Beauty & The Beast Afternoon Tea | Town House at Kensington Hotel, London

Located in the heart of one of London's most most desirable neighbourhoods, Town House at The Kensington Hotel is located on the corner of two of London’s iconic thoroughfares, Queen’s Gate and the Old Brompton Road, and is spread across three classically designed drawing rooms, serving locally-sourced, seasonal modern British cuisine.

With open fires found in nearly all the hotel’s ground floor reception rooms, entering The Kensington feels rather like walking through the doors of a lovingly restored London mansion. The beautiful high ceilings and heritage décor make it feel extremely welcome.

To celebrate the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated Beauty and the Beast film, Town House at The Kensington is offering a special Afternoon Tea with a twist. Named Tale as Old as Time, complete with Lumiere, Cogsworth (although he was too delicate for the table!), Mrs. Potts and Chip Potts dishware, it's a perfect treat for any Disney fan.

For starter, we had a variety of savoury delights to enjoy, including a hearty Bite-Sized Venison Pie, Cheese Soufflé with Roscoff Onion Pissaladiere, and a rich and delicious Beef Ragu & Saffron Arancini served with Lemon Crème Fraiche. They melted in my mouth. I could have had ten more. Absolutely delicious. We also opted for a glass of Champagne each, as Charlotte & I were celebrating our Disney Dining Reservation Day in preparation for our Walt Disney World Trip in September!

The various sweets and savouries featured are inspired by the characters and scenes of the film. Highlights include Vanilla & Gold Jelly, presented in shot glasses with the ever-symbolic rose petal immersed inside, served with cream poured from Mrs. Potts spout.

Other treats included a Spiced Snow Ball Macaroon; Coconut & Chocolate, referring of course to the classic scene featuring Belle and Beast’s playful snowball fight. Also available is a Chocolate Clock Tart; Chocolate Ganache, featuring an image of Cogsworth’s face. Taken from the song ‘Be Our Guest’, Town House’s ‘Try the Grey Stuff’ White Chocolate Mousse, was super sweet but certainly - delicious! (we didn't even have to ask the dishes, haha.)

As an alternative to scones for this Afternoon Tea, we had Marie’s Sweet Brioche Baguette with apricot preserve & chocolate pot, referring to the local baker from Belle’s hometown in the film. I have to admit, even with the jam/chocolate I found the Brioche dry, and normally prefer scones however, I did like this nod to the film. Clever!

 Full Menu:

Savouries 

Bite-size Venison Pie 

Beef Ragu & Saffron Arancini 

Lemon Crème Fraiche 

Cheese Soufflé 

Roscoff Onion Pissaladière 

Sweets 

Vanilla & Gold Jelly 

‘Try the Grey Stuff’ 

White Chocolate Mousse 

Chocolate Clock Tart 

Chocolate Ganache 

Spiced Snow Ball Macaron 

Coconut & Chocolate 

Speculoos Dress 

Marzipan 

A Selection of Sandwiches 

Potted Argyle Smoked Salmon & Crème Fraiche 

Roast Devon Red Chicken with Cranberry 

Cucumber & Cream Cheese 

Egg Mayonnaise & Cress 

Marie’s Sweet Brioche Baguette 

Apricot Preserve & Chocolate Pot

£35 per person or £45 with a glass of Champagne.

The Tale as Old as Time Afternoon Tea Menu will be available until end of November however, I believe it is currently sold out. You can however check the website for any cancellations and leave your email for details if this changes! I had an amazing afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed all elements of it. A real special treat.