The Athenaeum Hotel

Selection of Sandwiches

• Burford Brown Egg Mayonnaise, Garden Herbs

• Cucumber Cream Cheese & Mint

• Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese

• Coronation Chicken

Homemade Cakes, Pastries and Sweets

• White Chocolate & Orange Yule Log

• Red Velvet Reindeer

• Hazelnut Praline Bauble

• Arthur Gingerbread

• Red Fruit Santas Hat

Scones

• Traditional & Cranberry Spiced Scones

• Raspberry & Strawberry Jam

• Cornish Clotted Cream

Afternoon Tea

• Per person

• Add a glass of Gusbourne NV English Sparkling£17.00

• Add a glass of Gusbourne NV English Sparkling Rosé£19.00

• Add a glass of Taittinger NV Champagne£21.00

• Free-Flowing Prosecco (90 min)£20.00

Black Teas

• Tregothnan Classic English Breakfast

  The first tea grown in England; Tregothnan's Classic English Breakfast is made with tea leaves hand-plucked from beautiful gardens in Cornwall that are blended with the finest Assam. The perfect brew for any time of day.

• Ceylon OP

  A black tea grown at altitude in Sri Lanka. OP or Orange Pekoe refers to the highest grade of tea consisting of only unbroken leaves. This gives the cup a rounder, smoother mouthfeel with a delicate perfume.

• Afternoon Tea

  Light and exotic blend of unique hand-plucked leaves from Tregothnan's Cornish estate with the finest tea from Darjeeling (Tregothnan's twin). Afternoon Tea is delicately refreshing with invigorating citrus notes.

• Earl Grey

  Named after the 2nd Earl Grey (a previous Prime Minister), this blend English & Assam tea leaves is scented with the oil of the bergamot citrus fruit. Perfumed and rich, it can be enjoyed with milk or lemon.

• Lapsang Souchong

  A distinctly smoky tea, its unique taste is created by carefully withering the leaves over smoking, fragrant Chinese wood, then drying the tea in bamboo baskets over burning pine. Lapsang Souchong is the Marmite of the tea world... love it or hate it you won't find anything else quite like it.

• Lavender Black

  Cornish & Assam teas blended with lavender for a light, fragrant and relaxing cup.

• Emlenyn's Christmas Blend

  A delightful Assam-based blend with notes of orange, caramel, and cocoa. This aromatic blend perfectly captures the essence of Christmas, Emlenyn recommends adding a dash of milk and a single sugar to transform the blend into a velvety smooth indulgence reminiscent of a traditional fruit cake.

Green & White Teas

• Pai Mu Tan

  Slightly richer than other white teas, Pai Mu Tan is nonetheless a light-bodied, fragrant and mellow tea with fruity and grassy aromas.

• Tregothnan Green

  Rich in health benefits, the process of creating green teas varies from black as oxidation is replaced by steaming so the fresh leaves retain their natural green colour and nutrients.

• Jasmine

  Green tea leaves are lightly oxidised and blended with jasmine flowers for a delicate and perfumed cup.

House-Blended Wellness Infusions

• Blue-tea-ful

  This anti-oxidant powerhouse blends the butterfly pea flower with blue mallow flowers, lemongrass and vitamin-rich super berries.

• Energise

  Ginkgo is brilliant at improving brain function and rosemary helps to increase focus – blended with green tea, a touch of black pepper, chilli & cinnamon to light the fire.

• Renew

  Green tea is combined with lemon, rose, lemon balm & jasmine Blossom, in this soul-inspiring blend.

• Rosy Glow

  A natural boost for skin and hair that combines anti-ageing superstars rose, marigold & hibiscus with sweet strawberry and apple.

• Bliss

  A blend of soothing chamomile, linden blossom, passion flower, lavender & safflower to ease tension and restore calm.

• Refresh

  Cooling mint, sweet fennel, lemon verbena and nettle help to aid digestion and restore vitality.

• Immuni-tea

  Orange Lillies, Turmeric & Ginger all help to ward off those pesky bugs with their anti-bacterial properties while cinnamon, orange & mango help the medicine go down!

Botanical Infusions

• Moroccan Mint

  A wonderfully invigorating spearmint tea that is highly scented and known to aid digestion.

• Red Berry

  A delicious fruit tisane that includes strawberries and raspberries from Kent and apples Cornish orchards.

• Chamomile Flower

  Whole chamomile flowers give an elegant and soothing tea known for its relaxing properties.

• Lemon Verbena

  Also known as verveine, lemon verbena has notes of citrus & lemongrass and Is know to aid digestion and relaxation.

• Manuka

  Grown exclusively at Tregothnan since it was first introduced from New Zealand in the 1800s, Manuka has a distinctively sweet spicy flavour.

Coffee

• Espresso / Double Espresso / Americano

• Cappuccino / Latte

• Turmeric Latte / Beetroot Latte / Matcha Latte

• Hot Chocolate

  All made with full fat milk as standard.

Milk Choices

• Full Fat, Skinny, Almond, Coconut, Oat, Soy

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