Afternoon Tea at The Burgundy Hotel Paris – Review ★★★☆☆ (English/Anglais)


The Burgundy Paris serves one of the most affordable afternoon teas in the city. They recently overhauled their afternoon tea offer so I decided to do an update of this article:

Article updated on July 2023 (prices and service hours)Pour la version française cliquez-ici

Afternoon Tea at the Hotel Le Burgundy Paris ★★★☆☆

Burgundy Paris afternoon tea price 55€/person (Savouries, Scone & Pastries with a hot beverage)
Burgundy Paris Champagne afternoon tea price: 70€/personne
(Savouries, Scone & Pastries with a hot beverage and a glass of Champagne)

Service hours: Thursday to Sunday from 3pm to 6 pm in the Veranda or at the Baudelaire bar

The Setting ★★★★

The Burgundy is located rue Duphot, in the neighbourhood of Place Vendôme. The hotel decoration is very modern, with a strong focus on art and fashion.

The Veranda and the Bar Le Baudelaire

Afternoon tea is served in the Veranda or in the Bar Le Baudelaire. However, the choice of venue may depend on the number of guests since the Veranda’s tables are not convenient for groups of more than 4 or 5 people.

I have a preference for the Veranda as its relaxing atmosphere is more fitting for an afternoon tea, as it reminds me of a traditional English conservatory.

The bar seems more fitting for a cocktail or a snack but the choice of venue may depend on the number of guests since the Veranda’s tables are not convenient for groups of more than four people.

The Tea & Beverage Selection ★★★

The beverage offer is comprised of several teas from the Dilmah tea company, one of the few tea suppliers originating from Sri Lanka

The tea quality is good and the brew is done at the right temperature. Too bad that the hotel uses tea bags: the tea leaves do not expand properly which may result in a suboptimal infusion, especially for the white tea’s more subtle aromas. It’s also a pity that the tea isn’t brought with an hourglass nor with a recipient to place the tea bag in once the brew is over.

You may also order another hot beverage such as coffee expresso, latte…) or hot chocolate.

Classic tea offer: (9 black, 5 green, 1 white, 1 oolong and 5 infusions)
Brewing method: At the table; in a ceramic teapot containing a removable tea bag
Price for an extra teapot: 9-10€ 

The Savouries ★★★

The afternoon tea starts with 3 savoury bites, which haven’t changed much since 2016:

  • Egg and chives Sandwich
  • Avocado cream & smoked duck breast Brioche ♥
  • Cucumber cream & smoked salmon Blini

These are quite tasty but too ordinary, as is often the case in Paris. Chefs who design French “tea time” often focus all their attention on the sweets at the expense of the savouries (the Crillon Paris being the most remarkable exception).

The Scones ★★★

Each afternoon tea comes with one chocolate streusel scone served with several toppings. The scone itself is excellent and it can even be enjoyed without any jam, especially the chocolate streusel top part ♥♥.

The toppings come from the Mas des Confitures: strawberry, raspberry, orange marmalade and honey. I wish we would have had authentic clotted cream instead of the citrus mascarpone cream ♦ that is served. It doesn’t go very well with the scone and I even suggest you skip it.

The Cakes & Sweets ★★★

The Afternoon Tea Cakes

The cake offer is very generous, as expected of a Parisian tea time:

  • Dacquoise with chestnut chips, Calamondin sour filling, hazelnut shortbread
  • Spicy caramel”Religieuse”, praline almond, tonka bean
  • Pineapple Shiso cake (Chef Pascal Hainigue’s signature cake)
  • Chocolate tartlet made with Arriba 75% chocolate, caramel and vanilla filling
  • “New Forêt Noire” (chocolate & cherry cake)
  • Mango dome, crème brulée with vanilla on a Breton shortbread
  • Alsatian Gugelhupf with raisins & almonds (one half per afternoon tea) ♥

The cakes and pastries are scrummy and original: none of them tastes ordinary, except the no less delicious Gugelhupf. Chef Pascal Hainigue seems to especially love complex combinations, especially those involving bitter and acidic flavours. Such flavours might prove to be overwhelming for some and the cakes will quickly become excessively sour if you were to bring them home.

Among a few other, the Calamondin and the chestnut cream are a rather surprising blend…

The Pastry Tray Cakes

Each cake served with the afternoon is available in a bigger version, except the chocolate cake ♥ which is not included with the afternoon tea.

The Service ★★

The staff is courteous and efficient but a little too distant and not very often in the veranda. We had to wait for a while before ordering and the table often got cluttered.

Conclusion & Overall Mark ★★★☆

The Burgundy Paris afternoon tea does not take any risks as it delivers what is expected of an afternoon tea: a nice environment, good tea and original food.

At 55€ per person (Summer 2023 price), the Burgundy Paris Hotel serves one of the most affordable afternoon teas in the city. It’s a solid choice if you want to introduce friends to their first tea time experience!

It’s regrettable that the staff wasn’t a bit more forthcoming and attentive, which brings the score down by a notch…

Article updated on July 2023 (prices and service hours)

+: The Veranda
+: The Tea Selection

+: The Scones
+: The Cakes & Sweets
+: An “affordable” afternoon tea (55€/person) for a five-star hotel

-: The Veranda tables sit 4 people at the most
-: The tea service (no hourglass/recipient)
-: The nonchalant service

Official Website of the Burgundy Paris afternoon tea

 

Email:
Phone number: +33 (0)1 71 19 49 11
Address:: 6-8 Rue Duphot, 75001 Paris, France

The Burgundy afternoon tea was initially reviewed on December 2016, you may read the old article by clicking here:

Le Burgundy Paris Setting ★★★★

The Burgundy is located rue Duphot, in the neighbourhood of Place Vendôme. The hotel decoration is very modern, with a strong focus on art and fashion.

Afternoon tea is served in the Veranda or in the Bar Le Baudelaire. I have a preference for the Veranda as its relaxing atmosphere is more fitting for an afternoon tea. The Veranda is like a modern version of the traditional English conservatory.However, the choice of venue may depend on the number of guests since the Veranda’s tables are not convenient for groups of more than four people.

The Tea & Beverage Selection ★★★

The beverage selection is quite generous, with several teas of each kind as well as coffee and hot chocolate. I strongly recommend the Black tea litchi and rose, which is delicious and fragrant.

The tea quality is good and it is brewed at the proper temperature. It is a pity that the hotel uses tea bags: the tea leaves do not expand properly which may result in a suboptimal infusion, especially for the white tea’s more subtle aromas. You may tear up the bag to let the tea leaves steep,  even though you will not be able to stop the brew.

The Savouries ★★★★

There are three savouries: Sandwich with egg and chives, Brioche with avocado cream & smoked duck breast, and Blini with cucumber cream & smoked salmon.

The avocado & duck brioche is my favourite: it is scrumptious and original!

The Scones ★★★

Each guest is served with a single dried fruit scone, which may be the only downside of this afternoon tea.

It is mainly due to the rather odd clotted cream. Fortunately, the selection of Alain Milliat jam, marmalade and honey from is delicious, so I recommend eating the scones without clotted cream or perhaps with butter instead.

The Cakes & Sweets ★★★

There are several delicious cakes such as the Mini rum baba with soft vanilla cream and the Soft chocolate fondant with Whiskey chantilly cream.

I especially enjoyed the traditional and yet tasty Chocolate-hazelnuts Eclair; as well as the Orange-chestnut Mont-Blanc which cleverly combines the soft flavour of meringue with the strong taste of orange.

The cakes are beautifully presented on a tree-shaped cake stand, which matches the hotel’s modern design.

You may also order individual pastries for a price of 12€ each.

The Service ★★★

The staff is efficient and accessible, even when the veranda is empty. The booking team is also very responsive, including via email.

Conclusion & Overall Mark ★★★★

The Burgundy afternoon tea does not take any risks as it delivers exactly what is expected of an afternoon tea: a nice environment, polite staff, good tea and some delicious, original food.

At 35€ per person, the Burgundy Paris afternoon tea is among the best in the city in terms of price/performance ratio. It’s my favourite venue, along with the Hotel Daniel, whenever I want to introduce friends to their first tea time experience, at a reasonable price.

+: The Veranda
+: The delicious food
+: Efficient service
+: Excellent price/performance ratio

-: The Veranda tables sit 4 people at the most
-: The use of teabags instead of loose leaf tea
-: Extra teas are too expensive

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About Sam

My name is Samuel, I’m a French-British foodie, teaholic and serial traveller. I especially love afternoon tea as it combines everything I love: lovely venues, plenty of tea and lots of delicious food. In my never-ending quest for perfection, I make sure to try out at least one afternoon tea a day whenever I spend a weekend in London, Paris, Dublin, Hamburg, Vienna... Keep calm and bon appétit!

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