Our tea salon has been a great many things for over 313 years it began as an apartment for the fortnum family then became an interior decorating department in the 1920s and 1930s and later an antiques department and a restaurant known as st jamess since 2012 it has paid homage to the timeless tradition of afternoon tea. Teas after more than three centuries of selling tea at fortnum mason we consider ourselves something of an expert in the area we travel the globe to find the best ingredients for our exclusive blends. Tea after more than three centuries of selling tea at fortnum mason we consider ourselves something of an expert in the area we travel the globe to find the best ingredients for our exclusive blends. The fortnum and mason afternoon tea price comes in at gbp60 per person with champagne starting at an additional gbp1475 while the food was very good the experience was just so poor overall that i cant recommend it