Afternoon Tea
The 6 Best Halal Afternoon Teas in London
Six London hotels and restaurants where a genuinely halal afternoon tea is on the standard menu, not something you have to negotiate for on arrival.
In short: our top picks are Ting, Shangri-La The Shard, The Egerton House Hotel and The Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. 6 places in total, chosen on merit, with the full reasoning below.
A halal label on an afternoon tea menu can mean anything from one substitute sandwich to a kitchen that has actually rebuilt its supply chain. The venues below sit at the more serious end of that scale, either fully halal certified or explicit that halal meat is the standard, not an afterthought you have to request twice. A few of these also happen to be some of the best straightforward afternoon teas in London regardless of dietary need, which is really how it should work. A halal option should not mean a worse tea, just a different supplier for the chicken.
| Place | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ting, Shangri-La The Shard | London Bridge | ££££ |
| The Egerton House Hotel | Knightsbridge | £££ |
| The Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park | Knightsbridge | ££££ |
| The Chesterfield Mayfair | Mayfair | ££££ |
| Brigit's Bakery, Covent Garden | Covent Garden | ££ |
| Sanderson London, Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea | Fitzrovia | ££££ |
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Editor’s choice
Ting, Shangri-La The Shard
Why we pick itThe Shangri-La group offers halal, gluten free, vegan and nut free versions of its afternoon tea as standard, served from level 35 of The Shard with a view that stretches over most of central London. Prices run from £78 per person, with a Champagne option available.
Halal afternoon tea on the 35th floor
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The Egerton House Hotel
Why we pick itThe hotel serves its afternoon tea, currently a Cartier inspired menu, in an elegant private drawing room two minutes from Harrods, and will prepare it halal simply by request at booking. It costs £75 per adult, or £94 with Champagne.
Halal tea in a Knightsbridge drawing room
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The Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Why we pick itChicken across the Rosebery's afternoon tea menu is halal as a matter of course, and other meats can be swapped in with 72 hours notice, sometimes for a small supplement. It is served daily from midday to 6.30pm in one of Knightsbridge's grander hotel lounges.
Halal chicken as standard, other meats on request
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The Chesterfield Mayfair
Why we pick itThe Chesterfield runs a dedicated Halal Sweetshop menu alongside its standard tea, built around the theatre of a childhood sweetshop, complete with a smoking pink lemonade served tableside. Just off Berkeley Square, it is one of the few Mayfair hotels with a halal menu built in rather than bolted on.
Worth knowingRooms are compact for the price, closer to a townhouse than a purpose-built five-star; the trade is intimacy and location over square footage.
Halal Sweetshop Afternoon Tea
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Brigit's Bakery, Covent Garden
Why we pick itBrigit's Bakery has been halal certified since 2022, meaning every meat used across its menu meets that standard rather than only on a special request tea. It also runs vegan, vegetarian and gluten free versions, and the same halal certification extends to its Routemaster bus tour teas.
Halal certified tea room a minute from Trafalgar Square
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Sanderson London, Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea
Why we pick itThe whimsical Mad Hatters tea, complete with White Rabbit carrot cake and a Caterpillar eclair, comes with halal, vegan and gluten free versions built into the standard booking process rather than treated as a special case. It runs daily from midday to 7pm, from £75 per person.
Halal option on the Alice in Wonderland tea
Before you book
Even where halal meat is standard, alcohol is often still served elsewhere in the room and champagne upgrades remain on the menu, so if you want a fully dry sitting say so when you book. Several venues, including Ting and the Rosebery, need 48 to 72 hours notice for certain halal meat options, so calling ahead rather than just turning up matters more here than for a standard tea.
Common questions
What are the top picks in this guide?
Ting, Shangri-La The Shard is our editor's choice: The Shangri-La group offers halal, gluten free, vegan and nut free versions of its afternoon tea as standard, served from level 35 of The Shard with a view that stretches over most of central London. Prices run from £78 per person, with a Champagne option available. Ting, Shangri-La The Shard, The Egerton House Hotel and The Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park lead the guide, with 6 places in total, all chosen on merit.
How does Lamplit London choose its recommendations?
Every place is chosen on merit, after first-hand visits where possible, with no pay-for-placement. Read our full method at https://www.lamplitlondon.com/how-we-choose/.
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