Nice experience, but nowhere near good enough value
Afternoon Tea at Macdonald Randolph Hotel的点评
点评:We were given Afternoon Tea at the Randolph as a present from some friends, so we didn't actually pay for this but I'd have been rather disappointed if we had. We'd asked to sit in the Drawing Room but were told that there were no other bookings for the Drawing Room and therefore we had to have it in the Alice Restaurant, which, while nice enough, wasn't as atmospheric or well appointed. (There were plenty of people in the Drawing Room too, so the argument that it "would have no atmosphere" was slightly odd.) Service was slow, and for £79, I'd have expected a bit more pizzazz than four tiny sandwiches each (none of which included roast beef and horseradish), a couple of scones and some tiny cakes. The scones were very good, and were served warm with lovely clotted cream and nice jam. Four of the varieties of tea were unavailable, including both Darjeeling and Assam. We've had previous experiences of afternoon tea in other 5* hotels where we've been served with excellent hors d'oeuvres, attentive service with additional sandwiches and top-ups of tea, and boxes for cakes automatically offered, so the Randolph did seem like very poor value in comparison.
翻译:一些朋友送给我们 Randolph 的下午茶,所以我们实际上没有为此付钱,但如果我们付了钱,我会很失望。我们要求坐在客厅里,但被告知客厅没有其他人预订,因此我们不得不去 Alice 餐厅用餐,那里虽然不错,但气氛或设备都不太好。(客厅里也有很多人,所以“没有气氛”的说法有点奇怪。)服务很慢,而且对于 79 英镑的价格,我本来希望它能比四个小三明治(没有烤牛肉和辣根)、几个烤饼和一些小蛋糕更热闹一些。烤饼非常好吃,热腾腾地端上来,配上美味的凝脂奶油和美味的果酱。有四种茶没有供应,包括大吉岭茶和阿萨姆茶。我们以前曾在其他五星级酒店享用过下午茶,那里供应的开胃小菜非常美味,服务也很周到,还会额外提供三明治和茶,还自动提供蛋糕盒,因此,与 Randolph 相比,这家酒店的性价比确实显得很低。