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I took my first trip to Harrods this past weekend and I was determined to 'do' tea in the Laduree tea rooms on the ground floor. The beautiful selection of pastries, croissants and macaroons that are on display in the center of the tea room/shop further heightened my excitement and was a great distraction during the short wait for a table (very short actually given that it was a Sunday). I was sat in the posh black and silver room and only glimpsed the balcony seating area but it also looked as lovely as you'd expect.
There was a slight damper on the experience in the form of 3 loud 'fidgetybouncy' teenage boys that seemed to have not given any thought to where they were, what they wanted, how they should speak to the waiter or how many people could come and go from their small table without disrupting their neighbors.. i.e. me. I can appreciate the fact that Harrods is for everyone (yada yada) but I hope to never again have tea next to ADD-afflicted teenage boys telling the waiter to "quickly hurry" their milkshakes.
Tea was lovely and I was happy to go a la carte rather than have the full afternoon tea experience. The mini almond & walnut laduree croissant was sublime. And the coffee macaroon, priceless!
Check out my review of Ladurée at Harrods - I am CaribQueen - on Qype
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