Fabulous afternoon tea suggestions in London?

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We did want to come to London to go to Claridges but it’s full. So is the Dorchester, The Savoy and the Goring.

I’ve booked Browns Hotel and I can book Fortnum and Mason but I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for a special occasion afternoon tea?

The Ritz. Famous for their afternoon tea.

Went to The Woseley pre covid times for afternoon tea, it was lovely! Not as serene as the savoy but excellent tea and service and great people watching

@PoptartPoptart

The Ritz. Famous for their afternoon tea.

Thank you. It’s full.

@CheeseMaiden

Went to The Woseley pre covid times for afternoon tea, it was lovely! Not as serene as the savoy but excellent tea and service and great people watching

I’ll check it out. Thank you.

The Wellesley is amazing. Beautiful interior, great service and delicious food.

Either browns or fortnums would be fab. Alternatively: savoy?

The Langham

Second The Langham. Most beautiful afternoon tea I’ve ever had.

Sorry, ignore me. I meant the Lanesborough

Oh sorry you said savoy is full. Yes to the Langham as someone else has said. We had tea there recently and loved the atmosphere and service (and pianist!) the food was very mindfully prepared and plentiful

Little random but the Fan museum in Greenwich is suppose to be fab.
Otherwise afternoon tea at Libertys is nice but not super special

Sketch

The Mandarin Oriental is lovely too, equally as nice as Claridges. The Goring is ok, but whipped not clotted cream when we went. Fortnum’s is ok but not really special. Quite like the Berkeley or the Corinthian too.

Think it was the lanesborough that had a very good review in the times on Sunday.

The Berkeley is the best I've had, I think the Ritz is overrated. Dorchester is good, but I see it's full

Fortnums afternoon tea was fab, we found it was better than The Ritz tbh.

Lanesborough also good!

I took my mum to Harrods and that was lovely although it was a couple of years ago

Sketch, it’s brilliant. Especially with champagne…

The Sanderson mad hatters tea is v modern - the lobby is great for photos - dont miss the pool table room!

Sketch is really cool for afternoon tea! Might also be booked though.

I had a very nice afternoon tea with a group of friends at the Royal Horseguards Hotel a few years ago. We had a private room because there were a few of us.

Absolutely fantastic high tea at Petersham Nurseries as well, but that’s in Richmond so quite far out. Would recommend to everyone though!

Zetter Townhouse, The Woseley or Sketch.
The Shangri La in the Shard also does a less traditional one that had sushi, spring rolls and other similar bits in place of the sandwiches.

The Ampersand has the absolute best afternoon tea - the food is exquisite, I've been a bunch of times. Not quite the same atmosphere as The Ritz but very much worth it.

You could also try The Corinthia and Kensington Town House (I haven't been to the latter but it looks gorgeous)