Celebrating at Cloud 23



I have wanted to visit the Cloud 23 bar at the Hilton hotel for ages, and finishing my degree seemed like the perfect excuse.  Most of our celebrations and special occasions seem to involve food, with cake being at the top of the list, so we plumped for their afternoon tea.  As you would expect it was veeeery very smart, located on the 23rd floor, with amazing panoramic views over Manchester, and our table overlooked Castlefield. 

This was not your average cups of tea and a scone- we were served a beautiful array of treats on a little stand, including chicken sandwiches, vegetable wraps and mushroom tarts, as well as coffee cake, scones and cream, pistachio macaroons, and strawberry tarts.  We also kept the waitresses busy by working our way through an extensive list of teas, finishing with a white hot chocolate.  If you want to do something different for a special occasion, this is perfect!