Absolutely amazing! The place is really well located and the space is just incredible - it seems you're in a dream. The ordered the afternoon team that is composed by a variety of sandwiches, small cakes and desserts. The tea is mandatory :) While paying, we were only charged by one! The staff was really incredible, really wanna come back on my next visit to Edinburgh ;)
Fabulous afternoon tea experience. Lot's of choice of teas and champagne, and the treats just keep on coming! You are welcomed with an amuse bouche - today was mushroom with truffle creme fraiche. Then onto the savouries. There were cucumber sandwiches, open salmon sandwich, egg and cress - and then the delicious coronation chicken tartlet...and a cheddar muffin with Arran mustard. Defo my fav. Then onto the sweets, including two scones, chocolate tart and a banana muffin. Just as young think you can have no more...the sweet trolley comes along, and how could you possibly say no to marshmallows and Macarons?! A palate cleansing sorbet to finish and by then I an guarantee you can eat no more. Great service, lovely surroundings - very glad to have finally gone for afty tea here!
For the past couple of years, The Silver Fox and I have scarpered at the mere thought of January, and have been hiding out on beaches instead of putting up with the idiosyncrasies and challanges that winter weather brings. Due to crazy business at work, unfortunately it wasn't going to be possible to travel this year, so a very pale me instead busied myself with enjoying lots of birthday food dates. One of which was a rather spectacular weekend of five-star fun with my old school friend Emily, who has at long last turned her back on London-town and re-joined us back in the 'burgh. She's brought with her, her husband, her gorgeous baby and a well-honed taste for the finer things ( Prêt-à - Portea for the 30th birthday and Ladurée macarons for the baby shower, thank you very much) in this sweet life. She invited me 'to tea' at The Balmoral as my birthday treat, and well, who was I to say no? Pleased as punch, I arrived bang on time, and walked into one of the city's most iconic buildi
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