Afternoon Tea - The Tea Guild Awards - 2011
The Tea Guild Top London Afternoon Tea Award - 2011
The winner of the UK Tea Council’s Tea Guild award for London in 2011 went to Claridge’s, Mayfair, which won the tea world's highest accolade in The Tea Guild’s Top London Afternoon Tea 2011 award. This Tea Guild event, now in its 26th year, is considered the “Oscars” of the tea world, with world-famous London hotels and tearooms competing for the highly coveted honour.
In addition, the UK Tea Council presented 16 special Awards of Excellence to the following London hotels:
The English Tea Room at Brown’s Hotel
Mayfair
The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Room & Library
Mayfair
The Rose Lounge at the Sofitel St James Hotel
St James
The Athenaeum
Mayfair
Butler’s at The Chesterfield Hotel
Mayfair
The Connaught Hotel
Mayfair
Promenade at The Dorchester
Mayfair
The Goring
Victoria
The Lanesborough
Belgravia
Palm Court at The Langham
Fitzrovia
The Milestone Hotel
Kensington
The Montagu at the Hyatt Regency - The Churchill
Mayfair
The Conservatory at the Montague
Mayfair
Palm Court Lounge at the Park Lane Hotel
Mayfair
The Savoy
Strand
The Ritz
Mayfair
The event is now in its 26th year and each year the judges’ task of deciding the awards becomes more challenging. In London more and more people are enjoying the special experience of afternoon tea. Clientele include local business people, families, groups of friends and romantic couples.
Source: UK Tea Council
The Tea Guild National Afternoon Tea Award - 2011
Rocke Cottage Tearooms was voted into the top spot after it gained a near perfect score from the The Tea Guild’s inspectors. The judges praised it for its pleasant surroundings, a warm and friendly welcome from the owner, Karin Clarke, and the “quietly efficient” service that guests enjoyed. The judges were impressed by the variety and amount of sandwiches, crumpets, scones and delicious cakes and were won over by the excellent selection of teas and the staff’s exceptional knowledge.
Set in the picturesque Clun Valley in Shropshire, Rocke Cottage Tearooms, near Clungunford, traces its history back to the mid 17th century, and is thought to have been a hostelry from the very start. Today the exposed timbers inside and original wattle and daub walls underlie the Rock Cottage's rich past and it has been themed in the style of the 1920s and 1930s with period adverts, prints and music.
Source: UK Tea Council
The Tea Guild Country Hotel Award - 2011
The Angel Hotel was voted into the top spot after it gained a near perfect score from The Tea Guild’s inspectors. The judges praised it for its smart and elegant surroundings, attentive and efficient service and tasty sandwiches, cakes and scones. The judges were also very impressed by the choice of teas on offer and the quality of tea served. The judges concluded that ‘It was a smooth operation from start to finish. Everyone was made to feel special.”
The Hotel offers an excellent range of teas with an extensive variety, served with perfection by dedicated staff who are happy to advise on the choice of teas available, all of which are described well in the informative and tempting menu. Flavoursome sandwiches, wonderful scones and truly delicious cakes and pastries, created and made in house by Tearoom Manager and superb Baker, Sally Lane, surpassed all expectations.
Source: UK Tea Council
About The Tea Guild
The Tea Guild is a prestigious and unique organisation that represents and encourages those outlets who are dedicated to both brewing and serving tea to the high standards desired by the United Kingdom Tea Council.
The United Kingdom Tea Council founded The Tea Guild in 1985, after we commissioned an independent survey which discovered that, out of the thousands of outlets serving tea, very few were, in fact, achieving these high standards. The Tea Guild was thus created to recognise and promote those establishments, both large and small, in city, town or village, who were doing so and thereby increase the business of its members through the implementation of a public relations programme and affiliation to the United Kingdom Tea Council and its high profile, wide resources and reputation.
Source: The Tea Guild
