Montagu's Mews at The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa — Restaurant in Bath

The first building most people usually think of when talking about Bath is The Royal Crescent – so I was thrilled to receive a present of Afternoon Tea in the well-renowned The Royal Crescent Hotel for my birthday. You feel like you’re stepping back into a regency drama as you enter through the doors. You make your way through the impressive hotel and gardens to their restaurant - Montagué's Mews.

We took our seats and were then given a choice of teas or coffees. I went with a ‘Chocolate Brownie Tea’ which was surprisingly delicious – I would highly recommend trying it. You can try a variety of teas or coffees as they offer top-ups throughout the experience.

The main attraction then came shortly afterwards. It featured 3 tiers of delicious sandwiches, cakes and scones. Every element of the Afternoon Tea was impeccable, much like the ambience and service. The highlight had to be the Bath Bun, which was a real sugary treat, alongside the Patisserie items. They also offered a free top-up of the Sandwiches which was generous.

We enjoyed a glass of Champagne alongside our Afternoon Tea, and it all felt rather extravagant – but that’s what Afternoon Tea is all about. There was a beautiful outdoor seating area too, which I imagine would be wonderful to enjoy your Afternoon Tea outside if the sun was shining.

Overall, the entire experience was superb and I cannot fault a thing. Every element of the Afternoon Tea was delectable, the service was impeccable and the surroundings were wonderful. If you’re looking for a treat while you’re in Bath – I would highly recommend a visit to The Royal Crescent Hotel for Afternoon Tea at...

We booked a tasting menu dinner to celebrate our wedding weekend. We had some cocktails at the bar before our dinner - very basic, lacked complexity and I could have made better at home. Food was ok however our evening, was tainted by a really poor experience with their ‘sommelier’ who struggled to recommend wine to go with the tasting menu. Not sure how that happens as the tasting menu normally remains the same for several weeks so surely someone must have asked this question before? One of the wines he suggested was the worst possible pairing to go with the menu and unfortunately, for the first time in our life, we had to ask for a different wine. He then took 10mins to bring out another wine which he said we couldn’t taste as it was a screw cap bottle. We then had to wait another 10min for him to bring a 3rd wine which we chose ourselves. All together our wine took over 30mins, it was the most awkward and unpleasant start to our dinner. The food waiter had brought out 2 courses by the time the wine came out and was surprised himself as to how long the wine waiter was taking. When booking, we’d mentioned that we got married the day before so it was a special occasion. There were no special touches added throughout our experience. It was extremely disappointing and we will not be returning nor recommending. Big let down, especially since the Royal Crescent has a reputation to maintain. This place does not do it justice. We felt extremely disappointed, given the occasion and walked out deflated, regretting having booked it in...

Went for afternoon tea Amazing ambience, setting, and garden view. The sandwiches were freshly made. The scones and brioche buns were warm and tasty. The tea was very good over all. One issue that I didn’t like was the slow and fragmented service. We were seated by a server, and then 2-3 other servers looked after us. This is confusing as it didn’t seem that we had any specific server and it created confusion on orders sometimes. Instead of enjoying the tea, we were looking around to catch a waiter.

The other issue is discrepancy and lack of clarity on billing. The afternoon tea is advertised as £45 per person and £23.50 per child. I was there with my wife and two kids. They were 14 and 12. No one bothered to ask about their ages and they charged us as 4 adults. I clearly asked the server about that and he said it’s all charged the same. This is not in line with what most if not all places do and is considered dishonest advertising. To make things worse, we were additionally charged and extra £7.5 each because we asked for a second round of sandwiches. Again, the standard afternoon tea is inclusive of extra sandwiches. Even if you want to charge for extra sandwiches, you should make this clear to your customers. The server took the extra charge because he said “he felt generous”. Well, I didn’t feel well about the whole billing experience as I don’t like places with ambiguous...