What a great place to enjoy Afternoon tea. Highly recommend. Incredible views, delicious food and brilliant service.
Worth noting - to get a window seat you need to get their first sittings. Sadly and surprisingly they don’t offer decaf breakfast tea, only decaf coffee. If you are there at the last sitting it’s worth hanging around and going upstairs to the 40th floor to the bar which opens at 5pm. The views get even better.
This restaurant beats a lot of the 5 star London hotels we’ve been to for afternoon tea- better service and it’s also more reasonably priced too.
We've been to a few places for "afternoon tea with a view," and this one was the best, I think. The views were really great. I've been to The Shard and Walkie Talkie, but the view from The Gherkin was even better. The food was good. It might not have been the absolute best, but it was definitely good for the price we paid. The service was awesome. The staff was really attentive and well-organized. They even asked us if we wanted more sandwiches or scones, which was really nice. Overall, I totally recommend trying this one out.
Limitless Sparkling Afternoon Tea for 90min.
We enjoyed a sparkling afternoon tea watching a beautiful sunset from the Gherkin. The afternoon tea included Searcys Cuvée Brut Champagne and costed 85£ per person. A reservation is highly recommended. The staff really takes it serious with the refill so you won’t need to worry if it will be worth it or not, it simply is. The view is very special and all in all a very nice experience. The staff is very attentive and professional. The restaurant was as expected. Only bad part was, that the time passed to quickly. Good offer considering the whole package.
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•mackerel & onion soup for starters
•chicken (halal) with fries
•lemon tart
I loved all 3 courses but the main dish was my favourite. I would love to visit again for afternoon tea. Although it’s not an open roof, the views are still worth it especially for a special occasion.
So there's only a few tables so make sure to book well in advance. The skyline obviously helps make the experience, but even if you aren't right next to the window you'll still have a great view. The food is sublime though so worth a visit for that alone.
We spent a beautiful night to celebrate our anniversary, from the reception to the waiters who served us were very polite and attentive, the food was very delicious, good cocktails and price quality is not bad at all for the wonderful view you have. We will be back!
Extraordinary restaurant for the view inside the Gherkin! Reservations required to get a table. As an added bonus you can go upstairs to the bar for a 360 degrees view of the city! But food quality wise was quite disappointing as it was just average… the Sirloin steak we ordered was dry, poor quality cut of meat and between medium and medium rare there wasn’t much difference. The triple cooked chips was nice and the desserts were ok. Great customer service though! This place is very busy so they expect to take the table back after an hour and half. Overall would still recommend for the views but probably just book for the bar would be better for views.
Meal was lovely. Food was also good prices service was a bit slow to start with, but after a small complaint, things did improve as the place got very quiet.
Overall, I would recon people try it out as an experience to say they have been up.
One word, AMAZING… the food were great, the drinks were great and the view was to die for.
The price was the only real negative of this place, as it was a little pricy for the amount of food you actually got severed but for special occasions I would definitely recommend going to Searcy’s as it left a lasting impression.
Amazing place and so worth the visit!
Absolutely loved the views and the drinks. The food was great for sharing. They did not have the biggest platters, but it was perfect for appetizers.
Make sure to get reservations in advance! Usually, you can get seats for the bar, but not for dinning.
The kitchen closes at 9:30 but you can stay in the bar until about 11 and order drinks. Very nice.
We were able to be there for sunset. Well worth it!
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