Dainty sandwiches, delicate sweets and savoury treats, offered on the side of a steaming hot cuppa – high tea, the delightful British tradition, now has become a great way to celebrate a special occasion or even to gather around with your friends to catch up.
In either case, here we have a round-up of the high tea sessions happening in Colombo.
Hilton Colombo
- Price:
- High Tea Platter for two: Rs. 3288 nett, happens at the L.A.B., every day
- Endless High Tea Buffet: Rs. 3188 nett per person, happens at the Graze Kitchen, every Sunday
- Time: 12.30 PM – 2.30 PM/ 3.00 PM – 5.00 PM
- Reservations: 0112492492
Jetwing Colombo 7
- Price:
- High Tea Buffet – 1500 per person, every Thursday
- Platter for two – Rs. 1900, every day except Thursday
- Time: 3.30 PM – 5. 30 PM (platter), 12.00 PM – 6.00 PM (buffet)
- Reservations: 0112550200
rare Bar + Kitchen
- Price: Rs. 2420 per person
- Time: 3.00 PM onwards
- Reservations: 0766205675
The Lounge (Cinnamon Lakeside)
- Price: Rs. 2300 nett per person (buffet)
- Time: 3.30 PM – 6.00 PM
- Reservations: 0112491956
The Lobby Bar (Galadari)
- Price: Rs. 1800 per person (buffet)
- Time: 3.30 PM – 6.00 PM, Thursday – Sunday
- Reservations: 0112544544
Tea Avenue
- Price:
- Regular High Tea menu: Rs. 2650 per platter
- Vegan High Tea menu: Rs. 2650 per platter
- Time: 12.00 PM – 6.00 PM, every day at the One Galle Face outlet
- Reservations: 0769693577
The Gardenia Coffee Shop (Ramada)
- Price:
- Regular English High Tea: Rs. 1888 per platter
- Moghul High Tea: Rs. 1999 per platter
- Japanese High Tea: Rs. 2250 per platter
- Time: 3.00 PM – 6.00 PM
- Reservations: 0112422001
Tea Lounge (Cinnamon Grand)
- Price: Rs. 2500 per platter
- Time: 3.00 PM – 6.00 PM
- Reservations: 0112497380, 0772001726
The Verandah (Galle Face Hotel)
- Price:
- Rs. 1400 per person – buffet or three-tier stand, Monday – Thursday
- Rs. 1864 per person – buffet or three-tier stand, Friday – Sunday
- Two glasses of wine at an additional Rs. 1000
- Time: 4.00 PM – 6.00 PM
- Reservations: 0769445830, 0112541010
Churros The Kingsbury Hotel
- Price: Rs. 2000 nett per person (platter)
- Time: 3.00 PM – 4.30 PM/ 4.30 PM – 6.00 PM, every day
- Reservations: 0771087720
Water's Edge
- Price:
- Japanese High Tea buffet at KOBE – Rs. 3500 per adult, Rs. 1850 per child, every last Sunday of the month
- Regular High Tea buffet – Rs. 2400 per person, every weekend
- Time: 3.00 PM – 6.30 PM
- Reservations: 0777448534, 0775249725, 0773587419
Sapphyr Lounge (Shangri-La Colombo)
- Price:
- Afternoon High Tea: Rs. 1950 per platter
- Sri Lankan Tea: Rs. 1750 per platter
- Time: 3.00 PM – 5.00 PM, every day
- Reservations: 0117888288