• Tea at The Empress

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  • Coffee-tea Coffee & Tea

Offers a vegan tea option which includes scones, sandwiches and desserts. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-4:00pm.


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6 Reviews

First Review by JasonHawk

LucienSea

Points +281

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Lovely

Full vegan tea experience. I felt like I didn't miss out on anything. Called in advance to request and ensure a vegan menu. Many options of tea to select from, and full teatime experience with delightful sandwiches and sweets.
Exceptional service.

Pros: Full vegan experience , Great service from all, Delicious sandwiches and sweets

Cons: Price

LindseyElizabeth

Points +731

Vegan
09 Nov 2023

Expensive but lovely

They can make an entire afternoon tea vegan, including an alternative milk to add to the tea itself. Impressive and a wonderful special occasion option!

strawberrystatic

Points +74

Vegan
06 Jul 2023

Tea Time, But Make it Vegan

When we saw that they offered a vegan high tea, we were a little nervous (that’s a lot to pay for subpar vegan ‘snacks’) but mostly excited. It’s an experience like no other and as tourists it’s up there on the must-do list. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. We got cream with our tea and they had several options (soy, oat, and one other, but I can’t remember). I didn’t feel like we were missing out on anything. We got the same three tiered options (biscuits and jam, assorted sandwiches, and assorted desserts)The biscuits with jam was our favorite along with the cucumber dill sandwich, chickpea sandwich, and the raspberry chocolate tea cup dessert. The tea was outstanding and you can get refills if you’d like. The atmosphere is fantastic with great views of the water. The offered plenty of alcoholic drinks, if you’d like. They also accommodate to many other dietary restrictions if you have any others. When we first say down, that was the first thing they asked us. We went at 11 am on a Wednesday and it was just us for a while, but it quickly filled up once we were done. I will say, if you’ve never been and are parking in their parking lot, go a bit early. We had a hard time finding out where to go and didn’t see any signs. Follow the crowds! Also, don’t forget, pinkies up!! 😉

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-06

Pros: Very accommodating for dietary restrictions , Tea!, Great atmosphere and view

Cons: Pricey, Hard to find after parking in the parking garage

veganveronica

Points +1298

Vegan
09 May 2023

Fun and great vegan tea

The options looked better here that at the Pendray so we chose here. The vegan food tower was great! The service was great too and they made sure to call ahead to confirm we get a vegan food. The place was nice but I was a little disappointed that the furniture felt like basic diner seating.

Pros: Great vegan tea food, Very nice service, Walking distance from a lot of hotels

Cons: Not as “elegant” as expected

KittyKat90

Points +37

Vegan
11 May 2022

A special Mother’s Day

We were each given a flower and a champagne mimosa.
Excellent service from waiter as well as hotel staff, they gave us valet parking for no charge to help us with my elderly mum

Pros: Vegan options , Gluten free options

Cons: Expensive , Washrooms hard to access for the elderly

JasonHawk

Points +52

Vegan
30 Oct 2021

Fun experience

Had a great time. Pretty expensive but I felt like a fancy vegan. Not sure if I would do again, but definitely a once in a lifetime experience.

Pros: Full vegan menu

Cons: Expensive




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