Strawberry Tart
Patisserie Valerie

Patisserie Valerie

Unit 59, SN2 2, Swindon, United Kingdom

Sandwich • Desserts • Vegetarian • Delivery Services


"One star is one too many. I got gifted a voucher for afternoon tea for two, so me and my mother chose to go. The previous time we attempted to go to this restaurant, we travelled to this store specifically for the afternoon tea, and...got turned away due to there not being enough staff members. We arrived today and immediately got told we would have to wait a long time for food, even though there were only about tables seated. Our tea and coffee arrived, I got asked if I wanted sugar, I said yes, and it never arrived. In the end I went up and got this myself. After minutes of waiting, our afternoon tea came. There were no labels on any of the menu or food, we didn’t get asked if there were any allergies or what sandwiches we would like. Our scones came with marmalade and butter, with no jam or cream. We had to ask again for this. The staff were very slow, and quite rude at times. The scones were very hard, and the food overall wasn’t very pleasant. My mum also got given dirty cutlery. Whilst being seated, tables from around us actually stood up and left the restaurant, due to this awful service. Whilst being sat, when everyone left there were only tables left, and at this point they actually decided to shut the kitchen. I was very disappointed by the experience we have had, as this was a present gifted to us which we had been looking forward to, it was definately not worth nearly Avoid at all costs."

Afternoon Tea Prestonfield

Afternoon Tea Prestonfield

Prestonfield House HotelPriestfield House, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tea • Drinks • Afternoon Tea


"This was the most disappointing tea experience we had in the UK. I wanted our last afternoon to be special and really do it up with a fancy afternoon tea experience to round out our vacation. After pouring over reviews and photos I settled on Prestonfield. We reached the rather remote location and were fairly quickly ushered upstairs to a lavishly, if not garishly, decorated room filled with sofas and tea tables. It was very dark and overstuffed with furniture. Being August, I had assumed we would be seated outside because of all the pictures I had seen online, but the weather was a bit iffy that day, so inside we were. There was a family slouched around one of the sofa sections as we entered which was not the upscale atmosphere I was looking for based on the price and location. We were seated in a corner with a loveseat and armchairs and 2 low tables. Our server was very attentive and explained everything in detail (except that the portions were massive) and we all ordered One tea each which turned out to be way too much food. The food itself was lackluster, but there was plenty of it. There were actual buckets of scones. I had the champagne add on for 15 pounds which was just a scant pour. We were also treated to another large family being seated right next to us with kids running around and playing videos on speakerphone. In short it was NOT the experience I had hoped a 50 pound tea would provide. If you decide to try it based on the glowing reviews here and on TripAdvisor, just be sure to determine where you will be seated (all the views are downstairs with the windows and light and there are actual tables to sit at). It did not look a thing like the pictures online. And don 't order more than one tea per person. You will be bagging up dry scones to go. Honestly I wouldn 't bother."