Category Archives: Afternoon tea

Vegan in London: One Aldwych

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Jenny

Whenever I go back to the UK for a visit, I have two food priorities: at least one sausage roll from Greggs, and an afternoon tea. Last summer we tried the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed afternoon tea at … Continue reading →

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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

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2020 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 … 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

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2020 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 … 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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