[LDN] Tea at the National Dining Rooms

因為我身在英國，

而英國有歷史悠久的afternoon tea傳統，

所以我感到內疚（幾乎羞愧actually），

作為一個 food enthusiast，

竟然沒有認真探討過倫敦的tea places。

因此，

請允許我向您介紹 - Tea series -

更具體地說，a series in search of London's best scone

一個完美的scone是如此簡單，

但如斯稀有。

In my humble opinion,

它應該柔軟，但堅硬。

富牛油香，鬆化，但不能太散。

甜的，但絕不能過甜

OKAY enough bs,

我決定由 National Dining Rooms (at the National Gallery) 開始.

You can't go more British than this...

Okay maybe you can.

But it's close (location-wise). So here I am.

我們倆分別點了 a Cream tea and an Afternoon tea.

In case 你不知道:

Cream tea = scone + tea.

Afternoon tea = scone + tea + other fancy savory and sweet items.

Note:

我的review主要集中在scone身上，

並且是根據我

心目中

的

subjective perception of the perfect scone。

原諒我中英夾雜 :S

Appearance: ★★½☆☆

Warmth: ★★★½☆

The NDR供應葡萄乾和原味scones.

我的是raisin那個

First impression: Warm. Slightly dark. Tall and big.

Sweetness: ★★★★☆

Texture: ★★½☆☆

A firm scone, 但如上圖可見，too bread-like.

Buttery, but not flakey enough.

你可以看到它裡面有多"實正"

Condiments: ★★★☆☆

A big generous scope of clotted cream is served alongside the scone.

Smooth and rich, though somewhat flavorless to me.

Raspberry jam (with lots of seeds) on the table is decent, if not ordinary.

輪到 Afternoon tea...

Sweet side first - banoffee pie, chocolate hazelnut mousse and heart-shaped pastry with cream and strawberry jam

Savory - Egg, cucumber, chicken and ham sandwiches (zzz)

正如所料，

它們不能再普通一點。

Environment: ★★★½☆

安靜，寬敞，典雅

有落地玻璃overlooking Trafaglar Square。

Friendly service.

Value: ★★★★☆

我忘了記下價格。

但大約 (per person)：

Cream tea £7

Afternoon tea £17

Scone Report

Appearance: ★★★☆☆

Condiments: ★★★☆☆

Sweetness: ★★★★☆

Texture: ★★½☆☆

Warmth: ★★★½☆

Environment: ★★★½☆

Value: ★★★★☆

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National Dining Rooms

Sainsbury Wing, The National Gallery

Trafalgar Sq

London

WC2N 5DN