Afternoon Tea - how can anyone eat it all?

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I've been looking at things to do next weekend. Looked on Wowcher, Groupon etc. A regular offer is Afternoon Tea for two. Whilst it looks lovely, they regularly feature about 6 sandwich corners each, a few savoury items and FOUR cakes each. I love my food, and I like cake, but there's no way I could eat all of that in one sitting. Can anyone eat four cakes in a row? Are we meant to take a doggy bag?

It’s usually 4 sandwiches, 1/2 savoury items, scone and little cakes. It’s essentially a large lunch, no different to three courses. And you are meant to take your time over it. You don’t have lunch as well.

just a pic of a plate of pastries I shared with 1 other as part of my fav afternoon tea - lucknam Park Hotel. strongly recommended...

the savouries, the scones... the pastries... every single one exquisite

Never been a problem for me, sadly 🤭

I skip lunch and have tea a bit early x

I'm not serious. Just poking a little fun at the type of language people use on threads about eating, as referenced by the person I quoted.

Yes, I see that now. I took the bait like a greedy fish

The cakes are tiny.

I have no issue eating an entire afternoon tea - the last two times we even had an extra round of sandwiches as well! I do eat very lightly that day though.

I had one at the weekend. Had it at 2pm so didn’t have lunch. Couldn’t eat all. Brought 3 cakes home. It was a Hilton and sadly very underwhelming. Only one cup of tea!

There are competitive overeaters on this thread too. Why are they never harassed like the 'competitive undereaters' are?

If you ask nicely, some places give you seconds. So if you eat all your sandwiches, you can have more. Scones are often merrily replaced. Cakes, have more!

Afternoon tea replaces lunch and your main evening meal (have a light supper later if needs be. Made up of the food you bring home from afternoon tea).

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Being greedy helps I find. I did bring some afternoon tea home once but this one was full of massive slices of homemade pie, great big slices of cake, sandwiches in thick slices of homemade bread. It was delicious. I'd polish off a normal afternoon tea with no bother, but then I'm not a teeny tiny weeny mumsnetter.

The Ritz won’t give you a doggy bag.😡

Just unhinge your jaw and pour it in

I know, it probably wouldn't really be and afternoon tea without the scone, but here in NI we're used to our scones being interesting (raspberry and white chocolate, date and walnut, pear and cinnamon etc) and an afternoon tea never seems to come with anything other than plain or fruit.

"I've never eaten 4 cakes in a row though!"

Oh, you haven't lived Sweetie!

I am always so curious about eating habits because I am overweight but could not finish an afternoon tea portion in one sitting at all, especially with a full sized scone. Even if I skip breakfast.

I would happily eat it throughout the day though after I'd taken home a doggy bag! Yet I have a slim friend who could probably demolish the entire thing in one sitting.

I may need to up sticks from NI in that case 🙈 Anything other than a plain scone is blasphemy in my opinion!!

I thought the OP was being tongue in cheek at first.

I’m neither an over nor under eater, but last time I went for afternoon tea I left still very hungry. Portions were TINY!

Maybe it's just round here - too many garden centres and farm shops!!

I draw the line at a mint aero scone though - bleurgh!

Im with you here it's never enough food! And I'm not a greedy bugger normally low end of healthy BMI when I've not just had a baby. Who are all these people finding it too much? It makes no sense to me 😂

I’m a fat greedy person and I agree with you! Sandwich quiche scones and several cakes each

Why not? The Langham will.

Well if you eat a full afternoon tea, you still won’t have done. As various people have said, they are two ladylike bites each if you are being polite.

I am looking forward to a tea at the end of the month. Not only do I eat a great deal of what’s ordered I drink a shed load of tea….the tea is my favorite part and the little bites are so I don’t slosh when I get up from the table. BMI 20. Really op haven’t you been served plenty of meals where you just think TO YOURSELF…I will ask for a box.?What generation is this tiny portioned oh that’s too much MNetter?? I’m not young and I find it ludicrous. My aunt who is 85 used to comment on peoples orders /food intake but she’s been silenced now realizing it’s dull and offensive to always act superior because she’s eating an orange while you have a donut