Killashee House Hotel has launched a garden-inspired Summer Afternoon Tea experience at its setting near Naas in Co Kildare.
The four-star hotel – which is owned by FBD Hotels & Resorts – recently completed a €5m refurbishment, which also included a major transformation of its conference facilities.
Afternoon tea is a traditional favourite at Killashee for everyone, from couples and friends catching up to baby showers, christenings, birthdays and that special girl’s day out. Pastry Chef Nicola Sutton has found magical inspiration in the gardens and grounds for the selection of carefully crafted homemade treats featuring the finest local ingredients. Special highlights include:
• ‘ Lavender dark chocolate ganache & blueberry éclair’: Lavender borders the flower beds around Killashee’s gardens. It has a delicate, sweet smell that is both floral and herbal, that compliments the blueberry as it cuts through the floral flavour.
• ‘White chocolate, rose crème patisserie & cherry summer cup’:
The rose trees that dot the front of the old house are out in full bloom and it is impossible not to catch the scent in the breeze or for these colourful plants to go unnoticed. Paired with summer berries, this is a feminine fruity dessert.
• ‘Honey & caramel loaf with lemon verbena icing’: Honey bees are buzzing everywhere in the gardens, gathering pollen from all the colourful plants. Lemon verbena is growing under the canopy of the more established hedging and the sweet scent is the perfect accompaniment to honey.
Afternoon Tea is served daily from 1pm-2.30pm in The Pippin Tree
Traditional Afternoon Tea: €38.50 per person
Vegan Afternoon Tea: €38.50 per person
Sparkling Afternoon Tea: €42.50 per person – Includes your Afternoon Tea and a glass of Prosecco
