Newens | The Original Maids of Honour

"Love love love! One of the best English afternoon tea I have had in London! We were lucky to take the last round table on that afternoon after visiting the Kew Garden. Staffs were very friendly, either on phone or in person The afternoon tea set was awesome. Savory sandwiches came with various flavors; scones were perfect with the clotted cream and jam; sweets were just right, not too sweet, not too plain We had a set with champagne, and another savory set plus an additional pot of tea to share. It’s a wonderful portion for four. The salmon quiche was one of our favourites! Please do try!"

"The Food was lovely and the atmosphere is calm and intimate, just what we had hoped for. Perfect setting for our family (6 adults 2 children) to escape the world for a while and just enjoy good food and drink. We enjoyed pastries both savoury and sweet, as well as cakes and hot drinks too. Our visit was made super special by Nevi who looked after us. She was so wonderful checking availability of dairy free options for my children, she had all the answers to our questions. We will definitely return and hope to see Nevi again, such beautiful service and care provided from her! Thank you so much."

"Very much enjoyed a Christmassy afternoon tea. Visited for the second time. Lovely decor and atmosphere, wonderful desserts. Mains are very traditional British, meaning for most people they lack spices or even salt. The staff are great and friendly, but the place is always understaffed and the poor waiters are running around to try and serve the seated guests and the counter simultaneously. Of course that results in slow service. From my experience they also often don't have some items on the menu. While improvements could be made, I would recommend visiting the place at least once for the special experience."

"Newens is my family's favourite tea house in London. The service is outstanding, the food is delicious (it feels the scones melt in our mouths) and the atmosphere is excellent. Whenever we go to Kew Gardens, we drop by Newens. During lockdown, we even had high teas delivered at home - they arrived in the expected time and the standard was as high as usual. Keep up the incredible work!"

"We visited this past bank holiday weekend. Although it was packed, we were made to feel so welcome and were sat down very quickly. We had the ‘special’ afternoon tea - the chicken pie and sausage roll were delicious, can’t say the same about the sandwiches. They were so bad. However, the scones and cake selection more than make up for this! Lovely setting, excellent service (a big thank you to Mark) we will definitely be back."