Afternoon Tea (in a suitcase!) at St Pancras, by Searcys
Heading to a station to enjoy afternoon tea, may not seem like the obvious choice, but let me tell you right now – it was magnificent. There’s something hugely romantic and timelessness about St Pancras Station. As I walked through the station towards St Pancras Brasserie & Champagne Bar by Searcys, I couldn’t help but feel as though I was in some kind of wonderfully heart pinging novel… It was exciting. And the afternoon tea was absolutely one of the very best I’ve ever had in London.
Searcys began with humble beginnings. Founder, John Searcy, began his journey as an apprentice pastry chef where he honed his craftsmanship for which Searcys has become well known today. In 1870 John Searcy received a Royal Warrant and with it the title ‘John Searcy, confectioner to the HRH the Prince of Wales and wine merchant’, making him the top caterer, or ‘rout furnisher’, in his industry. Described in his time as ‘gentle, courteous and masterful’, John Searcy’s traits inspired undying loyalty in his household and business staff, repaying his confidence with lifelong service. His legacy lives on in Searcys’ business today and after reading his whole story, which you can find here, I was even more delighted to find that the afternoon tea was as exceptional as I’d hoped.
I cannot recommend this afternoon tea enough and there is now a special Jubilee afternoon tea, which you can book up until 26th June, when the champagne bar is closing over the Summer for refurbishment. So quick! Book it!
