Afternoon Tea at The Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel

The Park Hyatt Hamburg was my second afternoon tea ever. I remember googling something like “what to do in Hamburg on a rainy afternoon” and ended up going there with my grandparents. We had a great time and that guys, is how I became a high tea addict:

Traditional Afternoon Tea

The Tiramisu

Traditional Afternoon Tea
Park Hyatt Hamburg (5* hotel)

Overall Mark: ★★★★☆

Afternoon Tea price: 29€/person
35€ with a glass of Champagne

Tea Refills: Yes; Food Refills: No

Service: Every day, 3 to 6 pm
in the Park Lounge

The Park Hyatt Hamburg Setting ★★★★★

The Park Hyatt Hamburg sits on Mönckebergstraße, within walking distance of Hamburg’s Hauptbahnhof, Rathaus and other upscale shopping streets. Despite its very central location, the hotel is very quiet.

Park Hyatt Hamburg

The Park Lounge ★★★★★

Afternoon tea is served in the Park Lounge, a very nice room with plenty of natural light and a direct view on Mönckebergstraße.

I recommend to book ahead and ask for window seats during the good sunny days, or seats by the chimney in the winter. The lounge is very nice and the atmosphere feels very hushed wherever you get to sit.

The Park Lounge

The Tea & Beverage Selection ★★★★★

There are 15 teas (black, green, oolong, herbal…) on offer from the Althaus tea company. The quality is good and the teas are brewed properly. As is often the case in Germany, the teapots are placed on a tealight holder to keep the tea warm. If only this was the case everywhere else in the world…

Since there are refills, each guest may try out several different teas. It’s the strongest aspect of this afternoon tea, as the Park Hyatt Hamburg is the cheapest venue to offer tea refills with the afternoon tea (29€/person).

The teapot holder, the tealight (to keep the tea warm) and hourglass

The tea menu

Teas

The Savouries ★★☆☆☆

Each guest is served with three sandwiches, which turned out to the biggest disappointment of this afternoon tea:

Salmon & Mayonnaise
Cucumber & Cream Cheese
Roast Beef

The sandwiches were way too creamy and saucy. It’s as if the chef had decided to put 2 or 3 times the normal quantity so guests would not be able to tell the exact content of each sandwich.

The savouries – The Park Hyatt Hamburg afternoon tea

The Park Hyatt Hamburg afternoon tea

The Muffins ★★★★☆

In theory, this category is almost always “scones” but the Park Hyatt Hamburg serves muffins instead (3 for each guest). The muffins themselves were tasty though this choice may seem odd, if not even questionable, to some afternoon tea purists.

The toppings (authentic clotted cream, apricot jam and peach compote) were all delicious, though a bit tricky to spread on a muffin.

The muffins – The Park Hyatt Hamburg afternoon tea

The toppings (authentic clotted cream, apricot jam and peach compote) – The Park Hyatt Hamburg afternoon tea

Traditional Afternoon Tea
Park Hyatt Hamburg

The Cakes & Sweets ★★★★☆

We were served with five cakes and sweets:

Fruitcake
Chocolate éclair
Café macaroon ♥
Chocolate-banana fondant
Raspberry tart

I’m not normally very keen on coffee-flavoured sweets but that coffee macaroon was amazing. The fruitcake was second best and the only disappointment was the chocolate-banana cake.

The cakes & sweets – The Park Hyatt Hamburg afternoon tea

Guests with smaller appetites may order pastries individually. I don’t recommend doing so as you’d lose the benefit of the tea refills but if you must, the Tiramisu is both tasty and gorgeous.