My husband and I will be in London for 3 days (Friday - Sunday), next May and we would like to enjoy the experience of Afternoon Tea. Looking for recommendations. We will be dressed travel casual (no suit jackets, flip flops, sandals, shorts).
A few recommendation already received are: Biscuiteers, Ivy Chelsea Garden and Fortnum & Mason.
I will second the recommendation for the Fortnum & Mason tea. I really enjoyed it and the food was wonderful!
As you want more ideas then travel to Barnes and have Afternoon Tea at Orange Pekoe. OR try Tea and Tattle near British Museum OR you make the choice:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-afternoon-teas-london/amp
The Petersham Hotel in Richmond (suburb of London) has a wonderful afternoon tea, you can sit on the terrace and look out over the Thames river if it is nice out. The food was excellent!
Wholeheartedly agree with Donald about the Petersham Hotel. Pleasant spot for afternoon tea. Then you could stroll along the Thames Path up to the Trumpeters House and Gardens. Should be lovely in May. https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/
In May there should be a number of rowers practicing on the Thames. Always a pleasant diversion. So are all the residents out and about with their families and their dogs.
It's been quite a while since I was last in London, but my husband and I had it at the Great Court Restaurant in the British Museum. It was really nice.
I didn't quite understand what you said about dressing "travel casual"-but if you go to F&M(which I highly recommend-but be aware that it's expensive) ,you need to wear business casual-polo shirt and khakis for men. I dress casually on trips but I would not wear white tennis shoes or jeans there.
Best Afternoon Tea i’ve ever had was at Fortnum & Mason. You really can wear whatever you like there (within reason), my two friends were very casually dressed, not business casual (no polos, no khaki) and others there were too. I was business casual. But they were not strict, not snobbish at all. It is expensive but it’s all you can eat and the highest quality everything. I can’t wait to go back again.
KDH, this past June we enjoyed the afternoon tea at the Zetter Townhouse. The food, service and tea itself, were all excellent. Added value was the quirky décor plus the casual dress code. Not one iota of stuffiness. Best on weekends, when you might just run into a wedding party there in May!
Location: Clerkenwell.
I am done. the tea
We really enjoyed afternoon tea at Duke's Hotel, near Green Park. It was served in the drawing room, so sofas and armchairs for seating, with tea service on the coffee table. Less formal, but comfortable and very nice indeed, and the sandwiches and pastries were delicious!
We really enjoyed afternoon tea at Duke's Hotel, near Green Park. It was served in the drawing room, so sofas and armchairs for seating, with tea service on the coffee table. Less formal, but comfortable and very nice indeed, and the sandwiches and pastries were delicious!
laknightca I’m glad to hear your firsthand report of Dukes. A local recommended it to me but I hadn’t had the chance yet to try it. Will put it on the list!
