Afternoon Tea at The Palm Court Hotel in Scarborough

Lovely tea in the Lovely palm court. Excellent service and quiet music. Highly recommended. Also in the men’s room they had books to read! Super.

I booked Afternoon Tea with Champagne because it had been a while since I had visited Scarborough and I love the Palm Court. It holds so many happy memories since I first stayed in 1983 when I was expecting my first child so it was a nostalgic visit and I went with my best friend. We had such a lovely afternoon. The service was lovely. The young man who served us was so courteous and helpful. The selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes was excellent and there was a lot. In fact, we each took some away us for later. (An extra bonus) The champagne was also excellent and very much appreciated by us. Of course, there was tea. As much as we wanted. I loved my afternoon tea and what added to the experience for me was the fact that the Palm Court is still an oasis of excellence in the midst of Scarborough. Our champagne afternoon tea was elegant, served with care and attention and eaten with delight. I love the Palm Court.

Alors oui, c’est très cher, mais on en a pour son argent. L’endroit est superbe, les amuse-bouches vraiment tous excellents, le champagne divin, le choix de thés impressionnant et le service digne d’un 5 étoiles: discret et d’une gentillesse à toute épreuve. Nous avions réservé pour fêter un anniversaire. On nous a apporté un dessert supplémentaire avec une bougie et des petits cadeaux, sans que nous n’ayons rien demandé. La grande classe. Nous avons passé un moment inoubliable et sommes sortis de table repus.

We went there to celebrate our anniversary and wasn't disappointed. We had the gentleman's afternoon tea. It was all very fresh home made and very tasty, and something special. The staff were lovely and very attentive. Will definitely recommend for something different.

I have come to abhor afternoon tea, especially if taken instead of proper lunch. But not here at Palm Court Scarborough. They offer three kinds of afternoon tea: Traditional, Gentleman’s Savoury, and Fish & Chip. My husband chose the traditional and I got the savoury afternoon tea, and I say that mine is just amazing. He got the sweet stuff, but mine was just as amazing: shrimp cocktail, pork pie, smoked fish croquette, and other lovely savoury creations, and the best bit: the cheese and onion scone with bacon jam and cheddar cheese cream - yummy! The ambiance is just as beautiful here and it made for a relaxing afternoon treat. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ❤️

Very clean and covid safe . Great location and free parking . Menu and decor needs an update . Some great customer service from reception , breakfast staff . We had to wait ages to get a drink in the bar and it wasn’t t busy - ignored by the ‘man in the suit’ and female waiting staff thanks to the young barman who eventually served us and a few other non regulars !

I had booked this as part of my wife's 60th weekend as a surprise. We were escorted to our table and the order taken. It was supposed to be a Champagne afternoon tea with a coffee. The tea was absolutely delicious. So unusual to have a 'Fish and Chip' tea. It was Friday after all. well presented too. Unfortunately, we didn't receive a drink with it. No coffee and no Champagne. The only staff member was running around doing other duties. No-one asked how the food was or if we needed anything. I told the staff member after eating that we hadn't received any drink (probably expected too much should have left my food and searched for assistance?). The staff member said nothing. Anyway, I asked for two slices of their delicious carrot and coffee cake and coffee with Tia Maria. Didn't really get an apology but we enjoyed the food not the service. That's the reason for average score.

Went for a three night break. Three star rating about right. Decent room although shower was abit dated but adequate. Good COVID practise. Excellent breakfast. Would stay there again for a short break.

A lovely well priced afternoon tea. Loads of Cream cakes , sandwiches scones and fruit cake. Champagne option worth the extra £4.00 . Service was friendly and efficient. Surroundings elegant with piano music playing. Tables well spaced but still made the room look pleasant . Everything just as you would expect for a proper afternoon tea!

Visited here yesterday with my partner as a treat. Came for afternoon tea there is a choose of three different afternoon teas; sweet, savoury, and fish and chip. We went for the sweet one which included sandwiches, scone and selection of desserts and cakes. The sandwiches are limited list but you could change the order if you didn’t like some of them to have more of another which we did. You can’t choose the cakes but there was a good selection we really liked the mini bake well tart. You get a nice pot of Yorkshire tea with it. Couldn’t finish it all but was a nice treat!

Service was good. The afternoon tea was tasty and varied, relaxing cosy atmosphere. Good value for money. Didn't feel rushed

We popped in for a family lunch mid week after an emotional trip to the funeral directors, and I cannot say how much it lifted our spirits. Our server Jenna was brilliant, offering tips, insights and encouragements as we wound our way through the tempting menu. We ended up choosing the haggis, the duck and the chicken noodle salad, with some olives and bread to start. Each dish was delicious, beyond our expectations and we ended up eating far more than planned. Stuffed! A truly wonderful culinary experience. Will certainly return.

Went for our third visit in a party of twelve. This afternoon tea was a return visit after a disappointing one (the first visit was very good). This time we all could not recommend it enough - beautifully fresh food, high quality ingredients and quick attentive service. Clearly our disappointing experience was a 'blip' as we could not fault this. Excellent afternoon tea with Prosecco for most of us and the fish afternoon tea for a few of us. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. We'll be back!

My friend and I booked Fish and chip high tea with champagne which was on the whole delicious but we were really disappointed with the prawn cocktail. It would seem they use cheap prawns which were dry and not at all meaty. You are based in a seaside town and should use good quality local fish produce. However we had a wonderful afternoon with lovely staff attending to our needs. Thank you.

We booked last minute and we were very well attended to. The afternoon tea was lovely and filling. We chose to have procecco with our tea and found the whole afternoon a really pleasant event. Thank you.

Excellent afternoon tea with Prosecco for my birthday with friends on return from holiday. Although we had YCR vouchers we agreed we would like to come again.

Had afternoon tea here 3 months ago and it WAS great, so we all decided to go again.Booked well in advance and visited on in March 2019.. After waiting more than 1/2 an hour the food eventually turned up, the bread was a bit dry the, stale scones, misshapen brownies, cardboard macaroons, and on and on, we all (party of 12) left some or all of the cakes, the sandwiches were a little better. I think the cakes were made the day we booked, the service was no better and when we did complain we were told we should have complained earlier, difficult to complain before you have tried the food!? This was a joke compared to the food in early December. Finally the word tea usually means plenty of cups of tea, this was also very poor in quality and quantity.We will NOT be going here again. having had afternoon tea at the Stained Glass centre which was wonderful, I suggest the manager tries here to see how it is done correctly, and at a lower cost.

Went here to celebrate our joint birthdays after a recommendation and were not dissapointed . Had a lovely afternoon tea a really good choice of sandwiches and some wonderful cakes so many in fact we had to take some home had champagne with mine which was an extra treat. Will definaitly visit here again

Luxurious surroundings where you are treated like Lords and Ladies with scrumptious food and drinks. Went there to celebrate a special family birthday. Nothing could have been bettered. We shall return and encourage others to try for themselves.

We had the seasonal afternoon tea which consisted of delicious hot savouries and finger sandwiches, traybakes, scones and mini desserts. I particularly enjoyed the smoked haddock fishcakes and the lovely range of sandwiches, including smoked salmon, roast beef and coronation chicken and the scones with clotted cream. We also had refills of tea and coffee. We could not finish it so takeaway boxes are provided on request. The surrounding were comfortable and relaxing and a lovely way to catch up with friends. The staff were pleasant and attentive. A very enjoyable experience.

...lets just hope you don't experience them!

Very good tea in relaxing surroundings. Service quite attentive to start with but could have done with a further pot of tea and the staff had all disappeared!

This was very nice and pleasant. It is very nice inside this hotel and the service is very nice. A cosy place to visit for an afternoon sit down

Excellent tasty quality savoury afternoon tea, complimented by lovely helpful staff in a relaxing environment.

This visit was due to me receiving a birthday gift voucher for afternoon tea for two.

Having a bit of afternoon tea, some sandwiches, nice pots of tea and cakes and to get your feet up makes a nice change when the weather is bad but it's great to get your feet up

Did not have this on our recent visit but did in 2016, very tasty beautifully prepared and value for money.

A large amount of food for your money, great personable staff and beautiful hotel. We ate the Gentleman's afternoon tea with G&T;'s. Will definitely return 👍🏼

Had the afternoon tea. For the amount of food you get it is seriously over priced. Didn't enjoy a few things on the platter. Left hungry which was sad after spending £45 for 2 people on afternoon tea

Had an early afternoon tea last Friday as were out in the evening. We were the second table in and we're shown to our table quickly by the friendly waitress. Myself and my wife had the gentlemans tea, me with a black sheep beer and her with a champagne. My daughter had the traditional tea. The Glaves pork pie was excellent but there we're two different crackers on top of each other but with only cheese and relish on one. What was the other for? Sandwiches, scones and cakes/ desserts were good except the brownie which was a bit dry. We had a second drink which took a while to order and it was slow to get the bill and even slower to pay it.

I attended a charity event at the Palm Court. We had afternoon tea which was beautifully presented, varied and appetising. Lovely setting and the staff were cheerful and pleasant.

Had afternoon tea at the Palm Court Hotel bought as a gift, it was wonderful. We visited on a day when the pianist was playing which added to the relaxing environment. Food certainly didn't disappoint. Everything was excellent, including the service.

We came here for our friends wedding and had the afternoon tea, it was delicious and classy, the food was lovely and the staff pleasant

Quite a few of us attended a Birthday surprise Afternoon Tea at the Palm Court for my Mum's birthday - the staff were so friendly, helpful and attentive it really made her surprise go with a bang as they included an indoor firework in her afternoon tea! We were very spoilt and looked after and the food is gorgeous.

nice staff a good experience was had by all of us without doubt everthing was nice and clean what a change

Mid Saturday afternoon tea for the girls (thought we would have a change from a night out) surprisingly very busy. The waitress too orders for the teas and came back with a good selection of sandwiches (pies from the gents tea) and cakes and of course tea but what a good time we had. Alcohol is also served so everyone is catered for.

This is one of my favorite places for tea. I always come when I'm on NYC. I think the chicken sandwich is delicious! The ambiance is always lovely & relaxing, however each time I come I am disappointed with the service. For such a great place the service really isn't up to par. I was waiting for a while for anyone to address our table once the food came, and the bill took very long to get. The service is poor, but the food is lovely.

We visited here on 15/6/16 for my sisters 40th birthday, very professional services staff were lovely we were offered 2 types of afternoon tea one is the sandwiches and cakes and the other is what they call a gentlemans which is more savoury but still get a scone with jam and cream both were delicious x

Classic afternoon tea, fresh sandwiches scones and cakes nicely served staff attentive and lounge was very comfortable

Try scone and jam delicious.It was a grey and miserable day when we went in but tea and scone put a smile on our faces.

Excellent value, great customer service, food very good, cakes Mmmm! We booked but there were walk in customers. There was a choice of three teas, the traditional, the gentleman' and the champagne tea, priced £15-£20. A lovely leisurely afternoon

We recently treated ourselves to an afternoon tea here.The finger sized sandwiches were delicious, the scones were lovely and the small pudding pots added a great modern twist to afternoon tea. Sadly we found the small cakes a little dry, when we reported this to the waitress she was extremely apologetic and gave us complimentary pudding pots and cake. We'd definitely recommend here for a relaxing after noon tea.

Excellent food in restful lounge. The chef made a full gluten-free afternoon tea as we ordered in advance. It is the first time I have been offered as interesting a tea as my husband!

We had the option to be able to celebrate whilst on holiday in Scarborough and was recommended the afternoon tea at the Palm Court Hotel... we plumpt for the champagne version and was not disappointed

We've been a number of times to the hotel in the past few years for afternoon tea between visiting times with family in hospital. The lounge is stylish, the pianist a lovely touch and the service is excellent. But value for money - sadly no more. The price has gone up and up, but the food is a disappointment. Three finger sandwiches, a small (rather dry) scone, jam and cream, a mini pud in a sherry glass and a couple of tiny cakes and pot of tea for £14.95 per person... We won't be returning again sadly. Much better value teas available elsewhere locally.

We came here to celebrate our 1 year anniversary and had the most lovely afternoon.

We are very fond of this hotel and when in Scarborough often have dinner here in the lovely, chandelier-filled main restaurant, or lunch in "The Lounge". We have never been disappointed with either, although the service can - sporadically - be quite unpredictable. But when we decided to try their afternoon tea, it was very, very poor. It comprised a very small selection of dried out finger sandwiches, with boring fillings, a few miniature cakes, scones and pastries and some very tiny dessert items presented in small glasses. The cakes, scones and pastries all had that "stale" look and taste about them and the little dessert items had clearly been kept in a refrigerator for a long time, probably overnight. Nothing tasted fresh and it was all very unappealing. Even the choice of teas was less than impressive. Bizarrely, all the teas on offer were imported from Australia, or so the waitress told us - yet surely we, the English, are renowned for having the very best selection of teas in the world, right here in our own country? Afternoon tea here costs £19.95 per person with a small glass of champagne, or £14.95 per person without. Perhaps this would be a bargain in London - but in Scarborough? Hardly - unless the quality of the meal happened to be excellent. It wasn't.

Afternoon teas with the girls absolutely fantastic setting, staff were lovely, piano played throughout and food and champagne were excellent. Will be returning soon

Six ladies and I went last Saturday afternoon for Festive Tea at the Palm Court, and it really was festive. The decorations were up and the table was set out beautifully. The pianist was playing in the corner of the room and there was a lovely atmosphere. The waitresses were very helpful and pleasant, taking photos for us. The three tier plates came and were for two people each to share. Four different types of sandwiches and seven mini cakes each, which included a scone with jam and cream. We had Champaign included and different types of tea were available. it was all lovely and everyone enjoyed themselves. We even requested some Christmas music and the pianist obliged. Would I alter anything? ...as someone who enjoys savoury, the finger sandwiches could have been a little larger, otherwise a fabulous spread. we had a great time, thank you Palm Court.

We had a very pleasant evening even though the meal was very poor

I booked and took my wife her for afternoon tea. Sandwich selection poor and fillings woeful, I have eaten tastier sandwiches with more filling from Tesco. Service ok, poor value. As someone who regularly takes afternoon tea this is somewhere I won't be returning to