Afternoon tea near Victoria coach station?

How about Peggy Porschen which is just a half a block from the Coach arrivals station? I got a cupcake last spring and while I felt it was a little expensive it was delicious!

https://www.peggyporschen.com/pages/london-afternoon-tea

Budget?

The Goring or Rubens at The Palace. Expensive but well done.

I’d research to see if a Biscuiteers is nearby.

These sound lovely but out of my budget, I'm afraid. No more than 40 pounds (which is what the English Rose Tea Room charges).

On the other hand, Peggy Porschen is only 10 pounds more and we won't get lost trying to find it! Thank you. :)

Have you thought of the Brigit's Bakery afternoon tea Routemaster bus? - that leaves from Victoria Coach Station.- https://b-bakery.com/london/bus-tours/afternoon-tea-bus-london

There is a review of a themed version of it here- https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/england-reviews/review-brigit-s-bakery-high-tea-grinchmas-bus-tour

Amidst all the modern coaches it makes a wonderfully incongruous sight when it arrives in- I've seen it there a couple of times when waiting on the high numbered stands.

I was going to suggest Peggy Porschen, but Pam beat me to it. Especially since one of your big interests is NOT getting LOST !!! That's worth 10£ I think

And almost literally when you step out of the Coach Arrivals Station onto the sidewalk/pavement and look RIGHT you can see the Peggy Porschen pink, flowered facade at the corner! I did try to look at this view on google street view and unfortunately coaches/buses were in the way, lol.

There is a bakery across the street from the Arrivals Hall but it does not look like they do an Afternoon Tea. I have not gotten food from there so also no opinion on quality. It's the Chestnut Bakery.

editing to add: Sorry to keep posting but it seems I can't think of everything I want to say at one time. Do you have the CityMapper app? It is very good with walking directions and would probably have helped you find your tea room pretty easily last time. I just put it into City Mapper with directions from my usual hotel (The Lime Tree on Ebury St near Peggy, lol) and it showed me the route with no problem.

You might try the lunchroom at the V&A Museum.
A beautiful room with ornate gold ceilings and sometimes piano or harp music at tea time.

You can get as much or as little as you want.
If all you want is a pot of tea and two desserts, you can have that.
They serve a real afternoon tea at V&A, with all the little sandwiches and scones, too.

You might want to make a day of it, browsing the museum before and after your tea party.

Thank you all very much! I will look into each of these.