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Afternoon Tea at The Lancaster Hotel

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Downtown Theater District · Houston, Texas

Afternoon TeaHotel Tea ServiceBritish

Houston's historic Theater District boutique hotel serves traditional British-style afternoon tea on Saturdays and Sundays with seatings at 12:00 and 2:30 PM, in seasonal runs across the year. The three-course seasonal menu ($89 adults, $59 children 12 and under) includes tea sandwiches, fresh-baked scones with Devonshire cream, housemade jam and lemon curd, and patisseries, with complimentary valet parking.

Known For

  • Three-course seasonal tea menu
  • Scones with Devonshire cream
  • Housemade jam and lemon curd
  • Holiday and Mother's Day themed teas

Menu & Pricing

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Afternoon tea $89 adult / $59 child (plus 20% gratuity); Sat-Sun seatings 12:00 & 2:30pm, seasonal runs

Afternoon Tea

  • Afternoon Tea - Adult$89Three-course seasonal service; plus 20% gratuity and taxes, complimentary valet
  • Afternoon Tea - Child (12 and under)$59

Sandwiches

  • Coronation Chicken—With phyllo
  • Smoked Salmon—On marble rye
  • Lancaster Egg Salad—
  • Cucumber with Dill—

Scones

  • Cranberry Orange Scones—Freshly baked, with Devonshire clotted cream, housemade lemon curd and seasonal jam

Desserts

  • Creme de Menthe Pot de Creme—
  • Petit Fours—
  • Coconut Lime Cake—
  • Viennese Whirl Cookies—

Teas & Pairings

  • Ceylon—Black tea
  • Earl Grey Supreme—Black tea
  • Cherry Blossom—Green tea
  • Wedding Tea—White tea
  • Strawberry Kiwi—Hibiscus-based, ruby-red tea with strawberries and dried fruit
  • Champagne pairings$14-$95From Pierre Chavin ZERO by the glass to Laurent-Perrier and Piper-Heidsieck by the bottle

Prices from the venue's published menu, verified 2026-08-12. Menus change — confirm with the room.

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