ELEVATED dining experiences in the adelaide hills
High Tea
Our Private Dome Experience
A High Tea experience unlike any other in the Adelaide Hills
The Ultimate High Tea Experience
Step inside your own private garden dome for an intimate dining experience at Mount Lofty House.
Nestled within the Estate gardens beneath the magnificent Sequoia tree, the Garden Dome offers a secluded setting for 2 to 6 guests, surrounded by nature and the timeless beauty of our historic Adelaide Hills Estate.
By day, settle in for a beautifully curated High Tea from Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant. As evening falls, the Dome transforms into an intimate private dining space, where guests can enjoy selections from Martha Hardy’s à la carte menu.
Designed for celebrations, special occasions or simply time together somewhere extraordinary, the Garden Dome is a dining experience entirely of its own.
High Tea – Weekday Sittings 12pm – Weekend Sittings 12 & 2pm
Contact Us: +61 (0) 8 8130 9292 / EMAIL US
(17.5% surcharge applicable on public holidays)
High Tea
Reimagined in the garden
There is something rather magical about High Tea in the gardens.
Settle into the privacy of your own dome and enjoy a beautifully curated High Tea from the team at Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant, surrounded by the changing colours and textures of the Mount Lofty Estate gardens.
Begin with a glass of sparkling before discovering tiers of beautifully crafted savoury and sweet creations, freshly baked scones with house preserves and clotted cream, accompanied by a selection of premium loose-leaf teas and coffee.
Created by the culinary team behind Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant, the experience brings together exceptional food, attentive service and a setting found nowhere else.
Your own private dome
A private table. A garden all around you.
An afternoon entirely your own.
Set beneath the canopy of the Estate’s magnificent Sequoia tree, the Garden Dome creates an intimate world of its own, enclosed yet immersed in the beauty of the Mount Lofty House gardens.
High Tea by day brings one of the Estate’s most loved traditions into your own private setting. Begin with a glass of sparkling on arrival, followed by tiers of handcrafted savoury and sweet creations, freshly baked scones with house preserves and clotted cream, accompanied by premium loose-leaf teas and coffee.
Martha’s by night, the Dome takes on a different character. Settle in beneath the evening sky and enjoy an intimate dinner for 2 to 6 guests, choosing from Martha Hardy’s à la carte menu and allowing the evening to unfold at its own pace.
With exclusive use of the Garden Dome and the warm, personalised service of Mount Lofty House, both experiences are made for lingering.
Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, proposals, bridal celebrations, intimate gatherings, a romantic dinner for two, or simply an occasion that deserves somewhere memorable.
Mount Lofty Estate Events & Experiences
Mount lofty Estate presents throughout the year a variety of special events and celebrations for lunch or dinner plus our unique and popular wine makers dinners. Special events feature across our award wining and unique dining venue, Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant.