Celebrate Mum with a special treat this Mother’s Day | Just £25 per person
Make this Mother’s Day one to remember by sharing a beautifully prepared Afternoon Tea together at Dobbies. It’s the perfect way to celebrate your mum, gran, sister, or any special woman who’s played a meaningful role in your life. Join us and settle in for an afternoon of delicious eating.
Whether you're celebrating together or gifting the experience, our Afternoon Tea is the perfect way to say thank you. Plus, every Mum will receive a beautiful limited-edition Gigi Rose Plant, so why not stay a little longer to browse the garden centre for more fresh Spring inspiration!
✿ What’s included:
- First tier: Freshly made sandwiches with classic fillings – free-range egg and cress, smoked Scottish salmon with cream cheese, chicken and bacon, and honey-glazed ham and tomato.
- Second tier: A duo of our famous plain and fruit scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam.
- Top tier: A delicious patisserie selection including a raspberry cheesecake, chocolate ganache slice, rosewater layer cake and raspberry profiterole.
- Savoury plate: A flaky tart of sun-ripened tomato, cream cheese and fragrant pesto.
- Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills - or upgrade to a speciality hot drink or glass of prosecco at the point of booking.
Approx 1769kcals per person.
For Northern Ireland details, please see bottom of page.
✿ Book your table
Mother’s Day weekend is one of our most popular times of the year, and spaces fill quickly. Advance booking is essential.
Secure your preferred time using our online booking system below.
✿ Bring everyone along with our children's and NGCI afternoon teas.
Little Seedlings Afternoon Tea - £10.75 per child
Perfect for younger guests who want to join in the fun:
- First tier: Assorted flower-shaped sandwiches with fillings of your choice - choose from cheddar cheese, ham, tuna mayo and jam.
- Second tier: A Dobbies scone with whipped cream and jam, plus carrot and cucumber sticks with dipping cream cheese.
- Top tier: Tasty treats including a mini doughnut, a cupcake and a Tunnocks tea cake.
- Plus a choice of fruit squash.
Approx. 970kcal per child.
NGCI Afternoon Tea - £18.50 per person
Our just-as-wonderful non-gluten afternoon tea includes:
- First tier: A selection of freshly made non-gluten rolls, with fillings of egg mayo & cress, smoked salmon & cream cheese and ham, rocket & wholegrain mustard.
- Second tier: Our non-gluten scone served with Cornish clotted cream and a mini pot of jam.
- Top tier: A selection of sweet treats, including millionaire's shortbread, Victoria sponge, a lemon tart and a mini macaron.
- Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited refills - or upgrade to a speciality hot drink or glass of prosecco at the point of booking.
Approx. 1,984kcal per person.
✿ Add a little extra
- Upgrade your drink to a Latte, Flat White, Cappuccino, Mocha, Hot Chocolate, or Speciality Tea for just £0.50. Calories can be found on our drinks menu.
- Make it sparkle with a 200ml bottle of Prosecco for £6.50 (18+ only). 10.5% ABV.
✿ Northern Ireland | £23 per person
What’s included?
- First tier: A selection of freshly made sandwiches, on a mix of white and brown bread, filled with chicken & bacon, ham and Ballymaloe relish, prawn and egg & spring onion.
- Second tier: A duo of our famous Dobbies plain and fruit scones, served with Cornish clotted cream and a mini pot of jam.
- Top tier: A delicious trio of indulgent chocolate desserts.
- Savoury plate: A black pudding sausage roll in flaky golden pastry.
- Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills - or upgrade to a speciality hot drink for 50p at the point of booking.
Please note:
- Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergies or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking. If you wish to swap a sandwich filling, we can only replace it with an existing filling within the existing afternoon tea offering.
- We are unable to offer swaps or substitutions for scones and sweet treats for now.
- We are unable to offer a vegan or dairy-free version of our afternoon tea for now.
- The exclusive gift for Mum is only available for pre-booked afternoon teas from 13-16th March.
- Gifts for Mum are secured by selecting the 'for Mum' ticket option. Mum's gift is one Gigi Mix Rose Plant (10.5cm), carefully selected by our Senior Plant Buyer, Claire. No alternative gift is available, and the gift cannot be swapped or refunded.
- The dishes on the NGCI afternoon tea are made with ingredients which do not intentionally contain gluten. However, we handle gluten containing ingredients in our kitchens so we cannot guarantee our dishes are 100% gluten-free. Our NGCI afternoon tea is therefore not suitable for Coeliacs.
- Photography is for illustration purposes only.
- Free refills include additional teas or regular americano coffees (both 14kcal).
- Tickets with Prosecco are only available for adults aged 18 and over. If you arrive having booked prosecco for someone under the age of 18, we will not be able to serve this to them.
- We operate a Challenge 25 policy, so if you’re lucky enough to look under 25, we may ask for valid photo ID before serving alcohol. Thank you for your understanding.
- The Children’s Afternoon Tea is only available to children under 12 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Adults need around 2000kcal a day. Calorie information is correct at the time of publishing however, some product variations can occur which can affect calorie information.
- For allergen information please check the allergen matrix at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products.
- Please note, we cannot serve alcohol with afternoon tea in Northern Ireland.
- We are unable to offer an NGCI Afternoon Tea in Northern Ireland.
- This event will not take place at Beaconsfield, Hungerford or Keston.