Best Afternoon Tea in Glasgow (2026): Where to Go, What It Costs and How to Book

For the best afternoon tea in Glasgow, book the Mackintosh Tearooms on Sauchiehall Street (£34 a head) if you want the famous setting, or Kimpton Blythswood Square (£49) for a proper hotel treat. If you’d rather spend under £20, the Tearoom at the Botanic Gardens is £18.95 (on its September 2025 menu) and the Butterfly and the Pig is £19.95. Below are 15 places by area, with prices, hours and booking details from each place’s own website.

Last checked: 23 October 2026.

Best afternoon tea in Glasgow for…

• Best value: the Botanic Gardens tearoom at £18.95, House for an Art Lover at £19.25 and the Butterfly and the Pig at £19.95.
• City centre: the Butterfly and the Pig for homemade food, Willow if you haven’t booked, or the full city centre list.
• The Mackintosh setting: The Mackintosh Tearooms on Sauchiehall Street, run by the National Trust for Scotland.
• A hotel treat: Kimpton Blythswood Square at £49, Champagne Central at £39, or One Devonshire Gardens at £39.95.
• The West End: the Hidden Lane Tearoom in Finnieston for vintage china, the Botanics for the gardens, or One Devonshire Gardens for a hotel tea.
• Tea rooms: Willow, the Mackintosh Tearooms, the Hidden Lane and the Butterfly and the Pig’s tea rooms.
• Cream tea instead: £11.95 for two at the Butterfly and the Pig, or £9.50 a head at Sherbrooke Castle Hotel. See all the cream teas.
• Deals: ways to pay less, like midweek prices, group rates and a weekday offer.
• Vegan or gluten-free: Willow’s free-from tea, the Mackintosh Tearooms and the Hidden Lane. There’s a full list further down.
• Something different: Red Bus Bistro, on a vintage double-decker, or the Corinthian’s ABBA-noon tea in December.
• Christmas: the festive afternoon teas we’ve confirmed.
• With a view: Champagne Central and the Art Lover’s Cafe.
• Kids: the bairns’ tea at the Butterfly and the Pig is £9.95, and Willow’s children’s tea is £8.95.
• A gift: see our afternoon tea gift ideas.

Afternoon tea prices in Glasgow

A standard afternoon tea on this list costs £18.95 to £49 a head. Fizz is extra, a few places add a service charge, and the bus tour shows its price when you book. Five prices come from menus dated 2025 or earlier (the Botanics, House for an Art Lover, One Devonshire Gardens, Roots and the Hidden Lane), so check those when you book. Here they are, cheapest first.

How we checked these prices

Every price, time and booking detail here comes from the place’s own website or menu. Some menus are marked as samples or are older, and we say so where it matters. If a place doesn’t put a price online, we say that instead of guessing.

We’ve left out Browns on George Square, because we couldn’t confirm its current price and days from its own website. Cup Tea Lounge on Renfield Street and Cup Tea Rooms in the West End are out too, because their website no longer works, and Roots now trades from the Renfield Street address. The Bothy in the West End has dropped off the list because its menus no longer include afternoon tea.

Best afternoon tea in Glasgow city centre

Here are seven city centre places, and our Glasgow city centre guide covers the area itself. We’ve put them cheapest first.

The Tea Rooms at The Butterfly and the Pig

If you’re watching the pennies, this is the one to book first. The Classic is £19.95 and comes with canapés, sandwiches, home-baked cakes and a scone, served with a pot from up to 25 teas, or a coffee. The tea rooms are in a Georgian townhouse and use mismatched vintage plates, and the menu says everything is made in-house.

You can upgrade to Prosecco (£23.95), a gin and tonic (£26.95), a signature cocktail (£27.95) or a spritz (£27.95). There’s a cream tea for two at £11.95 and a bairns’ tea at £9.95 for 12 and under. The menu lists veggie, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options, so tell them when you book. The tea rooms say The Times voted their afternoon tea a top 5 in Scotland.

Good for: a homemade tea on a budget, or a family outing with the bairns’ tea.

Address: 151 Bath Street, G2 4SQ. Open: Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. Book: on its website or 0141 221 7711. Website: thebutterflyandthepig.com

Willow Tea Rooms, Buchanan Street

Willow is the easy one. You don’t need to book, and afternoon tea is served all day, every day. It’s £20.95 on a three-tier stand with loose-leaf tea or coffee, and you pick the classic (sandwiches, a scone with clotted cream and jam, shortbread and a cake) or the savoury (a cheese scone, haggis on oatcakes, a sausage roll, a coronation chicken vol au vent and a wee cheese and tomato tart). Prosecco or a Hendrick’s gin and tonic makes it £29.00, and Champagne is £31.95.

The Deluxe tea is £24.95, with roast beef and horseradish sandwiches, and it can’t be made vegan or gluten-free. The free-from tea is £20.95, with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan versions. There’s a children’s tea at £8.95 too.

Willow has been on Buchanan Street since 1997. It isn’t the original Mackintosh building. That’s the Mackintosh Tearooms below. The tea rooms are on the first and second floors, with 27 stairs up to the first and no lift, so they won’t suit anyone who can’t manage stairs.

Good for: a shopping break when you haven’t booked.

Address: 97 Buchanan Street, G1 3HF (the door is between Jo Malone and Penhaligon’s). Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm (last orders 4.30pm), Saturday 9am to 6.30pm (last orders 5pm), Sunday 10am to 5.30pm (last orders 4pm). A 10% service charge is added, and you can ask them to take it off. Book: online for up to 7 guests, or 0141 204 5242. Website: willowtearooms.co.uk

Roots, Renfield Street

Roots is a cocktail bar and restaurant in a listed 19th-century building with its original tiling. It says it’s a five minute walk from Central and Queen Street stations. Afternoon tea is £24 a head on its menu, with savouries like tuna and cucumber, ham and mustard pickle, cheese and onion, a sausage roll and a quiche, then plain and fruit scones, and pastries like profiteroles and mango syllabub. A pot of tea or coffee is included, and there’s a kids’ afternoon tea menu too.

Vegetarian and gluten-free versions have to be booked in advance. The menu on its website dates from May 2025, so check the price when you book. Roots trades from the address that older guides give for Cup Tea Lounge.

Good for: a central catch-up when you’d like somewhere that welcomes walk-ins.

Address: 71 Renfield Street, G2 1LP. Open: afternoon tea every day, 12pm to 4.30pm (the menu says from 11am, so check when you book). Book: walk-ins are welcome, but it suggests booking at weekends. Phone 0141 353 2959. Website: glasgowroots.co.uk

Cranachan Cafe, Princes Square

Cranachan is on the second floor of Princes Square, so it’s handy if you’re shopping on Buchanan Street. The afternoon tea is £24.95 a head, served daily from 2pm on a traditional stand with sandwiches, scones, cakes and miniature desserts, plus loose-leaf tea or coffee. You need at least two people, and a glass of pink Prosecco makes it £30.95.

The cafe’s homepage also lists a weekday afternoon tea at £19.95, Monday to Friday, and £23.95 each for groups of 12 or more with a glass of Prosecco. The weekday offer post is from April 2023 though, so ask which price applies when you book.

Good for: a break between shops, or a group of 12 or more.

Address: 2nd Floor, Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street, G1 3JN. Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 10pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. Book: on its website or 0141 248 6257. Website: cranachancafe.co.uk

The Mackintosh Tearooms, Sauchiehall Street

This is the building Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed with Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh for Kate Cranston’s tea rooms, which opened in 1903. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has looked after it since January 2024, and it used to be called Mackintosh at the Willow. The set menu (February 2026) has a classic tea at £34, with sandwiches and savouries like a haggis sausage roll, bite-size scones with jam and clotted cream, and sweets such as a rhubarb and custard macaron. Prosecco or gin versions are £40 and Champagne is £42.

Vegetarian and vegan teas are £34 too, and there’s a gluten-free version of the classic. The menu is fixed, with changes only for dietary needs. NTS lists the famous Salon de Luxe as “Contact us for details”, and it opened the room for a special afternoon tea on 14 and 15 March (£39, or £45 with Champagne). Ring 0141 204 1903 and ask what’s on.

Good for: design fans and visitors who want to have tea in a Mackintosh room.

Address: 217 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EX. Open: daily from 11am, with the last booking at 5pm in winter and later in summer, so check the times when you book. Book: NTS says booking ahead is highly recommended, on its website or 0141 204 1903. Website: nts.org.uk

Champagne Central at voco Grand Central

Champagne Central is the champagne bar at the Grand Central Hotel, and it overlooks Glasgow Central Station. Afternoon tea is £39 on the summer menu on its website (uploaded in August 2026). You get savoury bites such as a chorizo and red pepper brioche bun and a warm spiced sausage roll, plain and fruit scones with clotted cream, four small cakes and tea or coffee. The Moët & Chandon Champagne tea is £54.50, or £195 for two with a bottle.

The menu changes with the season, so check the price when you book. Vegetarian and vegan items are marked, and the menu asks you to tell the team about any allergies.

Good for: a hotel tea at a lower price than Kimpton’s, or killing time before a train.

Address: 99 Gordon Street, G1 3SF. Open: afternoon tea Sunday to Friday, noon to 4pm, and Saturday, noon to 2pm, according to the Champagne Central website (the menu says every day to 4pm, so check your day when you book). Book: online through its website, or on 0141 221 3388. Website: champagnecentral.co.uk

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel

Kimpton is the dearest standard tea on this list at £49 a head. Its tea is called The Art of Afternoon Tea. It starts with a coconut panna cotta that you decorate yourself with fruit gels, then savouries like truffle egg brioche, chorizo sausage rolls and beetroot salmon. After that come warm scones with Scottish jam and clotted cream, and patisserie such as dark chocolate ganache and a lemon, raspberry and basil tart.

It’s served in The Salon from Wednesday to Sunday, and in iasg on Monday and Tuesday. The page doesn’t list vegan or gluten-free versions, so ask when you book. You can also book it as part of a spa day.

Good for: a birthday, an anniversary or anyone you want to impress.

Address: 11 Blythswood Square, G2 4AD. Open: every day, noon to 5pm. Book: online through OpenTable on its website, or on 0141 248 8888. Website: kimptonblythswoodsquare.com

Afternoon tea in Merchant City and around George Square

There are two good options here, and the Corinthian is cheaper midweek. For the area itself, see our Merchant City guide.

Hazel, John Street

Hazel is the restaurant at the AC Hotel Glasgow, near George Square. The afternoon tea is £25 a head, and it includes unlimited tea and coffee, so nobody’s rushing you. You get three housemade sandwiches, a fruit scone and a plain scone with clotted cream and jam, and four housemade cakes such as raspberry tartlets and madeleines.

It’s served Sunday to Friday, so not on Saturdays, and you need to book more than 24 hours ahead. The page doesn’t list dietary options, so ask when you book.

Good for: a long, unhurried catch-up.

Address: 65 John Street, G1 1JP (in the AC Hotel Glasgow). Open: afternoon tea Sunday to Friday, 12.30pm to 4pm. Book: online through its website, or on 0141 726 0344. Website: hazelglasgow.co.uk

The Corinthian Club

The Corinthian is in a former bank that later became courts, and Teller’s Bar and Brasserie sits under a 26-foot glass dome. Afternoon tea comes with a live pianist. It’s £25 a head from Wednesday to Friday and £35 on Saturday and Sunday, so going midweek saves you £10. Prosecco is £8.95 extra and Champagne is £14.50.

The menu is classic: Scotch roast beef, cucumber and cream cheese, ham and smoked cheddar, and smoked salmon sandwiches, a pork and herb sausage roll, scones with Cornish clotted cream and Tiptree jam, and patisserie like a pistachio doughnut and a key lime pie. You can pre-book, but walk-ins are welcome too. It also runs themed teas, and there’s one in December (see the ABBA-noon tea below).

Good for: groups and birthdays, and anyone who wants a big room with a pianist.

Address: 191 Ingram Street, G1 1DA. Open: Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm, and closed on Monday and Tuesday. Its website gives no times for afternoon tea, so ring to check. Book: on its website or 0141 552 1101. Website: thecorinthianclub.co.uk

Quirky and themed afternoon tea in Glasgow

If a normal tearoom isn’t your thing, there are a few ways to do something different. In the city centre, the Butterfly and the Pig (above) serves tea on mismatched vintage plates, and the Red Bus Bistro does it on a double-decker. In the West End, the Hidden Lane Tearoom (below) has vintage teapots, cups and saucers.

Red Bus Bistro

You have your afternoon tea on a 1960s Routemaster double-decker that drives round the city for 1 hour and 30 minutes. The route takes in George Square, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Green, the Clyde and the West End. Its page says it’s not about being talked at, so expect views rather than a guided tour. You get an afternoon tea stand, tea or coffee, a glass of Prosecco and a gin pot-tail made with Scottish gin.

The tables are snug and you may share one, unless you pay for an upgrade (£10 for each empty seat). There’s no toilet on the bus, so there’s a 15 minute stop. It’s two adults minimum, and children aged 3 to 9 are £20.

It can cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other needs if you tell it when you book. The adult price only shows up when you book online, so we can’t quote it.

Good for: hen dos, birthdays and anyone who wants tea with a bit of sightseeing.

Departs: 36 Shuttle Street, G1 1QA (next to Amore Restaurant). When: 12pm and 3pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Book: on its website or 01355 229 448. Website: redbusbistro.co.uk

The Corinthian’s ABBA-noon tea

The Corinthian Club runs themed afternoon teas through the year. Its ABBA-noon Christmas special is on Sunday 20 December 2026, from 1pm to 4pm, at £49 a head. That gets you fizz, a festive afternoon tea and a live ABBA tribute act. Tickets can’t be exchanged or refunded, and the 13 December date is sold out.

Afternoon tea in the West End and Finnieston

The West End has three very different options: a garden tearoom, a vintage tearoom and a hotel. For something quirky, the Hidden Lane is the one. For the area itself, see our Hillhead and West End guide. Cheapest first again.

The Tearoom at the Botanic Gardens

The tearoom is inside the Botanic Gardens on Great Western Road, and the gardens are free to enter, so you can walk round before or after. The Botanic Gardens Afternoon Tea is £18.95 on the council’s September 2025 menu, the cheapest full afternoon tea we found. You get tea or coffee, any sandwich from the list, a plain or fruit scone with preserve and butter or clotted cream, and two mini cakes.

Sandwiches can be made on gluten-free bread, and one filling, smoked hummus and harissa with red onion and baby spinach, is vegan. The council’s menu says afternoon tea is served from 12pm to 3pm, though the council’s page says until 4pm, so aim to sit down before 3pm.

If you’re after the rest of the menu, that same council menu has soup of the day at £7, sandwiches at £8.95, a soup and sandwich combo at £10.95, a scone with butter, preserve or clotted cream at £3.95 and carrot cake at £4.25. Light lunch is served until 3pm. Prices may have gone up since then.

Good for: families and anyone after a cheap tea with a walk round the gardens.

Address: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, G12 0UE. Open: the council lists the tearoom as Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.15pm and Sunday 11am to 4.15pm. Book: the council’s page says to ring for tearoom bookings, and gives the number. Website: glasgow.gov.uk

The Hidden Lane Tearoom, Finnieston

This is a vintage tearoom tucked in a corner of the Hidden Lane off Argyle Street, with loose-leaf tea in vintage teapots, cups and saucers. The afternoon tea is £21.99: finger sandwiches and a savoury bake, a home-baked mini scone with clotted cream and jam, seasonal mini cakes, and a pot of tea or a large coffee. The gluten-free version is £23.99. You can bring your own bottle for £4 corkage.

You have to book at least 24 hours ahead. Vegan, vegetarian and dairy-free versions are available on request when you book, but it can’t do a tea that’s both vegan and gluten-free. It’s on two floors, so tell them when you book if you need a ground-floor table for a wheelchair or pushchair.

For something smaller there’s a Wee Tea at £10.95 and a cream tea for two at £14. The food menu on its website dates from June 2025, so check the prices when you book. For the area, see our Finnieston guide.

Good for: friends who want to bring their own bottle, and anyone who likes loose-leaf tea.

Address: Unit 8, The Hidden Lane, 1103 Argyle Street, G3 8ND. Open: Monday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm, Saturday 10am to 5.30pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. Book: online for up to 6 people, or 0141 237 4391 for bigger groups. A 10% service charge applies to parties of 6 or more. Website: hiddenlanetearoom.com

One Devonshire Gardens by Hotel du Vin

This is the West End’s hotel tea, in a tree-lined Victorian terrace on Devonshire Gardens. The Traditional Afternoon Tea is £39.95, with finger sandwiches (including Loch Fyne smoked salmon and Scottish cheeses), plain and fruit scones with clotted cream, and seasonal pastries and cakes. It’s served Friday to Sunday from 12.30pm, and you must book 24 hours ahead. The Champagne version is £44.95.

On weekdays you can have the Classic Cream Tea instead, at £15.95 (see the cream teas). A 12.5% discretionary service charge is added. The menu on its website is labelled a sample, so check it when you book.

Good for: a quiet, grown-up tea in the West End.

Address: 1 Devonshire Gardens, G12 0UX. Open: afternoon tea Friday to Sunday, 12.30pm to 4pm (its sample menu says the Traditional tea runs to 3.30pm), and cream tea Monday to Friday, 12.30pm to 5pm. Book: through the Hotel du Vin website. Website: hotelduvin.com

Afternoon tea on the Southside

The Southside has two places worth the trip: a Mackintosh house in Bellahouston Park and a castle hotel in Pollokshields.

House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston

House for an Art Lover was built from a Charles Rennie Mackintosh design in Bellahouston Park, and the Art Lover’s Cafe inside it has a terrace over the gardens and parkland in warmer months. The afternoon tea is £19.25 a head on its sample menu: sandwiches, a sausage roll, a mozzarella and pesto pinwheel, a fruit scone and a cheese scone, then a cupcake, brownie, macaron and passion fruit pavlova, with tea or coffee.

It’s served daily from 1.30pm and has to be booked 24 hours ahead, or 48 hours for a vegan tea. From 28 November there’s a Festive Afternoon Tea at £27.50.

Good for: a cheap tea in a Mackintosh house, with a walk in the park before or after.

Address: 10 Dumbreck Road, Bellahouston, G41 5BW. Open: the cafe is open 10am to 5pm daily, with afternoon tea from 1.30pm. Book: on its website or 0141 483 1600. Website: houseforanartlover.co.uk

Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, Pollokshields

Sherbrooke is a red sandstone baronial castle dating from 1896, and afternoon tea is served every day from 1pm to 5pm in the Lounge, Library or Morrisons Room. The Traditional Afternoon Tea is £28.50: sandwiches, a homemade sausage roll, plain and fruit scones with cream and preserves, homemade cakes, and a choice of leaf teas or espresso coffees. A cream tea is £9.50, and you can add a glass of Champagne.

The menu doesn’t list dietary options, so ask when you book.

Good for: a family occasion in a castle, and a change of scene from the city centre.

Address: 11 Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields, G41 4PG. Open: afternoon tea daily, 1pm to 5pm. Book: on 0141 427 4227. Website: sherbrookecastlehotel.com

Cream tea in Glasgow

If you only want scones, a cream tea is the cheaper way in. These are the ones priced on the places’ own menus.

• Sherbrooke Castle Hotel: £9.50, with plain and fruit scones, preserves, cream and a choice of leaf teas or coffee. It’s served 1pm to 5pm.
• The Hidden Lane Tearoom: a cream tea for two at £14 (a pot of tea for two with two large homemade scones, clotted cream and jam), or a Wee Tea at £10.95 that adds finger sandwiches.
• The Butterfly and the Pig: a cream tea for two at £11.95, with a pot of tea for two, home-made scones, cream and jam.
• One Devonshire Gardens: a Classic Cream Tea at £15.95 on weekdays, with two of the chef’s patisseries and a Bird & Blend tea.
• The Tearoom at the Botanics: a scone with butter, preserve or clotted cream is £3.95 on the council’s menu, and a tea for one is £3.25. That’s £7.20 for the pair, on a September 2025 menu.

Vegan and gluten-free afternoon tea in Glasgow

Plenty of places do vegan and gluten-free teas, but you have to flag it when you book, not when you sit down. Here’s what ten of them say on their own sites. Kimpton, Hazel, Cranachan, the Corinthian and Sherbrooke don’t list dietary options online, so ask them when you book.

• Willow Tea Rooms: a free-from afternoon tea at £20.95, with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan versions. The Deluxe tea can’t be made vegan or gluten-free.
• The Mackintosh Tearooms: vegetarian and vegan teas at £34, and a gluten-free version of the classic.
• The Hidden Lane Tearoom: gluten-free at £23.99, and vegan, vegetarian and dairy-free on request when you book. It can’t do vegan and gluten-free in the same tea.
• The Butterfly and the Pig: says everything is made in-house, with veggie, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options. Ask your server.
• Roots: vegetarian and gluten-free options, booked in advance.
• House for an Art Lover: there’s a vegan option if you book 48 hours ahead, and the other teas need 24 hours.
• One Devonshire Gardens: its cream tea is marked with vegan and gluten-free alternatives.
• Champagne Central at voco Grand Central: vegetarian and vegan items are marked on the menu, and you should tell the team about allergies.
• The Tearoom at the Botanics: gluten-free bread is available, and the smoked hummus and harissa sandwich is vegan.
• Red Bus Bistro: choose dietary options when you book, though it can’t guarantee a nut-free bus.

Afternoon tea deals and offers in Glasgow

You don’t have to pay hotel prices for a good afternoon tea. These are the ways to spend less, all from the places’ own menus and pages.

• Go midweek: the Corinthian Club is £25 from Wednesday to Friday and £35 on Saturday and Sunday.
• Pick a tea under £20: the Botanics (£18.95), House for an Art Lover (£19.25) and the Butterfly and the Pig (£19.95) are all under £20.
• Ask about a weekday offer: Cranachan Cafe’s homepage lists a weekday afternoon tea at £19.95, Monday to Friday. The offer post is from 2023, so ask which price applies.
• Take a group: Cranachan lists £23.95 each for groups of 12 or more, with a glass of Prosecco.
• Have a cream tea: see the cream tea prices above.
• Pick unlimited refills: Hazel’s £25 tea includes unlimited tea and coffee.
• Use a public service discount: Red Bus Bistro gives 10% off to NHS employees, police and fire service staff, and current and retired HM Forces, with valid ID. Its voucher page also showed a “Buy One Get One Half Price” banner when we checked, with no terms listed, so ask what it covers.

Deal sites like itison and Wowcher also list afternoon tea vouchers for Glasgow venues. Read the small print before you buy, because vouchers often have set days, notice periods and sitting times.

Afternoon tea gift ideas

If you’re buying afternoon tea for someone else, these places sell vouchers or gift experiences through their own sites.

• The Mackintosh Tearooms: vouchers from £10 to £200, or an Afternoon Tea for Two experience, through the NTS booking page.
• The Corinthian Club: an Afternoon Tea Gift Experience in the classic, Prosecco or Champagne version, bought in the venue or through Scotsman Gift Cards.
• Kimpton Blythswood Square: gift vouchers, and spa days that come with afternoon tea.
• Red Bus Bistro: gift vouchers for the afternoon tea tours, valid for a year from the date of purchase.
• Willow Tea Rooms: Glasgow gift vouchers, sent by email or post. Details are on the Willow website.
• The Hidden Lane Tearoom: gift vouchers on its site.
• Hazel, Roots, Cranachan Cafe and voco Grand Central: all link to voucher pages from their websites, at Hazel, Roots, Cranachan and voco Grand Central.
• Sherbrooke Castle Hotel: a voucher page linked from its website, or ring the hotel on 0141 427 4227.

Christmas afternoon tea in Glasgow

Festive teas are starting to appear. These are the two we’ve confirmed on the venues’ own sites, and other places may add theirs nearer Christmas.

• House for an Art Lover: a Festive Afternoon Tea at £27.50 a head from 28 November, with turkey and stuffing mayonnaise and brie and cranberry sandwiches, cranberry and white chocolate scones, a mini mince pie and iced gingerbread. See its entry above.
• The Corinthian Club: the ABBA-noon Christmas special on Sunday 20 December, from 1pm to 4pm at £49 a head, with fizz, a festive tea and a live ABBA tribute act. The 13 December date is sold out.

For more festive plans, our Glasgow Christmas markets guide has the dates.

Afternoon tea with a view

Champagne Central at voco Grand Central is a champagne bar that overlooks Glasgow Central Station. The Art Lover’s Cafe at House for an Art Lover has a terrace over the gardens and parkland in warmer months. Red Bus Bistro takes the views on the move, with a route past George Square, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Green, the Clyde and the West End. If you’d rather sit in a garden, the Tearoom at the Botanics is inside the Botanic Gardens.

We couldn’t confirm a rooftop afternoon tea from any venue’s own website, so we haven’t listed one. For a drink with a view, see our best rooftop bars in Glasgow.

Afternoon tea near Anderston and Glasgow Green

Staying in Anderston, near the Hilton on William Street? Three places on this list are about a 10 minute walk away: Kimpton Blythswood Square, the Butterfly and the Pig on Bath Street, and the Mackintosh Tearooms on Sauchiehall Street. Roots, Willow and Cranachan are about 15 minutes away towards Buchanan Street. Anderston is next to Finnieston, so the Hidden Lane Tearoom is the nearest West End option, about 15 minutes along Argyle Street.

The Hilton Glasgow has its own Tea Lounge by Dilmah, and the hotel’s website lists afternoon tea there. We couldn’t find a price or sitting times we could confirm, so check with the hotel.

Glasgow Green is on the east side of the city. The nearest afternoon teas on this list are the Red Bus Bistro pick-up on Shuttle Street (about 15 minutes’ walk from the People’s Palace), and the Corinthian and Hazel in Merchant City (about 20 minutes). The bus tour also drives past Glasgow Green. Walking times are our estimates from the postcodes.

High tea in Glasgow, and how it differs from afternoon tea

Folk in Glasgow use both words, and they’re not quite the same thing. Afternoon tea is the stand of sandwiches, scones and cakes with a pot of tea. A traditional Scottish high tea is a hot meal with tea, served in the early evening, like fish and chips or a pie with bread and butter and a cake to follow.

Many places that come up for “high tea in Glasgow” are really serving afternoon tea, and that’s what’s on this page. We couldn’t find a traditional high tea on any menu we checked, so ask a venue first if that’s what you’re after.

Tips for booking afternoon tea in Glasgow

• Check the notice period. Hazel needs more than 24 hours. The Hidden Lane, One Devonshire Gardens (for its Traditional tea) and House for an Art Lover need 24 hours, and House for an Art Lover wants 48 hours for a vegan tea.
• Tell them about allergies when you book. The Hidden Lane can’t make a tea that’s both vegan and gluten-free.
• Check the day. Hazel doesn’t do afternoon tea on Saturdays, Champagne Central stops at 2pm on Saturdays, One Devonshire Gardens does its Traditional tea Friday to Sunday, and Cranachan starts at 2pm.
• Remember the extras. Fizz costs more. Willow adds an optional 10% service charge, One Devonshire Gardens adds a discretionary 12.5% and the Hidden Lane adds 10% for parties of six or more.
• Mind the stairs. Willow’s tea rooms are up 27 stairs with no lift, and the Hidden Lane is on two floors, so ask for a ground-floor table if you need one.
• Book festive teas early. The Corinthian’s 13 December ABBA-noon tea is already sold out.
• Menus change. Hotels change their teas with the seasons, and some menus on their sites are labelled samples, so check the price when you book.

Frequently asked questions

How much does afternoon tea cost in Glasgow?

A standard afternoon tea on this list costs £18.95 (the Botanic Gardens tearoom) to £49 (Kimpton Blythswood Square), and most are £19 to £35. Prosecco adds £4 to £9 where it’s priced, and Champagne adds £5 to £15.50. Some places add a service charge too.

Do I need to book afternoon tea in Glasgow?

Not always. Willow says you don’t need to book afternoon tea, though it recommends it, and the Corinthian says walk-ins are welcome too. Others want notice: Hazel needs more than 24 hours, and the Hidden Lane and House for an Art Lover need 24 hours. The Mackintosh Tearooms says booking ahead is highly recommended.

What is the cheapest afternoon tea in Glasgow?

The Botanic Gardens tearoom at £18.95 (on a September 2025 menu) is the cheapest full afternoon tea we found. House for an Art Lover is £19.25 on its sample menu and the Butterfly and the Pig is £19.95. If you only want scones, a cream tea for two is £11.95 at the Butterfly and the Pig, and £9.50 a head at Sherbrooke Castle Hotel.

What is the best afternoon tea in Glasgow city centre?

For value, the Butterfly and the Pig at £19.95 and Willow at £20.95. For the Mackintosh setting, the Mackintosh Tearooms at £34. For a hotel tea, Champagne Central at voco Grand Central at £39 or Kimpton Blythswood Square at £49. The full city centre list has the prices and booking details.

Are there afternoon tea deals in Glasgow?

A few. The Corinthian is £10 cheaper from Wednesday to Friday, Hazel’s tea includes unlimited tea and coffee, and a cream tea for two is £11.95 at the Butterfly and the Pig. Cranachan Cafe lists a weekday price and a group price too. See the full list of deals.

Where can I get vegan or gluten-free afternoon tea in Glasgow?

Willow has a free-from tea at £20.95 with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan versions, and the Mackintosh Tearooms does vegetarian and vegan teas at £34 and a gluten-free classic. The Hidden Lane does gluten-free at £23.99 and vegan on request, but not both in one tea. Ask when you book. There’s a full list above.

Is there a quirky or themed afternoon tea in Glasgow?

Yes. Red Bus Bistro serves afternoon tea on a vintage Routemaster bus as it drives round the city, and the Corinthian runs themed teas, including an ABBA-noon tea on 20 December 2026. The Butterfly and the Pig and the Hidden Lane both go for mismatched china and vintage teapots.

Where can I have afternoon tea with a view in Glasgow?

Champagne Central at voco Grand Central overlooks Central Station, and the Art Lover’s Cafe has a terrace over the gardens and parkland in warmer months. Red Bus Bistro’s route takes in George Square, Glasgow Cathedral and the Clyde. We couldn’t confirm a rooftop afternoon tea from any venue’s own website, so there isn’t one on this list. The view section has more.

Is there a children’s afternoon tea in Glasgow?

Yes. The Butterfly and the Pig does a bairns’ tea for 12 and under at £9.95, and Willow has a children’s afternoon tea at £8.95 (a sandwich, a treat and a drink). Roots says it has a kids’ afternoon tea menu, and Red Bus Bistro takes children aged 3 to 9 for £20.

Can I bring my own bottle to afternoon tea in Glasgow?

At the Hidden Lane Tearoom you can, for £4 corkage a bottle. At most other places on this list, fizz is an upgrade you add to the tea.

What is the best afternoon tea in the West End?

For a hotel tea, One Devonshire Gardens at £39.95 (Friday to Sunday) or £15.95 for a weekday cream tea. For vintage china, the Hidden Lane Tearoom in Finnieston at £21.99. For the cheapest, the Botanics tearoom at £18.95.

Are there Christmas afternoon teas in Glasgow?

Yes. House for an Art Lover has a Festive Afternoon Tea at £27.50 from 28 November, and the Corinthian has an ABBA-noon Christmas special on 20 December at £49. See the Christmas afternoon tea section.

Where can I buy an afternoon tea gift voucher in Glasgow?

The Mackintosh Tearooms, the Corinthian Club, Kimpton Blythswood Square, Willow, the Hidden Lane and Red Bus Bistro all sell vouchers or gift experiences. The gift ideas section has the links.

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