16 Best Vegan Afternoon Teas In London For Those Who Love A Finger Sandwich And Bubbly

Looking for a classic afternoon tea? Celebrating all things British, The Langham serves a vegan feast rooted in tradition. As the first-ever restaurant in London to serve afternoon tea back in 1865, you can expect to see all the classic favourites with a fresh, modern twist.

The executive chef and his brigade have created the most exquisite dining experience, including everything from classic cucumber, vegan cream cheese, and chives to a caraïbe chocolate shell, dark mint-infused ganache.

Andrew Gravett, executive patisserie chef at The Langham, London tells us: 'This is something that we have embraced and have paid particular attention to. It is our aim to offer the closest selection of options that reflect our regular tea and is just as delicious. We have had to find ways and ingredients that give as similar a mouth feel and flavour to our vegan cakes as the traditional tea.'

'The texture of butter can be pretty much be replaced with coconut oil or cocoa butter, we have a lot of plant based creams that are an almost identical substitute to the dairy creams we use. Additionally, fruit based pectins enable us to replace in part the traditional gelatines and in some cases we have found they translate in even better textures than their "original" counterparts.'

Price: £70 per person.

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Indulge in vegan goodness with views across Piccadilly. Served in a beautifully well-lit, botanical terrace for a true tea party, The Dilly offers Peter Rabbit-themed treats, celebrating two classic British traditions in one.

Their scrumptious spread is served on a picnic bench, surrounded by flowers, and features classic Peter Rabbit mementos (you’ll have to keep a close eye out.) so you’ll truly feel like you are inside of Beatrix Potter’s beloved books.

The savoury treats on offer include vegetable baguettini, vegetable quiche based, humus sliders, and cream cheese cucumber sandwiches. With sweet treats presented in flowerpots and in the shapes of mushrooms, the flavours of Mr McGregor’s garden continue as you feast like mischievous Peter himself.

Price: £49 per person.

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Satisfy your sweet tooth with the One Aldwych’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory afternoon tea. The best thing? You don’t need a golden ticket to enjoy this one.

In the heart of Covent Garden, the hotel takes a modern twist on Roald Dahl’s novel with its wondrous world of Wonka and a menu including spinach roly-poly, coronation cauliflower sarnies and mushroom toasties. Desert brings a sweet explosion with ‘Blue as a blueberry’ cake pop and Chocolate mango mousse, as well as Fabulous fluffy floss and Caramel chocolate milkshake.

While Willy Wonka can make marshmallows taste of violets and chocolate waterfalls, One Aldwych shows off its skills by making mystery cocktails and fizzy lifting Champagne, so you can immerse yourself in the scrumptious story.

Price: £52 per person ( £65 with a glass of Champagne or Cocktail)

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If Candy Land isn't your cup of tea (get it?), One Aldwych offers an unexpected take on the classic afternoon tea that's full of innovative vegan snacks.

The colourful stack of savoury and sweet treats includes charred aubergine on rosemary bread, truffled mushroom toasties, heritage beetroot, and coronation cauliflower wraps. Meanwhile, desert features honey harvested by the chef from their rooftop bees, strawberry and cream parfait, red velvet roulade and an orange and polenta cake.

Price: £58 per person ( £70 with a Teatime Cocktail)

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Experience true fine dining in this luxe hotel in Knightsbridge. Originally built in the 19th century, you can dine like royalty as you relax in the hotels' chic drawing room with a pot of loose-leaf tea fit for a Queen.

The vegan menu includes a selection of sandwiches filled and topped with grilled vegetables, coronation chickpea and tomato & olive tapenade. Desert consists of freshly baked vegan fruit scones with a side of coconut clotted cream. It's the ultimate vegan dream.

Price: £60 per person (£76 with Champagne)

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With a menu offering the likes of rose water, prosecco jelly and berry pavlova and CBD-infused chocolates, it’s safe to say that Farmacy doesn’t shy aware from the experimental.

Currently offering a festive high tea, Farmacy’s offering includes CBD lucuma chocolate truffle and caramelised pecans, pumpkin cake with chocolate ganache and smoked tofu and truffle sandwiches.

Chased by poppy seed scones and a serving of hemp loose tea, and you’ll feel right at home with this delectable afternoon treat.

Price: £50 per person

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Our favourite London-based bar and craft haven offers a vegan afternoon tea like no other.

With sandwiches filled with everything from hummus, ribboned carrot and paprika to black olive tapenade, sun-blushed tomato and sweet herbs, there’s also the chance to gobble up a slice of vegan cake and enjoy summer fruits and vegan cream.

Better yet, all its sandwiches are made from artisan ciabatta bread (wheat free options are available).

Prices: £29 per person

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Self-proclaimed as London’s ‘only plantbased hotel restaurant’ and located within walking distance of Notting Hill and Portobello Market, a visit to Café Forty One is a must for all traveling vegans.

The afternoon menu varies in tastes with a selection of sandwiches filled with coronation jackfruit, tofu mayonnaise and ajvar, scones (plain or raisin) topped with coconut cream and season fruit compote, and a glass of non-alcoholic fizz.

Price: £35 per person.

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Sit and dine in vegan style in this converted double-decker London bus.

The eatery’s vegan afternoon tea menu includes a choice of freshly-cut sandwiches with vegan fillings, such as beetroot and cucumber sandwich, avocado and carrot roll and mixed roasted vegetables on ciabatta. Vegan quiche and verrine are also available.

For those with a sweet tooth, panna cotta on coconut rochers, chocolate mousse verrine, a lemon drizzle slice and freshly baked scones with a selections of vegan spreads also await animal-free diners.

Accompanied with a selection of teas including rooibush jardin rouge and peppermint and you’ll find it hard to leave.

Prices: Table bookings start around £50 per person

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Falling down the rabbit hole has never sounded more inviting than the Sanderson hotel’s offer of a vegan Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea.

With a menu hidden inside vintage books, teapots and plates decorated with ticking clocks and birdcages, savoury treats on offer include a mushroom duxelle and avocado sandwich, chia seed wraps with wild rice, a bean salad and quinoa and a grilled vegetables, tomato and avocado super seed roll.However, things get even more tasty when desert arrives.

Plates are filled with the likes of Tweedle Dee's orange and peanut butter cupcakes, a dark chocolate chessboard gateau with the Mad March Hare beetroot and almond Battenburg, Alice's exotic fruits ‘Drink Me’ potion, a Queen of Hearts pecan, chocolate and coconut cookie and more.

Prices: £48 per person

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Relive your G.C.S.E science experiments at this plush afternoon tea inspired by physics, chemistry and gastronomy.

With jams served in petri dishes and chocolate spacemen and dinosaur biscuits, this tea feels like a kid’s playdate from the first moment you sit down. However, it’s the food that has us feeling the most whimsical with guacamole and vegan cheese and carrot, watercress and pickled beetroot roll sandwiches and chocolate and coconut half-moon cake and rhubarb and orange jelly petri dishes on offer. Eat, drink and have fun!

Price: £44.50 per person (£54.50 with a glass of Charles Heidsieck Champagne)

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Veganism meets tradition here at one of London’s most famous hotel locations. Taking a modern twist on tea-time classic, the menu includes finger sandwiches with fillings such as wild mushroom, picked cucumber, artichoke and scones topped with vegan cream and jam.

Washed down with a glass of Deutz Rosé and you’ll wonder how you ever went without such a relaxing and indulgent experience.

Prices: £95 per person (with champagne)

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Veganism has never tasted so good than with a traditional afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason.

Finger sandwiches on offer include pickled celeriac with kale pesto, grilled courgettes with artichoke and root vegetable hummus, while the sweet menu features plaint scones (with Fortnum’s strawberry preserve), passion fruit and avocado mousse, mandarin and coconut yoghurt and orange meringue and chocolate teacake. The dining experience is also served with a pot of Fortnum’s Tea or a glass of Fortnum’s Blanc de Blancs, Hostomme N.V.

Price: Starts at £60 per person

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Located inside the London spot’s Potion Room, this is an immersive afternoon tea reserved strictly for wizards and witches.

Guests will be welcomed with a Galaxy Juice made of passion fruit, hibiscus and unicorn tear tea (say what?), before sitting to dine on vegan roast dinner, hummus, avocado and roasted vegetable sandwiches, rock cakes served with vegan cream and handmade jam, vegan fudgy chocolatey cake and a knickerbocker bite.

All the afternoon teas come with a choice of refillable leaf tea, americano coffee or pumpkin juice.

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