Sketch,
Gallery, 9 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XG
24/05/2014
www.sketch.uk.com
24/05/2014
www.sketch.uk.com
She
said: I’ve been wanting to try the afternoon tea here for ages but he was
principled about afternoon tea meaning you get repeat refills of food and
drink. I got him on a good day and booked tea for two at £34 per person (with
no refills). The booking was for 90 minutes! On arrival we were given a choice
of space between the Glade room, an intimate beautiful, blue-hued saloon-like
room or the Martin Creed Gallery which was a vast, colourful bric-a-brac space
with mismatched furniture and crockery; we opted for the latter. Service was
swift, attentive but friendly. There’s so much to say about afternoon tea at
Sketch but in short – it was the best afternoon tea experience I’ve had.
Everything was presented just exquisitely and the food was more than enough
that if refills had been available it would have been difficult to have any
more. The sandwiches were a creative mix including a toasted cheese and pesto
which was just delicious, salmon on a tasty flatbread and egg mayonnaise.
Normally at afternoon teas, the cakes can be a mixed bag – usually for me too
much mousse, biscuit and sponge but not at Sketch. We were offered an amazing
mix of beautiful pastries every single one a delicious and different experience
from coffee éclair to pistachio macaroon, lemon meringue to opera cake; even
the scones which I am not a fan off, were warm and juicy with a fig jam.
Although Sketch does not provide refills of different teas, you can get another
warm pot of what you were having when it gets cold. However I would say that
given my point about being so full with what they offer, and the price, I doubt
it would really impact Sketch to offer the true traditional tea which does include
full refills; this would most likely end up being goodwill but make Sketch the
absolute leader in afternoon teas in the world. It also wouldn’t be a bad idea
to add another 30 minutes to their table time as I could feel the staff gently
clearing up and moving us on as we edged towards our 90 minutes…That said, it
was still a damn good experience. Oh and I almost forgot to mention the famous
Sketch loos: individual pods with their own non-musical soundtrack in a pure
white loft of a space – unique!