Urban Tea Rooms

Came here for a private party in the basement but can absolutely recommend the cocktails
— especially the espresso martini
And especially, especially the chocolate espresso martini!!!

So according to the Unilocal-​pictures this is a coffee shop. But trust me, during nighttime, this is a bar! And a good one on top of it. Why? They serve by far the best (Chocolate) Espresso Martinis that I have tasted in London… ever! That’s why the bartenders (one with an extremely big ego — you know who you are) are super busy binge-​making them, which reflects the loooong waiting time. But oh well, the music was good and bouncy and so you just keep chatting the night away, especially since there is not much room for dancing. Actually none.
Yes, It’s my fault for not taking pictures that night (booooo), but that’s my call to action for everyone who reads this review :) Go get one of those delicious Espresso Martinis!

There aren’t many tea rooms or tea spots left on Carnaby Street in Soho. I loved Camelia’s tea rooms and The Madhatter’s Café on my past visits, but both are gone from Kingly Court. Urban Tea Rooms is one of the last remaining ones and the fact they metamorphose into a wine bar in the evening may be one of the secrets to their longevity!
I’ve been twice to Urban Tea Rooms and enjoyed both visits. The service is friendly and fast and the tea is nice and strong. Their baked goods are decent too. A large scone runs for 3.50 GBP and mini bite sized brownies are a pound each — and they are very delicious!
They also have a sitting area downstairs and a clean rest room.

I had a Manhattan here — so can only comment on their cocktail making skills — and they were pretty great. I wasn’t sure if this is an eatery (probably) or a coffee place or a bar… so a little bit confused. It was closing down at 11 on a Saturday — which contributed to my confusion.
Nevertheless — it looked like a nice unassuming place, where you can have a drink outside /​inside without the blasting music. Nice.

Wow. This was an unexpected coffee triumph. I only stopped here to grab a coffee and it — a flat white — was fantastic. All too unusually, it had the right ratio of milk to coffee and with a good flavour coming through. There are other aspects to Urban Tea Rooms that aren’t 5 stars, but given how many mediocre flat whites I’ve had in London I think credit should be given where it’s due.
Those less-​than-​perfect bits are some strikingly high prices — £2 for a mince pie the example that caught my eye the most. The flat white was the pretty much the market rate of £2.50 to go, and considering its quality it is my abiding impression of this place. I’ll definitely be popping back when next in the area.

People are too obsessed with chain restaurants. What they need to do is step off Oxford Street and find this little gem. Excellent coffee (and wifi). I really like the Urban Tea Rooms. I need to return in the evening and sample a few cocktails!

— located not far from Liberty in Kingly Street the Urban Tea Rooms puts a modern twist on the traditional English country tearoom, making it suitable for busy city people
— it is an artisan coffee shop by day and a funky wine bar by evening
— we went there for some coffee and tea in the afternoon before shopping at Liberty‘s
— fair traid coffee is made by a La Marzocco GB-​5 machine, which seems to be the Porsche of the coffee world, and high quality loose-​leaf teas from the Rare Tea Co are served, too
— food is made with locally sourced British produce (free range and organic where possible)
— artisan cakes and breads are made freshly by hand in local London bakeries
— bacon sandwiches on thick cut bread and warm porridge can be enjoyed for breakfast; handmade quiches, pork pies and artisan sandwiches and salads for lunch; and delicious carrot cake or scones with handmade jam and Cornish clotted cream can be enjoyed here in the afternoons.
— by night they offer a British Tapas Evening Menu which includes award wining British cheese & charcuterie boards, Ginger Pig dipping sausage platters, mini sausage roll selections and pork apricot and pistachio terrine. There’s also plenty of choice for the veggies
— we only had some coffee (see the pictures with the bear) and a rose tea which was really fantastic
Conclusion: You should definitively give this tea room a try! Next time I will also have lunch or dinner there!

Pushing this review up a bit higher… Having spoken to the owner it appears they source their food from Britain and it’s free range and organic where possible.
My main gripe was I couldn’t see the connection between the menu and it being ‘British Tapas’ So maybe it’s just my misunderstanding and mediterranean tapas and British ingredients should result in this combination.
Was great to hear from the owner as well and know that this is a proactive business that is willing to listen to customers feedback.

The Urban Tea Rooms offer food and drinks with a very British twist. Tea infused cocktails, and food ingredients sourced in Britain.
I’ve passed this place many times and often wondered just hat «British Tapas» entailed. So, 1 evening, while looking for somewhere to satisfy our grumbling tummies and dry palates, Ray C and I walked passed and decided to venture in.
We started with some cocktails while we perused the menu. For me it was a Green Tea Mojito which was a nice variation on the original recipe.
So, British Tapas. Well, I have to admit, I was expecting something different and experimental, playing with traditional britsh recipes and reconstituting them in a kind of tapas format.
What we got was Mediterranean tapas — excellent tapas — but Mediterranean. The British slant was, as mentioned before, that the ingredients were sourced in the U.K. We had the Cheese board, Roast Asparagus and Parmigianino and Black Olive Tapanade, toast garlic and rosemary crostini. All washed down with a very nice red. It was delicious but the stand out itemd was the Oxford Blue cheese 0 it was heavenly!
The service was amiable, attentive and easy on the eye — ;).
The place is fairly new, in fact I think it’s only been open a year. check it out it’s worth a visit.

I wanted to try this place since I’ve seen the sign outside saying «British Tapas». Whatever do they mean with that? Who would come up with something like this? Its like saying Japanese chips, or African Sauerkraut. New food concepts are popping up in my brain like excited pop candy.
Anyway this place is rather minimal with wooden counters and white tiles. Its also fairly small, but they have further space downstairs. We found out that it doubles its customer base by being a coffee shop during the day and a wine bar at night. I found that a brilliant combination and although they cleared the sweet stuff when we came in, I have to say it looked yummy. The long awaited British Tapas turn out to be a cheeseboard and several variations of sausages. Not bad, but not really tapas in my understanding. But it did the job of getting us through the door. We ordered some wine and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. I will come back and see how it fairs as a coffee shop.