Afternoon Tea at Cape Grace: A Truly Delicious Spoil

The views from Cape Grace at the V&A Waterfront are pretty special: luxury yachts, a glistening marina, and Table Mountain providing a dramatic backdrop… But once you settle into a comfortable booth at Heirloom (the hotel’s signature restaurant) for their splendidly elegant afternoon tea, all eyes are on the table! With sumptuous savouries, superb patisserie, and a selection of beautiful loose-leaf tea blends, it’s an all-out spoil. One you’ll want to linger over, unhurried conversation interrupted only as you exclaim over one exquisite bite after another.

Beau-Tea floral workshop

As spring turns to summer the hotel is hosting a special-edition afternoon tea with Adene Flowers and Anli Wahl. A day that involves all the senses, you’ll spend the morning surrounded by the colours and fragrances of the season, choosing from petalled blooms and exploring design and composition, in a floral arrangement workshop guided by the experts. Then, you’ll have the chance to sink into the luxurious embrace of the Cape Grace’s afternoon tea and unwind after your flourish of creativity. You’ll take your own bespoke flower arrangement home with you afterwards.
Cost R2 200 (workshop + afternoon tea)
When 28 November 2025
Time 11am – 5pm

Tea to brew

The ceremony of choosing your tea starts with a wheeled trolley laden with glass jars of loose-leaf teas, rooibos blends and herbal infusions brought to the table. The teas are from Nigiro, where expert tea blender Mingwei Tsai has created a special Cape Grace blend of spices, fruits and rooibos that really is heavenly. There’s a delicate rose-scented Oolong blue tea, an earthy pu-erh red tea, a refreshing chamomile and lemongrass, and several more. We recommend you choose two teas each, one to accompany the savouries and a second pot to go with the sweets.

Classic afternoon tea

While waiting for your tea to brew, enjoy a selection of savoury snacks: finger sandwiches on the freshest homemade breads, and umami delicacies such as a pulled springbok taco, wild mushroom tartlet, and Franschhoek smoked trout brioche with caviar. Scones hot from the oven are next. The real deal, made in the English tradition, to be slathered with whipped mascarpone, lemon curd and strawberry jam. And a herby cheese scone for savoury contrast.

Sweet surrender

And the pièce de resistance, four exquisite confections from executive pastry chef Lorraine Meaney. Think a symphony of peaches and cream; a zesty passionfruit cheesecake; a raspberry pistachio and dulcey pastry; and a decadent chocolate brownie with gianduja and coffee.

Whether you visit for a themed limited edition tea, or the classic afternoon tea, four sublime courses make it an afternoon to remember.

When Thursday – Sunday, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm (seatings)
Cost R550
R650 (includes glass of cap classique)
Contact 021 410 7000
Where to find it Cape Grace, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Book through DinePlan

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