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Best High Tea Around Brisbane

Updated: Jun 07, 2025

Here's 12 fantastic venues where you can indulge in high tea around Brisbane, from boutique hotels, 1920's tea rooms and country tea houses, to suburban cafes, historic Parliament House's grand dining room and even a gin garden in West End:

Enjoy stunning views of the river and Story Bridge when you indulge in a Champagne High Tea at Patina, the Customs House restaurant takes bookings for high tea sittings on Tuesday at 3pm and two sittings from Thursday to Sunday. Be treated to a selection of savoury bites, raspberry scones, dainty desserts, espresso coffee, French handcrafted tea, and a glass of Tattinger champagne
Enjoy a delicious, home made high tea in a beautiful bush setting at Mt Cotton Retreat. Offering exclusive dining set amongst the treetops, guests will enjoy home baked savouries and sweet treats, with unlimited plunger coffee and loose leaf tea, with the option of adding sparkling French wine
Emporium Hotel South Bank's French patisserie is the place to be treated to an exquisite, signature high tea crafted by Emporium's Executive Chef, featuring delicious savouries and petite sweets, including gourmet finger sandwiches and signature macaron and tea-soaked sultana scones plus your choice of tea or coffee, and bottomless champagne 
Brisbane's original home of high tea, the original Shingle Inn teahouse has been recreated at Brisbane City Hall and it's the perfect place to enjoy a nostalgic high tea of ribbon sandwiches together with a delicious assortment of petite sweet treats and hand-made scones with clotted cream and preserve. There's even a special Teddy Bear's High Tea for children!
Indulge with family and friends at the Keri Craig Emporium Fashion cafe, found on the lower level of Brisbane Arcade. For over 30 years, generations have enjoyed the signature high tea high tea here, elegantly served with a glass of French champagne (Grandin or Moet) or orange juice. There's also a special children's high tea with a milk shake or glass of OJ
The luxury boutique hotel offers a deluxe seasonal high tea in the beautiful surrounds of The Living Room, including savoury 'jammy dodgers', caviar-topped egg sandwiches and matcha tiramisus, with premium teas and served alongside a custom-made Ruinart Champagne trolley
On the gallery level of the heritage-listed art deco Brisbane Arcade,the exquisite Room with Roses is steeped in old world charm, the perfect setting for an elegant high tea, with a choice of classic with bubbles, chocolate high tea or chocolate fondue high tea, while on selected Saturdays you can enjoy the ultimate High Tea Trolley experience
This quaint country tea house, nestled in serene, bush land near Logan Village, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm for delicious, home-made high tea. Choose from the petit high tea ($28pp) or the main High Tea ($49pp). There is a also a special kids high tea for $18 (ages 4-12yrs)
The quaint tea room in the leafy western suburb of Graceville serves an elegant high tea of savoury treats including finger sandwiches and a variety of hot food, a freshly baked scone with raspberry jam and fresh whipped cream, and delicate assorted sweets all served on fine English china high tea stands. They also offer a takeway high tea
Tucked away in Albany Creek is this charming cafe and French patisserie with an al fresco deck, which is the perfect spot to enjoy a French High Tea, served on elegant bone china and a three-tier stand of exquisite tea sandwiches, pastries and gateaux, with a choice of 20 loose leaf T2 teas
West End's botanical bar is the place to indulge in a G + High Tea - a deluxe chef's selection of nine sweet and savoury canapes served with a teapot or two of gin cocktails, which is available until 2.30pm from Thursday to Sunday, with pre-bookings essential

At a chef's rambling English style estate you can enjoy an exclusive high tea in a wrought iron rotunda in the beautifully manicured gardens. Available on Saturdays only, there are three sittings - 9.30am – 11.30am, 12 noon – 2pm or 2.30pm – 4.30pm

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