Afternoon G&Tea

Prepare your eyes for a feast of afternoon delight. Last Saturday my bridesmaids and I attended our first Afternoon G&Tea* in the Atrium Lounge at The Westin Hotel, and it was epic. We had waited more than two months**, and were not let down.
First off, the Atrium Lounge itself is beautiful with an extraordinary scale – managing to dwarf a palm tree. It was very quiet when we all arrived, so we were quite worried we would get too loud and subsequently get kicked out. But once the ‘tea’ was served, it calmed our nerves.
We were first given a choice of ‘Traditional’ or ‘Peculiar’ afternoon tea – anyone like to hazard a guess at which one we chose? The menu wasn’t the same menu I blogged last week, but was still incredibly awesome.

I want these tea cups. And the massive tea pot. To the point where I should have brought a much bigger handbag. 
A Most Peculiar Afternoon Tea

Your cocktail shall be served in a tea pot

Victorian Mojito
A ripping good version of the Caribbean beverage. Hendrick’s gin, mint, lime and freshly pressed harvested apple juice. Absolutely spiffing. 
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Scotch quail’s egg with pickled cucumber
Prawn cocktail
Baked ham and piccadilly sandwich
Cheddar cheese and olive skewer
Freshly baked quiche 
Smoked salmon, cottage cheese and whole wheat cracker
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Toasted crumpets with honey butter and preserves
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Champagne marshmallows
Chocolate brownie
Macaroon
Treacle tart
Hendrick’s gin & tonic jelly

What more could a girl ask for on a Saturday afternoon? Uh, three good friend to cackle with and not much else. At €24pp, this was a ripping good deal. I think our Afternoon G&Tea* experience ate up 3 hours in total, filled us all to the point of having to be rolled off the premises, and was very worth the two month wait**. Definitely going to be my ‘age appropriate and unoffensive’ hen / bachelorette party!

The crime scene. That’s a lot of tea consumption – both regular and the gin variety, and that’s just half the table. In short – absolutely fabulous afternoon. Cannot wait to do it again.

*the original menu quoted G&T in a tea pot, but when we arrived the menu said ‘Victorian Mojitos’ (huge sad face). There was still gin involved, and in a teapot, so I can still refer to it as ‘G&Tea’.
**due to our schedules, not some kind of fancy waiting list.

You’re only a day away

Tomorrow, my bridesmaid’s and I are hitting up the Westin Hotel in the Dublin city center for ‘A Most Peculiar Afternoon Tea‘ in the Atrium Lounge. I’ve been looking forward to it for about two months. Check out the menu below, and feel free to be jealous, because I am, and I’m going … 

Gin and tonic served in a teapot? You had me at ‘G’. 

The four of us have conflicting schedules at the best of times, so it’s taken us months to organize this. I’m so excited it’s distracting me from my work today. This is my first afternoon tea, and probably my perfect afternoon tea, considering I don’t like tea … for shame. Earlier this month I posted this video perfectly summarizing how I feel about tea. 

I will be sure to post pics of tomorrows antics. If all goes well, I’d like this to be my ‘age appropriate, neutral and unoffensive’ hen / bachelorette party in the coming months. With more sinister happenings afterwards, of course. Happy Friday all 🙂

Thrifty things – vintage vases

Yesterday I hit the charity shops in Dublin, and I hit them hard. I’ve been a bit depraved of thrifting since I’ve been busy with work and life. So I made up for lost time by visiting close to ten charity shops – an all time best. The first shop I went into I struck gold with these beautiful {and I completely admit, kitschy} pink vintage vases …
So awesome. I swiped these up for €10 for the set, from Age Action
The tall vases have found a lovely home on the shelf over our tv, but I’m not sure what to do with the smaller vase type thing. Alas, it will come in handy. I’m seriously considering incorporating these tall vases into our wedding. Overstuffed with flowers, maybe for the ceremony. We’ll see.