Afternoon Tea

Where to get the classic British tradition of sandwiches, scones and sweet treats, with tea and sometimes bubbles. Many book up months ahead, and the most popular cannot seat a walk-in at all.

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The Crystal Moon Lounge at Corinthia

Under a Baccarat chandelier of a thousand crystals, in a hotel built for the Victorian civil service.

Hotel£50 to £80

The Corinthia occupies a building of 1885 put up as the Metropole, one of the grand railway hotels, and taken over during both wars by the government - it was the Ministry of Defence's until 2007, and the room this lounge sits in was offices for longer than it has been a hotel.

The lounge is named for the Baccarat chandelier over it, made of about a thousand crystals, and the tea underneath it is the traditional form done carefully rather than reinvented. The price splits on the day of the week, which is worth knowing before booking a Saturday.

Where
Whitehall Place, SW1A 2BD
Nearest station
Charing Cross · 1 min walk

Booking recommended

From £75 Monday to Thursday and from £85 Friday to Sunday; champagne is extra.

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