Category Archives: Afternoon tea

Vegan in Paris: La Bauhinia, Shangri-La Hotel

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Jenny

It’s been so long since the Brexit vote that I’d been managing to trick myself into thinking our official departure might never happen. Last Spring I had to start facing reality and getting my paperwork in order to try and … Continue reading →

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Vegan in London: La Suite West (Festive Edition)

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Jenny

There’s nothing I love more than having an afternoon tea when I return to England for a holiday. It’s always an extremely classy and civilised affair (or almost always…), and it’s just such a lovely occasion. I don’t think I … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2018: Midland Hotel, Manchester

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Jenny

Cuisine: English Is there anything more civilised than an afternoon tea? It’s such a quaint and fancy affair, and if it turns out not to be English, then I don’t want to know! Regular readers will know that I am … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Liverpool: Afternoon Tea at Jam

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Jenny

Imagine you’re going for afternoon tea. You’ve been promised a vegan macaron. You’re envisioning a classy affair. You open the door to find ‘Africa’ by Toto playing full blast, hazy purple lighting, a hen do in full swing, and not … Continue reading →

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MiniMoFo: Boho Utopia, Manchester

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Jenny

December’s MiniMoFo theme is festive baking, but I haven’t taken to the kitchen just yet.  As always, I’m letting someone else do the hard work for me: take it away, Boho Utopia!  This is an all-veggie cafe in the extremely … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Bolton: Earthlings

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Jenny

I don’t get vegan afternoon tea very often now that I’m living abroad, but every summer when I pop home for a summer holiday I take my mum for a birthday treat.  This year we went slightly further afield, travelling … Continue reading →

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Vegan MoFo 2016: Vegan in Chester

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Jenny

2016 has been a long, barren year on the vegan afternoon tea front, after doing so splendidly last year (check out my other afternoon tea reviews here).  I’ve only spent two weeks in the UK so far this year, so … Continue reading →

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Vegan Afternoon Tea: The Garden, Hale

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jenny

And so we come to the last afternoon tea of the year.  As the summery colours suggest, this was devoured back in August to celebrate my mum’s birthday before I moved abroad.  It was a hectic time, so I was … Continue reading →

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Vegan Afternoon Tea: Gillam’s Tearoom, The Lake District

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jenny

Before moving to Prague in the summer, I visited two places I’d never seen before, at opposite ends of the country:  Cornwall and the Lake District.  Initially I’d been a little worried that the Lakes wouldn’t be very vegan friendly, … Continue reading →

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Vegan Afternoon Tea: La Suite West, London

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Jenny

In my quest for a year of vegan afternoon tea, I decided I just had to make a detour to the capital city.  Surely London would have a wealth of options?  I found that some of the fancier hotels did … Continue reading →

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