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    Hotel Café Royal

    4.5 (84 reviews)
    PriceyHotels, Cafes, Bars
    Open Open 24 hours

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Dining area
    Chloé D.

    My partner and I had afternoon tea here with champagne (Veuve Clicquot) which came as a package. We ordered the Oscar Wilde Tea and the traditional sandwich's, scones and pastries. Everything was delicious, ambiance was stunning and the service was incredible. I highly recommend, worth the price for the experience! I will definitely go back when I'm in London.

    Afternoon tea
    Gerry S.

    The Oscar Wilde Bar at Hotel Café Royal dates back to 1865 and with its gilded interiors, mirrors and ornate Louis XVI decor, is probably London's most opulent setting for Afternoon Tea. A perfect fit for the awe-inspiring universe of Van Gogh afternoon tea experience. Experience the brilliance of one of history's greatest artists and immerse yourselves in the creative mind of Van Gogh. They will take you on a historical magical tasting journey through his most famous art works. In partnership with one of the most successful global immersive exhibitions to date. The Van Gogh afternoon tea will be served in the Oscar Wilde Lounge. Located in the Hotel Cafe Royal, in the heart of London's West End between Mayfair and Soho. Reservations is a must! Cheers

    Juan B.

    Absolutely my favorite afternoon tea place in London. I make sure to make a reservation any time I'm in the area. The place is just immaculately decorated. It could easily be classified as gaudy - with all of the gold decor only accented further by the bright red chairs and dim lighting - but it manages to remain luxuriously classy. There's no subtlety in its decoration, which fits perfectly that Oscar Wilde was their namesake! The service is fantastic. The staff are friendly and incredibly knowledgeable about the tea they serve. There's no limit to how many different types of tea you get. You get a whole teapot so try away. There are 4 different types of sandwiches you get. The chicken curry was my favorite. For the sweet portion, well, everything was my favorite!

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    Samantha C.

    It's places like this that make you wish that Yelp offered an extra special 6th star to give to those places that truly go above and beyond any other, and leave you feeling like nowhere else will ever compare. I have never felt so attended to, so pampered, and so comfortable yet amazed with all my surroundings. This is a stunning and incomparably centrally located hotel, mere steps away from the tube and all the beautiful bustle of Piccadilly, but itself a refined, classic, and luxurious repose. Every single person I encountered from the doormen & bellhop to the hotel reception, housekeeping, and restaurant wait staff were wonderful - warm, accommodating, professional, and just the cream of the crop. Every person made me feel like my needs were of the utmost importance, and that feeling is so priceless when it comes to hospitality of this caliber. Upon check-in, I was in a hurry to make it to an afternoon tea reservation that I was late for due to surrounding road closures that delayed my arrival. The hotel staff checked me in with great efficiency and even offered to call the place on my behalf and let them know I'd be running about 10 mins late. The concierge called my room to let me know my new arrival time had been confirmed which gave me that extra peace of mind I needed and time to get ready to leave. The receptionist also let me know that she would be happy to give me a tour of the building once I'd returned from my plans and had more time. She indeed warmly followed through once I returned from my day, accompanying me to the various floors and amenities and offering historical background and recommendations for my stay. So beyond lovely and helpful. I dined at Barbounia on the 1st floor for dinner and had a really delicious and pleasant meal. This is also where complimentary breakfast took place, where I enjoyed a full english breakfast (+12gbp supplement), coffee, and yogurt. The hotel is so centrally located that I was able to take a relaxing morning walk to Buckingham Palace before checking out and heading to the airport. Check-out went very smoothly as well - they helped me to get a taxi to Heathrow, provided water and a place to sit comfortable for a few minutes as we waited for the car, and helped me load in my luggage. From start to finish, I was so impressed and delighted and will be returning as soon as I can!

    Sorbet, a little too sour
    Claire Y.

    Came here for afternoon tea, which is located in the afternoon tea room at the hotel. Service is excellent. Sandwiches are absolutely delicious, especially the smoked salmon one. Not a huge fan of the scones, but they give u many other choices of tea desserts. They have a nice selection of tea choices and we picked earl grey orange which has a nice orange aroma flavor to the traditional earl grey tea. Highly recommend!

    Cheng X.

    A beautiful experience having high tea here. The piano player was excellent and the service overall is top notch. We enjoyed all the teas we had and the sandwiches and scones in particular were fantastic.

    Hailey P.

    The QUEEN of High Tea in London! This is honestly what all High Tea dreams are made of. Elegant, classy, delicious, historic, epic - all the things! Going to High Tea in England has been on my bucket list for a long time and I got to fulfill it on our trip to the UK! YAY! When researching the best spot for High Tea in London, Hotel Cafe Royal made it on to many lists so it was the clear winner. It lived up to all of my expectations and more. Definitely make a reservation ahead of time and be sure to wear your classiest attire. We started with champagne! Cheers! And then they let you order as many different pots of tea as your heart desires. The menu was impressive - it was so hard to choose. The teas are served in gorgeous China teapots. Yes, please! You start with tasty, savory tea sandwiches, then an orange jelly palate cleanser, scones, and last but certainly not least, the sweets. They'll bring you as many of the items as you'd like and pro tip: save room for dessert because the sweets are DREAMY! If you're looking to have High Tea in London, THIS IS YOUR SPOT! You will fall in love. It is pricy, but worth every penny.

    Sandwiches and amuse bouche
    Sarah L.

    My roommate and I were visiting London for only two days and decided we should definitely do afternoon tea somewhere and I am so happy that we settled on this place. For $80 per person we received unlimited tea, sandwiches, and desserts. If you were to go to afternoon tea in Manhattan you wouldn't be getting refills on any of that! The tea selections were amazing it was so hard to choose! Between my roommate and I we went through six different flavors and each seemed even better than the one before. The waitress was more than happy to help recommend tea flavors to us as well. If you fall in love with one you can even buy some to bring home! The sandwiches were also heavenly. I am not someone who eats salmon and they were quick to accommodate it with a surprising and delightful truffled egg salad sandwich! I usually don't like egg salad either but it was so tasty I needed more! By the time we got to the desserts we were stuffed but I was so amazed by the detail that went into the desserts. There were even little gold leafs on a few of them! Overall we had an amazing time and would go back in a heartbeat. The piano player was also so talented I could have listened to him play all day.

    Tea Room
    Sal C.

    Fabulous tea with amazing service. Beautiful ambiance and delicious pastries. The service was great. The staff are friendly and very knowledgeable about tea!!! Jonas our waiter was great.

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    Greg C.

    This is a review for dinner. I noticed almost all other reviews were for the formal Tea service. Not sure why but go for dinner. It's very cool and an elegant setting, not stuffy. Overall 4.5 very strong. A unique approach. At first I thought it was a place that couldn't decide what it wanted to be. A complete sushi bar and offering with real Japanese sushi chefs. The menu also offered many seafood options, non sushi, in what is a real bar and grill. Yup. Sounds strange and isn't. This is London and we sat down about 8:30. Nothing really happens before 8 so if you're a typical American looking for the early bird you'll have the whole place to yourself at 7pm. Funny because in the US 7- 7:30 are coveted res times. Started with lobster sushi rolls. I copied the menu so you'll have an idea of how they're prepared. These are fantastic. Fresh as can be. Comes with 6 pieces. Very rich. A good split dish. Next, the Kale salad which my wife described as Super Food-- and loved it. As most of you know it's next to impossible to get a vegetable in Europe unless it's a side you order. I had the little gem salad. Very simple dish, superb ingredients light and tasty dressing. For mains I had the short rib, my wife had fish. Both were outstanding -- the only miscue of the night was temperature of the fish was Luke Warm. Not worth sending back. I couldn't eat it all it was so rich. As mentioned the cocktails are excellent, a large array of most any spirts you can imagine-- anyone for a little Louis XIII? Great wine list with knowledgeable servers, wine Som. Couldn't even look at the dessert list as we were very satisfied - the did Bring some comp chocolates with the check. We'd go back in NY minute.

    Interior
    Stefany V.

    Gorgeous spot for afternoon tea, even Oscar Wilde thought so! The gilded room and live music are nice but the actual tea and treats are great, and the service is absolutely spectacular. We tried a few other places that either had very strict dress codes or required reservations, but HCR had availability for a last-minute res on Open Table and welcomed us in despite being in more casual attire. Their exclusive tea blends are diverse, and our group tried the Oscar (toasty!), Triple Mint (refreshing!), and Golden Caryatid (malty, with pearls!), all of which were tasty in their own way. My favorite bite of the food was the chef's amuse bouche, a goat cheese and pickled apple muffin with a bulb of apple juice. The sandwiches were nicely savory, particularly the coronation chicken. Next was a course of scones and clotted cream, which were warm and had a great texture. All of the desserts were almost too beautiful to eat, but so supremely delicious- particularly the apple and Tahitian vanilla caramel tart. As tasty as all the treats were, I still keep coming back to the service being what made it truly excellent- our servers were attentive and we were treated with the utmost professionalism and the live music was an excellent touch. Though the OWB room was beautiful, I wish the lighting were better for photos, which unfortunately didn't really turn out.

    Pastry
    Rebecca L.

    What an amazing experience for afternoon tea! This was my first trip to London and I really wanted to have a true afternoon to experience. I booked Hotel café royal online and it was exactly as I had imagined it would be. The lounge is beautiful, the pastries, the tea, the champagne, the atmosphere- everything felt amazing! I felt like I was dining like royalty! There were only two of us and we stayed for several hours. The service was fantastic and we have multiple pots of tea and champagne refreshed consistently. There were several rounds of different pastries, a mix of savory and sweet. Everything was delicious it was hard to pick a favorite. It is certainly a pricey afternoon tea, but definitely a spot worth returning to!

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    Fantastic experience in every way. A true luxury experience. Beautiful hotel. All the employees were kind.

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    Great location and place to stay. Beautiful structure and great location in London which allows you to walk around.

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    Amazing breakfast. Simply delicious pastries. Service is superb and the ambiance terrific.

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    Review Highlights - Hotel Café Royal

    He made the experience top notch and we would recommend this place to anyone looking for a wonderful afternoon tea!

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    So my mother and I ate at a lot of eateries while we were in London last year. Only Bloomsbury Cafe…read moreleft us declaring defeat: we just couldn't finish our meals here. Their servings are HUGE, and are so affordable too! I left wishing my mother and I had the ability to save our leftovers for later, because we hated wasting any of the delicious food that we ordered. Even before we got our food we were pretty excited. When you walk in you're greeted here with a beautiful sight: fresh sandwiches, bread, and pastries, all on display right at their main counter. Once we were seated I noticed little flower pots line the window, too. Fresh food and flowers - what more can you ask from a cafe for a first impression? We also loved the owner and his wife: they were very kind and they constantly kept us up to date on our food order, just to mention what was done and what they still needed to do or cook. They clearly work hard to provide fresh fast meals - and we learned quickly as people came in and out of the place that takeaway is available here. But we wanted to enjoy a sit down meal, and enjoy we did! I started mine with fresh squeezed juice - we're talking so fresh you'll want to add sugar to it if you're used to the juice that comes in stores. And when our English breakfasts came out? Just, wonderful. My mother and I each received SO much food. Both meals came with amazing buttered bread (like, I would have happily eaten an entire plate of bread and only bread), hash browns so fresh that they may as well have given us the original potatoes (yum), and what I can really only describe as a mountain of beans, eggs, and meat (well, on mine anyway - not so much on my mother's vegetarian breakfast order). All of it absolutely delicious, and every single bite made me smile wider and wider. Definitely walk on in if you're near this little shop. Don't be afraid to order one meal and share it if there's only two of you, either - you'll likely both leave well fed, and you can always order a little more food if you want too from that great looking counter of theirs...

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    Bloomsbury Cafe - Freshly baked Fugasun is only 168 calories, light and perfect for a quick lunch that won't give you food coma.

    Freshly baked Fugasun is only 168 calories, light and perfect for a quick lunch that won't give you food coma.

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    5.0(3 reviews)
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    Lovely little café! I went there yesterday for lunch and the café owner were extremely nice. They…read moreoffer a variety of different sandwiches, quiche as well as warm meals. I had rice with meatballs in a tomatoe sauce which was a bit hot and very delicious. The waitress (I guess the owner of the café) was very nice and friendly, did ask if we want drinks or dessert. You can sit outside and inside. I would highly recommend you trying this café and I love to go there again next time I am in London!

    This is one of London's remaining "proper" cafes. The owners are genuinely lovely and welcome…read moreeveryone with a smile and even remember you if it's been months between visits. I always come to this establishment if I'm in the area and demand that my colleagues meet me there. I've never heard a complaint. Many local establishments wouldn't know a "full English" of it slapped them across the back of their legs, but you won't be disappointed here. Decent, tasty, full-sized sausages, quality bacon and all of the assorted extras that would set anybody for the day. The coffee is good and if you've still got space for lunch later, they also sell a range of delicious sandwiches. The owners are flying the flag for English (no fuss) breakfasts. The interesting thing is that neither of the owners are native Brits, but they've certainly created a welcome oasis in this part of London. Even the health conscious and vegetarians will be happy. Highly recommended.

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