This year, we decided to book a festive afternoon tea for my Dad, Stepmum, sister and her boyfriend for part of their Christmas present.
There is a wonderful tearoom in Maldon, Essex called Mrs Salisbury on Bright's Path which does excellent food and afternoon tea.
We went the first weekend in December.
We booked in advance and were given our own room for 6 upstairs (it had a lovely table, chandelier, side tables. There are various places to have your tea- there are individual globes, pods and ski lifts outside and rooms on 3 floors. They all have beautiful decor.
We received 6 sandwiches each 2 of three flavours)- these were the best part- I LOVE afternoon tea sandwiches. There was also a Pig in Blanket for each of us (which was yummy!). CBC had a vegan Sausage roll instead.
Next, we had a massive fruit scone and jam and cream. I didn't have the scone as I'm not 100% keen on scones.
We then had a Sloe gin and strawberry jelly- this was tasty. CBC had a chocolate orange mousse as the vegetarian option. These were delicious.
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We had a really lovely time and we really felt festive after this experience (you can see one of the ski lifts above!)
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The top layer was cakes- there was a Bakewell slice, a pistachio meringue, a red velvet cake and a minced pie parcel plus Lindt chocolates. Alas, I'm very picky on cakes and none of these were my thing but I think other people liked them!
We were served with unlimited tea- they had an interesting selection.
When we arrived, we were offered a glass of Mulled wine, Prosecco or mulled apple juice. I chose the last option.
Most of us took home the cakes in boxes as we were quite full.
They had done a really super job on the decor and we really enjoyed it!
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