Comments on: Afternoon Tea Etiquette: 12 Dos and Don’ts https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html the best blog for tea lovers Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:08:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eager to Learn https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-47983 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:08:26 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-47983 “Don’t: Leave your napkin on your chair when excusing yourself from the table.”
Would you explain this more? In dining etiquette it is recommended you leave your napkin on your chair, to indicate you are coming back. Once used, a napkin only goes back on the table at the close of the meal.
Where should your napkin go if you need to be excused excused to the rest room and will be returning to the tea table?
Thanks so much!

]]> By: Connie https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-46985 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 03:14:35 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-46985 In reply to Kaye.

I always ask my guests to
wear a dress ( hat and gloves
optional, but fun)

]]> By: Mary Stewart https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-46093 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:25:12 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-46093 I am planning an afternoon “TEA For The GIRLS”. The setting will be an antebellum mansion. I inherited a Silver Plated Tea Service from my mother. Will it be okay to use a silver pot to serve? The tray is dreadfully heavy, I am not sure that I can handle it. There will be approximately 175 invitations sent. Can we use paper napkins and plastic plates and utensils? ()this will also be a fund raising vent)

]]> By: Lu Ann Pannunzio https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-43347 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:05:26 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-43347 In reply to Diana.

Hi Diana,
Afternoon tea on a ship sounds like a lovely experience. I hope you enjoyed it! Everything on the 3 tiered plate would be for just you and your daughter to share 🙂

]]> By: Diana https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-43328 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 06:56:20 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-43328 I went to “tea” aboard a Viking ship (the Star). However, I know nothing of the rules. I have been wondering: my daughter and I were given the 3 tiered plate, filled with goodies. Were we supposed to take one and leave the rest or were we to eat them all. What is proper

]]> By: Desiree https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-42137 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:47:54 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-42137 In reply to Lu Ann Pannunzio.

Thank you! That helps a lot. Great suggestion.

]]> By: Lu Ann Pannunzio https://theteacupoflife.com/2019/07/afternoon-tea-etiquette.html#comment-41981 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:49:48 +0000 https://theteacupoflife.com/?p=4884#comment-41981 In reply to J S.

That’s a great question! I empty it at the end because usually the strainer is never really full. Depending on the teapot (some have built in filters), only a few leaves escape when pouring a small cup. However, it would be best to have the loose leaf tea in an infuser basket or removable filter of some sort. This way the leaves can easily be removed so they do not oversteep.

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