Traditional Vintage Afternoon Tea or High Tea
A Room Forty afternoon tea is designed to surprise and delight you, and with our award winning hospitality we know you'll be thrilled with what we offer. We come to your home, community venue or business, so your guests don't need to rush off - and you can have a much more relaxed time than in a restaurant - particularly if you have young children who dont want to sit still for long!
Room Forty Food
Everything at Room Forty is home made, with love. We dont do big cakes, we lots of individual cakes and keep it interesting with a range of textures and natural flavours. We bake individual patisserie without the ultra processes additives, preservatives and colourings.
- Finger sandwiches
- Savouries (High Tea)
- Scone with jam and clotted cream
- 3 cakes per person
- Loose leaf teas, and coffee
Room Forty Vintage Crockery Hire
Our vintage crockery hire is part of your package, and includes everything you need to hold the perfect afternoon tea. Some of our pieces are around 90 years old. We always give every person a MATCHING cup, saucer and plate so that it looks welcoming and professional. If of course, you want a mismatched look this can be arranged!
Room dressing
We bring everything to you, and set up your room, transforming it from a dining room or board room into a vintage style tea room. with vintage linens, candelabra, jam jar flowers and more available. We even have over 80 Babycham glasses to hire. If you want everyone seated that's great - but if room is limited we can serve buffet style too. We can chat about these options when you make your enquiry.
Pouring Your Refreshments
When your guests arrive we will happily serve your cold drinks or prosecco. We dont charge corkage!
Waitress Service
Room Forty pride ourselves on our award winning hospitality. We want you to feel like a guest at your own party, rather than a host who has to attend to your guests.
We'll keep the tea coming while you eat, and, if you have booked entertainment we'll manage that for you too, so you can focus on your guests and enjoy the party too.
We'll then stay with you and wash up, giving your guests plenty of time to enjoy the ambiance, the linens and the bubbly (not supplied).
We travel across the Cheshire and the North West of England. Contact us for more details 01925 357940.
What do people say about us?
Here's just some of the lovely things people have said about us. You can find more reviews on Tripadvsor, Facebook and Google.
"I hired Room Forty as a surprise for my daughters 30th birthday. It was more than I could have hoped for and we had such a lovely time. Penny arrived before our guests and set the table, even bringing flowers from her own garden. Everything was perfect from the pretty linen to the Happy Birthday teapot. The food was delicious and all hand made by Penny. I would not hesitate in recommending Room Forty for that very special occasion."
"Amazing, Outstanding, out of this world! the best afternoon tea experience. This is my 4th Room Forty and I already cant wait for the next. thank you so much Jen for making my birthday special x"
"Booked Jen and her team to cater for my son's Baptism and all I can say is WOW! The sandwiches and cakes were all freshly made and Jen even added a taste of lemon as it is a personal favourite of mine! During the service, the team decorate the room so all guests entered a really welcoming vintage experience. The music added that authentic touch and really created a superb atmosphere! The tea was delicious and absolutely nothing was too much trouble for this fantastic team! I cannot recommend Room Forty enough for any size party, if you want something different and of a very high quality. Thank you for making an already specially day pretty much perfect! Much love xxxx"
"I booked the mobile afternoon tea for my best friends hen do and it was fantastic! The food was amazing and loved the little handmade touches to it. The service was great, I'm normally uncomfortable having people serve me but Jen did this perfectly. She was there if you needed but you didn't feel uncomfortable in her presence. I would definitely recommend and will be booking again! Thanks so much Jen!"
"Room Forty catered at our Women’s Words of Manchester Suffragette style afternoon tea event . There were 150 there and Jen and her team did a wonderful job with her beautiful vintage china and lovely food . It helped to make it a very special event. Check out Women’s Words of Manchester."