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If you're looking for somewhere really special then afternoon tea at the Cafe Royal (by Piccadilly Circus) or the Mirror Room at the Rosewood Hotel (near Holborn) are both fantastic food and very memorable settings. They are more ??? but are very quiet on a weekday.

Booking through opentable.co.uk is easy and good for comparing reviews/prices.

Wherever you end up, enjoy!

Rolo Tomasi Wrote:

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> https://www.thewolseley.com/



Probably too late as you are probably on your way, but I had afternoon tea at The Wolseley with my sisters a year or so back.


It was excellent.


Amazing room, good service, lots of yummy afternoon tea type food.


We booked a table, but I don't know whether that's essential. Probably best to be on the safe side.


Looking at their website, I didn't know that Zedel (just off Piccadilly Circus) was associated with them. Also a lovely (different) room and good service, but let down by the quality of the food in my opinion. Good value for money though. Sorry, I'm digressing from afternoon tea.


The Wolseley (or similar) would definitely be nicer, and more memorable, than one of a chain which tend to be similar wherever you go.


Have a lovely time wherever you go!

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> The Wolsely.

>

> Our full Afternoon Tea consists of assorted

> finger sandwiches, fruit scones, a selection of

> pastries and choice of teas, at ?37.50 per person.

> Champagne Tea at ?47.50 per person.

>

> I think some people must live a very different

> lifestyle to my self.




Some people occasionally go out for one-off treats with close family members. That is hardly indicative of their general lifestyle :))


I believe you eat out quite often at local Indian restaurants, Dulwich Fox.


What would you pay for poppadums, a main course, rice, side dish and a Cobra? Twenty quid a pop? More?


So an afternoon tea at a lovely central London restaurant would be the equivalent cost of less than two run-of-the-mill meals at a bog standard local Indian restaurant.


But don't let that stop you having a go at me :))


Oh, and the two hundred quid a year I'm saving by changing to a water meter more than covers the cost of the occasional treat like this :))


You spend your money how you like, and I'll spend mine how I like. Live and let live. OK?


:))

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> The Wolsely.

>

> Our full Afternoon Tea consists of assorted

> finger sandwiches, fruit scones, a selection of

> pastries and choice of teas, at ?37.50 per person.

> Champagne Tea at ?47.50 per person.

>

> I think some people must live a very different

> lifestyle to my self.

>



If memory serves, you often eat out at local Indian restaurants.


I'm guessing poppadums, a main course, a side, rice and a bottle of Cobra probably come to around ?20. Quite likely more, depending on what you have.


So a one-off afternoon tea (without the champagne) at the Wolseley (sic), a very nice restaurant in central London, for a special trip out with close relatives, comes to less than you would spend in your normal daily life on two run of the mill meals at a bog standard local restaurant.


Correct?


We all spend our money in different ways.

Sue Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > The Wolsely.

> >

> > Our full Afternoon Tea consists of assorted

> > finger sandwiches, fruit scones, a selection of

> > pastries and choice of teas, at ?37.50 per

> person.

> > Champagne Tea at ?47.50 per person.

> >

> > I think some people must live a very different

> > lifestyle to my self.

> >

>

>

> If memory serves, you often eat out at local

> Indian restaurants.

>

> I'm guessing poppadums, a main course, a side,

> rice and a bottle of Cobra probably come to around

> ?20. Quite likely more, depending on what you

> have.

>

> So a one-off afternoon tea (without the champagne)

> at the Wolseley (sic), a very nice restaurant in

> central London, for a special trip out with close

> relatives, comes to less than you would spend in

> your normal daily life on two run of the mill

> meals at a bog standard local restaurant.

>

> Correct?

>

> We all spend our money in different ways.


Well when eating out alone I Never have a side dish (or a starter)

Usually have just one Poppadum .. do not have chutney..


Often do not have a beer (prefer water with my curry)


Bill for typical meal ?14.00


So


a one-off afternoon tea (without the champagne) at the Wolseley (sic), a very nice restaurant in central London, for a special trip out with close relatives, comes to less than you would spend in your normal daily life on two run of the mill meals at a bog standard local restaurant.


Correct?



Not correct.. Even 2 of my full meals cost less than your Tea and Cake and sandwiches.


And I take exception to your Snobby 'run of the mill meals at a bog standard local restaurant' remark.


Why do you always insist on getting one up on every one else. ??


I see you do not mention Ganapati much these days. I suppose too many ordinary people go there these days.

Why all the recommendations for Soho , Piccadilly and Mayfair..


What has happened to all the loyal ambassadors to Local businesses in East Dulwich.


I may well be wrong, but got the impression that the Original Poster Mary123 might be looking for somewhere local


DulwichFox

To be fair DF, the OP did not specify local or otherwise. And there are lots of good suggestions there, at differing price ranges, which is a display of the forum being helpful. ?50 a head would be too much for many people, but as a special one off treat? Our fav place is just ?12.50 a head - so there is something for every budget out there. I'm not quite sure why any of that should be an issue.

Going out for afternoon tea is a treat - more so than going out for a local curry, which is something we do more often.


The local equivalent of afternoon tea is a latte and a croissant - not my cup of tea when it comes to special occasions.


I would go to F&M most probably, but we like Patisserie Valerie near St Pauls too.

Thank you, such good and varied recommendations, we couldn't get the wolesely and Valerie patisserie in oxford street as fully booked at the time we were visiting, so we ended up in scoff and Banter couple of doors down from Valeries. It was lovely, I would like to visit some more of the placees thst were recommended,, dallhouse looks like it would be a good local.option.

Thanks again.

Sue Wrote:

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> Le Chandelier doesn't exist any more, does it?


Do you think Natty is a real person? I assumed it was a bot.


mary123 Wrote:

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> it took is 1.5_2hrs each way by bus,


Travelling into the west end by bus is like being slowly tortured. Avoid at all costs. If the train isn't running, drive, get a taxi, or stay local!

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