A quintessentially British tradition, high tea is said to have originated in the 1830s. It is widely credited to Anna Maria Stanhope 7th, the Duchess of Bedford who would get peckish mid-afternoon while waiting for dinner. Now an institution around the world, we’re pretty spoilt for choice of Afternoon High Tea in Kuala Lumpur.
Most hotel’s, cafe's and the odd tea house offer this as a leisurely afternoon affair or a great way to entertain visiting friends. Here is The City List’s round-up of where to enjoy the best afternoon tea experiences, buffets and promos in Kuala Lumpur at the city’s many fantastic locations.
1. Maristar
The latest dining-entertainment concept by The Marini’s Group, MARISTAR is located at The Starhill in the heart of KL’s famous Bukit Bintang shopping belt and showcases a contemporary and elegant interior with plush lounge sofas and chic bar tables and chairs.
Fancy a relaxing pot of tea and a fine selection of sweet and savoury delights? MARISTAR has a sumptuous afternoon tea menu that will allow guests to enjoy a little tête-à-tête with friends as they nibble on fine pastries and sip on Prosecco or tea from the Haute Tea set.
Price: RM199+ for 2 people
Address: The Starhill, LG 08, Lower Ground, The Starhill, 181, Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: For reservations, contact +603 2386 6030, +601 2935 2533 or visit https://marinisgroup.com/maristar/.
2. The Majestic Hotel
The Majestic hotel has a new edition for afternoon Hi Tea at Colonial café and Tea Lounge with its Plush red leather chairs, crisply starched white tablecloths and timber panelling reinforce the colonial feel. The Tea Lounge located in the Majestic Wing of the hotel with its old fashioned grid ceilings and antique brass fittings provides the perfect setting for English Afternoon Tea.
The English Afternoon Tea starts with delicate finger-sized sandwiches, scones adorned with jam and clotted cream, a range of sweet treats, homemade savouries with an Asian twist served on tiered copper burnished stands.
Address: 5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Tasik Perdana, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: To make a booking call +60 11 2642 7815 or email enquiry@majestickl.com
3. Le Meridien Petaling Jaya Hotel
Head over to Le Meridien formerly the New World Petaling Jaya to get a taste of classic luxury while pampering your taste buds with an enticing array of sweet and savoury treats, all set against the backdrop of our lounge's elegant furnishings and floor-to-ceiling windows that draws in plenty of natural sunlight for a quintessential experience.
Presented in an Instagram-worthy 3-tier standee, guests will enjoy savoury bites such as Classic Egg Salad Sandwiches with Avocado and Watercress, Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Chives, Capers on Cranberry Pecan Bread and Spinach Quiche, to name just a few. Those with a sweet tooth will be satisfied with bit-sized delicacies such as Vanilla Pastry Cream filled with Éclair, Lavender Icing, Chocolate Financier, Salted Caramel, Dark Chocolate Wafer, Caramelized Banana Macaron and Lemon Curd Meringue.
Price: The three-tiered Afternoon Tea Set starts from RM108 nett person, served with coffee or tea. Weekends | 12:30 pm to 4 pm, midweek | 2:00 pm to 5 pm
Address: Paradigm, 1 Jalan SS7/26A, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Contact: Telephone +60 3-76820088,
4. Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur
The culinary team at InterContinental Kuala Lumpur has curated a special menu for the Secret Garden Afternoon Tea at OneSixFive Lounge between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm daily overlooking the tranquil tropical garden with cascading waterfall, and enjoy a tasty collection of sweet pastries and saviour delights.
Along with the assortment of savoury delights, the imaginative pastry team has created an array of indulgent pastries. Enjoy the set with a cup of premium coffee or tea.
Address: 165 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservations or more information, please call +603 2782 6168 or email to foodandbeverage@intercontinental-kl.com.my
5. Banyan Tree Hotel
The Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur offering of Hi Tea for the 4th year running is continuing the collaboration with National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) for 2022’s “Pink October” Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in raising awareness of breast cancer while lending a helping hand to women who are in need of support against breast cancer.
Enjoy the Pink Afternoon Tea experience with 11 distinctive afternoon desserts and savouries at Level 53 of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur and indulge not only in opulent afternoon dining ambience paired with a gorgeous view of KL city.
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This month’s afternoon tea presents a collection of afternoon savouries and sweets, featuring Raspberry Macaron – White smooth macarons shells made by powdered sugar and ground almonds, filled with raspberry ganache. Blueberry Roll – A rendition of a Swiss roll served with whipping cream, almond shell, mixed berries and topped with gold leaves/. and Beetroot & Plain Scones – Palin scones that are just-nice served with homemade fruit jam and authentic clotted cream and much more.
Price: RM188 nett per person. The Delivery Box option of “For the Love of Pink” theme is also available for the month of October from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm (*Advance order of 2-hours required.) Priced at RM188 per box set for 2 persons.
Address: 2, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservations, please call Altitude, Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur at +603-2113 1888
6. W Kuala Lumpur
Themed ‘Pink’ in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Woobar invites you to an indulgent Pink Afternoon Tea. Includes sweets, savouries, free flow of coffee and tea at Woobar on Level 8 where you can Dine-in safely indoors or at our breezy outdoors.
Price: Available Tuesday – Sundays at Woobar until 13 November 2022. 3 PM - 5 PM. MYR138 nett per person *Inclusive free flow of tea & coffee.
Address: 121, Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: To make a booking call +6012 347 9088 +6012 347 9088 or bf.wkualalumpur@whotels.com
7. The St Regis Kuala Lumpur
Experience Afternoon Tea only as 'The' Mrs. Astor would have enjoyed back in the 19th century, at The Drawing Room of The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur. Transcend your afternoons (or evenings) into Mrs Astor’s splendid balls when you indulge in their classic afternoon tea whilst exploring elegantly crafted desserts & free flowing canapés alongside the specially commissioned horse sculpture by notable Colombian artist, Fernando Botero.
Daily from 2:00 pm- 6:30 pm. Prior reservation is required and prices start from RM130+ per person.
Address: No 6 Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: To make a reservation call +603 2727 6696 Whatsapp: +6012 280 1303 or email: dining.kualalumpur@stregis.com
8. Doubletree Hilton
Forget scones and pastries, here at DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, they believe guests should truly enjoy Malaysian flavours. Indulge in local tea time daily between 3 pm – 8 pm with favourites comprising Malaysian traditional pastries and desserts with complimentary tea tarik at Axis Lounge for just RM49 nett for 2 people this looks an absolute bargain!
Prior reservation is required
Price: RM49 Nett for 2 person
Address: The Intermark, 348 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For more information or to make a booking (Prior reservation is required), simply call them at +60 3-2172 7272 or email kuldt.doubletreekl@hilton.com
9. Shangri-La hotel
In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Shangri- La Kuala Lumpur has lined up some exciting promotions through its ‘Power of Pink’ campaign to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA).
From 1 to 23 October 2022, indulge in a noteworthy fun pink-themed Afternoon Tea at the Lobby Lounge daily from 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm.
The afternoon tea consists of savoury treats, including Spicy Prawn Salad, Pickle Kyuri with Beet Cornets, Cured Trout with Chive Crème Fraiche Brioche, Burrata and Grilled Heirloom Tomato Salad Eclairs, Vanilla Sable with Rose Lychee Raspberry Mousse, Red Velvet Cheese Bar, Matcha Cherry Financier and more. Priced at RM 148 nett per person, five percent of the proceeds will be donated to BCWA.
Price: RM148 net per person with Tea or Coffee.
Address: Lobby Lounge, 11 Jalan Sultan Ismail Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservations call +603-2074 3900 or email restaurantreservations.slkl@shangri- la.com. Available for dine-in, delivery and self pick-up.
10. Four Seasons Hotel
The Four Seasons Hotel Hi tea has a seasonal array of delicate savouries and sweets, to enjoy in traditional style with a selection of fine teas all in conjunction with Pink October for 2022. Sweet treats and savoury nibbles come together scoring equally high on glamour and flavour. Sample an array of teatime treats reimagined by Chef Junious Dickerson, including Pink roast beef, Raspberry lychees, Scones and much more complemented by The Lounge’s signature tea.
Price: RM218 net per person
Address: 145, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: To order call +603-2382-8650 or get in touch via the Four Seasons App
11. Hotel Stripes
Hotel Stripes Kuala Lumpur has a new afternoon tea concept called Bao-Tea-Ful “Have a BAO, sip on TEA & have a beautiFUL day”. Their Bao, representation of the old and the new, served up with a twist of memories of Jalan Kamunting and mixed with an upbeat trend of Japanese, Korean and Western cuisine.
Price is RM88 for 2 persons and is available Saturdays & Sundays from 3 pm - 6 pm at Brasserie 25 with a Free Flow of Bao + Local Desserts Consisting of 10 bao options (2 sweet options), 3 tea options (in a pot) & 3 options of local desserts such as Cendol, Bubur Cha Cha & Red Bean Tong Sui.
Price: We are currently awaiting the latest information.
Address: 25 Jalan Kamunting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservation call +60 3-2038 0000 or email to enquiry@stripeskl.com
12. The Ritz Carlton
The Ritz Carlton KL Hi Tea in the Lobby Lounge speaks of conversations and the pure enjoyment of the moment through their quintessential afternoon tea experience. Partake in the time-honoured ritual of afternoon tea where decadent delicacies and fine teas are served while being serenaded by their resident quartet daily from 12pm - 6 pm.
Relish in the Champagne Afternoon Tea featuring Bollinger Rosé Champagne for a ritzy touch, complete with freshly baked scones with clotted cream and preserves, pies, quiches, assorted finger sandwiches and handcrafted desserts.
Price: Traditional English afternoon tea from RM80++ per person. Champagne afternoon tea from RM150++ per person.
Address: 168 Jalan Imbi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservations call +60 3-2142 8000 or email to ritzkl@ritzcarlton.com.my
13. Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
At the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, you can elevate your afternoon tea experience at THIRTY8 with their 3-tier afternoon tea set perfectly curated by their culinary team, featuring a sinful selection of sweet and savoury items. Featuring house-made scones, macarons, selection of cakes and dessert, Sandwiches, springs rolls, tea, coffee and many more.
Price: 3-tier afternoon tea set is currently priced at RM158 net for 2 persons and is available for weekdays (excluding Public holidays) between 12:00 - 17:00.
Address: 12 Jalan Pinang Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservation call THIRTY8 at +603 2182 1234 or email to thirty8.kuagh@hyatt.com
14. EQ
Bottega Lounge is open daily from 11 AM to 9 PM daily with Mediterranean-inspired bites and an impressive list of fine teas, wines, sparkling wines and premium beer from around the world.
The limited-time offering includes a 3-tier set of both savoury and sweet treats with festive touches such as Smoked Duck Breast Mantou, Papaya Salad with Prawns Pai Tee, Salted Egg Puffs, Smiling Sesame Cookie Balls, Lychee Cheesecake and Egg Tarts.
Price: Available from 12 pm – 5 pm daily, the Afternoon Tea Set is priced at RM88 per adult with coffee or tea / RM148 per adult with coffee or tea and a
glass of Bottega Prosecco Gold Brut or Rosé.
Address: EQ, Equatorial Plaza, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For reservations, please call Bottega Lounge at +603-2789-7839 or email dineateqkl@kul.equatorial.com
15. Hilton Kuala Lumpur
The Lounge at Hilton Kuala Lumpur introduces all-new Bubblicious High Tea at The Lounge till the end of May 2021. Spearheaded by Executive Chef Kazi, he and his team bring together a fine selection of sweet and savoury delicacies to delight the senses of taste, sight and smell of diners.
Presented in a half-opened, bird cage that adds bonus Instagram points, the 3-tier high tea set features classics like raisin scones with Devonshire whipped cream and Hilton’s homemade hibiscus jam; flavourful roulades, eclairs and tarts; sweet touches including yuzu citron tart and raspberry religieuse; as well as a petit four of macarons.
Price: Available on weekends from 12.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Priced at RM296 nett for 2 persons with Champagne, or RM250 nett for 2 persons with house-brewed coffee or tea. A 20% discount is applicable for in-house guests and partner credit card holders.
Address: 3, Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: For further enquiries or reservations, please call +603 2264 2264
16. Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Weekends just got even better, with Aloft’s Awesome Afternoon Tea! For a unique afternoon tea experience in a relaxed lounge setting, there’s no better place to be than WXYZ.
Served in a delicate birdcage, Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral's pastry team has prepared both savoury and sweet delights, including homemade classic and raisin scones, Crab Roll on Compressed Watermelon with Olive Dust, Smoked Salmon on Toast sprinkled with Lumpfish Roe, Rolled Asparagus & Turkey Ham with Herb Ricotta, Apple Crumble Muffins, Black Forest Roulade and more.
Price: Available on weekends from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Priced at RM228 nett for 2 persons and includes tea. Available for dine-in only at WXYZ. guests must show their vaccine certificate to dine-in. Takeaway and delivery are also available.
Address: 5, Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact: Limited seats are available so reservations are advised; please call +603 2723 1154 or email kulal.b&f@marriott.com to book.
Prices are subject to change and we advise you to check with the relevant hotel for the most up to date pricing.
