Afternoon tea at Choccywoccydoodah

Last Sunday was probably the most perfect Sunday in the history of Sundays. I had a bit of a lie in having drunk one glass too many of Côtes du Rhône the night before, then got the train to Clapham for brunch with two of my favourite ladies, Bess and B. After a delicious brunch at Honkytonk of waffles and pancakes we meandered the streets of Clapham on the hunt for a new home for Bess. The flat we visited was lovely, with a beautiful balcony perfect for the upcoming summer months and I was definitely feeling a little green with envy! To celebrate the lovely flat we found and make the most of the sunshine Bess and I headed to The Jam Tree for a large jug of Pimms and some people watching in their garden. So far, so perfect.

Feeling a little merry I headed over to Oxford Circus for the main event, afternoon tea at Choccywoccydoodah to celebrate a friend’s hen do. I’ve watched the Choccywoccydoodah show and followed them building their London store, so I was very excited to see we would be having tea in their secret garden. If you imagine a cross of Alice and Wonderland with her mad hatter’s tea party and Willy Wonka’s factory, you’d get pretty close to the afternoon we had.

The floor was made of grass, as we arrived the table was laid full of the all the good, teeth rotting treats you could imagine. Huge beautiful glass bowls full of smarties and dolly mixture, tea cups filled with dark, milk, and white chocolate, plates filled with biscuits, hokeypokey, marshmallows, strawberries, popcorn and more sweets. And that was just to start! Our host then bought us out the biggest platter of chocolate cakes, lemon cakes, cappuccino cakes, coconut cakes, rum raisin cakes, and topped with a mountain of ice cream. Understand why I was in heaven now?

We spent two hours in the secret garden playing Mr and Mrs, attempting our best chicken impression, and having plenty of laughs. I definitely felt two hours was enough and we didn’t feel any rushing from our host, in fact she just left us to enjoy ourselves which was nice. By the end I felt sick to my stomach with sugary goodness, which is definitely saying something for a chocoholic like me, but luckily we were all given goody bags to clear the tables of all the remaining treats! I filled my bag and brought it back for my housemate to enjoy.

I then spent the remainder of my Sunday evening with the windows open painting some shelves and watching Twilight in a bit of a sugar coma. I’m not sure I could ask for much more from a Sunday!

I’m not 100% sure how much it costs to do afternoon tea at Choccywoccydoodah as I paid a long time ago and I don’t know if we paid per person or towards room hire, but if you want somewhere special to go with a large group of girls who love chocolate, this is a pretty good bet!

Afternoon tea, 140 Park Lane

As you all know, I’m a massive fan of Groupon! I recently saw a deal for an afternoon tea Groupon that involved gin. Sounds like my kind of deal!

I went a couple of weeks ago with Ryan and we had a great time. It was my first afternoon tea so I wasn’t 100% what to expect, but I’ll definitely go to another one.

The afternoon tea was at 140 Park Lane, as part of the Marriott hotel.

Gin cocktails to start, served in a tea pot.

Regular tea, served in a regular tea pot.

Excited at the arrival of the food! Cakes on the top shelf, scones and crumpets in the middle and sandwiches on the bottom.

A hot, buttery scone, with clotted cream and jam. Served the Devon way, of course!

I was actually surprised at how filling all the food was. I couldn’t finish my amount, I was so full!

Ryan and I spent the rest of the afternoon going round London, enjoying the M&M world, cocktails at Dirty Martini and to top off the day – tickets to Wicked!

Have you ever been to an afternoon tea?