around all the time. On social media. Everywhere. Grace is a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise quite gloomy world.

  • @DaysWithRachel
    @DaysWithRachel 6 місяців тому +1

    Watching when I get home from work !! 🎄🫖

    • @Grackle
      @Grackle  6 місяців тому +2

      How was your day?! ❤

    • @DaysWithRachel
      @DaysWithRachel 6 місяців тому

      @@Grackle it’s going very well so far! hope yours has been good too 💌

  • @7490maddie
    @7490maddie 6 місяців тому +3

    pleaseee do a round 2 of this if you get the chance!! also maybe a trying veg/vegan ones?

    • @pinkheart315
      @pinkheart315 6 місяців тому

      I agree. Wish they would have veg options.
      These afternoon tea look fantastic but probably have meat and egg which is not possible for me being vegetarian 😢