St John's Road · Corstorphine

Bontea room

Afternoon tea on a three-tier stand, a pot of loose-leaf tea poured through a silver strainer, and cakes on mismatched vintage china, all against magenta walls.

Afternoon tea Call to book
The counter at Bon: a magenta wall with glass shelves of wine glasses and white gift bags, a vase of yellow roses and lilies, an espresso machine, and a glass cabinet of wrapped chocolates and gifts.

Photo: Sonnhild Namingha via Google Maps

A three-tier afternoon tea stand: macarons, strawberries, lemon curd rolls and choux on top; golden scones in the middle; finger sandwiches on the bottom; with a floral teacup and a rose-pink table.
Photo: Rachel F via Google Maps (cropped)

Afternoon tea

Three tiers, top to bottom.

This is how the stand arrives, going by the photos. Start at the bottom and work your way up.

Top tier

The pretty things

Macarons, dipped strawberries, chocolate squares, lemon-curd rolls and little choux swans.

Middle tier

Scones

Golden and dainty, with jam and butter to go with them.

Bottom tier

Finger sandwiches

White and brown, crusts off, cut into neat triangles.

Two tall wedges of Victoria sponge filled with jam and strawberries, dusted with sugar and topped with a strawberry, and a scone with jam and butter, on vintage floral plates on a rose-pink table.
Photo: Brian Atkinson
Close-up of the top tier: macarons, lemon-curd rolls, strawberries, chocolate squares and choux pastry swans.
Photo: Rachel F

Or just cake

A slice, and a scone.

You don't have to go for the full stand. The sponge comes in tall wedges, split with jam and strawberries, and the scones arrive with jam and butter on the side.

Victoria spongeSconesMacaronsChouxChocolates

The pot

Loose leaf, vintage china.

Tea comes in a pot with a strainer, poured into bone-china cups that don't match, and that's the point. Napkins get folded into hearts.

Look out for the knitted ladybird tea cosy.

A red knitted tea cosy with black spots like a ladybird over a teapot, next to a bone-china cup and saucer with a silver tea strainer, on a rose-pink table.
A white napkin wrapped in a red paper heart on a vintage plate with a blue floral border.

Photos: Patricia Cuni (the tea cosy) and Chaz Carstairs (the napkin), via Google Maps.

Word of mouth

4.7★

From 160 Google reviews, read on 14 September 2026. Themes paraphrased from Google, Tripadvisor and Yelp. Nobody is quoted.

A proper afternoon tea

Dainty scones, lovely cakes and good sandwiches: a treat for a birthday or a catch-up.

The tea itself

A good choice of loose-leaf teas, served properly.

Pink, and personal

Bold, cheerful decor, with friendly and attentive service.

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279a St John's Road, Corstorphine.

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