Recommendations for a nice birthday high tea?

[DezUk]

So its my girlfriends birthday soon and I know she loves her vintage 1920's sheek sort of thing and would really like to experience a proper high tea with scones and cup cakes etc in a nice surrounding. So I am after some suggestions on places I could tale her either in Edinburgh or Glasgow. I was thinking the Rigano just next to Merchant City but not sure if they do such a service or what the atmosphere/deco is like inside. Anyway somewhere special for a birthday treat.

Cheers

 

[bitslice]

Oh, I was gong to suggest Betty's tearooms, but that is in York.

Not too far away though?

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I didn't know they drunk tea in Scotland I thought it was all Whisky and Irn Bru!

 

[leigh_boy]

I didn't know they drunk tea in Scotland I thought it was all Whisky and Irn Bru!

that made me chuckle

 

[bitslice]

I didn't know they drunk tea in Scotland I thought it was all Whisky and Irn Bru!

It's mostly used for washing off the blue woad, but sometimes they drink it for a dare.

 

[Theophany]

Swank hotels tend to be the go to places for high tea, do they not? The Balmoral for 'burgh or Blythswood for Glasgow?

 

[neil3k]

check tripadvisor

 

[ttaskmaster]

It's a bit far out, but I'd personally recommend Inverlochy Castle.
That is one proper swanky place, with a Michelin star and the most awesome somellier (William).
Every time I go there, I seem to bump into Gerard Butler, too!

 

[Kagemusha]

There are loads of Steam [heritage] Railways around the UK that offer various catering options including Afternoon Tea. Most of them pass some decent countryside too.

 

[porushinobu]

I didn't know they drunk tea in Scotland I thought it was all Whisky and Irn Bru!

we add irn bru to our tea for added flavour jkjk

 

[bsoltan]

Chic