Afternoon Tea at Hotel New York

Saturday afternoon a friend and I met up in Rotterdam for an afternoon of fun.  Our first stop was to visit the Photography Museum in Rotterdam.  It is not an overly big museum but had enough to keep us entertained, especially upstairs where there are several gadgets for you to try out.  The main highlight of our afternoon, however was the trip to Hotel New York where we were scheduled to have afternoon tea.

Hotel New York is a hotel and restaurant that is inside the old headquarters of the Holland America Line.  The Holland America Line is well known for providing passage to passengers from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to America.  And now for 16.50 Euros per person, you can sit inside the well decorated cafe/restaurant and enjoy a large and enjoyable Afternoon Tea.  The package includes:

• Various chocolates
• Tart
• American Cheesecake
• Meringue
• Pear Tarte Tatin
• Vanilla opera
• Lemon cake with chocolate
• 2 scones with jam and clotted cream
• Sandwich – Salmon & Cucumber
• Sandwich – Cream cheese & dried tomato
• Sandwich – Egg salad & cress
• Tea of your choice (unlimited)

The tea choices are plentiful and we did manage to work are way through a fair amount.  We didn’t manage to finish all of the food but we did only leave a few items behind.  The restaurant is quite busy, so it is well worth booking in advance.  


Overall, we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves between the good food, unique atmosphere and of course, excellent company.  Hotel New York’s Afternoon Tea is for sure not to be missed.

Off to dream of another scone with cream and jam…

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