Book-A-Table supper club · 28 February 2026

Bridgerton: a Regency afternoon tea

Book-A-Table's very first supper club, on 28 February 2026, was a Bridgerton-themed Regency afternoon tea at the sisters' home in Bengaluru: fourteen dishes from coronation chicken sandwiches to a Victoria sandwich, with Lady Whistledown's Society Papers at every place.

The book: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
When: 28 February 2026
Where: The sisters' home, Bengaluru
Format: Afternoon tea, served as a spread

Book a Table sign above white lilies and pink roses in blue glass vases, framed by powder-blue satin drapes and vines — From page, to plate: our very first table

Here, books are devoured as eagerly as the fare, and conversation proves far richer than the menu first suggests.

Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, as left at every place

The bookWhy Bridgerton

Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels, beginning with The Duke and I, follow the eight Bridgerton siblings through the Regency London marriage season. The anonymous gossip Lady Whistledown narrates much of it in her society papers.

A world of ballrooms, scandal and very good cake was the obvious way to open the shelf. The living room went powder blue, wisteria came down the curtains, five vases of lilies were cast as Queen Charlotte, Mrs. Mondrich and three ladies-in-waiting, and every guest found their name on a beribboned card.

At the tableHow the afternoon went

Lady Whistledown's Society Papers fanned across the table, next to handwritten floral name tags on blue ribbon.
Queen Charlotte and her ladies-in-waiting, played by lilies and roses in cobalt bud vases.
A silver masquerade mask on the curtains. Naturally.

ContentsWhat was on the table

1Coronation Chicken SandwichSavoury
2Egg, Mustard & Mayo SandwichSavoury
3Cucumber & Cream Cheese SandwichSavoury
4Peas & Mint Sourdough ToastiesSavoury
5Vegetarian QuicheSavoury
6Non-Veg QuicheSavoury
7Mini Chicken Sausage PuffsSavoury
8Mini Cottage Cheese PuffsSavoury
9Scones with Butter & Strawberry JamSweet
10Lemon & Blueberry MuffinsSweet
11Orange Upside-Down CakeSweet
12Victoria SandwichSweet
13Chocolate Strawberry BitesSweet
14#Benophie PieBanoffee, renamed for Benedict and SophieSweet

As chalked on the little blackboards on the day.

Host in a floral dress introducing the full afternoon-tea spread of quiches, sandwiches, cakes and muffins — Dearest guests, the menu is served

Orange upside-down cake under a gold candelabra beside a herbed quiche and strawberry-topped Victoria sandwich — Orange upside-down cake and Victoria sandwich

Row of hand-folded pastry parcels filled with caramelised onion and cheese, ready for the oven — Folding the puffs, one by one

Fanned Lady Whistledown's Society Papers beside ornate floral name tags with blue ribbons and a pink rose — Dearest Gentle Reader, you were expected

Five blue glass vases of lilies and roses before the Book a Table sign, cast as Queen Charlotte's court — Queen Charlotte and her ladies in waiting

Silver lace masquerade mask hanging against a powder-blue satin curtain tied with ribbon and white wisteria — A masquerade, naturally

Glass swing-top bottles and a sunflower on lace casting golden shadows, with a Whistledown paper in front — Golden hour, glass bottles, and gossip

Nine smiling women posing together in the living room after the Bridgerton supper club — The first ever Book-A-Table guests

Regency tea table with Book a Table sign, lilies, tiered scone stand, banoffee pie and orange upside-down cake — A ton-worthy tea, set and waiting

Questions about this supper

When was the Bridgerton supper club?

Book-A-Table's Bridgerton supper club, based on the book by Julia Quinn, took place on 28 February 2026 at the sisters' home in Bengaluru.

What was served at the Bridgerton supper club?

Coronation Chicken Sandwich, Egg, Mustard & Mayo Sandwich, Cucumber & Cream Cheese Sandwich, Peas & Mint Sourdough Toasties, Vegetarian Quiche, Non-Veg Quiche, Mini Chicken Sausage Puffs, Mini Cottage Cheese Puffs, Scones with Butter & Strawberry Jam, Lemon & Blueberry Muffins, Orange Upside-Down Cake, Victoria Sandwich, Chocolate Strawberry Bites, #Benophie Pie. As chalked on the little blackboards on the day.

Will there be another edition like this?

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