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Restaurant - Festive, Traditional & Luxury Afternoon Tea | 1st November - 31st December 2024

Get into the Christmas mood & treat yourself, friends & family to a delicious Festive, luxury or Traditional Afternoon Tea at your local Dobbies

Festive afternoon tea

Our Festive Afternoon Tea includes 3 tiers of delicious treats plus unlimited tea and coffee refills for just £16 per person or 2 for £25

Bottom tier - a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white & grain bread, filled with turkey & cranberry, brie and grape and ham and mustard

Middle tier - festive scones served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam

Top tier - a scrumptious selection of delicious, sweet treats including our Christmas pudding loaf, mince pie, tiramisu layer cake, and a mini macaron 

Plus a pot of tea or coffee, with free refills (1716kcal per person)  

Children’s Festive Afternoon Tea

We also offer a Children’s Festive Afternoon Tea, so the whole family can enjoy an afternoon tea experience at Dobbies and this includes: 

Bottom tier - Turkey sandwich and ham sandwich flowers

Middle tier - One of our famous Dobbies scones, plus fresh carrot and cucumber sticks, grape halves and a dipping cream cheese 

Top tier - Sweet treats including a Christmas pudding (brownie), Elf doughnuts & Mini gingerbread men and dipping chocolate 

Plus your choice of orange or blackcurrant squash for just £10 per child (828kcal per serving) 

Luxury afternoon tea

Our luxury afternoon tea includes 3 tiers of extra special savoury and sweet treats, including unlimited tea and coffee refills for only £20 per person or 2 for £32

Bottom tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white & grain bread, filled with smoked salmon, lemon mayonnaise & dill, cheddar cheese & green tomato chutney, and ham, rocket & wholegrain mustard. Plus, our savoury favourites cheese & tomato quiche and a sausage roll

Middle tier - our famous Dobbies plain & fruit scones served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam

Top tier - a scrumptious selection of delicious, sweet treats including chocolate & salted caramel profiteroles, angel cake roulade, a rainbow meringue kiss, chocolate & hazelnut bar, and a mini macaron

Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills (2277kcal per person)

Other afternoon tea options

We also offer our Traditional adult and children's afternoon tea, please click here for further details

NGCI afternoon tea

We also offer a non gluten containing ingredients afternoon tea, please click here for further details

Please note we are unable to offer our non gluten containing ingredients afternoon tea in our Northern Irish stores

Add to your experience

For those wanting to add a savoury twist we have a sharing plate of additional treats, including cheese & tomato quiche, sausage rolls and mini Yorkshire puddings filled with horseradish mash and topped with salted beef (521kcal per plate) for £8 per plate (for two people) in our English & Scottish stores.

In our Northern Irish stores, our savoury plate includes prawn marie rose vol au vents, savoury cheese vol au vents and sausage rolls (391kcal per plate) for only £2.95 per person

Choose to upgrade your hot drink to a delicious Latte (120kcal), Cappuccino (128kcal), Mocha (275kcal), Hot Chocolate (275kcal) or Speciality Tea (12kcal) for just £0.50 extra (no unlimited refills)

Make your afternoon tea a special occasion and upgrade with a 200ml bottle of Prosecco, for only £6.50 per adult aged 18 and over (payable at point of booking).  Please note Prosecco is currently not available at our Inverness store

To book our standard afternoon tea, please click here 

Please note: 

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  • We are unable to offer a vegan version of our afternoon tea at the moment
  • Calories shown only apply in England, Scotland and Wales
  • Free refills include additional teas (12kcal) or small coffees (14kcal)
  • Tickets with Prosecco are only available for adults aged 18 and over
  • Please note Prosecco is currently not available at our Inverness stores
  • For any questions please refer to our event FAQs
  • Advanced booking is recommended as availability cannot be guaranteed on the same day. However, our centre teams will do their best to accommodate you if you contact them on the same day
  • Please bring your confirmation with you on the day - either printed or electronically
  • Please make your way to the restaurant in time for your allocated booking time
  • This event will not take place at Beaconsfield, Hungerford, Keston or little Dobbies

To give you peace of mind when booking, we have a Book with Confidence policy. Find out more here

Attendance Instructions

Further Detail:

  • Please refer to our event FAQs which provide lots more detail on common questions
  • Advanced booking is recommended as availability can’t be guaranteed for walk ins, however our centre teams will do their best to accommodate you
  • Please bring your confirmation with you on the day - either printed or electronically.
  • Please make your way to the restaurant in time for your allocated booking time.
  • The children's option is only available to children under 12 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • The upgrade on the hot drink can be added on to your ticket during the booking process.
  • Please note Prosecco will only be served to adults aged 18 and over. Please note we operate a Challenge 25 Policy.
  • The Prosecco is not a certified Vegan product.
  • Should you wish to purchase any additional items e.g. soft drinks, please order these on the day and pay directly to the restaurant.
  • Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergen or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking.
  • Should you wish any additional assistance, please speak to a colleague in-store.
  • To book your table please scroll down to the bottom of the page, choose your date and time slot, select your preferred option and number of attendees
  • Calories for drinks containing milk are based on using semi-skimmed milk 
  • 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 section on the Dobbies website. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products.