The Fanciest (And Tastiest) High Teas In Perth

Who doesn’t enjoy the sophistication and sumptuousness of a high tea?

Perth is known for its stunning beaches, but it is also a haven for culinary lovers. The coastal city has plenty of elegant high tea options, from traditional experiences and particularly opulent affairs to quirky high teas with a twist and even ‘high cheese’– a high tea for cheese lovers. Here are nine of the best high teas to enjoy in Perth.

In short

If you only do one high tea in Perth, make it at the Cape Arid Rooms or Hearth. Both offer an unforgettable experience in their aesthetic and refined settings, with premium food and bubbles.

Cape Arid Rooms, Perth

Best for: An opulent experience

Located in the iconic State Buildings, and resting above the official marking of Perth’s Point Zero, the Cape Arid Rooms are the warm and inviting home of one of Perth’s most celebrated high teas.

The space is adorned with intricate paintings by renowned WA artists Alex and Philippa Nikulinsky, whose Cape Arid Collection is what the rooms are proudly named after. The revolving high tea menu itself is inspired by WA’s natural produce, with each edition spotlighting a different area and its local producers and ingredients. You can choose to pair your food with Champagne or beautifully brewed tea.

Address: 1 Cathedral Ave, Perth WA

Opening hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12pm – 5pm

C Restaurant

Best for: High tea with a view

C Restaurant is Western Australia’s only revolving restaurant, more than 30 storeys high in the middle of the CBD and offering sprawling views of the city and Swan River. Its popular high tea, widely regarded as one of the best in Perth, includes a selection of finger sandwiches, petit fours and freshly baked scones, alongside a selection of nine tea blends, coffee and bottomless sparkling and Champagne options.

Address: Level 33, 44 St Georges Terrace, Perth

Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 12.30pm – 2.30pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1pm and 2pm

Haven Lounge at The Westin, Perth

Best for: Traditional high tea

The plush Haven Lounge at The Westin offers a seasonal high tea experience, with each menu edition uniquely crafted with fresh produce and meticulous finesse. The talented chefs change the themes each season, with each running for up to eight weeks. Moët & Chandon Champagne is included with your four sweet treats, four savoury treats, a scone and unlimited tea and coffee – plus you can choose to enhance your experience with a special edition cocktail in the theme of the seasonal menu.

Address: 480 Hay Street, Perth

Opening hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 11am and 2.30pm

Santini at QT, Perth

Best for: High tea with a twist

The uber-hip city QT hotel hosts a memorable high tea in its Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, Santini . Guests enjoy a three-tiered stand of mouth-watering treats, with sweets and savouries that each feature a unique QT twist. Think pancetta, mushroom and thyme tartlets; prosciutto, tomato and basil bruschetta; and whipped ricotta and pistachio cannolis. It’s all topped off with a glass of fizz and Seven Seas Tea.

Address: First Floor, 133 Murray Street, Perth

Opening hours: Saturday 1pm – 3pm

TWR at Crown Towers

Best for: Cocktail lovers

The Waiting Room at Crown Towers offers a unique twist on a traditional high tea with its luxurious Chambord Birdcage High Tea. Three tiers of carefully curated hors d’oeuvres are paired with free-flowing tea and coffee, and an expertly crafted Chambord cocktail – either a Fleur de Celeste or a classic French Martini.

Address: Crown Towers, Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood

Opening hours: Monday – Sunday, 11.30am – 3pm

Hearth Restaurant at The Ritz Carlton, Perth

Best for: A taste of luxury

For those who are keen for an unforgettable high tea, a trip to Hearth at the opulent Ritz Carlton is a must. The venue is right on the riverfront in the glistening Elizabeth Quay, with river views from the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows. The two-course high tea includes savoury and sweet treats featuring the finest local produce. You can choose whichever beverage package suits your style, from coffee and tea from Margaret River’s Seven Seas Tea , to a two-hour Champagne package with Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage.

Address: 1 Barrack Street, Perth

Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 12pm – 3pm; Saturday and Sunday 12pm and 3pm

La Vie Champagne Lounge, Burswood

Best for: Cheese lovers

La Vie’s indulgent High Cheese is a high tea experience that celebrates cheese in all its forms. You start your journey with a four-tier stand featuring decadent cheese combinations – including a dramatic Grand Marnier flambé of Barossa Valley Camembert with caramelised apple, maple-glazed bacon and pecan. You then move on to your sweets, which is the finest selection of cheeses paired with fruits, quince paste and a honey nut medley, to goat cheese-inspired pudding and passionfruit crème brûlée. Pair it with a flute of Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne, or go all out with a tasting flight featuring four types of Champagne.

Address: Crown Metropol, Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood

Opening hours: Thursday to Sunday, 3pm – 5pm

Bar Amelie, Subiaco

Best for: A boozy high tea

The High(ly) Good Tea at Subiaco’s Bar Amelie is strictly a boozy affair – no tea in sight, just bubbles and a delicious selection of sweet and savoury. Start with the savouries, which include smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers and roquette mini toasted bagel; then move on to your sweets that feature Portuguese tarts, macarons and baked cheesecake. The drinks packages include 90 mins of cocktails, free-flowing Prosecco, sparkling wine or Mumm Champagne.

Address: 118 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco

Opening hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 2pm – 4pm

Bites by D, Mount Hawthorn

Best for: A thrifty high tea

Over a leisurely two hours, you can experience a refined high tea in this quaint patisserie in the leafy suburb of Mount Hawthorn . It includes a selection of savoury and petite desserts with a beverage of your choice, coffee or a pot of tea from our selection of loose leaf teas. Because the team makes all their treats on-site, they can cater for a selection of dietary requirements. But what makes this a unique high tea experience is that you can BYO your own Champagne to accompany your high tea for a mere $5 corkage per bottle.

Address: 147 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mount Hawthorn

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday, 11.30am and 2pm; Saturday and Sunday 11.30am, 2pm and 4.30pm

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Day 1

the pool at Pullman Bunker Bay — Check into Pullman Bunker Bay.

There’s no more popular West Australian road trip route than that between Perth and the Margaret River Region. It’s an easily digestible, three-hour drive, with worthy pit stops along the way.

Make the first of them one hour and 15 minutes in, at Lake Clifton. Here, find a 2000-year-old living thrombolite reef. Drive for a further 40 minutes and chance meeting some of Bunbury’s dolphin population at Koombana Bay.

Pullman Bunker Bay is the final stop, just over three hours south of Perth. This beachfront, five-star resort is the ultimate base for exploring the Margaret River Wine region.

Day 2

After a leisurely morning breakfast with an ocean view, start your Range Rover and head towards the Dunsborough town centre. Browsing the decidedly coastal-themed goods of the town’s many independent boutiques is a great way to while away the hours, breaking up the sartorial with an artisan gelato snack stop, or some good old-fashioned Australian bakery fare.

Leave room; you’ll need it for the Good Natured Gathering dinner at Wayfinder. Indulge in a four-course feast by chef Felipe Montiel, which uses produce from the winery’s market garden to enhance a selection of sustainably sourced seafood and meat. But food is just the support act. It’s organic wine that’s the star of the show, generously poured and expertly paired to each dish.

Day 3

Settle in for cabernet at Cape Mentelle Winery.

With a grand total of 20 wines from vintage 2022 to try, it’s a good thing Cape Mentelle’s International Cabernet Tasting kicks off early. Make your way to the estate for a 10:00 AM start, where a global selection of wines will be poured blind, before a long lunch by Tiller Dining is served.

Given that the Margaret River is responsible for more than 20 per cent of Australia’s fine wine production, it’s only right to delve into it while in the area.

Continue exploring the region via taste and terroir aboard Alison Maree, a whale-watching catamaran, as you cruise Geographe Bay . Admire the rolling green hills and crisp white beaches of Quindalup in sunset’s golden light, all the while sipping through the Clairault Streicker catalogue and dining on canapes.

For a more substantial dinner, venture into Busselton for a seven-course British x Australian mash-up , courtesy of Brendan Pratt (Busselton Pavilion) and Oliver Kent (Updown Farmhouse, UK). They’ll be putting their rustic yet refined spin on the likes of local marron, wagyu and abalone – championing the simple beauty of the world-class ingredients.

Day 4

Wrap your fingers around a wine glass and wiggle your toes into the sand at Pair’d Beach Club x Range Rover on Meelup Beach. Sit down to an intimate wine session with sommelier Cyndal Petty – or a four-course feast by Aaron Carr of Yarri – and revel in the open-air beach club, bar and restaurant’s laidback coastal vibe. It’s a whole new way to experience one of the region’s most renowned beaches.

Follow up a day in the sun with a casual Italian party at Mr Barvel Wines . Purchase wines –including the elusive, sold-out Nebbia – by the glass and enjoy canapes with the towering Karri forest as a backdrop.

If you’d prefer to keep it local, head to Skigh Wines for the New Wave Gathering , where the region’s independent wine makers and their boundary-pushing wines will be on show. Street-style eats, a DJ and complimentary wine masterclasses complete the experience.

Day 5

pair'd Grand Tasting — Taste your way through Howard Park Wines. (Image: C J Maddock)

Spend the morning at your leisure, driving the winding roads through the Boranup Karri forest in your Range Rover. Soak in the views at Contos Beach, and call into the small cheese, chocolate and preserve producers along the way.

Make your next stop Howard Park Wines for The Grand Tasting presented by Singapore Airlines . Numerous wine labels will be pouring their catalogues over four hours, accompanied by food from chefs Matt Moran and Silvia Colloca, with live opera providing the soundtrack.

Cap off a big weekend with one last hurrah at Busselton Pavilion. Six ‘local legends’ – chefs Brendan Pratt (Busselton Pavilion), Mal Chow (Chow’s Table), Aaron Carr (Yarri), Ben Jacob (Lagoon Yallingup), Corey Rozario (Dahl Daddies) and Laura Koentjoro (Banksia Tavern) – will be preparing a dish each. Dance the night away as vinyl spins and the sun sets on another day.

Day 6

Ngilgi Cave western australia — Head underground. (Image: Tourism WA)

After a busy few days of wining and dining, it’s wise to observe a rest day. There’s no easier task than unwinding in the Margaret River Region, also famous for its high concentration of world-class beaches.

Relax on the grassy knoll as you watch the region’s most experienced surfers braving the World Surf League break at Surfer’s Point, or don your own wetsuit and try out one of Gracetown’s more beginner-friendly waves. Swimmers will find their Eden at Meelup Beach, Eagle Bay, or Point Piquet, where the sand is brilliantly white and the water as still as a backyard swimming pool.

Not into sun, sand, and surf? Head underground at Mammoth Cave, just one of the region’s many stalactite-filled caves.

Day 7

Burnt Ends event at Pair'd — Farewell the Margaret River.

Pack up your Range Rover with new favourite wines and newfound memories, ready for the three-hour journey back to Perth.

Prebook your discovery journey through the south-west corner of Western Australia with Pair’d Margaret River Region x Range Rover.

The fanciest (and tastiest) high teas in Perth