Tea tox at Brown’s

Photographer: Mon amour

TEA TOX AT BROWN’S. I remember it like it was yesterday the first time that Johan and I enjoyed a afternoon tea session at Brown’s, it was during the first time we stayed at the hotel as well so we made sure to experience the high tea while living there. You can read the post and see all the pictures from that experience here, be sure to check that out if you enjoy a throwback. I can’t believe it has already been 3 years since our first time at Brown’s! As Johan and I have had their classic afternoon tea experience 2 times before we wanted to try something new so we went for the tea tox, a healthy afternoon tea experience, gluten and sugar free. Here is some of the things that you find on the menu: Smoked chicken and guacamole on spelt bread, poached salmon and dill crème fraiche on dark rye bread, chicory leaf with smoked mackerel and a soft-boiled quail’s egg. On the dessert side you find chocolate tulipe (A dark chocolate cup filled with crème fraiche & British blueberries), mango & coconut rice conde, chilled & set coconut milk rice pudding with mango gel glaze, topped with toasted coconut flakes.

I really enjoyed the tea tox, I left feeling very fresh and up lifted! Usually after a afternoon tea session you feel kind of heavy due to all the scones, finger sandwiches and pastries. But I must admit that Johan and I cheated a little bit, we ordered some scones, clotted cream and jam, the scones at Brown’s are too good to be missed so you can’t sit there and not order them. They were divine per usual so I was very happy, getting the healthy desserts and finger sandwiches but still indulging in the scones, it was just what I needed! I also love that Brown’s always have a pianist playing in the tea room during the afternoon, it sets the mood just right!

TEA TOX AT BROWN’S. Jag minns första gången jag och Johan var på Brown’s för en high tea experience som om det vore igår, det var även första gången vi bodde på Brown’s Hotel så vi såg till att boka in en afternoon tea session medan vi bodde på hotellet. Ni kan läsa och se alla bilder från den upplevelsen här om ni tycker throwbacks är lite kul. Helt otroligt att det redan gått 3 år sedan första gången vi var på Brown’s! Då vi testat deras klassiska afternoon tea 2 gånger tidigare så ville vi testa något nytt och bokade in oss för deras tea-tox, en afternoon tea upplevelse där allt är socker samt utan gluten. Här är några exempel på det ni hittar på tea tox menyn: Smoked chicken and guacamole on spelt bread, poached salmon and dill crème fraiche on dark rye bread, chicory leaf with smoked mackerel and a soft-boiled quail’s egg. På efterrätt sidan av menyn så hittar ni bland annat, chocolate tulipe, a dark chocolate cup filled with crème fraiche & British blueberries, mango & coconut rice conde, chilled & set coconut milk rice pudding with mango gel glaze, topped with toasted coconut flakes.

Jag har sedan en tid tillbaka börjat se över mitt matintag för att hitta en bra balans, något som kan vara lite klurigt när mitt jobb till stor del involverar mat. Dom största bovarna i min diet har varit socker och mjöl så det är något jag har försökt stryka så mycket jag bara kan men givetvis så ska man vara realist och om jag känner för en efterrätt så kommer jag ej tacka nej, allt handlar om att ha en balanserad livsstil. Det jag gillade med detta afternoon tea var att det var verkligen njutbart, man kände sig fräsch och lätt efter man var klar, annars brukar man känns sig rätt tung efter en afternoon tea session. Jag och Johan kunde dock inte hålla oss borta från Brown’s scones, de är helt ljuvligt goda så vi beställde in lite scones, clotted cream samt jams, men det blev faktiskt en alldeles perfekt kombo, allt det nyttiga i kombination med lite scones! Jag älskar även att dom har en pianist som spelar under hela eftermiddag i deras tea room, det sätter precis den stämningen och känslan som man vill ha när man sipprar på sitt te!

Don’t miss: Their classic afternoon tea is fabulous, don’t miss it for the world! But as Johan and I have tried it 2 time before we wanted to try something new and went for their tea tox. But if this is your first time at Brown’s I would recommend their classic high tea experience.

Service: Lovely staff, so very kind! But I didn’t feel like our waiter was 100% attentive like they usually are here. I wish our waiter would have shown more engagement. I also wish they could develop a gluten and sugar free bread for the finger sandwiches, it felt a bit too green at times eating from a slice of salad.

Remark: The previous time we have enjoyed afternoon tea at Brown’s we have been helped by their tea sommelier, something I loved, we didn’t encounter him this time and I keep my fingers crossed he is still around because that truly added something to the experience that I missed this time.

Price: £55 per person for a tea-tox healthy afternoon tea. It’s £47.50 without a glas of champagne.

Rate: 4/5

Location:  33 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London