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Aria Restaurant
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City: Birmingham, The Hyatt Hotel 2 Bridge Street Birmingham, West Midlands B1 2JZ, United Kingdom
"I like to spend special occasions at the table. I especially enjoy the British tradition of afternoon tea, with its combination of savouries and sweets. With a birthday to celebrate, we decided to give Aria restaurant at a go. It’s housed in one of the most conspicuous buildings on busy Broad Street, the Hyatt Regency Birmingham.<br br/>Atmosphere<br br/>The hotel is a large modern building with a glamorous interior. Enormous leafy trees and plants invade the tea room, which floods with the light coming in through the very high glass ceiling.<br br/>The ambience is very quiet and relaxing with background music and the chilling sound of a water feature. There is generous space between tables, which allows you to have a little bit of extra privacy to enjoy yourself and almost forget about the other diners.<br br/>Food<br br/>An afternoon tea tray laden of delicate sweets and savouries was served with our teas. Having previously read other reviews, I was expecting certain options that didn’t turn up. I realised that the hotel varies its afternoon tea menu from time to time.<br br/>The waiter asked for any special requirements and in my case I am not a fan of mayonnaise, so they were happy to make a few alternative sandwich options for me.<br br/>There was a nice selection of ‘sans crust’ finger sandwiches making up two-bite portions: cheese and cucumber, salmon and cheese, beef and gherkin, ham and mustard, egg and cress and (for me) tuna and tomato.<br/>Two other alternative fillings I had were goat’s cheese and caramelized red onion, and carrot and hummus.<br br/>The sweets on the tray were homemade plain scones, apple cake, black forest cake and a modern twist of the classic strawberry cheesecake. Clotted cream, raspberry and strawberry jam was available to top up the scones.<br br/>Drink<br br/>We didn’t spend long looking at the tea and coffee menu, as we already knew what we wanted. However, the options to choose from include a variety of freshly-brewed, loose leaf teas and ground coffee.<br br/>I went for my usual citrusy Earl Grey tea meanwhile my partner opted for a classic Breakfast with milk. No complaints at all.<br br/>Pricing<br br/>Traditional afternoon tea is priced at per person, per person if you decide to go for the Champagne Afternoon Tea or for the Rose Champagne Afternoon Tea. <br br/>Overall<br br/>The afternoon was perfect: a beautiful place, friendly and attentive staff, great service, superb food and a relaxing atmosphere. I would consider it the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion.<br"
##26 Cafés in Birmingham
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#26 Cafés in Birmingham
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