The Orangery At The Danesfield House

I reserved a table at this hotel for afternoon tea with my daughter and sister, and we had an excellent time. We received plenty of attention, with endless tea and sandwiches provided. The service was good and the price was reasonable compared to other hotels that offer afternoon tea. We even got to take home some of the cakes for our partners since we couldn't finish them all!

We dined here following a lovely Spa morning. The package included 2 courses each. We both had fish and chips which was delicious! So nice to have homemade chips. Most places just use ready bought. I had the tarte tatin which was delicious and my friend had the rice pudding which was too rich for her. Service was good and we enjoyed some Prosescco overlooking the lovely gardens. Would recommend!

We most certainly will be back again! The afternoon tea was very good and the service makes it extra special!

Started with a glass of prosecco, a very good quality one, while we considered the menu and gazed over the beautiful gardens. I started with Asparagus served with poached egg and hollandaise sauce. It was so delicious I didn't want to get to the end of it. The asparagus was perfectly steamed,the poached egg oozed onto my plate and the sauce was a dream. My companion chose pate de foie gras, served with a brioche, and pronounced it excellent. For my main I chose duck with beans, red cabbage and fondant potato. The duck was full of flavour, and roasted so that the skin was very crisp. The other main course selected was Beef en Daube with mashed potatoes and green beans, and was much enjoyed. We were defeated after two courses, and finished with coffee and chocolate truffles. The service was attentive, but not fussy. We drank Chianti and a red Turkish wine, choosing from a wide selection of world wines. The two course lunch cost £30, and was good value. The wines by the glass were on the pricey side, as was the 15% service charge, but I would definitely repeat the experience. Total bill came to £113.

Afternoon tea for us is a regular occurrence both at home and when travelling. I had not been to Danesfield house for many years and not wishing to travel into London and being completely put off Cliveden by their GBP 7 per head supplement for just using the driveway, Danesfield seemed like a good option. The full afternoon tea was an obvious choice and there is a nice variety of teas to choose, we went with Oolong. When we arrived and met together in the hall there were two young mums with their broods of noisy children, we hoped they would stay there but unfortunately no, they soon followed us into the Orangery. Such a shame to have the ambience of tea on a wet afternoon spoiled by someone else’s children. The sandwiches were a nice selection and the scones absolutely wonderful; light and fluffy, so if we had not been so hungry we could all have probably been happy with just a cream tea and they are happy to bring extra cream when asked. Battenberg cake was super, as was the chocolate choux pastry bun and I enjoyed the macarons, although my husband found them overly sweet. The little fruit tartlets were bland and soggy and could well have gone without and having seen my husband taken a bite and put it aside I didn’t even try the pink angel delight whatever it was. So, a lovely setting for tea, perhaps they should introduce a no children under 14 policy? tea selection is good and scones superb. If I return, I probably would not bother with a full tea and would stick with the cream tea. Service is good helpful and unobtrusive. GBP 30 is expensive for the selection and quality of tea cakes provided, the cream tea in comparison is absolutely excellent value. But I guess the costs reflects the current craze for tea being experienced by the UK.