Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

Hop to it—our Easter Afternoon Tea is back, and it’s egg-stra special! Not only does it tip an Easter bonnet at the pink sheep of Latitude Festival in neighbouring Suffolk, but it also references our homegrown accent where asking about a bear might mean you're looking for the new Paddington sculpture at Norwich Cathedral OR that you fancy a pint! This tea is available for the following diets – no allergens, intolerances or preferences (Classic), with 24-hours’ notice, vegetarian or dairy-free or vegan or gluten-free (menus below) and with 48 hours’ notice, vegetarian and gluten-free, vegetarian and dairy-free and dairy-free and gluten-free. For guests with multiple dietary requirements, we now offer a non-themed allergen tea – please see here. Got a question about afternoon tea? It's probably answered here! All bookings are for one of our Georgian dining rooms, including the restaurant and Ivory Room.

Classic Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Cheddar Cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild grain mustard
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Savouries
  • Sausage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Coronation chicken bridge roll, mango chutney, coconut
  • Classic prawn Marie Rose vol-au-vent
  • Herbed garlic cream cheese and crispy onion tart
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade white chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a creamy passion fruit ganache
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla cream and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a light carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a creamy pistachio buttercream and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb biscuit – a buttery coconut shortbread, sandwiched together with lime frosting, pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Gateau Hop-era: our signature layer cake with chocolate and salted caramel, a mini egg and golden Flake
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.
  • Our gluten-free adaptation of this tea involves swapping gluten-free ingredients for those with gluten, this means that instead of the vol-au-vent there is a tart case. Our gluten-free afternoon tea is prepared separately from gluten-containing foods, using dedicated utensils, separate ingredients and storage. Our kitchen and front of house teams follow strict allergen protocols. HOWEVER, while we take every possible precaution, we do operate a mixed kitchen where gluten is present and, as outlined on our menus, website, and at the time of booking, we cannot guarantee any dish is entirely free from allergens due to the potential for airborne or microscopic cross-contact. This means our afternoon teas MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR COELIAC DINERS. Many coeliac guests dine with us safely and regularly, but we recognise that even with stringent procedures, there is always an element of risk.

CHILDREN’S AFTERNOON TEA Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£18.95 per child under the age of 12. Please let your server know you would like a children's afternoon tea for your under-12-year-old when you order. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Strawberry jam
  • Honey-roasted ham
  • Mature Cheddar cheese
  • Savouries
  • An Assembly House Sausage Roll
  • Three-cheese toastie - mature Cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla cream and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a light carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a creamy pistachio buttercream and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade white chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a creamy passion fruit ganache
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb biscuit – a buttery coconut shortbread, sandwiched together with lime frosting, pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.
  • Our gluten-free adaptation of this tea involves swapping gluten-free ingredients for those with gluten. Our gluten-free afternoon tea is prepared separately from gluten-containing foods, using dedicated utensils, separate ingredients and storage. Our kitchen and front of house teams follow strict allergen protocols. HOWEVER, while we take every possible precaution, we do operate a mixed kitchen where gluten is present and, as outlined on our menus, website, and at the time of booking, we cannot guarantee any dish is entirely free from allergens due to the potential for airborne or microscopic cross-contact. This means our afternoon teas MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR COELIAC DINERS. Many coeliac guests dine with us safely and regularly, but we recognise that even with stringent procedures, there is always an element of risk.

Vegetarian Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Cheddar Cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Cucumber, whipped cream cheese and chive
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Savouries
  • Sausage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Coronation 'chick' pea with mango and coconut bridge roll
  • Avocado guacamole vol-au-vent
  • Herbed garlic cream cheese and crispy onion tart
  • Assembly House Scones
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Cakes and pastries
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade white chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a creamy passion fruit ganache
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla cream and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a light carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a creamy pistachio buttercream and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb biscuit – a buttery coconut shortbread, sandwiched together with lime frosting, pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Gateau Hop-era: our signature layer cake with chocolate and salted caramel, a mini egg and golden Flake
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.
  • Our gluten-free adaptation of this tea involves swapping gluten-free ingredients for those with gluten, this means that instead of the vol-au-vent there is a tart case. Our gluten-free afternoon tea is prepared separately from gluten-containing foods, using dedicated utensils, separate ingredients and storage. Our kitchen and front of house teams follow strict allergen protocols. HOWEVER, while we take every possible precaution, we do operate a mixed kitchen where gluten is present and, as outlined on our menus, website, and at the time of booking, we cannot guarantee any dish is entirely free from allergens due to the potential for airborne or microscopic cross-contact. This means our afternoon teas MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR COELIAC DINERS. Many coeliac guests dine with us safely and regularly, but we recognise that even with stringent procedures, there is always an element of risk.

Vegan Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person. We are unable to offer a gluten-free version of our vegan tea.

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Vegan cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Roasted red pepper pâté
  • Savouries
  • Sausage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Vegan cheese toastie with tomato chutney
  • Coronation 'chick' pea with mango and coconut bridge roll
  • Avocado guacamole spinach tart
  • Beetroot tartare and crispy onion tart
  • Assembly House Teatime Scones
  • Fruit scone with Norfolk strawberry jam, whipped vanilla ‘cream’ and Flora
  • Vegan cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone with Flora
  • Vegan cakes and pastries
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade dark chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a creamy passion fruit ganache
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla cream and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a light carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a creamy pistachio buttercream and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb biscuit – Easter lamb vegan biscuit – a coconut shortbread, sandwiched together with lime vegan frosting, pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Gateau Hop-era: our signature layer cake with dark chocolate and dairy-free salted caramel
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.

Dairy-free Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person. This tea can be adapted to be gluten-free with 48-hours’ notice - please see notes at bottom of menu

  • Dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Dairy-free cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild grain mustard
  • Cucumber, basil, black pepper and lemon
  • Dairy-free savouries
  • Sausage roll
  • Dairy-free cheese and pistachio shortbread
  • Dairy-free three-cheese toastie withtomato chutney
  • Coronation chicken bridge roll, mango chutney, coconut
  • Avocado guacamole vol-au-vent
  • Beetroot tartare and crispy onion tart
  • Assembly House Dairy-free Teatime Scones
  • Dairy-free fruit scone with Norfolk strawberry jam whipped vanilla ‘cream’ and Flora
  • Dairy-free cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone with Flora
  • Cakes and pastries
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade dark chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a dairy-free passion fruit ganache
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a dairy-free biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla whip and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a light dairy-free carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with dairy-free vanilla frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a pistachio vegan frosting and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb coconut and pineapple dairy-free biscuit – a coconut shortbread sandwiched with lime dairy-free frosting and pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Gateau Hop-era: our signature layer cake with dark chocolate and dairy-free salted caramel
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.
  • Our gluten-free adaptation of this tea involves swapping gluten-free ingredients for those with gluten, this means that instead of the vol-au-vent there is a tart case. Our gluten-free afternoon tea is prepared separately from gluten-containing foods, using dedicated utensils, separate ingredients and storage. Our kitchen and front of house teams follow strict allergen protocols. HOWEVER, while we take every possible precaution, we do operate a mixed kitchen where gluten is present and, as outlined on our menus, website, and at the time of booking, we cannot guarantee any dish is entirely free from allergens due to the potential for airborne or microscopic cross-contact. This means our afternoon teas MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR COELIAC DINERS. Many coeliac guests dine with us safely and regularly, but we recognise that even with stringent procedures, there is always an element of risk.

Gluten-free Hare Comes Easter Afternoon Tea

£32.50 per person. Please read dietary notes at the bottom of the menu.

  • Gluten-free dainty Finger Sandwiches of
  • Cheddar Cheese and Bramley apple chutney
  • Local ham and mild grain mustard
  • Egg mayonnaise and cress
  • Gluten-free savouries
  • Sausage roll
  • Parmesan and pistachio shortbread
  • Three-cheese toastie with smoked tomato chutney
  • Coronation chicken bridge roll, mango chutney, coconut
  • Classic prawn Marie Rose tart
  • Herbed garlic cream cheese and crispy onion tart
  • Assembly House Gluten-free Teatime Scones
  • Cheese, Colman’s Mustard and chive scone, butter
  • Fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream
  • Gluten-free cakes and pastries
  • Duck Egg Delight: A duck egg blue handmade white chocolate by Julia Hetherton, filled with a creamy passion fruit ganache
  • Berry Bunny Bliss: Easter Eton Mess Dessert Shot with a gluten-free biscuit bunny – layers of crushed meringue, vanilla cream and mixed berry compote
  • Keep Calm and Carrot On Cupcake – a gluten-free light carrot cake with cinnamon and orange zest, topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, pecans and a sugar carrot
  • Hoppy Easter Raspberry Macaron - a raspberry macaron with a creamy pistachio buttercream and a tangy raspberry jam centre
  • Lambkin's Tropical Treat: Easter lamb coconut and pineapple gluten-free biscuit – a buttery coconut shortbread, sandwiched together with lime frosting, pineapple gel and topped with fluffy shredded coconut
  • Gateau Hop-era: our gluten-free signature layer cake with chocolate and salted caramel, a mini egg and golden Flake
  • Please note that a discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your final bill, 100% of which is distributed to all staff members, front and back of house on top of their wages.
  • Our gluten-free adaptation of this tea involves swapping gluten-free ingredients for those with gluten, this means that instead of the vol-au-vent there is a tart case. Our gluten-free afternoon tea is prepared separately from gluten-containing foods, using dedicated utensils, separate ingredients and storage. Our kitchen and front of house teams follow strict allergen protocols. HOWEVER, while we take every possible precaution, we do operate a mixed kitchen where gluten is present and, as outlined on our menus, website, and at the time of booking, we cannot guarantee any dish is entirely free from allergens due to the potential for airborne or microscopic cross-contact. This means our afternoon teas MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR COELIAC DINERS. Many coeliac guests dine with us safely and regularly, but we recognise that even with stringent procedures, there is always an element of risk.

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