Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

From July 1 to September 5, dive dinglehopper-first into a fabulous fairytale beneath the waves with our Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea: a shimmering sea of treats based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale of an underwater princess who falls in love with the human world.

For the first time, we are offering our new wine partner Flint Vineyard's Charmat Rosé or Charmat White as a fizzy addition to Afternoon Tea. We are delighted to be working with such a wonderful local vineyard that produces such delicious wines!

This tea is available for the following diets – no allergens, intolerances or preferences (Classic), with 24-hours’ notice, vegetarian or dairy-free or vegan or gluten-free (menus below) and with 48 hours’ notice, vegetarian and gluten-free, vegetarian and dairy-free and dairy-free and gluten-free. For guests with multiple dietary requirements, we now offer a non-themed allergen tea – please see here. Got a question about afternoon tea? It's probably answered here! All bookings are for one of our Georgian dining rooms, including the restaurant and Ivory Room. Please note: we do not offer nut-free themed afternoon teas and cannot adapt teas to be nut-free.

Classic Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person, £40 with a glass of fizz, either Flint Vineyard Charmat Rose or Flint Vineyard sparkling Charmat White. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of;
  • Cheddar Cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild grain mustard
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Savouries;
  • Sausage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Bridge roll with chicken Caesar, lettuce, crispy bacon, cornflowers
  • Fish goujon, ‘chips’ and tartare
  • Smoked salmon mousse pastry fish with lemon and chive
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Assembly House fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A chocolate fudge cupcake with white chocolate fudge coral icing and a sugar crab, a raspberry tuille
  • Under the Sea Gateau Opera: Layers of sponge with vanilla frosting and blueberry curd topped with a wave of frosting and edible sand
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant macaron with blackcurrant frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A custard cream shell biscuit sandwiched together with pistachio cream and an edible pearl
  • Shoal Mate chocolate: Every mermaid has a fish as a best friend…A white chocolate with lemon meringue filling
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

Children's Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

£18.95 per child under the age of 12. Please let your server know you would like a children's afternoon tea for your under-12-year-old when you order, we never assume anyone's age! This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu page

  • Dainty finger sandwiches of;
  • Strawberry jam
  • Honey-roasted ham
  • Mature Cheddar cheese
  • Savouries;
  • An Assembly House Sausage Roll
  • Three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Assembly House fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A chocolate fudge cupcake with white chocolate fudge coral icing and a sugar crab, a raspberry tuille
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant macaron with blackcurrant frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A custard cream shell biscuit sandwiched together with pistachio cream and an edible pearl
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

Gluten-free Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person, £40 with a glass of fizz, either Flint Vineyard Charmat Rose or Flint Vineyard sparkling Charmat White. Our kitchen is a place where nuts and ingredients linked to allergens and auto-immune diseases are present and airborne at all times. We cannot guarantee there is no cross-contamination, as there will always be an airborne cross-contamination issue when food is prepared in and served from an area where these ingredients are used daily.

  • Dainty gluten-free finger sandwiches of;
  • Cheddar cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild grain mustard
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Gluten-free savouries;
  • Smoked chicken Caesar sandwich with bacon, tomato and summer flowers
  • The Assembly House gluten-free Sausage roll
  • Gluten-free Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Gluten-free three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Smoked salmon mousse gluten-free tart with lemon and chive
  • Gluten-free fish goujons with tartare and ‘chips’
  • Assembly House Gluten-free Teatime Scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Assembly House fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Gluten-free cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A chocolate fudge cupcake with white chocolate fudge coral icing and a sugar crab, a raspberry tuille
  • Under the Sea Gateau Opera: Layers of sponge with vanilla frosting and blueberry curd topped with a wave of frosting and edible sand
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant macaron with blackcurrant frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A custard cream shell biscuit sandwiched together with pistachio cream and an edible pearl
  • Shoal Mate chocolate: Every mermaid has a fish as a best friend…A white chocolate with lemon meringue filling
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

Vegan Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person, £40 with a glass of fizz, either Flint Vineyard Charmat Rose or Flint Vineyard sparkling Charmat White (both vegan)

  • Vegan dainty finger sandwiches of;
  • Vegan cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Hummus and sweet chilli jam and rocket
  • Vegan savouries;
  • Bridge roll of roasted red pepper and red onion pâté with watercress and summer flowers
  • The Assembly House Squashage roll
  • Vegan cheese and pistachio shortbread
  • Vegan cheese toastie with tomato chutney
  • Vegan beetroot tart with avocado, basil and sun blush tomato
  • Plant-based ‘fish’ finger, tartare and ‘chips’
  • Assembly House vegan Teatime Scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, Flora
  • Assembly House fruit scone, Norfolk strawberry jam, whipped vanilla ‘cream’ and Flora
  • Vegan cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A dark chocolate vegan fudge cupcake with vegan vanilla frosting coral, a sugar crab and a raspberry tuille
  • Under the Sea Gateau Opera: Layers of vegan sponge with vegan vanilla frosting and blueberry curd topped with a wave of frosting and edible sand
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant vegan macaron with blackcurrant vegan frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A shortbread shell biscuit sandwiched together with vegan pistachio frosting and an edible pearl
  • Shoal Mate chocolate: Every mermaid has a fish as a best friend…A dark chocolate with vegan lemon filling
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and vegan cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

Dairy-free cakes and pastries

£32.50 per person, £40 with a glass of fizz, either Flint Vineyard Charmat Rose or Flint Vineyard sparkling Charmat White. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty sandwiches of;
  • Dairy free cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild mustard
  • Bridge roll of chicken mayonnaise, bacon and tomato, summer flowers
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Dairy-free savouries;
  • Bridge roll of chicken mayonnaise, bacon and tomato, summer flowers
  • The Assembly House Sausage roll
  • Dairy-free cheese and pistachio shortbread
  • Dairy-free spinach tart case with beetroot and dairy free feta pate and chives
  • Dairy-free beetroot tart with avocado, basil and sun blush tomato
  • Cod goujons and chip sticks
  • Dairy-free cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A dark chocolate fudge cupcake with vanilla coral icing and a sugar crab, a raspberry tuille
  • Under the Sea Gateau Opera: Layers of sponge with dairy-free vanilla frosting and blueberry dairy-free curd topped with a wave of dairy-free frosting and edible sand
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant vegan macaron with blackcurrant dairy-free frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A shortbread shell biscuit sandwiched together with dairy-free pistachio frosting and an edible pearl
  • Shoal Mate chocolate: Every mermaid has a fish as a best friend…A dark chocolate with lemon filling
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and dairy-free cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

Vegetarian Little Mermaid Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person, £40 with a glass of fizz, either Flint Vineyard Charmat Rose or Flint Vineyard sparkling Charmat White. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of;
  • Cheddar Cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Vegetarian Savouries;
  • Bridge roll of roasted red pepper and red onion pâté with watercress and summer flowers
  • The Assembly House Squashage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie: mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Pastry fish with avocado, sun blush tomato and basil
  • Plant-based ‘fish’ finger, tartare and ‘chips’
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones;
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Assembly House fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries;
  • Coral Reef Cupcake: A chocolate fudge cupcake with white chocolate fudge coral icing and a sugar crab, a raspberry tuille
  • Under the Sea Gateau Opera: Layers of sponge with vanilla frosting and blueberry curd topped with a wave of frosting and edible sand
  • Oyster Shell Macaron: A blackcurrant macaron with blackcurrant frosting, blackcurrant compote, an edible pearl
  • Shellebrate biscuit: A custard cream shell biscuit sandwiched together with pistachio cream and an edible pearl
  • Shoal Mate chocolate: Every mermaid has a fish as a best friend…A white chocolate with lemon meringue filling
  • Tail End of a Dream dessert: A strawberry and cream cheesecake with a mermaid’s tail and treasure

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