Havana Spoon - Afternoon Tea for Two.

Havana Spoon is one off my favourite places to sneak into whether it's for a lunch date or a catch up with the girls.

Tucked away in the heart of Hove on the West Sussex coast line is Hove's most glamours restaurant, bar and late night lounge, enclosed outside by a small white wooden fence lined with bright green shrubs and exotic looking trees.

I always find my self saying ''shall we go to Havana Spoon for a drink'' as adore the place. The decor, the service, the atmosphere. In mid June when my Facebook news feed loaded with the words ‘New afternoon tea for two menu’I instantly started trying to free up an afternoon in my diary.

I have a huge love for afternoon tea, you get to sit and gossip for hours while tucking into sandwiches followed by scones and an array of cakes. And the best part, your tea pot or champagne flute is topped up at the raise of a hand.

After several weeks of trying to squeeze the girls into my diary so we could experience the new menu and failing too, I woke on a quiet Sunday morning with my beautiful friend Amanda hung over and in need for a bite to eat. After looking at the clock and realising we had missed breakfast and brunch and  not fancying a Sunday lunch, I dropped in the "we could just go for afternoon tea" line. Knowing Amanda’s love for afternoon tea as well as Havana Spoon we found ourselves being presented with this…..

A Tower of soft fresh bagels filled with smoked salmon & cream cheese and Mediterranean vegetables & pesto.

Warm fruit scones accompanied by two small white pots one with cream and one with jam.
Miniature carrot cake.

Small meringue nests topped with freshly whipped cream, strawberries, blackberries and a single leaf of mint.

And my favourite and by no means last to mention, a miniature Chocolate Moelleux still warm and gooey in the middle, showered with icing sugar.

We ate all that we could, gossiped and giggled over the antics of the night before and with our eyes bigger than our tummy's we kindly asked the waitress if we could take home the remaining cakes.

The food was fresh and beautifully presented. The bagels instead of the usual sandwiches were a lovely change and having not only a cold selection of cakes topped the experience.

I highly recommend slipping into see what Havana Spoon have to offer, even if your not an afternoon tea person slip into the lavish bar for a cocktail or sit outside on the lawnned terrace for spot of lunch and don not be put off by the weather as the outdoor heaters means you can dine alfresco come rain or shine.

70-72 Church Road
Hove
BN3 2FP

www.havanaspoon.com