I booked afternoon tea at the Dorchester to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary, we were not disappointed. We opted for the Champagne Tea. The Dorchester is pure luxury through and through. The Promenade Restaurant is stunning with its padded seats and sofas, luxurious materials everywhere, subtle lighting and huge flower arrangements. Afternoon tea is all about elegance – the staff,... More

I was looking forward to afternoon tea as a birthday treat. I was so disappointed. The small sandwiches were just ok, I liked the scones, you get two smallish scones, 1 fruit and 1 plain, with jam and clotted cream. The black currant jam was lovely. Then you get 6 bite size cakes which again wereok, nothing special. I don't... More

This place is the real heart of the Dorchester. High prices for unexciting food. Wonderful people-watching pretty much all day and night. Service started slow and stiff but they quickly realized we are fairly easygoing, so they shared stories of where they are from, training history etc. don't go for the food but do stop in for tea or a... More

This is our second visit to the Dorchester for tea and it is as good as ever. Calm, unhurried service in beautiful surroundings (flower displays are incredible) and a selection of finger sandwiches, cakes and scones plus a selection of teas of course made for a great hour and a half that passed in double quick time.

Afternoon tea was disappointing. For what we paid the cakes and sandwiches were ok. there is only so much tea you can drink. The diabetic cakes were boring and dry. You would think they would have created something tasty for diabetics wouldn't you! The Dorchesters' reputation is quality and high class but found it to be average. The waiter was... More

My elderly mother wanted to take afternoon tea here as an 80th birthday treat. Firstly, travel chaos on the rail network meant we had to cancel on the original date. The Dorchester team re-arranged our pre-paid booking with no fuss at all...first class. Walking through the revolving doors immediately sets the atmosphere, calm, pristine, elegant and oozing great service. Your... More

The promenade at the Dorchester is one of the musts if you are staying in London and are looking for proper British High Tea. Not only are the surroundings extremely lush but the service is impeccable as well. Try not to miss it when you are in town and DO reserve places during High Tea are extremely limited!

Our visit was to mark my daughters 21st birthday. The Promenade is beautiful, with lovely scented floral arrangements. We were welcomed and told our table would be ready in a few minutes, my daughter was wished a happy birthday. We were shown to our table, the waiter introduced himself and his collegue who were to be looking after us, he... More

Visited for Afternoon tea again for our Wedding Anniversary and as soon as we walked in the door was made to feel very welcome. We were early and went to the bar for a drink and the man behind the bar was very friendly and professional, sorry didn't get his name but he told us he was from Sicily, he... More