Afternoon Tea arrives at Emberwood Bath
Our take on the grand institution. Afternoon tea has always been about more than sustenance. The trolley rolls up with intent.
The Georgian Roots of Good Company
Afternoon tea has always been about the luxury of time, stolen hours when the world can wait. In Georgian Bath, tea facilitated what mattered most: cards on the table, good conversation, better company. It marked the transition from formality to pleasure, and Bath understood this better than most.
We've taken that Georgian sensibility and made it ours.
Crafted by Hand, Served from the Trolley
Not for show, but because this is how it should be done. With theatre, yes, but also with the purpose of tea and good company. A platter of sandwiches arrives first, with our hearth at the centre, rare roast beef with homemade horseradish, beetroot jam with roasted red pepper. Then warm scones, served with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
Every pastry is made by Chef Pâtissier Dominique Bon. Each one is handcrafted, considered, and precise. The trolley rolls up with colours of the moment: matcha and azuki bean roll, black forest gateau. Then, the drawers of petit fours, pick your moments.
Our tea with 135 Years of History, hand-blended in Bath
Our tea selection is from Gillards of Bath, hand-blended using recipes that date back to 1888. With our own Emberwood blend featuring on the menu, next to the Jane Austen blend, the recipes from Gillards were created specifically for the city's notoriously hard water, unchanged for over a century.
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Give the gift of time this Christmas
Looking for something beyond the ordinary? Our afternoon tea gift vouchers offer the luxury that Georgian society understood so well, time spent well, in good company.
Choose between our traditional afternoon tea or add English sparkling wine for a celebration that feels like stolen hours from a better, slower world.
Available now for Christmas gifting.
The Details
Traditional afternoon tea – £40 per person
Sparkling afternoon tea – £55 per person (with a glass of English sparkling wine)
Served between 1pm and 3:30pm.
Bookings must be made in advance, at least 48 hours before.
We're woven into the fabric of this city, just like the honey-hued stone that shapes Bath's streets. Born and raised here, we understand that afternoon tea isn't nostalgia.
It's a continuation of something Georgian Bath got right: the art of gathering, the pleasure of good company, the luxury of time.
Book your table. Settle in. Let the trolley arrive.
