Best Restaurants for Afternoon Tea in Drumcondra (D9)

We had a really enjoyable afternoon tea experience in the beautiful Lord Mayors lounge at the Shelbourne Hotel.

Wonderful experience! The tea service is overwhelming. Very good food and really too much! The servers are delightful and know just when to check in. When the pianist is playing it is extraordinary. The regular lunch is also very good. The presentation and freshness of the food is noticeable. Enjoy!

The Grill is quite small, so I'd suggest you book in advance. We selected 2 different fish starters, which were beautifully flavored , served prompt with a smile. Opting for the Jasper Steak menu as our mains, both the fillet and ribeye were cooked to perfection. Being 8oz steaks, we were not over faced with giant pieces of meat, allowing us to eat well but leave not feeling too full to move. Highly recommend this restaurant if you can plan in advance.

Afternoon Tea was lovely. Plenty of food. Selection was varied and very tasty!! So much tea and coffee it was endless. Including latte and cappuccino. Tried the fruit tea too. It was lovely and refreshing at the end. Would come back again.

When making reservation (from USA) I thought that at 1:00pm I was making a lunch reservation. Only to find they only do afternoon tea on Sat and Sun. They did give us lunch but told us that we’d need to order one afternoon tea since it’s their policy! So an extra unnecessary cost. Not impressed by that, the very least it should say that on open Table. Staff were nice and apologized for the policy!