The Tea Rooms 1892

Opening in 1892, this space is home to the original Hopetoun Tea Rooms.

From 1893 until 1907, The Victorian Ladies’ Work Association ran a small tea room, previously located under the dome in the Arcade. Frequented by polite society, it was a fashionable spot for ladies to take lunch or afternoon tea in the 1890s. As the popularity of the rooms began to grow they relocated to their present location where they have remained ever since.

Although the Association disbanded in 1907, they renamed the tearooms after their founder Lady Hopetoun, wife of Victorian Governor and first Governor General of Australia, Lord Hopetoun. Today the Tea Rooms are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and The National Trust ensuring that not only are they protected but the tradition of the quaint atmosphere of old world gentility, refinement and quality continues.

Enjoy breakfast, lunch, cakes, beverages or their famous high tea.