Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser

Name: Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser
Address: 133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 2M3
Telephone: (403) 260-1219
Price range: CAN$51 and over
Rating: 4.7

4.7

264 Reviews

CAN$51 and over

Afternoon Tea

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The tea hour is always an intimate one; a time for friendly chats amid pleasant surroundings. Join us on Saturdays and Sundays in Hawthorn's Dining Room, where you’re invited to relax with our traditional afternoon tea menu of delicate tea pastries, dainty finger sandwiches, and oven-fresh scones to enjoy with a selection of LOT 35 Fairmont loose leaf teas.

Please mention any dietary restrictions, and/or if there will be any "little kings and queens" in attendance.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 5, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 6 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Afternoon Tea
Hours of Operation
Afternoon Tea Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
Phone number
(403) 260-1219
Website
http://www.hawthorndiningroom.ca/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual

Location
133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3
Neighbourhood
Calgary
Parking Details
Public Lot
Additional
Cocktails, Full Bar, High Tea

Vegetable Mélange
Basil pesto cream cheese spread, charred zucchini, pepper, tomato, pumpernickel
Meadow Creek Brown Egg
Pumpkin aioli, celery, rye
Coronation Chicken
Curry, mango chutney spread, cilantro, crème fraiche, zucchini bread
Roast Black Apron Beef
Black pepper aioli, arugula, emmental, brioche
Cold Smoked Salmon
Herbed cream cheese, pickled shallots, trout caviar, savory tartlet

Sweets

Gingerbread Cookie
Dark Chocolate Profiterole
Toasted marshmallow
Snow Ball Macaron
Candy cane
Chestnut Tart
Hazelnut
Festive Cake
Pistachio

Little Kings & Queens Afternoon Tea

$47 per child 12 years and under

Freshly Baked Scones
House Made Cream and Jam
LOT 35 Tea Selection
Fairmont curated teas

Tea Sandwiches

Cucumber & Cream Cheese
Peanut Butter & Honey
Ham & Cheese

Sweets

Dark Chocolate Profiterole
Toasted marshmallow
Festive Cake
Pistachio
Cranberry Cheesecake
Dark chocolate

What 264 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.9Service
4.7Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Calgary / Southern Alberta
Great for brunch
Calgary
Best Service
Calgary
Great for brunch

264 Reviews

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JasonH
Calgary
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great way to kick off the holiday season! We had an amazing time; loved the carollers.
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Mallory
Calgary
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Christmas High Tea is one of our favourite traditions and never fails to be a fantastic experience!
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service! And the sport makes you like living a little storyteller at the moment you have the service also don't rough you to leave; they ask you all the time if you want more tea
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OpenTable Diner
Edmonton
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall3food3service3ambience4
For 9ver a hundred dollars, the food should have been better. Need more room on tables.
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MayaS
Calgary
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 26, 2023
overall3food2service5ambience2
Super cute experience, but definitely not worth the price.
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RichardL
Calgary
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
I took my wife to the Afternoon Tea for her 70th Birthday and it was a wonderful experience.
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AngelaR
Calgary
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 25, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
A wonderful afternoon celebrating our dear friend’s birthday! Then end of no ember was the perfect time to go if you are looking for a beautiful and magical setting with all the Christmas trees, twinkling lights and decor! The food and service was top notch too!
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VirginiaK
Calgary
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
This was our 4th time at the High Tea. My daughter & I always enjoy it! Julie our hostess was awesome. So welcoming & friendly. Lovely person. We’ll definitely be back!
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BenfromKensington
Calgary
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience3
It's a nice atmosphere but I would say it's very expensive and the desserts weren't to my taste. The sandwiches were good. Cocktails are very expensive.
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Freckles
Calgary
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We loved everything about it. Our Server was friendly, fun and very knowledgeable. The seasonal selection of foods and desserts was delicious. Thank you for the amazing experience.
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 29, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The Palliser hosts an excellent High Tea. Beautiful vintage china tea cups, delicious sandwiches and great service all made this an excellent experience!
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Loran
Vancouver
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We celebrated my daughter's birthday at the Palliser with a party of 4. The whole Afternoon Tea experience was delightful and delicious. Thank you
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Debi
Calgary
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is the 11th annual tea celebrating my granddaughters and my birthday. We thoroughly enjoyed the new fall menu and had a wonderful time as always. Our server, Julie, has been taking care of us every year and we so look forward to seeing her as she has become very dear to us. Fabulous!!
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Susie35
Calgary
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Like the atmosphere, lots of space, clear, perfect lightly, relaxing. Tea is great, nice presentation of the pastry tower.
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AfternoonTeaDrinker
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall4food2service5ambience4
Amazing atmosphere and service! Sandwiches were stale and probably prepared the day before but still tasty. The clotted cream was a sour cream cheese, kinda disappointing. The sweets were very nice.
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EdotW
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Overall, really good experience for the price. Service was really good, knowledgeable staff.
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Hipsterfoodie
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 3, 2023
overall4food3service5ambience3
So we came for afternoon tea. The tea was nice, but no one thought it was outstanding. Sandwiches were fine, however there tended to be more bread than filling. The egg sandwich was bland, no pickle or celery to add a crunch and on a large half of a rye roll - far too dense. The shrimp sandwich was tiny which was sad as it was the best. The coronation chicken had nice fillings, again a lot of bread which tends to make everything dry. One of our party was gluten free and unfortunately the bread used just fell apart - and same thing, too much bread. Points for trying to make scones, but they just crumbled. The gluten free chocolate layer cake was the best on the plate! Very yummy. GF is now a widely known issue and there are lots of better products that can be used for crackers, breads etc. The pastries had a lot of buttercream, rather sugery without flavour and the sandwiches need more filling to bread. A slivered layer of cucumber could have been three layers with more herb in the cream cheese. The profiterole sprinkled in blue was rather clumsy with a dollop of cream on top. The best part of the tea was our very personable waitress who was friendly and professional. Very nice lady! For $80 per person there needs to be more finesse in the pastries and sandwiches, more flavour and more greens. The tea selection was outstanding and the teas picked were tasty.
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BrianneB
Calgary
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 3, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience5
The service was great, but the scones and the cream were not traditional. It was missing the clotted cream and was too sweet. Overall I think it was about $30 overpriced for what you get.
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 3, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server was magnificent. Everything was perfect!
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KarenA
Calgary
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved our seating for the Afternoon Tea! A large comfy couch in front of the fire, our service was excellent (Julia?) The sandwiches were exquisite and the sweets were small enough that we didn't over indulge. We will be back...
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JanetteH
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Our hostess/ server Julie was exceptionally professional & engaged. I t was a delightful afternoon.
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Anonyme
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
I would recommend this place for a intimate date night, or feeling fancy kind of brunch with the girls. But I wouldn’t be very frequent. Very expensive, you pay for the ambiance and decor, food was good. Really enjoyed the scones, chicken croissant, cucumber sandwich, and the mock tails were delicious. But expensive, if you’re ready to spend a little bit more that day and feeling fancy, I recommend. If parking is something you are looking for, don’t go. Haha difficult to find street parking
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KimG
Calgary
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Took my mom to celebrate her birthday and it was a lovely lunch and afternoon.
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DianeC
Palm Springs
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The only issue I had was that there was a table with a young child, who was screaming throughout our visit, making it difficult for my friend and I to have a conversation. Other than that it was amazing.
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Julie
Calgary
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 13, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience5
Honestly, it was a touch pricey, but quite fabulous. Tea was lovely. The food was all delicious and our service was top notch. I would go back for a treat.
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handbaglady
Calgary
30 reviews
vip
5.0
30 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We’ve been several times. Consistently a wonderful experience
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SANDRAC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
outstanding been going since I was a child always classy with great panache. excellent food. excellent flat and great food
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JanisG
Calgary
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 15, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
My friend and I enjoyed our afternoon. Since it was her birthday, it was my treat. I found the cost of over $200.00 with tax and tip to be pretty high for two people. The food and the server were lovely, but alas the cost is prohibitive. Also add in over $6.00 for parking.
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PamelaV
Calgary
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We loved the High Tea at the Palliser. The ambiance was perfect, it was quiet, but not too quiet. The food was lovely and our server, Rissa, is just wonderful. She always made sure we had enough hot water, still water and that we were enjoying ourselves. It was also nice that Rissa recognized me from previous visits. She is wonderful and the Hawthorn is lucky to have her!
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daniellem
Calgary
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My daughter and I always get the same server. Who is amazing. We go every year for her birthday and she always goes above and beyond to make it special. She even remembers us. It's incredible. Thank you for being apart of our tradition and memories ❤️
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Allison
Calgary
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
Happy to pay for quality and an experience but this did not match up with the bill. Absolutely no detail was paid attention to during this experience which was really unfortunate. Table did not accommodate or have enough space for the food and tea and the service was subpar - not an elegant tea at all. I had to put my plate on the booth to be able to eat. The service was also lacking sophistication and the food was subpar. When someone attends an afternoon tea, it’s not just about the food but about the service and ambiance and experience overall. I was beyond extremely disappointed in this experience and would not recommend this to friends.
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greatnightout
Calgary
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on June 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is such an amazing experience! We’ve been several times and will continue to come. The food is delicious, the tea is amazing (and better than any tea you’ve ever had before), and the service is always top notch. It’s expensive but worth every penny. Highly recommend.
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DrNgo
Manitoba
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 18, 2023
overall5food2service5ambience5
Great Afternoon Tea at the Fairmont Palliser. Very nice location and fantastic ambiance. Our server was amazing. The Earl Grey and Mint teas were very good. Wished the tea pots came with a custom warming blanket like the ones used in Disney World and the Grand Floridian. As the tea cooled, it was topped off with not water into the tea pot without replacing the tea leaves. Not a pleasant taste. The food was fair only, not great. Flavours were very basic and lacks creativity (cucumber and roast beef sandwiches and scones are very plain). The sizes are too big for afternoon tea as it required multiple bites and became messy. My main complaint would be cost for sub-par food. It was $80 per person. for the two of us with gratuity was $201. I would rather have a much nicer lunch instead.
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LeahB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely fabulous! Make sure to come hungry! Food was delicious and the service was fantastic. This was our first high tea experience and we will definitely be back. 10/10 would recommend.
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JudyW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a perfect way to spend an afternoon with a dear friend. The service (Julie) was perfect and the food and tea were delicious. The scones especially were a highlight though it was all perfection. Worth every penny and will become an annual event to celebrate our birthdays.
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AngelaCW
Calgary
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was a great place to celebrate another birthday 🥰🌸🍰great service and good food!
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StephanieH
Calgary
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Booked the high tea and we all really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. They surprised our bride to be with a little treat as well!
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BarbE
Calgary
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 28, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
We had a really great high tea and the service was amazing.
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Olaf
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 28, 2023
overall3food5service5ambience4
Given the price, getting the excuse of "you only confirmed by text and didn't call us" so we have no children's food is utter crap and incompetence. I don't do things over and over. I booked online. I suffered the annoyance of their text. But then to blame the customer because they are too stupid or too lazy to get the information at the reservation is ridiculous.
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ErinH
Calgary
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We celebrated a 75th Birthday and everyone loved it! Excellent food served by the most wonderful and happy lady. The kids really loved it too!
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available

FAQs

Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser is rated 4.7 stars by 264 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 5, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 6 times today

Google Map for Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser

133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3

Additional information

Neighbourhood
Calgary
Hours of Operation
Afternoon Tea Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Afternoon Tea
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Business Casual
Parking Details
Public Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Cocktails, Full Bar, High Tea

Website
http://www.hawthorndiningroom.ca/
Phone number
(403) 260-1219

Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser

Make a reservation

Additional information

Afternoon Tea

Main

Freshly Baked Scones

LOT 35 Tea Selection

Tea Sandwiches

Vegetable Mélange

Meadow Creek Brown Egg

Coronation Chicken

Roast Black Apron Beef

Cold Smoked Salmon

Sweets

Gingerbread Cookie

Dark Chocolate Profiterole

Snow Ball Macaron

Chestnut Tart

Festive Cake

Little Kings & Queens Afternoon Tea

Freshly Baked Scones

LOT 35 Tea Selection

Tea Sandwiches

Cucumber & Cream Cheese

Peanut Butter & Honey

Ham & Cheese

Sweets

Dark Chocolate Profiterole

Festive Cake

Cranberry Cheesecake

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Cleaning & sanitising

FAQs

How is Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser restaurant rated?

Is Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Additional information