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Restaurant - Afternoon Tea Luxury, Heritage, Non Gluten and Kids | 6th March - 30th April 2025

Treat yourself, friends & family to a delicious Dobbies afternoon tea

If you love afternoon tea, you are going to love our new luxury and heritage afternoon teas, ideal for a special occasions or a special treat at any time of the year

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 £21 per person:

  • First tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, filled with soft cheese & cucumber, ham, rocket & red onion chutney, egg & watercress and prawn marie rose. Plus, savoury treats including chicken terrine on brioche toast, houmous & olives in a pastry cup and smoked salmon and dill on brioche toast
  • Second tier - our famous Dobbies scones served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam
  • Top tier - a scrumptious selection of delicious, sweet treats including gin & raspberry cheesecake, red berry & matcha batternburg, Victoria sponge with vanilla buttercream icing and macaroons dipped in white chocolate 
  • Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills

2068kcal per person

Heritage afternoon tea

Our new Heritage afternoon tea has been designed to celebrate our 160th Birthday, for only £17 per person includes 3 tiers of delicious traditional savoury and sweet treats:  

  • First tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white & grain bread, filled with soft cheese & cucumber, ham, rocket & red onion chutney, prawn and egg & watercress
  • Second tier - our famous Dobbies plain & fruit scones served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam
  • Top tier – a delicious selection of sweet treats including a mini Victoria sponge, lemon mousse, meringue kisses and coconut & cherry macaroons 
  • Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills

1618kcal per person

For those wanting to add a savoury twist we have a sharing plate of additional treats, including chicken terrine on brioche toast, houmous & olives in a veg filled pastry cup and smoked salmon and dill on brioche toast (208kcal per plate) for £8.50 per plate (for two people)

Childrens afternoon tea

For our younger guests we offer a children’s afternoon tea Plus your choice of fruit squash for just £10.50 per child (970 kcal per person) so the whole family can enjoy the afternoon tea experience at Dobbies and this includes:

  • A selection of freshly made flower shaped sandwiches, on a mix of white and grain bread, filled with cheddar cheese, ham and tuna mayonnaise
  • One of our famous Dobbies plain scones served with whipped cream and jam, plus fresh carrot & cucumber sticks served with a dipping cream cheese
  • Sweet treats including a mini doughnut, a gingerbread man and a delicious waffle finger with dipping chocolate and sugar strands & chocolate chip toppings

NGCI Afternoon Tea

We also offer a non gluten afternoon tea, at Dobbies for £17 per person and this includes:

  • First tier - includes a selection of freshly made non gluten rolls, filled with free range egg mayonnaise & watercress, smoked salmon & cream cheese and ham, rocket & wholegrain mustard
  • Second tier – our non gluten scone served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam
  • Top tier – a delicious 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 free refills

203kcal per person

Add to your experience:

For those wanting to add a savoury twist we have a sharing plate of additional treats, including chicken terrine on brioche toast, houmous & olives in a veg filled pastry cup and smoked salmon and dill on brioche toast (208kcal per plate) for £8.50 per plate (for two people)

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:

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  • To book for our Northern Ireland stores, please click here
  • We are unable to offer a vegan version of our afternoon tea at the moment
  • 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 not suitable for Coeliacs
  • 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

Attendance Instructions

  • 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 and Keston
  • 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 dietary requirements or allergens. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking
  • Should you wish any additional assistance, please speak to a member of staff in-store
  • 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 sheets at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products