The best afternoon teas in London

March 6, 2016 12:18 AM

Treat your mother on Mothers Day
posted by Gilgongo (9 comments total)

I read it just to see if Claridge's made the cut, but it was certainly interesting to see how the menus changed as you got down the list.
posted by the agents of KAOS at 12:25 AM on March 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

Always good to see Diamond Geezer's writing mentioned. Prolific blogger is prolific (and he did some good writing when he visited the Hebrides back in the day).
posted by Wordshore at 3:14 AM on March 6, 2016

Sorry not to comment earlier, but I hadn't read Diamond Geezer for a few months, so I splurged on that for a while.

For people who clicked the link and gave up early (like me until I read Wordshore's comment), or simply didn't find the link enticing: the article devolves into a sardonic commentary on the pointlessness of the Mother's Day afternoon tea.

And here's the MeFi previouslies for Diamond Geezer: 1, 2 (the most London one) & 3, all good reads.
posted by ambrosen at 5:38 AM on March 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

Funny how these "WHY MAKE A BIG DEAL" articles always seem to focus on holidays that are coded female.
posted by ostro at 7:14 AM on March 6, 2016 [4 favorites]

Men don't like to get gifts cause then they might have to give them.
posted by The Whelk at 7:41 AM on March 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

You know who also celebrated Muttertag?
posted by Omnomnom at 7:58 AM on March 6, 2016

Wait, is it May already? (It might well be. I've been busy ...)
posted by dannyboybell at 11:58 AM on March 6, 2016

Mothering Sunday
posted by brilliantmistake at 2:44 PM on March 6, 2016

Meh I'd rather go to Bettys. I bet their queue was out the door for a few hours this past Sunday.
posted by koolkat at 2:08 AM on March 7, 2016