Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason ....is it worth it???

[mosschops30]

Thats it really title says it all. Is it worth £32 for tea there?

I wasn't overly impressed with it tbh. It was quite nice but I've had better. Nice silver tea pot but general ambience was just like any other cafe/tea room. Didn't feel like a decadent treat which, imho, is essential for a good afternoon tea!

Browns is nearby to F&M (AFAIR) and is much more lovely and Agatha Christie- ish!!

thanks will take a look at browns

£32 seems a bit steep for afternoon tea anywhere. Hope it is eat-as-much-as-you-want forvthat price! (suspect not!)

lol I know, am just thinking that myself, could have a very nice lunch somewhere else for half that (thinking Clos maggiore).

Can anyone tell me how to pronounce Prix Fixe????? (am feeling very common) and what does it mean

Have you looked at the Fountain Restaurant at Fortnum's? There you just buy what you want to eat so there are traditional high tea dishes but for 6.00 you can have lovely scones etc. You buy the tea or coffee you want separately. (The menus are online.) It's downstairs at the back of the ground floor. Good for lunches too. Fine with children - we've taken all three when they were all under 3 years of age and they were well-catered for.

When are you thinking of going Mosschops?

saturday at the end of feb!

Will have a look at the Fortnum and Mason restaurant.

Can anyone answer my Prix Fixe question?

Am also common but would hazard a guess at prefix

A prix fixe menu is simply a collection of pre-determined items presented as a multi course meal at a set price.

according to wiki

I always thought it was pree fee, and means pre-fixed, i.e. set no. of courses and price, usually pre/post theatre show times etc (so you have limited choice but can get in, eat, and out again quickly).

willing to be shot down on my pronunciation though!

thanks

so tis pronounced 'pree-fee'???? have to sound authentic when I book table lol

Erm......... I really think it is pronounced prefix

I thought it was a price fixed menu ie
starter,main and dessert for £20 etc...

The debate rumbles on... chowhound.chow.com/topics/209554

Prix fixe means fixed price and is pronounced almost as it sounds - pree fix.

I think venue depends on who is going tbh. The Ritz is glitzy and different with underlying commercialism but the waiters play a good game and make it into an event. It's a while since I've been but the food was amazing.

I took my daughter to the Savoy for her 9th birthday as we were in London for the theatre; they made her a little cake, and the pianist played happy birthday. It was boring and grown up and she absolutely hated it!

Claridge's was low key formal but not an event.

I'd google afternoon tea in London - there are some good reviews out there and newspaper articles but I can't remember where I've seen them.

The fact that is says prixe fixe in also pretentious in my opinion!!

The fact that is says prixe fixe is also pretentious in my opinion!!

preee feeex is a better french-sounding way of saying it. i like Liberty of London - once again, you choose the items; i used to love the scones with rose petal jelly. can't beat it for ambience and is on Carnaby Street so not a yawn! location