The Shelbourne has been welcoming guests through her doors for over 200 years this year—an extraordinary landmark achievement for this most famous address on the Green.
Home to one of the most pleasurable of rituals at Dublin’s favourite five-star hotel—afternoon tea—the fresh, pretty shades of golden yellow, pale green, buttercream, and ivory of the Lord Mayor’s Lounge are echoed in the delicate tones on the plate, with a new Classic Afternoon Tea that has all the essential elements of a traditional afternoon tea, with a selection of impeccably dainty sandwiches including such as Oak Smoked Salmon with Lakeshore mustard and treacle bread and Roast Chicken and Chive Mayonnaise on wholemeal bread.
Accompanying these are homemade buttermilk scones, both plain and golden raisin, served with clotted cream and jams, and the banana mousse cake with crumble, caramelised banana, and crème Chantilly. The Shelbourne showcases the art of the pâtissier with exceptional and exquisite pastries created by Executive Chef Garry Hughes and his team. Revisiting the classics and adding a little something special, the menu includes a classic éclair with rich caramel diplomat cream and crunchy praline. Citrus Macaroon features lemon curd crème pâtissière on a soft macaroon and citrus pâte de fruit. Other indulgences include a Pistachio Slice layered with raspberry jam and finished with silky pistachio cream, and the Chocolate Cake, a rich cocoa delight.
Classic Afternoon Tea at The Shelbourne is perfect for a special afternoon enjoying the lovely things in life, an experience designed to be shared and savoured. The Shelbourne have some Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea seatings available at 5pm and 7pm, when each guest will be treated to a glass of Champagne on arrival and a beautiful rose. For more information, click here.
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Terms & Conditions
1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
4. The Promotion will run from 29/01/2025 to midnight on 16/02/2025 inclusive.
5. All entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
7. By submitting an entry to the Promoter, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
9. The prize is Afternoon Tea for four people at The Shelbourne. There will be one winner.
10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This prize cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash.
11. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or consequential damage of any nature in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise caused by the acceptance of the terms and conditions or in connection with the prize.
12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
16. The winner may be required to participate in unpaid publicity arising from this promotion.
17. The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in https://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy and as set out in these terms and conditions.
18. Prizes are non-transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
19. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
20. Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.
21. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
