Afternoon tea at BRGR

This afternoon myself and a friend went for afternoon tea at BRGR. We were recommended by a colleague at work so decided to give it a try. BRGR is situated at the top of Wardour Street near Oxford Street in central London. The premises are very small, which I liked. The decor was simple and sophisticated with massive windows to people watch from! 

This is not your usual afternoon tea and is more American/burger style!

On arrival we were given some sort of iced tea, I am not a tea drinker but this was delicious, especially as the weather was glorious and hot, it was what we needed!

The afternoon tea also came with prosecco, but we did not fancy drinking alcohol. The waitress offered us a soft drink instead but we asked if we could have a milkshake instead. As the milkshakes are pretty expensive she said no, but that we could have one to share! 
We were a bit dubious about this, but decided to give it a go! We didn't need to worry, as the milkshake was massive, and perfect for two. We chose the Oreo milkshake and were so glad we did, it was thick and creamy and simply delicious!


We did not know what to expect  the food to look like, however when it arrived it was pretty cool! The rectangular metal tray arrived covered in checkered paper with three mini burgers and a portion of chips. A separate section had been created for the sweets.

Before!

After - completely clean plate!!

The three burgers were, chicken, beef and lobster. The beef burger had a gherkin in it and a tasty sauce. The chicken had been chargrilled, which was lovely, and had lettuce in it and served with flavoured mayo. Finally the lobster burger, had cold lobster in it which was also mixed with mayo. I am not a great fan of fish, however I surprised myself and enjoyed the whole lobster burger. However my favourite of the three burgers was definitely the beef one. The chips were delicious, perfectly salted and with skin on - amazing! 

The dessert consisted of a mini brownie, mini doughnut, strawberry and white cheesecake and a vanilla milkshake. The cheesecake was a standard cheesecake, not overwhelming and as it had been sat out whilst we ate the burgers had gone a bit warm. I was not a great fan of the vanilla milkshake and felt it tasted just like milk, we were glad we had opted for the Oreo milkshake as well. The chocolate brownie was moist and gooey - perfect. However the doughnut stole the show, and we could've eaten at least 2 more! It was very sugary, fluffy and so very tasty! 

The bill came in a cute box, it was £17 per person which I think is very reasonable for the amount of food we were served!

Time to settle the bill! 

I would recommend this afternoon tea for anyone wanting to try afternoon tea with a difference, make sure you opt for the Oreo milkshake! 

Happy doughnuts! xoxo

Confessions of a Chocoholic

So today I treated my best friend for her 21st to afternoon tea at Podium Bar & Restaurant at London Hilton on Park Lane.

The afternoon tea was called Confessions of a Chocoholic, where chocolate and art are blended together, and this was most certainly the case! The whole affair was stunning and delicious!

We started with sandwiches, a selection of salmon, ham, prawns and cucumber, I am personally not a fan of sandwiches, never have been - but I had a nibble of them!

Then the tired stand arrived, the bottom had 4 scones on it - plain, 2 raisin and 1 chocolate chip. Served with this were 3 dishes, jam, clotted cream and chocolate spread. The scones were warm, and if we did not have other delights to tuck into I could've eaten the lot!

The next layer were 4 cupcakes, we couldn't understand our waiter so did not exactly know what we were eating, but they tasted good. There was definitely a blueberry cupcake, chocolate one and pistachio one and they were all beautifully decorated in sparkles.

The top was the complete highlight, miniature delights on a art pallet/plate made of chocolate. The sweets included lemon cheesecake, chocolate cake, macaroons and also a meringue topped with sprinkles.  We were so full, so our waiter boxed up the remaining sweets for us to take home - perfect!

I would definitely recommend this as a treat or surprise for a special occasion, it is definitely worth the money! I got a deal on Groupon which was a bonus! xoxo