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Camellia at Carnaby Street

May 19, 2010 By All That I'm Eating 8 Comments

You know the drill. Shopping all day, buying little treats and you get to the stage where only a cup of tea can hit the right spot. I say cup of tea but I don’t mean of the PG variety.

Particularly when paying for my tea while out and especially so in London I expect more than a pyramid shaped tea bag for my money.

This is where I was lucky enough to stumble across one of those ‘gems’. I guess everyone else is fortunate to know about this place but I had never seen it until yesterday. This amazing place is in Carnaby Street in Kingly Court – Camellia Sinensis.

My friends K and E, and myself needed to rest our weary feet. It was like walking into a mini paradise, it was cool and calm and you’d never know you were in the middle of London. It was so…twee I suppose is the word. There were no doilies and fuss just simple but sweet. It seemed that there was a different kind of tea cup and tea pot for each type of tea. Quite a feat as there were more kinds of tea than one can imagine.

I am unable to recall the copious amounts of tea on offer but if you’re in the area it’s an amazing place to visit to stay for a cuppa or buy a present for a tea lover. We each had a cream tea and could have had any of the teas on offer. I settled for a nice Darjeeling. Tea leaves all round, no tea bags here.

The scones were some of the best I have ever had…dare I say this cream tea was better than that served at The Ritz? I think so. They were warm and crumbly and so delicious. Perfect amounts of jam and clotted cream. One plain scone, one raisin scone. I don’t know what more I could have asked for.

Apologies for the lack of ‘before’ picture, we couldn’t wait to tuck in so I only had a chance to take the ‘after’. If you are after a really good and not overpriced cream tea, this is the place.
I am going back every time I go to London.

Camellia Carnaby Street

All That I’m Eating

This restaurant is now CLOSED at Carnaby Street, they are relocating.

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Comments

  1. Polly Motzko says

    May 19, 2010 at 11:31

    If and when I get to England I would love to go there. In the meantime, I will enjoy hearing about what it was like through you!

    Check out my cooking blog…soon there will be a Featured Publisher Badge on my site! 🙂 I am so pleased that what I am making and writing is liked by all. 🙂

    Your CA Cooking buddy,

    Paulette Le Pore Motzko
    (Polly Motzko)

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  2. Anonymous says

    May 19, 2010 at 11:32

    delightful!

    Reply
  3. Belinda @zomppa says

    May 19, 2010 at 11:54

    This sounds so lovely! I’m going to have to remember this.

    Reply
  4. Cocina Savant says

    May 19, 2010 at 12:16

    that sounds delicious. we were only able to stumble across a few places during our trip in january, and now i’m really wishing we had stumbled across this one. sounds like the perfect way to relax from a busy day.

    Reply
  5. Girl Foodie says

    May 19, 2010 at 19:49

    Oooh! I’m going to be in Soho next Wednesday, maybe I can arrange to meet a girlie friend there for a treat.
    Thanks for this!

    Reply
  6. Lawyer Loves Lunch says

    May 20, 2010 at 22:55

    Afternoon tea is such a great tradition, I’m a bit sad that I’m not British! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  7. Jackie says

    May 23, 2010 at 20:54

    I’m going down Oxford Street way tomorrow to get some last-minute holiday bits and bobs and I think I’ll have to pop down Carnaby Street for a cuppa! Awesome that you’re a fellow Brit – we’ll have to share secrets around town 😀

    Jax x

    Reply
  8. The Food says

    May 24, 2010 at 09:35

    Thanks for all the comments! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

    Reply

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