Top 7 spots for afternoon tea

Afternoon Tea has became quite popular over the past few years with various hotels, bars and restaurants adding it to their menus and putting their own signature twist on it. You won’t find every venue serving tea and scones, some places like to be that little bit more different and will provide different treats or offer an alcoholic beverage.

Whether you’re treating yourself or gifting it to someone else, our top seven spots for afternoon tea are a treat to savour, during a day in the centre of Belfast.

Upper Arthur Street

Tuck into a sweet and delicious afternoon tea in AM:PM, a restaurant dedicated to creating positive life lasting memories. Tuck into a range of finger sandwiches and wash it down with some tea or prosecco. If you have a sweet tooth you’ll be satisfied by freshly-baked scones with clotted cream and homemade strawberry jam, as well as Irish pastries and glazed fruit tartlets. To round off the delectable selection of goodies you’ll have lemon-cream-filled madeleines, shortbread, panna cotta and chocolate fondant sponge.

£19.50 per person or £26.50 per person including prosecco.

Arthur Street

In Avoca’s eclectic, spacious, ready-to-explore store sits The Arthur Street Cafe. Freshly prepared favourites from locally sourced ingredients, the afternoon tea menu* features a delectable array of sandwiches, savoury scones and vegetarian quiches! You can then tuck into some sweet scones, fruit tartlets and mini desserts!  All of this delicious food is accompanied with a variety of teas, coffee or prosecco.

Price: £18.95 per person or £21.95 per person with a glass of prosecco.

*No menu available online, but you can view their website here

3rd Floor House of Fraser, Victoria Square

The Ivory Champagne Cafe Bar boasts superb panoramic views overlooking Victoria Square and a fabulous afternoon tea menu to match, so you can sit back, relax and what the world go by!

Beginning with demitasse of soup, you can then tuck into a delicious selection of sandwiches and a choice of a freshly baked scone. For that sweet tooth you cam then select 3 cakes and pastries from a list of mouth-watering treats, followed by a choice of tea or coffee. Or, if you wish to booze it up you can make it a champagne afternoon tea (you are in a champagne bar after all!).

Price: £22.95 for standard Afternoon Tea or £32.95 for Champagne Afternoon Tea

Church Lane

Afternoon Tea with a twist – Tipsy Tea!
Instead of your traditional tea and coffee accompanying delicious sandwiches and sweet treats, Bullitt has mixed things up with their tispy tea in their rooftop bar, Babel.
Available every Friday & Saturday from 12pm – 4pm, enjoy an afternoon of savoury sandwiches, sweet treats and sensational cocktails!

Stunning city views, delicious food and decadent cocktails – what’s not to love?

Price: £29.50 per person with gin cocktails or £44.50 per person with champagne cocktails.

Donegall Square West | Castle Lane

Located across the City Centre, indulge in a delectable selection of finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, and *Patisserie Valerie’s famous mini patisserie slices in one of the two of their artisan bakeries and 1950s-inspired cafes! Ditch the traditional and pay an extra £5 each for prosecco!

Price: £25 per couple or £30 per couple with prosecco. 

*No menu available online, you can purchase tea for two here

Donegall Square North

Perfectly positioned in the heart of Belfast, Cafe Parisien is perfect for afternoon tea.*

The Diamond Edit is the current menu served in this Titanic namesake restaurant. Guests can choose from a traditional afternoon tea or a champagne based afternoon tea.

This menu allows you to indulge in some unique savouries such as cottage pie with cheddar mash followed by either blueberry or buttermilk raisin scone and finishing up with some sweets such as a rosewater Turkish delight.

Prices:

£19.95 Traditional Afternoon Tea (Mon – Fri) | £21.95 (Sat 7 Sun)
£29.95 Alfred Gratien Afternoon Tea
£31.95 Laurent Perrier Afternoon Tea
£35.95 Laurent Perrier Rosé Afternoon Tea

*subject to change each season.

Donegall Square South

Afternoon Tea at The Loft in Ten Square is a delightful indulgence amongst the rooftops of Belfast to be enjoyed at leisure. Their 3-tiered silver tea-stands are loaded with a tempting selection of mouth-watering sweet and savoury afternoon treats! This includes vegetarian, gluten-free & nut allergy-friendly variants, all to be enjoyed with your choice of freshly brewed tea from our loose leaf list, or a piping hot pot of coffee.

Serving every Thursday to Sunday inclusive, from 2pm to 4pm.

Price: £19.50 (£5 deposit per person required)

*All prices and menus are subject to change