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High Tea

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MawtheMerrier Sun 25-Sept-22 15:08:48

Scotland and I am sure the North of England. Wakes too?
Yes, it is a knife and fork meal and I get incredibly irritated at people who refer to “posh” afternoon tea - the sort with dainty tiny sandwiches and cake stands of equally dainty scones and fancies, - as “high tea” !

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Grandmabatty Sun 25-Sept-22 15:08:04

And I am Scottish

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Grandmabatty Sun 25-Sept-22 15:07:53

We used enjoy a high tea when I was young. I loved the mix of main cours then tea and cakes!

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Prentice Sun 25-Sept-22 15:06:47

I have never heard of this Floradora9
But why would you want tea and toast with it, and all the other things afterwards? It is obviously too much food which is why people take things home.Why is it called High tea?

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Floradora9 Sun 25-Sept-22 14:59:29

Is high tea very much a Scottish thing ? We took the family out for a meal last Sunday and had to opt for high tea as that was what our favourite restaurant serves on a Sunday . My DDIL ( from USA ) had never heard of this but it was much enjoyed by the children . You choose your main course and along with it they serve pots of tea and toast. After that you get scones and a variety of cakes .People seem to feel free to take home the uneaten scones and cakes . Being diabetic all I could enjoy was the main course .

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