Cake & Flowers — Local services in London

It’s alright for photos, portion sizes are ridiculous with crazy prices, I’ve been to many hotels with similar pricing with a decent portion. We ordered a cake and ‘ice cream sandwich,’ and tea (english tea with MILK, I said specifically. The biscuit didn’t taste fresh very hard and tasted very old, tea was cold. I had to get up several times to ask for sugar, milk, spoon etc. when these should have been placed with the tea i’ve ordered…not once was I asked if I was okay, or if I needed anything like any normal cafe, it didn’t seem busy anyway; staff saw we were disappointed and just walked away without listening anyway i gave it 2 stars as the atmosphere was nice but staff and...

Full review and pictures coming to jenniferearle.substack this week.

I bought the apple tart £18 (soon to be changing for a rhubarb tart) and the chocolate and hazelnut “travel cake” £26. They both actually travelled really well.

Obviously they’re pricey. But it is the Dorchester. The prices are similar to Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley. The taste is perfect so if you can afford it, they are worth it!

Beautiful flowers by Philip Hammond and gorgeous-looking flower shaped chocolates too (start at £12 for 4).

One thing to note: at the moment all of the patisserie declare fish gelatine in them so only the cakes and chocolate are suitable for vegetarians but I’m told that will...

Absolutely blown away by the service and attention to detail from the Flowers & Cake team at The Dorchester. I had arranged a bouquet for my sister’s wedding morning, and it arrived promptly at 8:30am — it completely took our breath away. It was the most beautiful way to start such a special day. The team were so kind, attentive, and thoughtful throughout. Every little touch made it feel magical. Thank you for making the moment...