The Gables - Malvern East

A fantastic refurbished old dwelling with great French champagne, excellent food choices and service. A must if you are in the area.

Sunday High Tea with some friends. Located in a lovely tree lined.road, the Gables is a pretty setting with old school decor. High tea started off with a glass of champagne and had a fair assortment of teas. The dessert buffet was also had a nice variety. The downside - though they cater for vegetarians, they were categorical about not catering for vegans which is a real shame.

Beautiful, established garden for a romantic ceremony, intimate dinning room, good food and extremely pleasant and helpful staff.

Charming period house with stained glass windows &a crystal chandeliers just beautiful, ribbon sandwiches delightful, scones very tasty with pleasing amounts of jam & cream. The dessert table had many delicious morsels to tempt our taste buds &a that's just what they did, the only down side to our high tea was a very annoying wobbly uneven table but it's not enough to stop me going again.

Having high tea at The Gables has always been a delightful experience in the past. Recently, I visited with a friend after a few years and was disappointed with the service. Our table was uneven and when a staff member tried to fix it, they made a mess and left without properly cleaning up. I had to speak to the hostess, who was very kind and moved us to another table. The champagne service was slow but good. The savory items were decent, but not outstanding. The tea and coffee were served, but not refilled. The sweet buffet was a letdown as it had shrunk in size and variety compared to my past visits. Unfortunately, there were no cupcakes or macarons as shown on their website. Overall, my experience was not as enjoyable as before. The location is beautiful, but that's the only positive aspect besides the helpful hostess.