The newly opened Food Academy (review here from the other week) offers afternoon tea for £10 per person.
Again the service was very good, although the restaurant was fairly quiet at the time so we didn't have to fight for attention.
We ordered afternoon tea x2. This came with a large pot of tea. The request for extra hot water was met without challenge (I am a bit of an old lady about this... I would seriously mark down somewhere that grumbled about giving extra hot water).
The afternoon teas came served in a modern way laid out on a piece of slate. So its not a tiered cake stand, but it did look good and had the wow factor as it was served, which is what you want really.
The butter and jam pots came served on their own little slates which was nice too. I do love a proper china tea cup. Flannels have lovely stylish modern crockery which I really like, just not totally perfect for afternoon tea.
Sandwiches contained beef, cucumber & cream cheese and salmon. The mini lemon meringue was amazing as were the other little cakes. The scone was ok - which disappointingly seems to be the standard. I am yet to find a scone that matches what Grandma used to make!
Overall really good for £10
In order to start comparing afteroon teas I have developed a 'T factor' score which is:
Score out of 20/Price in £
The scores:
Ambience: Relaxed and quite smart 5/5
Service: Faultless 5/5
Presentation: Very good but not totally frivolous so marked down 4/5
Food quality: Marked down for scone 4/5
Price £10
Total 18 % 10 = T factor of 1.8
Third Floor, Flannels
Vicar Lane
Leeds
LS1 7JH
(0113) 243 4898
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3 comments:
Is it just me or is everything being served on a slate, these days?
Looks like a great afternoon tea, though.
I went for afternoon tea here yesterday, I asked for extra cake instead of sandwiches and got loads - particular favourite was the duck egg with shortbread soldiers - but the main star was the assiete of sorbets which was very nice, particularly the orange and cinnamon one. I'd avoid the beetroot though! They've now reverted to tiered cake stands as well - maybe in response to your blog?
That is fantastic- I really like this place and hooray for the cake stands!
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