Queens Hotel
City Square
Leeds
LS1 1PJ
Date Visited : 09 July 2013
Price: £14.95
GF Price: £14.95
It was a special occasion we were celebrating and what
better place to go to than the Queens Hotel Leeds for a traditional afternoon
tea, and we weren’t disappointed! The tea was served in the Queens Bar, a large
room with big chandeliers and fancy art deco. When we visited, this room had
just recently been refurbished so everything was very clean and well presented.
The tables were nicely laid out with white linen tablecloths and white crockery
and a vase of freshly cut flowers in the middle. It was a lovely room to dine in and fairly
quiet.
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| Queen's Afternoon Tea |
There were
three variations of Afternoon Tea available to choose from. These comprised of
the ‘Queen’s Afternoon Tea’, ‘Queen’s Sparkling Rose’, and ‘Queen’s Champagne
Afternoon Tea’. The only variations between these options were the beverages,
allowing you a choice of tea, wine or champagne. Of course if you opted for the
Rose or Champagne this obviously came at a slightly higher price, although
still under £20. My guests and I went
for the more traditional option of tea.
There was no
tea menu, rather just a choice of a pot of tea or cafetiere of coffee, which
they happily kept filling up on request.
The
afternoon tea was presented on our own individual three tiered white and silver
chromed stand. We each had four finger
sandwiches on a selection of brown and white bread, whilst the gluten free
option was served on white breadcakes.
The sandwiches consisted of egg mayonnaise with cress, cucumber and
crème fraiche, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and honey roast ham with
mustard. My guests and I aren’t particularly fond of
smoked salmon so we were provided with a substitute of cheese and tomato. All the sandwiches were really tasty my
favourite being the egg mayonnaise with cress.
The cakes, comprising
of a rich chocolate tart which looked a bit like a cheesecake, a baked almond
square and a pastry filled custard fruit tart, which was delicious. The
gluten free option consisted of a chocolate brownie and two pieces of
millionaire’s shortbread topped with strawberries, which my guest assured me
were freshly baked and tasted very good.
All of the teas, including the gluten free option, were served with a
fresh fruit scone with strawberry jam and clotted cream. The gluten free scone was especially nice my
guest informed me and a rare treat when eating out.
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| Gluten Free Afternoon Tea |
Overall we
all enjoyed the tea and managed to eat almost everything. Anything that was left
over they gladly boxed up for us to take home.
The service was excellent and very efficient so we didn’t have to wait
long for our food. The only drawback was
the service charge which was added to the bill.
Ratings: Gluten
Free:
Tea: 8/10
Sandwiches: 7/10 8/10
Cakes: 8/10 8/10
Scones: 7/10 8/10
Service: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Would I return? Yes
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