‘Cakes & Cocktails Fit for a Queen’ at The Berkeley
‘Cakes & Cocktails Fit for a Queen’ at The Berkeley
The Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge unveiled a dazzling collaboration with legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, celebrating the Marie Antoinette Style exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum (V&A) South Kensington. Cakes & Cocktails Fit for a Queen launched on September 19 2025 and the Marie Antoinette Style package runs till March 26th 2026.
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The menu of ‘Cakes & Cocktails Fit for a Queen’
Hosted in The Berkeley Bar’s pink-hued Snug, the experience blends couture cocktails, refined mocktails, and seasonal cakes, capturing the spirit of the most fashionable queen in history. The setting, complete with a mural by New York artist TM Davy, recalls the secretive glamour of Marie Antoinette’s Versailles court.
Created by Bars Manager Marcello Cauda, the menu highlights Manolo Blahnik’s favourite flavours alongside French-inspired indulgence. Signature serves include:
- Manolo’s Martini: Grey Goose vodka with bergamot, beeswax, and orange blossom – a nod to Antoinette’s ritual of bathing in orange blossom water.
- La Reine Privée: A decadent mix of toffee vodka, pisco, apricot, white chocolate, almond, and croissant air.
- The Versailles Spritz: A refreshing blend of vodka, Provence rosé, Lillet Blanc, jasmine, coconut, and berry cordial.
- La Dauphine’s Garden: A floral gin-based creation, also offered as a mocktail.
Each cocktail is paired with an exquisite, seasonal collection of cakes, reflecting both The Berkeley’s flair for hospitality and the Blahnik family’s love of hosting and cocktails. Manolo Blahnik himself praised the collaboration: “The Berkeley is a beacon of luxury in London, and I am delighted to celebrate our partnership with this exquisite collection of cakes and cocktails inspired by Marie Antoinette. It is a delicious way to bring her spirit of elegance, indulgence and creativity to life.”
Marie Antionette Style package
The V&A’s flagship exhibition Marie Antoinette Style, sponsored by Manolo Blahnik, offers the perfect fashion partnership – Manolo Blahnik himself designing the original pieces for Sofia Coppola’s Oscar winning 2006 biopic, Marie Antoinette.
The partnership extends to a luxury overnight experience. Guests booking the Marie Antoinette Style package at The Berkeley receive two tickets for the exhibition in the V&A South Kesington, a specially commissioned book, a chilled bottle of Billecart-Salmon champagne on arrival, English breakfast, and an overnight stay in one of The Berkeley’s suites.
- Reservations for ‘Cakes & Cocktails Fit for a Queen’ are available daily at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm, exclusively for groups of up to six in The Snug.
- The overnight fashion experience runs from 19 September 2025 to 22 March 2026.
More details and reservations at the Berkeley Bar & Terrace.
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