Palm Court at The Langham Hotel

What an atmosphere with live jazz music and a great value for money menu, I had booked this for my fiancée’s birthday dinner. Was pleasantly surprised by the décor, Crystal chandler’s hanging down, nice 19^th century couches to sit down and have quiet drink and also beautifully laid it tables for diners. Service was great, I arrived but my fiancée was running late they took my coat and bag and hung it in the cloakroom, showed me to my table and offered a choice of newspapers as I was waiting and also the menus, a few minutes later came back with the newspaper of choice and my drink of choice. Looking at the menu it was nicely set out, we had chosen the three course option, the starter was beautiful and flavourful, main was 28day rib eye steak with chives and a red wine reduction with a side of buttered carrots. The steak was cooked to perfection, medium rare, very tender and juicy. Dessert was stunning, hazelnut profiteroles with there 105 chocolate sauce, if you love chocolate this is for you. Finished with a pot of fresh mint tea. Great evening of food, live jazz music all evening and great décor. Price is incredible value

Amazing last minute birthday meal at the Langham hotel, Palm court. The ambience is relaxing with a live band playing soothing jazz tunes through out the meal. We went for the top table offer which was very reasonable, 3 course meal for £32 excluding wine. For starters I had a cauliflower soup which was very rich and creamy but homely feeling. The main was a 28days aged rib eye steak with rich red wine sauce; this as so soft and juicy it melts in your mouth. For desserts I chose the profiteroles filled with hazelnut praline and drizzled in hot chocolate sauce. As full as I was, I couldn’t resist the dessert choices. My fiancé had the vanilla cream with caramel sauce. All in all one of the best service from the waiter

Well we actually went to the gym. It was obscenely expensive and pretty poor. Not very impressive for such grand hotel

It was an amazing experience. I would rate 6 stars overall if available.
Every food item from top to bottom was all freaking delicious. I had 3 each of twi kinds of sandwich! Desserts were carefully decorated too.
Had 150 anniversary something tea blend and the taste was full of surprise.
Although I can’t remember anymore, staffs explained all items presented. Of course the service was more than nice.
This was the experience I as a tourist was expecting.
Should come back if I visit London again.

Ah, i was so disappointed in this… when you are spending 70lbs for afternoon tea + a glass of champagne you would think the service would be better, the food would be better… It was just a very underwhelming experience when you compare this to the four seasons in the UK. This isn’t as luxurious… everything was sort of plain. The champagne was good. The sandwiches just weren’t anything special… i had maybe like 4 – 5 then moved onto the dessert which was just WAY TOO SWEET. I nibbled and did not get seconds… the tea was okay, i got the regular black afternoon tea which is always good then switched to the 90^th anniversary tea which i didn’t care for. The woman that was pregnant. oh wow, she did NOT want to be there! She looked soo miserable and ignored us when we tried to wave her to get our server. Our server was very nice but i don’t know where she was most of the time. The piano player is a nice touch, but he left before afternoon tea ended which was a shame. I really want to say good things… but this experience just wasn’t worth the money and i will not come back.

Great experience. Superb trio playing throughout the afternoon, don’t miss The Pink Panther theme performance…
Felt the scones were dry and the sandwiches lacklustre but the sweets, tea range, service and ambience were fabulous.
Booked in advance via an app and wasn’t made aware of minimum charge of £47 per person, there were four of us. We read the condition on the menu and I explained to the manager we only wanted 3 teas between four of us and he was very accommodating. Impressed.
Highly recommended.

Afternoon tea is just amazing. Probably the best I’ve ever had. Scones are amazing. So are the deserts.
Beautiful place, with high ceilings and traditional english interior designs. Great ambience in the room. Just feels like 18^th century. Piano was played the whole time when we were there.
Staff were super friendly and attentive.

I took my daughter here for a birthday afternoon tea celebration and it was a delightful experience.
We were greeted with champagne and the best service menu (from the finger sandwiches to the delicious bespoke cakes to the vast selection of teas)
The pianist played in the background until he played happy birthday and a bespoke cake was bought to the table. There was also a gluten free option for me which was delicious.
The décor and ambience of the room perfectly complemented the friendly welcoming staff too.

Oh. My. God. I have never, and never will again, tasted sandwiches and champagne and cakes s good as this.
We were seated quickly and promptly and the tea was chosen from a vast menu and after a few minutes of brewing time (explained to us in advance) it was brought over. Service was fantastic all the way through, and staff were exceptionally friendly, chatty when required, discreet and subtle and almost unseen otherwise.
I had booked this just a week in advance and included a note about how we were celebrating a birthday, and they brought out a special birthday cake afterwards for us before we were about to leave, and the exceptionally good pianist played us a rendition of Happy Birthday as the cake was presented. Top marks all round.
It’s expensive, but it’s as good as it gets. If you are choosing where to come for Afternoon Tea, I can’t recommend this place highly enough.
The only, only, only negative for me was that the tea seemed to be quite weak, but perhaps that’s my Brummie tastebuds being unaccustomed to the subtle flavours. Or perhaps it’s too much milk. However, I asked to change the pot, and chose a new blend; out came a new pot and fresh cup and they whisked the old cup away for me too. Again, top marks.

The best afternoon tea in London! I am an avid lover of afternoon tea, having done the whole menu, planning, making and doing the service run at cordon bleu, my expectations are very high!!! I’ve had plenty of afternoon teas at various establishments but nothing quite like this.
I have always loved the langham hotel, very grand in its exterior, sits tall just off regent street. I was greeted warmly by the host and taken to my table. The menu was carefully discussed to me and immediately my choice of tea and champagne had arrived. Quickly to follow my amuse bouche which was a lemon posset. Absolutely delicious, a great palate cleanser. They catered to my needs as I requested veggie sandwiches. And boy did they deliver. I was so stuffed on sandwiches that I couldn’t stomach the best part. But once the tall tier was shown to me, my stomach knew it was in for a treat and wow. Every single petit cakes complimented each other so finely, there is a given order in which you should eat them, always ending with the richest chocolate mousse cake. One of the best treats I have had. The only let down for me were the scones. I had been looking forward to them and once I ate one, it was dry and very eggy. Much to my disappointment I had to allow them and move on. My teacup was regulary filled as well as my champagne glass. I even changed my tea free of charge, which you do not see in many establishments. The servers were very pleasant and chatty, not too obtrusive. Best service and best dessert I’ve had in such a long time. After my experience, I was given a complimentary nougat which was very nice. Hats off to Cherish Finden, best pastry chef in London! She is the mastermind behind the magic that happens in the kitchen!!!
Highly recommend to anyone wanting a nice, special afternoon. 9/​10, it would have been 10 if it wasn’t for the scones

We were staying at the Langham Hotel for a week and I had the pleasure of sampling the food, service, décor, and ambiance at the Palm Court on a Friday and Saturday evening. I was specifically interested in listening to the live jazz band they have on Friday and Saturday. I absolutely loved the restaurant, the dessert I ordered was like a work of art on a plate and sensory pleasure for my taste buds. The staff at the Plam Court are extremely attentive and very professional. When you walk in, it is obvious that it is an extremely classy joint. I did not try their afternoon tea, but will try it the next time I am in London.
I highly recommend this place for a calm, classy, relaxing atmosphere oozing with charm and luxurious comfort. The food is extremely fresh, well prepared, and demonstrated the attention to visual details and harmony of flavors one expects in a restaurant of this caliber. The combination of the menu, ambiance, quality, and service is well worth the price-​tag.

Excellent representation of English Tea. This is the quintessential experience. The chicken sandwich and the salmon sandwich were great. The service was good except none of our waiters were English. Everyone had a weird accent and well I know London is a cosmopolitan place but it wouldn’t hurt the theme of the event to have authentically English lads (preferably hot ones) give excellent service.
The tea was very fine. We had the vanilla and the Langham blend. Both were exciting and very different. The desserts were beautifully presented and tasted good too.
Truthfully most everything about this place was about presentation rather than taste. Everything was presented very beautifully but nothing tasted amazing. The room was exceptionally stunning and the atmosphere was sophisticated with an upscale dress code. Very luxurious indeed.
If you MUST have a tea experience, this is a good place to do it.

Exklusives Café für den Tee am Nachmittag. Der Service ist zuvorkommend und außerordentlich höflich. Das Interieur dem 5 Sterne Hotel entsprechend. Genügend Geld muss eingesteckt werden — sollte bei solch einer Lokalität klar sein.
Ich habe den Tee, die entspannte Livemusik am Klavier und des außerordentlich guten Tee sehr genossen!

Beautiful interior with a piano in the corner. We came on a Wednesday at 5:30 after booking a reservation a few weeks in advance.
Ordered the Bijoux Afternoon tea (52 quid) which came with a 15% discount and glass of champagne (check your booking email). Overall it was nice experience, different than your typical afternoon tea, but the food was less memorable than expected.
I liked that the sandwiches were in brioche rolls rather than crustless bread (thank god). Desserts were good but some of them were too sweet.
Savories:
Foie gras and smoked duck with granny smith apple
Lobster cucumber and shisho dressing
Smoked ham, aged comte, garden peas and truffle (favorite)
Foreman’s smoked salmon and brie with pickled apple purée
Piquilo pepper flan with candied pineuts
Scones:
Basket of mini chocolate scones, which were nice and warm
Desserts:
English Rose Garden chocolate cremeux and financier
Elderflower and Greek yoghurt pannacotta
Lightly roasted pistachio and apple sour diamond
Hereford strawberry and lemon Battenberg with lime jelly truffle
Abstract passion fruit and mango dome

Had afternoon tea here for $ 40 pounds/​person in Sept 2013. The decoration and ambiance was wonderful. There was a pianist there that was amazing. Great music, fantastic food, tea was very good. The tea sommelier took time to explain the teas to us and make recommendations according to our taste.
Granted this is the only real high tea I’ve ever had in London so my scoring maybe a bit skewed but I felt the quality of the finger sandwiches and scones were fantastic.

Lovely place for afternoon tea at the Langham. Large selection of teas as well as several different afternoon tea menus that cover the whole range of traditional to innovative.
Ordered the Wonderland Tea; finger sandwiches were all tasty, as were the scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve. The desserts were a bit more interesting and creative, and quite tasty as well.
Staff were all excellent; their attentiveness, professionalism, and warmth made having tea here (and staying at the hotel in general as well) an absolute pleasure.
The room is elegantly decorated, with touches of more traditional furnishings yet still modern. There’s also live piano music, which was nice.
Also ate continental breakfast here almost every day during my stay at the hotel. Good selection of hot and cold items, including scrambled eggs, roasted tomatoes, bacon, smoked salmon, yoghurts, cereal, toast, fruit, and assorted pastries. Fresh-​squeezed orange or grapefruit juice and coffees and teas are included as well, with the option to order à la carte items as well.

Afternoon tea at the Langham Hotel in Marylebone is a great experience. Although we had the tea service at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, we could not eat dinner after enjoying the all-​you-​can-​eat sandwich and scone service. We did not leave any room for the desserts as I had read on Unilocal beforehand that they looked better than they tasted. I have to agree. They were very pretty and I’m sure took a lot of effort for the pastry chef (s) to create, but they did not taste all that good and both my wife and I have major sweettooths.
The other things I want to remark on are the setting, the service and the tea. The hotel is very beautiful and the Palm Court is a wonderful space. All of the hotel staff were very friendly and professional from the top hated doorman to the three staff who attended to us at tea. You could not have wanted for more. They were constantly topping off our tea, asking us if we wanted to try another type of tea or change the strength of the tea they had served us. Of course, they always brought more and more sandwiches or scones to the table. Finally with regard to the tea, they have a wonderful selection. If you like tea I highly recommend using this opportunity to sample many teas. My wife and I got different pots and changed after a cup or two. At the waiter’s recommendation we even played around with different strengths as some teas may have been too strong at full strength. In the end that was not a problem, but it demonstrates how considerate they are.

Two girlfriends from back home came to visit me in London and the first thing I did was take them here for proper British afternoon tea. They loved it!!! We had the Wonderland selection with champagne and rounds of grey goose vodka along with our tea and scones. We were probably the silliest, drunkest, most ridiculous California girls that day in this fine establishment. Had such a great time :)

Lovely and relatively calm place for afternoon or high tea. The room is modern meets art deco and during the holidays it’s quite festive with a huge gingerbread mansion front and center.
The scones and clotted cream were some of the best I’ve ever had, and the tea was lovely. You will want for nothing with the service and the magnitude of detail and tastiness packed into a few lovely hours.
If you time it for later in the day, you will enjoy their traditional Champagne Charlie toast. As I finished my tea, my boyfriend joined me and had an actual meal.
I recommend setting your reservation at least several days in advance, and maybe even a week or more if seeking a weekend tea time.

There is nothing more sophisticated than Afternoon Tea at Palm Court in the Langham, so I figured where better for a sophisticated female much like myself to grab some amazing tea, and see what this afternoon tea malarkey was about!
Rocking up to the Langham in a dress and shoes, yes I put in a lot of effort for this; I was amazed at its outer beauty, having seen it every day from my office I didn’t expect to be so impressed! If you’re ever around Oxford Circus I’d take a look!
Stepping inside we were escorted to Palm Court, and it smelt simply divine. My work colleague was right, I’d never want to leave. Our table was so cute and very well laid out. I instantly felt at home with our waitress and the delights she had to offer us!
We obviously got the original cucumber sandwiches, which we were out of this world, and a few others including egg, chicken and salmon. We even went for second helpings as they were all too tasty.
Secondly we were brought up a selection of scones, and as a newbie to these traditional yummies, I was pleasantly surprised by how amazing they were. I’d always thought they were stale, odd looking cakes, but no, I had been wrong for many years! The cream and jam were just amazing too! I had to stop myself from eating a second as I wanted room for desert.
Wow, is all I can say about the last course, such cute little cakes, with popcorn and sparkly icing, I had never seen anything like them. They were so good our lovely waitress even made us a goodie bag to take home.
To top it all off, the pianist played Happy Birthday to my mother, whilst she got a divine chocolate and caramel brownie to delve into! Such good service!
If you have the money to splurge on something like this, then I would highly recommend giving it a go. The tea menu was one of the longest I had ever seen, and they keep it flowing! Such a lovely afternoon out!

This IS English tea at its finest. Definitely a great place for a special occasion, especially if you’re ready to bring out that fancy hat that has been sitting in your closet.
I had the Palm Court tea blend, which was a nice, light, fruity tea. The scones were excellent. I thought the sandwiches were good, but did not meet the extraordinarily high quality and presentation of the other treats. The desserts were spectacular. They looked like something out of Alice and Wonderland! A feast for the eyes and the palate.
The live piano music made for a lovely touch. I would definitely come back.