Parker's Tavern

I came here for afternoon tea to celebrate Mother's Day and it was excellent! There was a little bit of a wait while they found our reservation but the staff were very kind and attentive. There was a decent selection of teas to choose from and the free from menu (offering gluten free, dairy free and/or vegan) looked just as good as the regular! The portions were generous (though there could have been more cream and jam) and the servers topped up our tea several times. All of the cakes and sandwiches were really tasty! I loved that the afternoon tea was Winnie The Pooh themed and I will definitely be returning to see what seasonal menus they come up with in the future. Would definitely recommend.

Went for afternoon tea for the partner's birthday and had a nice time. Lovely building and service was great with the staff accommodating someone with celiac disease and a vegetarian. Being the vegetarian, I did feel the afternoon tea was a little uninspired with nearly all the items listed on the menu not being what you actually got (this is stated as potentially being the case on the menu). One sandwich was actually just smoked salmon, which obviously isnt vegetarian, and one was plain cucumber and butter, so paying £32 a head seems a little unjustified. No complaints from the meat eater or celiac sufferer though. As others have said, the afternoon tea does way heavily towards the sweets, which are incredibly sweet. You will have a sugar coma after this. Overall, while the tea is overpriced and a tad uninspired, the general experience was a good one. A little more thought towards the menu would make this worth the money.