Restaurant - Festive Afternoon Tea | 12 Nov-31 Dec 2026

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Treat yourself, friends, and family to our delicious Festive Afternoon at your local Dobbies across November and December

Get into the Christmas mood and treat yourself, friends, and family to a delicious Festive Afternoon Tea at your local Dobbies.

Important booking information
Festive afternoon tea in Northern Ireland bookings will open on 18th August.

✿Festive Afternoon Tea - 2 for £40 (or £22per person)

Our Festive Luxury Afternoon Tea includes three tiers of delicious treats plus unlimited tea and coffee refills.

* Bottom tier - Freshly made sandwiches with classic fillings: free-range egg and cress, smoked salmon with cream cheese and cucumber, honey-roast ham and tomato, and festive turkey and cranberry.
* Middle tier - A duo of our famous plain and fruit scones, served with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam.
* Top tier - A delicious selection of patisserie treats, plus a tiramisu inspired profiterole.
* Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills - or upgrade to a speciality hot drink or glass of prosecco at the point of booking.

Approx. 2025kcal per person

✿Vegetarian Festive Afternoon Tea - £22

Our Vegetarian Festive Afternoon Tea includes three tiers of delicious treats and unlimited tea or coffee refills.

* First tier – Freshly made sandwiches with classic fillings: mature cheddar and tomato, cream cheese and cucumber, mature cheddar and red onion chutney, and free-range egg and cress.
* Second tier – A duo of our famous plain and fruit scones, served with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam.
* Top tier – A delicious selection of patisserie treats, plus a tiramisu-inspired profiterole.

Approx. 2019kcal per person

✿NGCI Gardener's Afternoon Tea - £19.50

Our NGCI Gardener's Afternoon Tea includes three tiers of delicious treats and unlimited tea or coffee refills.

* First tier – Freshly made sandwiches with classic fillings on non-gluten bread – free-range egg and cress, smoked salmon with cream cheese and cucumber, honey-roast ham and tomato, and chicken and bacon.
* Second tier – Non-gluten scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam.
* Top tier – A delicious selection of patisserie treats.

Approx. 2019kcal per person

✿Little Seedlings Afternoon Tea - £11 per child

Perfect for younger guests who want to join in the fun:

* First tier: Assorted flower-shaped sandwiches with fillings of your choice - choose from cheddar cheese, ham, tuna mayo and jam.
* Second tier: A Dobbies scone with whipped cream and jam, plus carrot and cucumber sticks with dipping cream cheese.
* Top tier: Tasty treats including a mini doughnut, a cupcake and a Tunnock's tea cake.
* Plus a choice of fruit squash.

Approx. 1405kcal per child.

✿ Add a little extra

Add a savoury plate to enjoy on your own or to share for £4.50 per plate.

Choose from:

* Maple and pork sausage roll, with a cranberry dipping sauce. 688kcal
* A flaky Camembert and cranberry pastry for vegetarian guests. 437kcal

Make it sparkle with a 200ml bottle of Prosecco for £7.25 (18+ only). 10.5% ABV.

Upgrade your drink to a Latte, Flat White, Cappuccino, Mocha, Hot Chocolate, or Speciality Tea for just £0.50. Calories can be found on our drinks menu.

Please note:

* Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergies or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking. If you wish to swap a sandwich filling, we can only replace it with an existing filling within the existing afternoon tea offering.
* We are unable to offer swaps or substitutions for scones and sweet treats for now.
* We are unable to offer a vegan or dairy-free version of our afternoon tea for now.
* The dishes on the NGCI afternoon tea are made with ingredients which do not intentionally contain gluten. However, we handle gluten containing ingredients in our kitchens so we cannot guarantee our dishes are 100% gluten-free. Our NGCI afternoon tea is therefore not suitable for Coeliacs.
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* Free refills include additional teas or regular americano coffees (both 14kcal).
* Tickets with Prosecco are only available for adults aged 18 and over. If you arrive having booked prosecco for someone under the age of 18, we will not be able to serve this to them.
* We operate a Challenge 25 policy, so if you’re lucky enough to look under 25, we may ask for valid photo ID before serving alcohol. Thank you for your understanding.
* The Little Seedlings Afternoon Tea is only available to children under 12 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
* Adults need around 2000kcal a day. Calorie information is correct at the time of publishing however, some product variations can occur which can affect calorie information.
* For allergen information please check the allergen matrix at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products.
* Please note, we cannot serve alcohol with afternoon tea in Northern Ireland.
* We are unable to offer an NGCI Afternoon Tea in Northern Ireland.
* Afternoon tea is not available at Beaconsfield, Hungerford or Keston.