Weekend Cooking: Afternoon Tea Diaries - Mackintosh at The Willow

Welcome to the next instalment of Afternoon Tea Diaries. This time I will be sharing about the afternoon tea that we did in Glasgow. This was actually a last minute decision. We had a full day in Glasgow and we weren't 100% sure of what to do, so I booked in for an afternoon tea.

We started our day in Glasgow by catching a bus to Kelvingrove Museum, including catching a bus with a a very grumpy bus driver.  One of the exhibits was all about the distinctive style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the famous tea rooms. Coincidentally, our afternoon tea was in one of those very tea rooms, which has been faithfully renovated in the Mackintosh style. The Willow Tea Rooms were originally opened in 1903.

Given that this was our final full day in the UK, we decided to add a glass of sparkling wine to our experience as well as our choice of tea, of which there were many, many options. The nice thing was that you could drink as much tea as you liked, and you could try as many different types of tea as you liked as well. I chose a Russian Caravan tea just because the name of it was intriguing. All the tea china was in classic blue and white, including the stand and tea pots.

I have just been looking at the website and have noticed that the menu has changed, and so it is very seasonal, but this was our menu when we visited.

And this was the stand when it arrived. As an aside I really need to remember to think about the angles so that you can seethe stand without my husband in the background! lol

And closer photos of the scones and sweet treats

As you would expect everything was delicious, but if I absolutely had to pick a favourite it would be the Peach Melba Entremet which is at the bottom of the picture. It actually sent me off on a bit of a peach obsession which resulted in my eating peach ice cream and drinking iced peach tea when we were on the next leg of our trip in Hong Kong.

Now I am thinking if there is anything peachy in the house!

Weekly meals

Saturday - Out for dinner (High Tea for dinner)
Sunday -  Zucchini, tomato and parmesan risotto
Monday - Sausage and pasta - New
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Murg Makhani (Butter Chicken) New
Thursday - Chicken Fricasee
Friday - Out for dinner

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