Ihhotela laseKensington lisanda kulungiswa futhi libukeka lihle. Kungamamitha ayishumi kuphela ukuhamba emamyuziyamu aseNingizimu Kensington ngakho-ke kungaba lula ukuhlanganisa uhambo olusenyakatho lweMyuziyamu ngetiye lokuphumula ntambama lapha. Ihhotela liyizindawo ezine ezinkulu zokuxhuma ezidolobheni zase-Victorian futhi kunezici eziningi zesikhathi esisele ukuze zihlonishwe.
Uma sicabangela ukuqhuma okukhulu emamyuziyamu, ukuvakashela ekamelweni lokudweba le-Kensington i-oasis enokuthula nezolile.
Ulwazi lweTe le-Afternoon
Indawo:
Igumbi lokudweba e-Kensington Hotel,
Isango leNdlovukazi, eNingizimu Kensington,
I-London SW7 5LR.
Isiteshi sesiteshi esiseduze: South Kensington.
Sebenzisa i- Journey Planner ukuhlela umzila wakho ngokuthutha komphakathi.
Izinsuku Nezikhathi: Nsuku zonke, ngo-3: 6pm.
Ikhodi Yokugqoka: I- Smart engavamile.
Ukubhuka: 020 7589 6300 noma ukubhuka ku-intanethi.
Isithombe: Kuvunyelwe. Abasebenzi bazosiza.
Izingane: Siyakwamukela.
Umculo: Ingemuva, umculo wokuphumula.
Ukubukezwa kweTiye leKensington Hotel
Ihotela lalilula ukuthola futhi iSango leNdlovukazi lalibonakala njengomgwaqo othulile ngempela ucabangela indawo ematasa.
Abasebenzi
Leli hoteli liyazi ngempela ngamakhasimende nabasebenzi behlakaniphile, bephumelelayo futhi banesizotha, futhi bakwazi ukubhekana nezicelo ezingavamile. Ukwamukelwa kwabo kwabaqotho futhi bathatha isikhathi sokuchaza ukuthi bakhonza kanjani itiye ntambama lapha ngakho sazizwa sikhululekile futhi sikwazi ukuphumula.
Igumbi Lokudweba
Leli gumbi elimangalisayo linamakhetho ahlukahlukene okuhlala kuzo amaqembu amancane ahlukene futhi indawo ngayinye izwa sengathi ifana negumbi elizimele; hhayi ngenxa yezindonga kodwa ukuma kwezihlalo ezihlakaniphile kangangokuthi akekho elinye iqembu elisegameni lethu futhi wonke umuntu wayexoxa njengokungathi akekho omunye umuntu lapho.
Ama-rugs asePheresiya, imidwebo yaseNgisi neyamaShayina kanye nendawo yokucima umlilo, ngomlilo ovuthayo, okwenza igumbi lizizwe lihloniphekile kodwa ukuphakama okuphezulu kanye nama-chandeliers kugcina izinto zizizwa zikhulu.
Sasihlala ngefasitela ezikhungweni ezinkulu, ezibomvu ezibomvu zineziyingi zethusi eliyindilinga kodwa asizizwanga sengathi sise 'i-goldenfish bowl', okungukuthi njalo uzinakwa ngabashayeli-ngasemgwaqweni, njengoba kwakukhona kahle ibhokisi lewindi ukuze labo abahamba ngezinyawo babone ama-chandeliers ekamelweni namadonga kodwa hhayi izivakashi.
Umculo wawugcinwe ezingeni lesemuva ukuze ukhuthaze ukuxoxa futhi ivolumu yavuka futhi izibani zishintsha kusihlwa.
Ukukhethwa kweTe
Kunamaqembu ayishumi nesishiyagalombili adalwe kwimenyu enezincazelo eziwusizo. Abasebenzi bayakwazi futhi ukunikeza izincomo. Uma itiye akuyona into yakho ngempela, ungaba nekhofi noma ushokoledi oshisayo kunalokho. I-tea inikwe i-teapot emhlophe futhi ibhodlela elikhulu liyatholakala uma wabelana. Ikhesi liyiqabunga elimnyama ebhodweni kanti nakuba lingenakususwa itiye alizange 'lidle' ngakho inani elifanele letiyi lisetshenziselwa ubukhulu bebhodini. I-strainer ye-tea ehambayo ne-bowp bowl efana neyengiyibona kuqala ku- The Wolseley ishiywe etafuleni. Ngemuva kokumbika kuka-Earl Grey, mina nomngane wami sathola izimbiza ezintathu zeThony Moon! I-White Moon amathiphu omude kakhulu (angaba ngu-3cm) nge-flavour peach flavour.
I-ntambama Tea e-Kensington Hotel inikezwa njengezifundo ezintathu futhi ingafakwa konke ngesikhathi esisodwa ngokuma kwekhekhe elilodwa. Ama-sandwich afika kuqala, futhi abasebenzi abakhonzayo bayakwazi ukubeka amapuleti etafuleni ngakho konke kuqhubeka.
Sandwich
Lindela ama-sandwich angamangalisa, amancane, anesisindo ezinhlobonhlobo zesinkwa ngokugcwalisa okuthakazelisayo, kanye nomqulu wezentwasahlobo. Ngidinga ukugcwaliswa kwemifino kanye nomngane wami wokudlela wayenomdlavuza kodwa, nakuba singakaze sixwayise ihhotela, kwakungekho nkinga.
Abasebenzi bahlolwa ngekhishi futhi babika emuva ngokushesha ukuthi izinketho ezikhethekile zizolungiswa ngokushesha. Zonke izigcwaliso zazichazwe ngokucophelela futhi, ngokungavamile, amahlumela e-pea asetshenziselwa umhlobiso owawumnandi futhi wangiphefumulela ukuba ngitshale imbewu ye-pea engadini yami lapho ngifika ekhaya!
Amaconsi
Ama-scones amane awakhiwe afika ngemva kokuqothula ama-sandwich wethu, ehlanganiswe ngendwangu yamashukela kodwa asathuthuka uma siwasika ngesigamu. I-plain amabili ne-scon raisine ngayinye yayingenakuqhathaniswa futhi yayiphunga kakhulu ngisho nangaphambi kokungeza ukhilimu kanye ne-jam. Ama-scon ahanjiswa nge-Cornish ukhilimu ogqamile, i-lemon nesithwathwa sekhwalithi yezithelo, kanye ne-strawberry jam.
Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngidumale kabi ngokungabi namakamelo amathathu ekhekhe kuze kube sekugcineni amaswidi ehle kakhulu ama-cake amancane e-cake kanye nama-two tiers of fans to share.
Asikho isidingo sezimpikiswano lapha njengoba kwakukhona izinto ezimbili. I-apula kanye ne-rhubarb ephazamiseka kwakuyiziqholo futhi yummy futhi i-mini carrot i-cake muffin yayingcwele. Siphinde sithande ikhekhe lesithelo, isithelo esisha esisha nesithandwa esingu-1 intshi square we-sipon yaseVictoria.
Isiphetho
Sahlala amahora amathathu futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kusho okuningi. Ngabe ngingahlala isikhathi eside kangaka uma bengingajabuli itiye ntambama? Vele akunjalo. I-Kensington Hotel inelungelo lokuziqhenya ngetiye labo ntambama nabasebenzi bayo kuyikhredithi yangempela.
Njengoba kuvamile embonini yezokuvakasha, umlobi wanikezwa ngezinsizakalo zokubhalisa ngezinhloso zokubuyekeza. Nakuba engazange ithonye lesi sibuyekezo, sikholwa ekuvezweni ngokugcwele kwazo zonke izingxabano ezingase zenzeke. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, bheka inqubomgomo yethu yokuziphatha.