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STAYOur favourite hotel teasThe lanesboroughlonDon Syon ParkFor the ultimate Afternoon Tea, escape the city centreand head to the elegant surrounds of the new LondonSyon Park, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Its smart yet relaxedrestaurant, Capability, celebrates local, home-grown andhomemade produce with inventive menus and skillfullyexecuted dishes. Its Classic Tea offers an original twist onmany traditional options, such as cucumber sandwicheswith celery salt, or try the unique Savory Tea whichincludes a delicious pork pie, chicken liver pátê andcoddled duck egg with Montgomery cheese. A vegetarianoption is also available (avocado with paprika, chargrilledcourgette with goat’s cheese), while warm scones featurejam made on-site. Pastries and sweets are a heavenlyfinale. For an additional treat, try a Divine Intervention:a superb champagne cocktail served in a lavish crystalglass. Prices £32-£36 per tea.Syon Park, london road, Brentford, TW8. % 020 85600881. : londonsyonpark.com T Syon lane. off map.london Syon ParkBerkeley, TheIt doesn’t get much more fabulous than the fashioninspiredPrêt à Portea, perfect for budding fashionistas.Wilton Place, SW1. % 020 7235 6000. : the-berkeley.co.uk Ë knightsbridge. Map D4.ClariDge’SAward-winning, classic afternoon tea, plus a rangeof champagne options. Choose from more than 30international teas, an array of finger sandwiches anddelicious sweet pastries.Brook Street, W1. % 020 7629 8860.: claridges.co.uk Ë Bond street. Map B4.laneSBorough, TheOne of the grandest five-star hotels in the capital, it alsofeatures London’s only tea sommelier. Look out for themouth-watering mini-quiches.apsleys at The lanesborough, p. 110.ManDeville, TheTry the Chocolate Tea or even the Men’s Afternoon Tea,aimed at chaps and offering whiskey as well as champers.Mandeville Place, W1. % 020 7935 5599.: mandeville.co.uk Ë Bond Street. Map B4.riTz, TheAn absolute institution and something every visitor toLondon should experience at least once. Book in advance.105 Piccadilly, W1. % 020 7300 2345.: theritzlondon.com Ë green Park. Map C4.More great teasThe athenaeum, 116 Piccadilly, W1. % 020 7499 3464.Ë Hyde Park Corner. Map C5. The Bentley, 27-33Harrington Gardens, SW7. % 020 7244 5555.Ë Gloucester Road. Off map. Brown’s hotel, 33 AlbemarleStreet, W1. % 020 7493 6020. Ë Green Park. Map C5.Cadogan, 75 Sloane Street, SW1. % 020 7235 7141.Ë Knightsbridge. Map D3. The Dorchester, 53 Park Lane,W1. % 020 7629 8888. Ë Hyde Park Corner. Map C4.Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1. % 020 77348040. Ë Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. The goring, BeestonPlace, Grosvenor Gardens, SW1. % 020 7396 9000.Ë Victoria. Map D4. grosvenor house, Park Lane, W1.% 020 7499 6363. Ë Marble Arch. Map C4.haymarket hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, SW1. % 020 74704000. Ë Piccadilly. Map C5. The landmark, 222Marylebone Road, NW1. % 020 7631 8000.Ë Marylebone. Map A3. Mandarin oriental hyde Park,66 Knightsbridge, SW1. % 020 7235 2000.Ë Knightsbridge. Map D3. The orangery, KensingtonPalace, Kensington Gardens, W8. % 0844 482 7777.Ë Queensway. Map C1. The Parlour at Sketch, 9 ConduitStreet, W1. % 020 7659 4500. Ë Oxford Circus. Map C5.Swissôtel The howard, Temple Place, WC2. % 020 78363555. Ë Temple. Map C7. Waldorf hilton, Aldwych, WC2.% 020 7836 2400. Ë Covent Garden. Map B6.124 | visitlondon.com | LONDON PLANNER | June 2011