Harden's survey result
Summary
This “classy – and very British – location for a refined afternoon tea” on the fourth floor of Fortnum & Mason – once the apartment where the Fortnum family lived ‘over the shop’ – spells “Treat! Treat! Treat!” (and is “better value than the Savoy or Ritz”). “I don’t even like afternoon tea. It was a gift, but who can resist those perfect finger sandwiches, delicious light scones and beautiful cakes…?”.
Summary
“Amazing, incredible, unlimited everything and WOW!” – for a “quintessential afternoon tea experience”, the “elegant, calm and bright” third-floor dining room of The Queen’s favourite grocer offers a “fine” (and “extremely filling”) experience, encompassing “a tea selection to die for”, “wonderfully inventive cakes”, and “delicious and plentiful sandwiches and scones”. “Yes, it is a bit pricey, but it’s an experience to be savoured, and the posh doggie bag they give you means dinner is sorted too…”
Summary
“Amazing, incredible, unlimited everything and WOW!” – for a “quintessential afternoon tea experience”, the “elegant, calm and bright” third-floor dining room of The Queen’s favourite grocer offers a “fine” (and “extremely filling”) experience, encompassing “a tea selection to die for”, “wonderfully inventive cakes”, and “delicious and plentiful sandwiches and scones”. “Yes, it is a bit pricey, but it’s an experience to be savoured, and the posh doggie bag they give you means dinner is sorted too…”
Summary
“Nowhere compares to the exquisite setting and experience of Fortnum & Mason high tea”, according to fans of the “delicious sandwiches (made with interesting breads), excellent selection of teas and best-ever drinking chocolate” graciously served on the third floor of The Queen’s favourite grocer. “A lovely place for a special occasion – it’s become very expensive, but this doesn’t seem to dent the enthusiasm of the hordes of family groups, ladies-who-lunch and tourists!”. “It can be a bit too much food, but they offer you a doggy bag of the uneaten cakes, jam, scones…”
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £53.50 |  |
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| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.50 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
181 Piccadilly, London, W1A 1ER
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am‑7 pm |
| Sunday | 11:30 am‑7:30 pm |
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