Afternoon tea in London

Freefaller · 30 Jul 2014 at 13:37

No afternoon tea, as in tea, scones/cakes, sandwiches - it's a common English (British?) thing I thought? I think it used to be called something else like high tea?

I've done it a few times and it's rather enjoyable.

Guest2 · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:07

£80 for tea and scones/cakes. Are you mad?

Freefaller · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:09

Clearly it's a treat and an experience and not something one would do all the time! I think you can do afternoon tea for a lot less - but to get the whole pomp and ceremony in a decent place you have to pay for it.

Guest2 · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:17

Do you have to dress up like the 1900s and stuff?

Freefaller · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:30

Of course!

Tingtangmakadingdong · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:38

Would have to be at Browns in Mayfair, prices start at £41, they won awards and it was Queen Victoria's favourite place for afternoon tea.

arknor · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:38

cHk4 said:
Ouch! Guess I was looking for maybe £50-£80

thought you were loaded ? didn't you used to spend crazy money on league of legends skins?

tom_e · 30 Jul 2014 at 14:46

arknor said:
thought you were loaded ? didn't you used to spend crazy money on league of legends skins?

This forum never fails to amuse me, always someone ready to pounce on anything involving how people choose to spend their cash.

Turd Ferguson · 30 Jul 2014 at 15:13

Youstolemyname said:
When are you going? If it's soon lot of the good ones will be booked up. My Mrs had to book the Ritz a long time in advance.

You can do a 'man's' afternoon tea now at a lot of the places, mini burgers etc. The Mandeville and Sanctum, Soho spring to mind.

Sanctum Soho has a terrific vibe about it too, especially if you can get up on the rooftop bar.

Frenzy · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:02

I got served by a young robert deniro at the ritz, go to the ritz.

sashkris · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:08

avoid the Wellesley Hotel.. they charge £75 for three small bottles of water

davido_labido · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:11

I don't really understand it....why is it so expensive? what are you getting extra?

Raymond Lin · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:25

davido_labido said:
I don't really understand it....why is it so expensive? what are you getting extra?

It's not the tea or the sandwiches that's expensive, it's the establishment that you are in.

randomshenans · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:29

I pay 80quid for it, then throw it at the peasants. Damn peasants.

Guest2 · 30 Jul 2014 at 18:58

Raymond Lin said:
It's not the tea or the sandwiches that's expensive, it's the establishment that you are in.

For £80 though you could go to a decent restaurant and have a very good meal. Seems a bit pointless to me

Ryan-3 · 30 Jul 2014 at 20:24

Efour said:
Starbucks do tea i think..

They also do filter coffee, but that's only chosen when the machines out of order.

davido_labido · 30 Jul 2014 at 20:36

Aye, seems one of them things people do to say they have done it and try impress their friends etc .

Id rather go somewhere nice for dinner the have a walk around one of the many awesome buildings in the UK that are a few quid or free.

But hey ho, each to their own and all that... I waste money in places I shouldn't so it's not fair to judge others.

Grimley · 30 Jul 2014 at 20:38

What about afternoon tea here?

http://www.afternoontea.co.uk/uk/london/covent-garden/the-waldorf/

Mum still talks about it after my sister took her there many years ago.

Guest2 · 30 Jul 2014 at 22:46

waldorf salad and a hermann goering?