Which teas are on the menu?

The house blend is a Darjeeling with rose petals, elderflower, hibiscus and vanilla. With the tea pairing, Special Ratnapura FOP goes with the sandwiches, Sunny Passion Pear with the scones and Genmaicha with the pastries.3

Rosewood London: Monet’s afternoon tea in the Mirror Room

Q: Where is the Mirror Room?

Inside Rosewood London, at 252 High Holborn.6

At Rosewood London, afternoon tea means 3 paintings by Claude Monet rebuilt as cakes by Executive Pastry Chef Mark Perkins, served in the Mirror Room. The artist changes: before Monet, in 2025, it was Hokusai.

Updated 24 October 20264 min readHow we write the guide

The empty Mirror Room: a mustard chesterfield sofa with grey cushions, laid tables, the mirrored ceiling and wall, and globe chandeliers.

Who the Mirror Room tea is for

Why go

The tea list runs to 2 yellow teas and to Ya Bao, a white tea limited to 2 kilograms a year (£10 supplement).

Caviar

When to look elsewhere

If you would rather spend the afternoon on savoury food than on a pastry chef’s cakes, The Pie Room, in the same hotel, is the savoury alternative.

The cakes

Savouries, scones and the bar

There are 5 savouries: a camembert custard tart with pear chutney, a lobster and prawn profiterole with forest fruit tea jelly, egg mayonnaise with King’s Imperial caviar in a brioche bun, roast chicken with tarragon mayonnaise, and cured salmon with trout roe.³

The plain and raisin scones are baked every day in the hotel’s pastry kitchen and come with Cornish clotted cream, homemade lemon curd and English strawberry jam; lemon and vanilla madeleines with jasmine tea cream come with the art cakes.³

Among the tea’s cocktails, The Cliffs mixes manzanilla en rama sherry, pistachio eau de vie, rose and Champagne; the alcohol-free Zen uses Seedlip Garden and Martini Floreale. Champagne by the bottle runs from £145 for Billecart-Salmon Réserve to £495 for Dom Pérignon 2013.³

The festive tea

Festive Art Afternoon Tea
£85 a head, with a caramelised onion and Stilton tart, roast bronze turkey on a milk bun with cranberry sauce, and mince pies beside the scones; it is a sample menu and may change.⁵

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The caviar ritual

What arrives

Imperial Selection caviar: 10g for £35, 30g for £95.
With the traditional garnish and warm blinis.
Added to the art tea as a separate service.

The same room in the evening

Dinner	Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 9.45pm, the Mirror Room serves dinner.²

Rooms at Rosewood London

A Deluxe Room: a white bed with a pale blue throw, an upholstered bench, a black-and-white key-pattern rug and cream panelled walls.

Rooms and staying here

3 paintings, 3 cakes

Cake	The painting	What is inside
The Water Lily Pond	1899: the garden Monet made at Giverny, with its bridge over the lily pond.	Pistachio, Morello and griottine jelly infused with cherry blossom, whipped pistachio ganache and matcha chocolate decorations.
Impression Sunrise	1872: Le Havre early in the morning, through the mist.	Almond sponge, yellow peach and vanilla jelly, raspberry gel and vanilla mousse on an almond florentine biscuit.
Woman with a Parasol	1875: Monet’s wife Camille and their son Jean on a summer walk.	Vanilla madeleine sponge, rosemary white chocolate namelaka, apricot vanilla jelly, Emperor’s 7 Treasures tea ganache and a green chocolate parasol.

Before booking

Is 4pm too late for afternoon tea at the Mirror Room?

You cannot start at 4pm: tables are booked in 3 windows, noon to 12.45pm, 2.30pm to 3.15pm and 5pm to 5.45pm.⁶

How much is afternoon tea for 2 people?

£160 for the art tea, £196 with a cocktail each, £216 with a glass of Billecart-Salmon Réserve each.³

Can children come?

Yes, with the Children’s Art Afternoon Tea: £50, or £60 with a glass of Wild Idol 0%, with classic sandwiches, scones, madeleines and the Impression Sunrise cake; a discretionary 15% service charge is added.⁴

Where is the Mirror Room?

Inside Rosewood London, at 252 High Holborn.⁶

The tea’s page

Art Afternoon Tea

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