Calling all MAMMA MIA! fans! Love nothing more than a Greek island filled with music and good vibes? Appreciator of themed afternoon teas? Spend your weekends chasing musicals on the West End? Well, you’re in luck – and invited! Strand Palace is bringing Greece to London in its bespoke MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea experience – right in the heart of the city. Nestled in its gorgeous The Palace Tea Parlour adorned with an array of MAMMA MIA!-inspired visuals, you’ll feel you’ve been instantly transported to Kalokairi. Not that you need any more convincing, but just in case you do… Here are five glorious reasons why you need to take a trip to Covent Garden’s Strand Palace this summer.
Running daily from now until November 2025, prices start from £43 per person (and £25 per child). The MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea will be served daily in The Palace Tea Parlour at Strand Palace in Covent Garden, London, WC2R 0JJ.
We may have already said it (we did), but the venue itself is by far the top reason to visit the MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea experience at Strand Palace. Taking place in its stunning The Palace Tea Parlour, the Greek island vibes are present all round for your indulgent afternoon tea. From charming artwork nodding to your most beloved characters to the refined sun-soaked interiors, this is the perfect venue to live out your ABBA-inspired fantasies in real time.
A MAMMA MIA!-inspired afternoon tea wouldn’t be complete without a central location to go catch the show live in action on the West End, which is why Strand Palace’s spot is such a winner. Into its 26th year on the West End, MAMMA MIA! is showing at the Novello Theatre – an unbelievably close, three-minute walk from the hotel. So, you really can enjoy dinner and a show! (Afternoon tea still counts, right?)
While a typical afternoon tea consists of all the usual suspects (read: scones, jam and tea), the MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea offers the classics – and SO much more. From Donna’s Dynamo Ball (a ‘shimmering coconut macaroon with citrus curd’) and Sophie’s Dream Lemon Drizzle Gateau topped with a candyfloss cloud (yes, really) to the uber-indulgent Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Dark chocolate midnight cake with hazelnut praline, you’re in for a real treat here. Pun absolutely intended.
If you’d like to know what drinks you have in store beyond your typical tea choices, you can choose from a grand selection of Champagne, prosecco and some refreshingly tantalising cocktails and mocktails. Whether you’re here for the MAMMA MIA! Martini, Elderflower Peach Bellini or Garden mocktail, there’s something for every kind of beverage fanatic at the MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea.
Oh, did we already mention the MAMMA MIA! vibes? Good, because they’re so amazing, we had to shout about them twice. Not only do you get to celebrate 26 wonderful years of MAMMA MIA! on the West End while you sip on some piping hot tea (no shade), you’ll also get to submerge yourself in the most incredible Greek island-inspired energy from start to finish. It’s time to live out your best ABBA moments: Just don’t be surprised if you break into song halfway through your clotted-cream-smothered scone.
Book your MAMMA MIA! Afternoon Tea table here.
