The Nutcracker Afternoon Tea

"Dreams are magical and curious things, and the dreams that are dreamed on Christmas Eve are the most curious and most magical of all..."This winter, prepare to enter the Land of Sweets, meet a giant Nutcracker and walk past a Christmas village of igloos as The Nutcracker Afternoon Tea opens at The Assembly House on November 1 until January 8! Join Clara and her handsome Nutcracker Prince as they make a Christmas Eve journey to The Land of Sweets where the candy canes dance and the Sugar Plum Fairy weaves a delicious spell for a fairytale tea presented on the menu in four acts

CLASSIC AFTERNOON TEA

£29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12

  • Act one: sandwiches of;
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Norfolk ham and mild grain mustard
  • Mature Cheddar cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Act two: savouries of;
  • A soft finger roll of roasted Norfolk turkey, sage and onion stuffing and cranberry
  • An Assembly House Sausage Roll
  • Mark Mitson's Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Act three: scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Act four: delicate cakes and pastries;
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a blueberry and lemon glittery macaron
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and sweeties
  • Under the Christmas Tree Shot: Mint choc-chip cheesecake with chocolate soil
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a coconut chiffon cake with coconut frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid white and pink chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

CHILDREN'S NUTCRACKER TEA

£18 for guests under the age of 12

  • Act one: sandwiches of;
  • Strawberry jam
  • Honey-roasted ham
  • Mature Cheddar cheese
  • Act two: savouries of;
  • Assembly House sausage roll
  • Three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Act three: scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone
  • Fruit scone with Norfolk Strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Act four: delicate cakes and pastries;
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a blueberry and lemon glittery macaron
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and sweeties
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a coconut chiffon cake with coconut frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid white and pink chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

VEGETARIAN NUTCRACKER AFTERNOON TEA

£29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12. Please book at least 24 hours in advance

  • Act one: sandwiches of;
  • Roasted red pepper pâté
  • Mature Cheddar cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Act two: savouries of;
  • Bridge roll of Christmas carrot chutney , stuffing crumble, watercress pesto , crispy onions
  • Vegetarian Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three cheese toastie with roasted tomato chutney
  • Assembly House Squashage roll
  • Act three: Assembly House Teatime scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Act four: delicate cakes and pastries;
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a blueberry and lemon glittery macaron
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and sweeties
  • Under the Christmas Tree Shot: Mint choc-chip cheesecake with chocolate soil
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a coconut chiffon cake with coconut frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid white and pink chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

GLUTEN-FREE AFTERNOON TEA

£29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12. Please book at least 24 hours in advance

  • Act one: gluten-free sandwiches of;
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Norfolk ham and mild grain mustard
  • Mature Cheddar cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Act two: gluten-free savouries of;
  • Roasted Norfolk turkey, gluten-free sage and onion stuffing and cranberry sandwich
  • An Assembly House Sausage Roll
  • Mark Mitson's Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Act three: gluten-free scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Act four: gluten-free cakes;
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a blueberry and lemon glittery macaron
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and sweeties
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a coconut chiffon cake with coconut frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid white and pink chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • Under the Christmas Tree Shot: Mint choc-chip cheesecake with gluten-free chocolate soil
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

VEGAN NUTCRACKER AFTERNOON TEA

£29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12

  • Act one: vegan sandwiches of;
  • Vegan cheese and Bramley chutney
  • Roasted red pepper pâté
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Sun blush tomato and olive
  • Act two: vegan savouries of;
  • Bridge roll of Christmas carrot chutney, stuffing crumble, watercress pesto , crispy onions
  • Mark Mitson’s vegan cheese and pistachio shortbread
  • Vegan cheese toastie with roasted tomato chutney
  • Assembly House squashage roll
  • Act three: vegan scones;
  • Fruit scone with Norfolk strawberry jam, whipped vanilla ‘cream’ and Flora
  • Vegan cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone with Flora
  • Act four: vegan cakes and pastries;
  • Sugar Plum Fairy Vegan Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a vegan blueberry and lemon glittery macaron
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and vegan sweeties
  • Under the Christmas Tree Shot: Mint choc-chip vegan whip with dark chocolate soil
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a vegan coconut cake with coconut vegan frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid dark chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

DAIRY-FREE NUTCRACKER AFTERNOON TEA

£29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12. Please book at least 24 hours in advance.

  • DAIRY-FREE NUTCRACKER AFTERNOON TEA
  • £29.50 per person, £18 for guests under the age of 12. Please book at least 24 hours in advance.
  • Act One: dairy-free sandwiches of;
  • Dairy-free cheese and Bramley chutney
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Ham and grain mustard
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Act two: dairy-free savouries of;
  • A soft finger roll of roasted Norfolk turkey, sage and onion stuffing and cranberry
  • An Assembly House Sausage Roll
  • Mark Mitson’s dairy-free cheese and pistachio shortbread
  • Dairy-free cheese toastie with roasted tomato chutney
  • Act three: dairy-free scones;
  • Fruit scones with Norfolk strawberry jam, whipped vanilla ‘cream’, Flora
  • Dairy-free cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone with Flora
  • Act four: dairy-free cakes;
  • Sugar Plum Dairy-free Gateau Opera: Peach Melba layers with treats from the Land of Sweets
  • Snowflake Macaron: a blueberry and lemon glittery macaron with silver leaf
  • Mr Ginger in the Land of Sweets: A gingerbread with candy cane and sweeties
  • Under the Christmas Tree Shot: Mint choc-chip dairy-free whip with dark chocolate soil
  • Clara’s Cupcake: a dairy-free coconut chiffon cake with dairy-free coconut frosting
  • The Nutcracker: a solid dark chocolate soldier with freeze-dried raspberries
  • THIS MENU IS FULLY-ADAPTABLE FOR VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE AND A GLUTEN-FREE DIET, PLEASE MENTION WHEN BOOKING AND TO YOUR SERVER
  • Please note that a 10 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill, 100 per cent of which will be divided equally between all Assembly House staff front and back of House: everything we do is a team effort!

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