Prop Options Bespoke · Hotels & Hospitality

Bespoke afternoon tea stands for hotels and restaurants.

Signature afternoon tea stands, themed tea service pieces and buffet displays designed around your menu, your story and the way your team serves. Made in the UK for five-star hotels and restaurants.

  • UK registered company
  • Fully insured
  • Trading since 2018
  • Purchase orders welcome
  • NDAs signed

What We Make

The centrepiece guests photograph

An afternoon tea stand is the first thing guests see and the first thing they share. We design stands that tell your story, fit your menu and survive hundreds of sittings.

Themed Afternoon Tea Stands

Stands built around a story, a film, a season or a brand collaboration, like the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stand at One Aldwych.

Signature Tiered Stands

Elegant multi-tier stands in timber, metal, acrylic or 3D print, sized to your plates and pastries.

Brand Collaboration Pieces

Tea stands and serveware for fashion, luxury and entertainment partnerships, made to the brand's standards.

Buffet & Breakfast Displays

Risers, plinths, topping blocks, cereal and juice stations and engraved serveware for breakfast and buffet service.

Tea & Coffee Stations

Framed tea and coffee points with trays, caddies and signage for lounges, meeting rooms and breakfast rooms.

Seasonal & Festive Refreshes

New tiers, toppers and finishes that give an existing tea a festive or seasonal update without replacing everything.

Proof

Afternoon teas and hotel service we have made

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea stand made by Prop Options for One Aldwych hotel, London

Five-Star Hotel · One Aldwych, London

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea

The bespoke stand at the heart of One Aldwych's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea in Covent Garden: a gold top hat candy floss holder on a twisted gold column, pink and navy pastry tiers, and a base holding the chocolate dip and milkshake bottles.

Built to be carried to the table and used at every sitting.

Hand-carved, hand-illustrated three-tier afternoon tea stands made by Prop Options for Anya Hindmarch

Luxury Brand · Anya Hindmarch

Hand-illustrated afternoon tea stands

Hand-carved, hand-illustrated three-tier stands made for Anya Hindmarch's afternoon tea programme, finished to a luxury fashion brand's standard.

Bespoke gold-framed tea and coffee station built by Prop Options for Leonardo Hotels

Hotel Group · Leonardo Hotels

Tea stations and breakfast service

A gold-framed tea and coffee station with oak trays, plus engraved oak topping blocks and tray caddies for breakfast service, designed to be easy to clean and restock.

How We Build It

Designed for service, not just photos

DesignWe start from your menu, plate sizes, table sizes and theme, then send renders for your chef and F&B team to approve
MaterialsTimber, food-safe acrylic, metal, resin and 3D print, with food-safe finishes on every surface that touches food
PracticalityStable when carried, easy to load in the kitchen, easy to clean, and sized to fit your trays and pass
QuantitiesOne prototype for sign-off, then a production run to cover every table, with spares for busy periods
BrandingColour matching, engraving and logo details to suit a collaboration or your hotel's identity
Lead TimeMost projects take 2 to 3 weeks from sign-off, depending on the nature of the job and how busy the workshop is at the time. Tell us your date when you enquire and we will confirm the lead time in writing with your quote.

For Procurement Teams

Easy to approve, easy to buy from

UK Registered

Prop Options Ltd, company number 13793986, VAT GB 346 0480 11. Workshop in Poole, Dorset.

Fully Insured

Certificates, company details and our capability statement supplied for your supplier file.

Sign-Off Before Build

CAD drawings, renders and material samples approved by your team before production starts. NDAs signed on request.

Questions

Hotel afternoon tea stands, answered

Can you design an afternoon tea stand around our theme?

Yes. We design themed stands around a story, a film, a season or a brand collaboration, as we did for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea at One Aldwych.

Are the stands food safe?

We use food-safe materials and finishes on every surface that touches food, and design stands to be cleaned quickly between sittings.

How many stands can you make?

From a single prototype to enough for every table in a restaurant or a group of hotels. We make a prototype for sign-off first, then the production run.

How long does it take?

Most projects take 2 to 3 weeks from sign-off, depending on the nature of the job and how busy the workshop is at the time. Tell us your date when you enquire and we will confirm the lead time in writing with your quote.

Can you work with our PR or brand partner?

Yes. We regularly work with brand, PR and creative teams, and are happy to sign an NDA before a collaboration is announced.

Planning a new afternoon tea?

Share your theme, menu and launch date. We will come back with ideas, renders and an itemised quote.