Festive Afternoon Teas

Meeting friends or family in London, or just fancy a break from Christmas shopping and a chance to recharge? Try one of these fabulously festive afternoon teas for an indulgent break.

The Winter Garden Restaurant, The Landmark London | Marylebone

Enjoy a yuletide twist on the classic at The Landmark London served beneath the dramatic eight-storey glass atrium of the Winter Garden Restaurant. Expect seasonal savouries and spiced mandarin scones with homemade Valrhona chocolate orange spread. Picture-perfect patisserie completes the experience: white chocolate and cranberry yule logs and a Mont Blanc with candied chestnuts and Chantilly cream. 

Availability: 27th November - 4th January | Monday – Friday 2:30-4:30pm & Saturday –Sunday 1pm - 4:30pm

Venue: The Landmark London, 222 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 6JQ

Price: £99pp with a glass of Taittinger Champagne.

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Pavyllon London | Mayfair

At Chef Yannick Alléno’s Michelin-starred Pavyllon London, it’s a tres chic affair in the Pavyllon Lounge, complete with fabulously festive decorations and a soaring 25-foot Christmas tree. The new Winter Afternoon tea features elegant savouries of mini pâté en croute and lobster tartlet and warm scones.  Indulgent patisserie such as a coffee and hazelnutParis-Brest and a smoked vanilla crème brûlée follows with  the grand festive finale: a beautiful Bûche de Noël (yule log). In the spirit of the season of giving, each guest will be gifted with a surprise Dubai Chocolate gingerbread man. 

Availability: 21^st November | Friday - Sunday, 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, Hamilton Place, London W1J 7DR

Price: £95pp. 

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Lanes of London at London Marriott Hotel Park Lane | Mayfair

Moments from Oxford Street’s Christmas lights, Lanes of London’s Festive Afternoon Tea is the perfect post-shopping treat. Enjoy turkey and cranberry bonbons and smoked salmon and Cornish crab tartare mille-feuille followed by warm scones.  Wonderfully whimsical sweet treats include Santa’s Sleigh - a fruit cake with ginger shortbread and vanilla frosting - and an Upside-Down Santa featuring mixed berry compote and chocolate parfait.

Availability: From now | Served daily from 12pm – 4pm

St Ermin’s Afternoon Tea

 

Locations don’t get much prettier than the St Ermin’s Hotel. Hidden away in a private court yard, this iconic Westminster hotel has all the star quality the Christmas season requires. Shimmering trees, floral garlands, a sweeping staircase. It says: “Christmas” in the way that only the best hotels can. It makes the perfect spot to celebrate the season with its Christmas Afternoon Tea. Available throughout December – venture into this Christmas wonderland. What’s on the afternoon tea menu?Finger sandwiches filled with turkey and chestnut with cranberry and tarragon mayonnaise; Goldstein smoked Salmon with lemon and dill; St Ewes’ golden egg with watercress and truffle mayonnaise and a prawn cocktail brioche roll. There are lots of sweet treats, and of course freshly baked scones served warm, with clotted cream and home-made jam. Choose between tea, coffee, hot chocolate and fruit juice.  

Avaliabilty: Afternoon Tea is served daily in the newly renovated Tea Lounge, featuring ornate original Rococo plasterwork, Monday-Wednesday 12 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. and Thursday-Sunday 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Venue: 2 Caxton St, London SW1H 0QW

Price: Festive Afternoon Tea is £52 per person or £65 per person, including a glass of champagne. Vegetarian and gluten free options are available.

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