I love High Tea and this was wonderful. The service is very good and the food is divine. The room is a fairly full but I think it's managed well and it didn't bother me at all.

I had a wonderful experience celebrating my birthday with my friend over high tea. Highly recommend!

This was suggested to us by a family member and it was well worth the price for the high tea. Absolutely stunning food in a relaxed, comfortable environment. Would definitely recommend to anyone. It's well worth making a booking if you can, as one weekends...the line is massive.More

Steeped in over 100 years of history, Hopetoun tearooms is the go-to place if you’re looking for a traditional English tearoom. You can actually do a traditional high tea with the cake stands but be warned: friends of mine have previously tried to book for...one only to learn there’s a wait of several months! On the subject of waiting, also be warned: this is not the place to go if you’re looking for a casual ‘in and out’ meal. I met with my friends at 11:30 AM on a Saturday and the line was already a dozen or more people long. We were lucky we only had a 10 minute wait; if you show up later, especially between 12 and 1, you could be in for a long wait. As for the food, it’s simply divine! The piece de resistance of Hopetoun Tearooms is their select of cakes; there’s a display in the window, which is forever changing, and can be described as exquisite. There are, however, other things including a variety of sandwiches, Welsh rarebit, pinwheels, crepes and other hot food. There’s also a ploughmen’s lunch, which is reported by wait staff to be highly sought after. I personally ordered the sandwich tasting platter and was impressed by the presentation, freshness of the bread and the quality of the ingredients; also, they’re quite generous with quantities. One thing that I wasn’t impressed with: the staff with their tendency to be pushy. Unlike other tea rooms where one is treated like an honoured guest, customers are hurried through as if they’re on a fixed timetable. We were finishing up our mains when we had staff coming over asking us now did we want dessert, did we want this, did we want that; they seemed unimpressed when we said we probably would but hadn’t decided. They barely waited 5 minutes to ask again and no sooner had I finished my last mouthful, a bill was slapped on our table. Apparently lingering to chat is not well tolerated. For this reason, I’ve subtracted a star from my overall rating.More

Went early for breakfast as there are always a long line. Service, quality and ambience were outstanding . We have wanted to go for a long time and were not disappointed. Selection of cakes, pastries and tortes was amazing with outstanding presentation . Olde world...charm at its best. We enjoyed it so much we went back next day.More

Everything is good , service have a room to improve, not true friendly staff, the smile not from their heart.

Great experience. Food excellent and the surroundings quite spectacular, however service could improve.