kenderina

I meant "a whole different thing" , sorry

noe847

Welcome to Fodor's omaglo!

And, yes, MissPrism, I do think that people say "high" tea when they're trying to make it sound more posh or more formal. Kind of like "high" church has more incense, bells and whistles.

jewela

Afternoon tea is different everyplace you go. The Dorchester is one of my favorites. Expensive, yes. However, they do come around several times with delicious finger sandwiches, scones, and pastries....and your tea is refreshed as often as necessary. Very memorable.....and filling. You can pretty much have as much of everything as you like. I don't even think about an evening meal after tea there.

barbarajo

I am always amused at people who want to be "posh" for a day, go to a good old transport cafe for good tea at around one pound per cup!!

audere_est_facere

Reading the OP am I the only person who likes the idea of taking a child to "Herods"?

Anyway, there are awards for this sort of thing you know and the Dorchester won this year's:

http://www.afternoontea.co.uk/index....&Itemid=16

It's £29.50 ie about $60.

Josser

Yes, I noticed Herods too.
Do you think that it was a Freudian slip?

jewela

Barbarajo....the poster is looking for a "memorable" experience. Most hotels have some sort of tea set up in the rooms if all she wanted is a quick cuppa......

Elainee

The Savoy had a lovely tea (but this was a few years ago) in which you got as much as you wanted. We had refills of the sandwiches, cakes and tea. I wonder if this still happens.

NotMe

Based on recommendations on this board, I recently had afternoon tea with my daughter at the British Museum. While certainly not like the tea offered at the Dorchester or the Ritz, we had a wonderful time, it was cheaper, and we got to spend some time touring the museum as well.