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Dietary Restrictions & Afternoon Tea in London

I am having trouble finding a reasonably priced (under £25-ish) location that serves a dairy-free (DF) and gluten-free (GF) afternoon tea in London. It looks like many places offer a GF afternoon tea menu, but not many DF options, and next to nil catering to DF and GF at once. Are DF accommodations not as common in the UK?

I would love a DF and GF afternoon tea, but would settle for just a DF afternoon tea. Has anyone had (or know of) a reasonably priced DF, or DF and GF, afternoon tea? Thanks in advance!

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This one offers DF and GF but for £32.

https://www.doylecollection.com/hotels/the-marylebone-hotel/dining/afternoon-tea

https://www.doylecollection.com/content/download/6949/98450/version/18/file/108+PANTRY_LUNCH_AFTERNOON+TEA_MAY+2017_FINAL.pdf

That's actually considered a reasonable price, IMHO. Lots of the hotels and other places which offer this service cost quite a lot more than that. Consider that "posh" afternoon tea of this sort isn't really a regular custom among most Brits.

This thread maybe enlightening:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/england/two-food-related-questions-tea-and-pubs

Doesn't mean you shouldn't indulge but you may need to up the $ ante just a bit.