Summary: Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg serves a festive Afternoon Tea in the Lobby Lounge & Bar from 1 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. The garden-inspired experience begins with a glass of Babylonstoren Sprankel Méthode Cap Classique, followed by savoury bites, freshly served scones and handcrafted festive sweets. Prices start at R700 per person.
Afternoon Tea already has a certain knack for making an ordinary day feel like an occasion.
Add festive pastries, elegant savouries and a glass of sparkling wine, and it becomes an especially appealing way to celebrate the season.
At Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg, the festive Afternoon Tea brings a garden-inspired twist to the tradition, with Babylonstoren providing a little extra sparkle.
- Available at the Lobby Lounge & Bar from 1 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, the experience begins with a glass of Babylonstoren Sprankel Méthode Cap Classique before guests tuck into a selection of seasonal savouries, scones and handcrafted sweet treats.
- The savoury selection offers a pleasing mix of familiar favourites and more indulgent bites. Guests can enjoy egg mayonnaise and cucumber with herbed crème fraîche on white bread, alongside smoked salmon olive tapenade, prawn tartlet and turkey coronation tartlet. Beef short rib balsamic pie and mushroom buffalo cheese empanada add a little more substance to the spread.
- Naturally, no proper Afternoon Tea would be complete without scones. The festive selection includes cranberry and plain scones, served with Chantilly cream, strawberry jam, cheddar cheese and whipped butter. It is a combination that gives guests the best of both worlds, from a sweet scone with jam and cream to a savoury bite with cheese.
- The sweet selection is where the festive spirit really gets to show off. Traditional mince pies share the menu with a pistachio, raspberry and white chocolate financier, citrus and vanilla tart, dulce and strawberry choux, and orange dark chocolate macarons. With delicate pastries and seasonal flavours, there is plenty to make that final course worth lingering over.
There are two sparkling options to choose from. The Afternoon Tea costs R700 per person, including a glass of Babylonstoren Sprankel MCC, or R1,000 per person with a glass of Moët & Chandon Champagne.
Set within the hotel’s Gardens to Gatherings festive programme, the experience brings together seasonal flavours and the garden-inspired collaboration with Babylonstoren. It is a lovely option for festive catch-ups, a celebratory afternoon with friends or simply an excuse to dress up a little and enjoy something sweet. With its combination of sparkling wine, savoury treats, freshly served scones and festive pastries, the Afternoon Tea at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg gives the season a particularly elegant pause. The only real challenge may be deciding which sweet treat deserves the last bite.
Quick details
- Experience: Festive Afternoon Tea
- Venue: Lobby Lounge & Bar, Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg
- Dates: 1 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
- Price: R700 per person, including a glass of Babylonstoren Sprankel MCC
- Champagne option: R1,000 per person, including a glass of Moët & Chandon Champagne
- Savouries: Egg mayonnaise, cucumber and herbed crème fraîche, smoked salmon olive tapenade, prawn tartlet, turkey coronation tartlet, beef short rib balsamic pie and mushroom buffalo cheese empanada
- Scones: Cranberry and plain, served with Chantilly cream, strawberry jam, cheddar cheese and whipped butter
- Sweets: Mince pies, pistachio, raspberry and white chocolate financier, citrus and vanilla tart, dulce and strawberry choux, orange dark chocolate macarons
- Address: 67 Jan Smuts Avenue, Westcliff, Johannesburg
- Reservations: +27 11 481 6450
- Email: reservations.johannesburg@fourseasons.com
- Hotel telephone: +27 (0) 11 481 6000
