Afternoon Tea at Roast, Borough Market

At the moment this blog is all about food. Remind me to stop eating.

Dorian and I met up for a two for one afternoon tea offer at Roast. Drinking from a choice of ordinary teas, the set tea is £15, with specialised teas £18, and with a glass of champagne, £24.

Of course Dorian opted for the champagne tea. He had Earl Grey and I had Darjeeling. A three tiered cake stand was placed in front of us. There were finger sandwiches (egg, cucumber, tomato, Coronation chicken) on the top tier. On the middle tier there were two enormous slices of home made moist carrot cake with cream, and on the bottom layer, six home made currant scones with clotted cream and delicious jam. If only I had foregone the soup I had for lunch. As though this were not enough, on a separate plate there were two tarts with creme patissiere and strawberries, and two largeish pots at their side, which we took to be an excess of cream, but which turned out to be the most delicious chocolate puds with runny cream on top.

Pity I didn't take a snap before we fell upon the food and devoured it. Because of the special offer, the bill was a measly £27 including service etc. Apart from the scones which were slightly overcooked and rocky, the rest of the tea was absolutely splendid, and fantastic value at the full price. In addition, we had the fun of observing the bustle of Borough Market from the window table. Highly recommended.