So I turned 23 on Tuesday 14th October and I went
for afternoon tea with my mum to a place called Sketch. She was recommended to
go by a friend of hers. Sketch is just off Regent Street on Conduit Street. It
is a short walk from Oxford Street and not far from London Charing Cross station.
I really wanted to go for some sophisticated afternoon tea and, when my mum
showed me this place online I was instantly intrigued. So here is my review of
the place.
We decided to book a table for 15:00 as that is a perfect
time for afternoon tea. As soon as you arrive at Sketch you enter the big
archway hallway. Hop Sketch your way to the front of the place. Someone takes
you to the tearoom and, whilst on your way to the tearoom you pass a rather
interesting small room. It almost looks like a butterfly house that has blue
floral wallpaper. You then arrive at the tearoom that is a very beautiful pink,
soft lighting and comfy chairs everywhere. It was like being in a very
beautiful retro ballroom. Once you settled down you could choose from three
types of afternoon tea sets. We went for the Sketch Afternoon Tea, which
consisted of the elegant tower of treats. You can see in the images below of
how amazing it all looked. What I loved the most was the really awesome
cutlery. It was all commissioned for the tearoom at Sketch; unfortunately you
can not buy it anywhere. At the end of the sandwiches and treats came the
scones. They were huge and so blooming yummy; you were given clotted cream,
strawberry jam and fig jam. I decided to get a regular scone whilst my mum got
a fruit scone. You could get your tea topped up all the time, which is simply
perfect.
The whole experience was wonderful I really enjoyed it and
to be honest the relaxed atmosphere was just bliss. I think it was 100% better
then Fortnum and Mason. If you are looking for a place to take a friend on a
birthday or just want somewhere to go for afternoon tea then I highly recommend
this place. I really felt like I was in an episode of Doctor Who. I had the
best time there and everyone is super friendly, you could order more from the
tower of treats. I could have stayed there all afternoon and had more. We paid
£39 for one person and to be honest you will not be disappointed at all, you
can go just for cream tea, which is £10.50. I will leave a link to the menu
here.
I did spot Rosie Fortescue with a friend at Sketch so it is
a celeb spot, take a look at her Instagram posts here. Link 1 Link 2
I loved my time there and would go back and try out the bar.
I really enjoyed writing this review and will be doing more reviews like this
in the future. Let me know on Twitter if you liked this post.
Love Akika
xxxx
