Victoria's Bar

You can't come to Brighton without visiting this iconic hotel. We sat in the bar and had an afternoon snack. BLT | Toasted bread, streaky bacon. gem luttuce. homemade £14. Smoked salmon & tiger prawn. iceburg lettuce, avocado. lemon. £16. And two pots of tea. Thought the prices were quite reasonable for such an impressive hotel. The service was good and we especially like it here as you can sit with your dogs.

One of my favourite afternoon tea I’ve had in the UK. I live in London, so I was obviously impressed by how reasonable the price for the afternoon tea. With the price (£38pp), we can barely find a decent place in London. The hotel is beautiful and so is the bar, we were sat in the orangery where we can see the ocean from there. What can you wish more? 😌 The afternoon tea menu was almost so fulfilling that I couldn’t even finish scones, and on top of the three plates, we also were offered a slice of Victorian cake. I ended up taking them away. Definitely worth the price, perhaps much more worth it than paying the same price in London.

Went with friends for a special afternoon tea in the lounge overlooking the sea. Service very efficient with a selection of cakes, scones, sandwiches and quiche plus tea of your choice and as much as you want. Cakes and scones were really good, sandwiches standard. You feel they could make the selection more unusual as expensive! Far too much and one between two would be sufficient for most people. Good afternoon and experience.

We were a bit late being seated on the terrace, as they were still clearing up from the previous session however, there was room for us to sit and wait I the bar area. I requested a table by the window, which was lovely, so that we could look out over the sea. The staff were very polite and attentive and the tea was delicious. We opted for the full afternoon tea, which consisted of four finger sandwiches, a tartlet, scones with clotted cream and a selection of 5 other cakes. The scones were really fresh and delicious! The sandwich fillings were all delicious and they cater for vegetarians and vegans. They have a lovely selection of teas; we opted for the Japanese cherry tea, which was delicious! We couldn't finish all the cakes, so they boxes up the remaining cakes for us to take home. We had a really enjoyable, relaxing afternoon.

They have only been open a few days so there will be a settling in period. The beer - good selection of Harveys beers but disappointing that there was no Best Bitter. One beer was off but was changed without query - they need to check them before start of service. Decor - as you would expect it has been fully refurbished and looks really smart. Food - the burger was good but I was amazed when they said they don't provide cutlery, so eating is a rather messy experience (hence the title); the chips were excellent.