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The Willow Tearoom

The Willow Tearoom

Stunning modern designs including tall silver chairs in futuristic styles and mirrored friezes are a talking point when guests first enter these smart tearooms.

Located above a jewellery shop in this famous street, The Willow goes back to 1903 when Charles Rennie Mackintosh created a series of tea shops for owner Kate Cranston. The food served here is more than a match for the striking settings, and afternoon tea is a popular ritual with the city's many tourists.

Enjoy a selection of sandwiches, scones with preserves and cream, a choice of cakes and a delicious pot of loose leaf tea or a decent coffee.

AFTERNOON TEA

Served on a traditional 3-tiered cake stand

The Menu:

Selection of Homemade Sandwiches: Scottish Smoked Salmon, Egg Mayonnaise, Cream Cheese & Cucumber and Roasted Ham
Choice of Fruit or Plain Scone: Served with Butter, Preserve and Cream
Buttered Shortbread
Choice of Cake from the Cake Trolley: selection to choose from includes Willow Meringue, Strawberry Tart, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Victoria Sponge, Apple Tart, Toffee Apple Tart, Lemon Meringue Pie, Chocolate Brownie, Carrot Cake, Empire Biscuit

Choice of Loose Leaf Tea from the Tea menu and served with pot of hot water

Latest News

Childrens afternoon tea at Willow Tearooms, Glasgow

Childrens Afternoon Tea

(for our younger visitors up to 10 years old)

Sandwiches**
A Chocolate Spread Sandwich
A Ham Sandwich
A Cheese Sandwich
& A Jam Sandwich

Treats
Mini Scone with jam & cream
Cupcakes
Chocolate Bar
Grapes

Drinks
Small Pot of Tea - or -
Babycino - or -
Orange or Apple & Blackcurrant Squash - or -
Ice Cream Milkshake

...and when you leave you will get your own special goodie bag.

** If you only like one of the fillings that’s no problem, you can have 4 the same! 

MORE News

To celebrate the launch of this year’s Creative Mackintosh Festival, the Willow Tea Rooms is launching a new blend of loose leaf tea. The latest addition to the existing range of over 25 blends is PEKOE TEA. 
 
A fine grade black tea which includes young tea leaves and buds, the tea once handled and brewed has a rich forest-like scent with a hint of bitterness and a sweet finish. 
 
Our new tea has been specially recommended by Mackintosh himself!  He refers to it in a letter he wrote to his wife Margaret, documented in The Chronycle, published on 14 May 1927, “Your tea came when I got back from posting your letter. I have just put your tea in the tin box and it nearly fills it but not quite – it seems good, a nice smell and lots of green Flowery Peko”. 
 
At home, Margaret served the tea with meringues and sand cake - what could be more appropriate for enjoying in the Willow Tea Rooms than a pot of Pekoe Tea with a delicious homemade meringue!
 
Commenting on the new addition to the Tea Rooms’ selection, Anne Mulhern, owner of the Willow Tea Rooms said “Tea drinking remains a very popular pastime and I am delighted to be adding such a special blend to the selection we have available. The Pekoe Tea has a delicate flavour and has long been identified as one of the finest teas available. I am sure all our customers will enjoy this latest addition to our menu.”

  • Awarded The Tea Guild's Award of Excellence 2007

Opening Days and Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Sunday:                 11.00am - 4.15pm
CLOSED 25th, 26th December, 1st & 2nd January

Address:
217 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EX

Owner: Mrs Anne Mulhern
Phone: 0141 3320521
Web: www.willowtearooms.co.uk
Email: sauchiehallstreet@willowtearooms.co.uk

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