Taking a toddler to swanky hotel for afternoon tea

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Am I mad? I've been invited out to afternoon tea to a posh hotel in London for my sister's birthday. (The Lanesborough) Would love to go but will have my 17 month DD with me and am a bit nervous as I imagine it's not a very child friendly venue.
Has anyone ever taken their child out to a posh afternoon tea? would you recommend it or advise against it? She is quite good but she's a toddler and not very interested in sitting in a high chair for more than about 20 minutes and will probably love touching pulling the table cloths off the table ...

We took the DC to Gleneagles for afternoon tea when they were 2 and 4yo. They had a great time, we had a lovely time. The waiting staff were lovely with them.

Take something that she is fascinated by that she does not get very often.

And don't worry, the other diners have all seen toddlers before.

Everything was lovely obviously. Can I have another adjective?

To be honest I wouldn't. You will probably be on tenterhooks waiting for dd to start playing up so can't imagine you would particularly enjoy the experience anyway.

There are places to take toddelrs and the Lanesborough aint one of them.