Well this definitely isn’t your grandmother’s afternoon tea! The Playboy Club London has launched its first afternoon tea featuring boozy tea cocktails and food served up by their iconic cotton-tailed Bunnies. Guests can nibble on sandwiches and desserts while enjoying cocktails poured, appropriately enough, from large teapots.
The four cocktail offerings are all tea-based, ranging from the Traditional, a blend of English breakfast tea with rum and cognac, to the Spicy, which pairs sencha green tea with vodka and Cocchi Americano apertif. Guests can also sip on the Fruity, made with lychee jasmine tea, pisco, and peach liquer, or the Floral, concocted with jasmine blossom tea and gin.
But because no tea is complete without something to snack on, the Playboy Club is offering a menu that breaks out of the realm of your typical tea fare. Savory eats include mini sandwiches like the Caprese, with mozzarella, pesto and tomato, and the Mediterranean, with chicken, tomato and mixed olives. Those with a sweet tooth can munch on carrot cake, yuzu mochi, verrine or one of the Club’s signature Bunny Ear cupcakes.
The tea is like a substantial meal, so go try it after work for an early tea in the plush surroundings of the Playboy Club, the bunnies are really fun and friendly, and not just to the men. Salvatore is the maestro of cocktail making and these ‘teas’ are delicious, I had the sencha green tea with vodka which complimented my naughty bunny ears chocolate mousse perfectly. It’s a great alternative to an afternoon in London and we can thoroughly recommend it!
The teas are hosted Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 7 pm in the Playboy Club’s Salvatore’s Bar, and cost £30 per person. To book a spot email reservations@playboyclublondon.com or call 020 7514 9000. For more information and to see the full tea menu, visit http://playboyclublondon.com/club/afternoon-tea.