Settle into a no-fuss festive season at The Library Champagne Bar, complete with a full à la carte menu and nowhere in particular needed to be. Start light with a seared tuna niçoise salad or burrata with Seville orange and mānuka honey, drift into crispy-skinned seabass with San Marzano tomatoes and olives, or a 251g rib-eye with peppercorn sauce, and finish with a warm chocolate dome and black cardamom ice cream. Pair it all with a sparkling glass of Champagne from The Library's own cellar, or a signature cocktail inspired by Assouline's handbound books, the kind of serve that's as much a conversation piece as it is a drink.
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À la carte Menu | 3pm – 11pm
The Library Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea at The Library Champagne Bar is a luxury ritual worth making time for, freshly prepared in-house by The Library's own pâtissiers. A seasonal set of finger sandwiches arrives first, delicate smoked salmon and Amalfi lemon cream cheese, or slow-cooked smoked BBQ beef, followed by warm buttermilk scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry preserve, and a handcrafted selection of pâtisseries served fresh from the trolley. Newby Teas, the world's most awarded luxury tea brand, rounds it all out, with a chilled glass of Champagne to complement for anyone who'd like to tip the afternoon into something a little more festive.