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title: Tea at the Ritz
date: "2006-01-03T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - london-2005
wp_id: 441
description: I visited the Ritz for afternoon tea, overcoming my hesitation about the formal dress code to enjoy exceptional Earl Grey, scones, and sandwiches while observing the demographic mix of visitors in London.
keywords: [the ritz, afternoon tea, london, dress code, earl grey, travel]
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Had tea at the Ritz today. Initially, after reading that "Gentlemen are politely requested to keep their jackets and ties on during tea", my reaction was rather like Calvin's.

[![Calvin having tea](/blog/assets/flickr-calvin-having-tea_81702676_o-gif.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-calvin-having-tea_81702676_o-gif.webp)

But the tea (Earl Grey) was outstanding. So were the scones, sandwiches and desserts. Although most people were ladies above 60, the younger ones were among the most beautiful I've seen in London.