The Hidden Treasure Tea Room

Home
United Kingdom
Exeter
The Hidden Treasure Tea Room

We provide a specialist afternoon tea catering service for weddings, events and private parties. Vegan and gluten-free menus available by advance request.
(147)

Savour the scent of freshly baked scones and indulge yourself with a three tiers of handmade treats from our deliciously indulgent Set Afternoon Tea Menu. Sample our selection of specially sourced loose leaf teas and delicious locally roasted Fairtrade organic coffee. So what are you waiting for? Treat yourself, your friends, your granny or your girlfriend... You'll be pleased you did. After all, who doesn't love tea and cake?

23/06/2024

Freshly baked and completely vegan afternoon tea for 100 guests in a giant tipi tent on midsummer's day, you say?

What better way to spend your wedding day, than in the glorious setting of , followed by sangria and ceilidh dancing!

Thanks to L and J for having us along for the ride, and to Team Tearoom for making it all happen on the day.

❤️🔔💍🐚⭐️🌼🫖🍰🥂🍾

#

10/04/2024

Not sure which kind soul keeps trying to cancel my google business profile (because I no longer have a tearoom they can visit?) but I really wish they would stop!!! It's very dull, effortful and time consuming going through the appeal process to get it re-instated every time.

So here it is once more for clarity...

Sixteen months ago I closed the tearoom on New Bridge St in Exeter, in order to work less and focus my attention on the rapidly expanding event catering side of the business. This change has allowed me to:

1) Live with my partner.
2) Reduce my regular working week to less than 80 hrs.
3) Take time off to spend with my family and friends.
4) Wash fewer dishes.
5) Establish a much better work/life balance, making time for other things I enjoy doing like singing and visiting other countries.

What this means in real terms for HT customers is that:

1) You can no longer "book a table" at the tearoom.
2) Afternoon tea box deliveries are only available by advance request (email me at [email protected]).
3) You can book us to cater for your wedding reception or private party anywhere in the South West of England!

All this info is on the website (www.hiddentreasure.biz) and hopefully back on google as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience and support x

15/03/2024

Pics just in from a photoshoot we did back in January! I've done lots of events with over the last year (do not mention the VIP bar) and can confirm that not only are they blessed with extraordinary creative genius and a terrific hire catalogue, but are also some of the friendliest and most hard working folks I've ever had the good fortune to work alongside. Give them a follow and check out their website www.maeflower.co.uk if you're in need of sustainably sourced decor and styling for your upcoming party or event.

The same also goes for the ever lovely and equally industrious , a Bristol based wonder florist with unlimited imagination and more plants in her home than you could ever believe possible. Follow her for regular pics of bouquets from the Fourfields cutting garden and news of one-off delivery options around Bristol on special days.

Photos by the brilliant at stunningly quirky Bristol venue and me, well I supplied the vintage crockery, cutlery and glassware, the kind of stuff we always used at the tearoom, which is now also available to hire for your own private woodland wedding (or tea party)! Drop me a line with your requests for now - the hire section of my website is currently undergoing an overhaul!

08/03/2024

There are just 4 delicious afternoon tea boxes left for delivery this Sunday! Swipe left to see whats inside or over to the website now and bag yours before they sell out...

I made these scones for a delivery that went out earlier this week. I love it when the perfect rise creates a natural split like the ones in this pic. You can just pull them apart with your hands and voila, two equal halves ready to load up with lashings of clotted cream and jam - no knife necessary!

What's your favourite part of afternoo tea? Comment below - you never know, it might just appear in our next delivery box 😉😘❤️

06/03/2024

***The BIG REVEAL*** Take a look inside our Spring themed afternoon tea delivery boxes...

Fabulous for gifting, or for treating yourself! Order your from www.hiddentreasure.biz for delivery this Sunday while stocks last 🌸🌸🌸

Contents: Cream cheese and cucumber finger sandwiches, smoked salmon pate on homemade oatbread, sweet potato and sage crostini (sometimes it's quiche!), freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream, elderflower drizzle cake with primrose flower, filled lavender and lemon shortbread cookies, mini frangipane with homegrown raspberry jam, milk chocolate salted caramel tartlet, white chocolate peanut better heart and a rich chocolate orange truffle.

❤️ #

06/03/2024

These little beauties are going out to a tea party in Newton St Cyres this afternoon. I wonder if the guests know what treats await them? 🌼

If you like the look of this, there are still a few delivery boxes for this coming Sunday (Mothers Day!) available to book through the website (link in bio as usual) 🌼

From left to right: Filled lemon and lavender shortbread cookies, milk chocolate salted caramel tartlets, mini frangipane pies with homegrown raspberry jam, elderflower drizzle cake with edible primrose flowers 🌼

❤️

03/03/2024

***Are you ready for Rose Meringue Shells?"***

Perfect puffs of powder pink meringue filled with chantilly cream and scattered with real petals. Delicately scented with rosewater, these little fluffy clouds of floral delight are making a comeback this weekend.

So, why not treat your mum, yourself, your granny or your girlfriend? You'll be glad you did. After all, who doesn't love tea and cake?

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

❤️

02/03/2024

****Ooooooohhh frangipane tartlets!****
Your name is a bit funny (and quite hard to spell) but I love your fluffy insides - like tiny chewy almond clouds, lined with a splash jammy goodness made from fruit I grew myself on my little plot in Exeter.

Definitely a favourite of mine, and included in next weekends delivery boxes. Have you booked yours yet? Head to the website (link in bio) and do it now., before they sell out!

# ❤️

01/03/2024

***Milk chocolate salted caramel tartlets***

A crisp pastry shell perfectly piped with outrageously creamy chocolaye ganache and a sneaky layer of buttery salted caramel hiding underneath... As a flavour and texture combo this one hits ALL the spots - creamy, crispy, just a little bit crunchy with that melt-in-the- mouth element thrown in for good measure!

Featuring in our Luxury Mother's Day Afternoon Tea 2024 Boxes (incl. free delivery in the Exeter area) - all the details are on the website www.hiddentreasure.biz waiting for you to
ORDER YOURS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!!

❤️ ❤️

26/02/2024

Today I'm singing out about these la la la la lemon and lavender shortbread cookies! Delicately scented and designed to simply melt in your mouth, these delightful little sandwiches are hand rolle and all-butter, with a zesty lemon cream filling for extra zing! What's not to love? 💛💛💛💛💛

Find them in our Luxury Mother's Day Afternoon Tea Boxes on Sunday 10th March 💌💌💌💌💌

Orders yours now on the Mother's Day 2024 page at www.hiddentreasure.biz 💝💝💝💝💝

03/02/2024

🚨 New blogpost alert 🚨
Head Maeflower Siobhan has added a new blogpost to our website from our recent photoshoot at with and . Website link in bio.

22/01/2024

That moment of calm before the guests arrive...

13/01/2024

Pssssst! We're back in the Exeter 'hood for the next few months, so if anyone has any afternoon tea catering requirements just drop us a line...

26/10/2023

Sooooooo many great activities planned for , a new community celebration happening this Sunday from 1-5pm at St Thomas the Apostle churchyard on Cowick street. We'll be there with homemade mulled wine and other delicious drinkies to keep you warm!

For more details give them a follow on here, or just come down and see for yourself what's going on...

20/10/2023

Do you remember that time we made mulled wine and winter warmer cocktails that tasted exactly hot toffee apples?

Well, we're super excited to bring back these delicious homemade hot toddies (and other bar drinks) for the amazing celebrations on Sunday 30th October!

Come along and say hi 💜

30/08/2023

We are hiring - yey !

I’ve done lots of interviews over the summer but I want the perfect team for my perfect dream, so the search is still 🙌.

Must be available weekends and available in both Exeter & Exmouth 🙌.
Please apply if you are
☀️hard working ☀️eco friendly ☀️care about the environment & people.
☀️Excelling at customer service is vital.
You will be required to work independently, be proactive, able to lift heavy containers, we need a team who want the stores to thrive 🙌 so the positive attitude is a must.
All additional training will be provided☀️.

Please send resumes to [email protected] or pop into zero to speak with Faye or Lucy Exeters manager.

29/08/2023

What a fabulous tea party that was! So fabulous that I forgot to take a single pic of the party itself 🤦‍♀️ but I suppose that's par for the course when you have 150 guests to take care of...

Huge thanks to the A-team (you know who you are) without whom it would not have been possible, and to the wonderful folks at who invited us along, and of course to the amazing clients who chose afternoon tea as the best way to round off an entire weekend of family fun in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary.

We served these gorgeous rose and pistachio madeleines on our own vintage bone china collection alongside a host of other sweet treats. If that tickles your fancy and you have an event coming up then get in touch!

25/08/2023

Silver polish at the ready and an epic afternoon ahead! Only 150 more knives to go....

12/07/2023

UPDATE: All the temp summer positions have now been filled. Thanks to everyone who has applied - the response was much greater than anticipated! Going forwards into 2024 there are lots more HT events on the horizon, so keep following here for future recruitment opportunities...

WE'RE HIRING! Looking for temporary events staff to help with setting tables, serving drinks, clearing and re-packing china at a large afternoon tea party nr. Honiton on Sunday 27th August 2023. Pay is £150pp, kitchen and/or customer service experience useful, but not essential. Please email Vicki with your full name, address, contact details and a reference at [email protected] to apply 💜

06/05/2023

Ten years of afternoon tea menus has yielded some very pretty plates (and pics)!

Here are a few of my favourites from the last decade. Which ones would you like to see making a comeback in 2023?

Pictured, top row (left to right): Lemon Polenta and Pistachio cupcakes, Rainbow Meringues, Banana Bread with Ginger Frosting.
Middle row: Lavender and Lemon Shortbread, Milk Chocolate Madeleines, Plum Frangipane Tarts.
Bottom row: White Chocolate and Lemon Tarts, Valentines Showgirl Cupcakes, Apple and Almond Cake.

03/03/2023

Even when I'm on holiday the hunt for never stops! Today's suprise find was courtesy of an op shop in Nelson, New Zealand.

Now I just have to figure out how to get it home safely....

Any suggestions?

12/02/2023

We do Afternoon Tea.

From deliciously decadent to traditionally rustic, our bespoke catering service comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from full-blown silver service tea party to individual tea boxes delivered by hand directly to your venue.

We believe in good quality ingredients and keeping a keen eye on the details, with menus to suit all ages, interests and appetites! Vegan, vegetarian and GF choices are always available and no two event menus are ever exactly the same.

With 10 years' experience successfully serving up handmade teatime treats across the South West, and a network of local suppliers to compliment our own services, we bring a unique blend of vintage luxury to your wedding, party or event.

Visit our website at www.hiddentreasure.biz today for more information or to request a quote.

30/01/2023

Applications to volunteer at the WOMAD 2023 bars are now open! We are looking for vibrant, fun and enthusiastic volunteers, aged 18 and over, to help keep our bars running smoothly over the festival weekend. ☀

Please email [email protected] for more information and to apply.

09/12/2022

Would anyone like a pretty piano? It's in decent condition, played regularly and tuned to concert pitch. I have it listed on marketplace but am also happy to donate to a good cause (for example, a young musician, youth club or music project) as it definitely won't fit it in my next house!

DM or give me a call on 01392 274134 if you're interested 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵

Address

Exeter

Website

http://www.hiddentreasure.biz/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Hidden Treasure Tea Room posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Hidden Treasure Tea Room:

Videos

It's time to announce the winner of our Easter Afternoon Tea giveaway!!! We had well over a hundred entries, so massive thanks to all our fabulous followers who liked, shared and generally spread the teatime love 💜 I can't wait to see you all in the tearoom again very soon 🥰 A drum roll, if you please.... #eastergiveaway #easterafternoontea #afternoonteaexeter #lovingyourwork #spreadthelove #winningatlife #hiddentreasuretearoom

It's been a busy week so far. Yesterday, I baked.... Four loaves of oat bread, four sweet potato and sage quiches, 85 cupcakes, 250 handmade chocolates, truffles and fudges and 100 lavender and rose scented meringues. Only two more loaves, two more quiches, 85 chocolate tarts, 85 blackberry bakewells and another 200 odd meringues to go today... Wish me luck! #mothersdayafternoontea #mothersday2021 #hiddentreasuretearoom #happinessishandmade #madewithlove❤️ #freshlybaked #bakersgonnabake #abakerslifeforme #eatinexeter #exetercakes #exeterindies #indieexeter #InExeter #shoplocalexeter #supportsmallbusiness

Be still my beating heart ❤️❤️❤️ Look out for these, and lots of other loved up treats available to order through the website from Friday! #valentinesexeter #valentinesafternoontea #vintageafternoonteaexeter #valentinespicnic #valentines2021❤️ #vintagevalentinesday #hiddentreasuretearoom #InExeter #exeterindies #indieexeter #shoplocalexeter #supportsmallbusiness

I was piping out white chocolate cake toppers yesterday when I realised this Valentine's box is turning out to be way more chocolatey than the usual afternoon tea selection. Well I suppose it is an aphrodisiac, isn't it? And you can always balance the sweetness with a delicious bottle of red, white or rose wine from our specially selected wine list! #valentinesexeter #valentinesafternoontea #heartcaketopper #whitechoclate #handmadeafternoontea #treatyourself #spoilthemrotten #justaddwine #aphrodisiacfoods #localdeliveryexeter #hiddentreasurevalentines #hiddentreasuretearoom #InExeter #indieexeter ##exeterindies #exetercakes #eatinexeter #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness