Metrodeco

I visited with a prebooked group of six for afternoon tea. The café was empty when we arrived, the staff stood around for as few minutes. Then a guy came over and started taking orders for tea then he was distracted and walked away. After 15 mins a pot of tea arrived and we had to share it around. That tea was cold by the time the first sandwiches arrived, 20 minutes later. As I said the place didn’t get busy until later. We were sitting around waiting, the staff were crowded round the counter seemingly unaware of this. Other reviews have mentioned the toilets and I concur. There was a pool of liquid on the floor, most unpleasant. Plenty of nice tea rooms in Brighton, this one did not impress.

I’ve only recently moved to the area and already this place is a favourite. The décor, staff, food and drinks are all fabulous — I will be back for more!

Really cute tea shop! It’s a bit away from Kemptown so it doesn’t feel like most Brighton tea rooms. It’s feels like it’s in a much smaller town, I think! The inside is really cute and decorated in a 1930s style. I went at around 11am on a Saturday and it wasn’t too busy at that point, although a lot of the tables were already reserved for the afternoon. So it’s definitely more of the kind of place to go, eat and drink, and leave. Not so much of a place to casually hang out.
The gluten free cake I had was chocolate and banana and it was really nice with a lot of layers. I had a breakfast tea as well. It was also nice.
Overall, definitely a nice tea room, but not my favourite in terms of atmosphere. And not one I’d necessarily go out of my way for, but it looks lovely for an event.

Love this place! So refreshing to find somewhere so unique when so many people are just doing the same old thing. Quirky, cool and great cocktails. Can’t wait to go back for the afternoon tea!

I really enjoyed high tea here!
My cousin who lives in London, reserved a time for us to come to Brighton (like a Santa Monica Pier for us LA people). Really wanted to do high tea, where else but in England. Metrodeco was the perfect place.
We had a table waiting for us when we got there. For 20 pounds you get sandwiches, scones and desserts with your choice of tea.
I LOVED the scones! Their butter cream and jelly made the scones incredibly delicious.
Adorable rustic décor. Loved it here.

On a recent overnight trip to Brighton, my husband and I decided to stop by Metrodeco for cream tea before we headed back home. We chose Metrodeco because of it’s location and I adored the décor.
We loved it!
First of all, the scones were excellent and they gave you a good portion of clotted cream and strawberry preserves.
Second, the tea there is absolutely delicious. I ordered the Masala Chai Express and ended up purchasing a bag of the loose leaf tea to bring home.
Lastly, they allowed my husband to swap out tea and have a mocha instead, which made him very happy.
When you’re not much of a tea drinker, that’s a huge bonus!
We did take a peek at the full afternoon tea and it looked amazing. I hope to be able to try that someday!

Metrodeco is a quirky café in Kemptown that you cannot miss when in the area. The décor here is unique, where you can actually see the prices of some items that are up for sale.
This place can get busy during the weekend so definitely come early! They have a yummy lunch selection with a variety of teas and coffees available. Their cakes are simply scrumptious and you cannot leave here without trying their macarons!!! They have amazing flavours here like coffee, lavender and rose water.
I feel the prices here are affordable and staff are friendly. They also allow dogs here which is also a plus!

After moving to Kemptown in the summer I’d passed Metrodeco several times before I found a spare afternoon to enjoy their Parisian interior and loose leaf teas. After having spent many a walk daydreaming of a quiet afternoon drinking tea and reclining on a vintage armchair, I was a little disappointed with the reality that came to ensue.
MD’s USP is no-​doubt their antique furnishings — all for sale — but I found something rather unsettling about sitting on a £600 sofa whilst drinking tea from a whimsical cup. It’s novel, but not comfortable or relaxing. The other unfortunate aspect of this antique sales room is that it’s not very space efficient. The café always looked sparse as the furniture didn’t allow space for more seating and whilst I was there at least 3 groups were turned away for lack of space.
It’s certainly not a bad café, the food, drink and staff were lovely… But I can’t help feeling that there needs to be a better way of combining the antiques and the café.

Super charming and friendly Tea Rooms in Brighton. The decoration is certainly interesting, quirky art-​deco furniture and kitsch pieces, some of which are for sale (there were two strange armchairs in black and silver with prints of dogs that had price tags hanging from them). There is a furniture showroom in the basement too.
Food was very nice, and so was the service. The older lady there seemed to know every single customer there, as she greeted many of them with kisses and hugs, asking how everything was and so on. The place must be good if customers are that loyal, I guess. Prices are also quite good, although I live in London, so I cannot tell with respect to Brighton standars. Teas were slightly more expensive but at least the one I had (peppermint and spearmint, £2.40 per teapot) was really good.
Service just a bit slower than I’m used to, but I suppose you don’t come to a Tea Rooms like this in a rush. And they were very friendly. I had read before about places in Brighton being dog-​friendly, but I didn’t quite understand what they meant until I came here. Several of the customers brought their dogs with them, and a couple even got a dog plate full of water for theirs! It was fun seeing the thirsty dog drinking water from a kitsch plate (in the same style of the decoration) under the seats while the owners drank their teas. I’ve only seen something like that in Austria before, where people were super fond of dogs.
To sum up, a lovely place to come if you are in Brighton, and very appreciated by locals as I could see.

The essence of Brighton! It’s so friendly that you feel like you’ve known the owners for ever, and they welcome dogs with open arms and lovely hand-​baked treats.
I live in Brighton, but when I couldn’t get to Kemp Town for a cup of Deliciously Decadent (fruit and flower infusion, and the prettiest tea on the planet) I went online and ordered a couple of packets, which arrived the following day.
Some of the furniture is a teeny bit uncomfortable, but everything looks soooo good, who cares?

Oh how I miss Metro Deco! I used to live around the corner & be a regular coffee drinker & cake guzzler!
The rhubarb and ginger cake is one of the best ever & the affable chit chat with the owners Maggie & Helen adds to the charm of a real jewel of a place. Before Metro Deco was there, there was no sense of community or place to go to have a good old fashioned cup of tea & a chat!
Miss you guys & I hope you are all doing a roaring trade in lovely yummy cheese toasties & meltingly good cakes!

oh dear
I was really looking forward to visiting this Art Deco styled tea room. It was my first ever visit to Brighton & as im on a mission to find the best tea rooms selling loose leaf green tea across the country, this place had to be on my list. I had done my research, including read the other reviews here on Unilocal and trekked from the beach on a wet and windy Friday afternoon.
The venue looked nice enough, small, but charming with its chaise longues, small wooden tables and lines of tea caddies behind the counter. As soon as we arrived I squeezed past the seated diners and went to the counter to ask for a list of the teas on offer and was told as there was only 2 staff working this afternoon, I would have to wait, and was pointed to the 2 remaining free seats. I didn’t mind a short wait, it was only a small tea room anyway, and the weather was brutal outside, so we sat, thinking they would only be a minute or two.
And we waited. .. . and waiting & I noticed a stack of books by the counter on tea, all well read already, so I picked one up and gave it a flick through, looking at glorious pictures of sencha’s, earl greys and jamsine flowers, all the while keeping my eye on the two employees, wondering when they were going to give me the menu of teas and cakes.
Then another couple of folk entered, sat in two newly vacated seats by the door, and immediately ordered tea and cake and within a flash two pots of tea and cake were taken to their table.
Confused, especially as we were sat right by the till meaning the staff had walked past us many times in the 15 mins we had waited, we unfortunately got up and left, taking our business elsewhere.
Shame, as the cakes looked lovely and from what I could tell, they had a decent selection of loose leaf teas to buy, so I would of come home with a couple if I had been given the chance.
Now, it was my first visit to Brighton and im pretty sure I shall return to this city soon enough and as tea salons selling loose green teas are still far and few between in the UK, I really wanted to like this place too, but shall I return here to give it a second chance. .. . undecided.

Decadent, doggie-​friendly Parisian-​style tea salon in Brighton’s quirky Kemptown area.
I attended a soirée here for my second outing with other Qypers. Unusually, I prefer squash, water and soft drinks (and, let’s be honest, wine) to hot drinks such as tea or coffee, but having passed by this café-​cum-​furniture shop several times and been in awe of the décor, I decided I was definitely up for sampling some Shades of Grey (name given to a light and zesty take on Earl Grey with a hint of rose) and some Liberty Spirit (a detox blend featuring a multitude of herbs). I already felt won over by the care and attention given to naming the drinks before I had even slurped them (the correct way to try them to feel the full flavour bursting on your tongue).
The extensive and enticing tea list has something to suit all taste buds, beautifully complemented by a range of melt-​in-​the-​mouth cakes and pastries (of which I tried many. Ok, all.) And the art deco chair you’re relaxing in? You can buy that and take it home with you, as well as a bag of your favourite blend if you please. The showroom downstairs is well worth a browse if you’re looking for a unique, vintage item to bring a touch of retro elegance to your home.
The staff were entertaining, passionate but not pushy, knowledgeable and attentive. They informed me that as well as serving a range of speciality blends (the consumption of which I can see being a relaxing, well-​earnt treat after a long day’s shopping in Brighton) they also offer their premises as a venue for everything from business meetings to hen parties. Customer’s pets aren’t overlooked either; canine treats are available and even a cake for your pooch’s birthday can be created.
Magical little place offering plenty of opportunity to awaken the taste buds by sight (the furniture), sound (soft jazz in the background), smell (the aromas from both food and drink) and of course taste. A big thumbs up.

Utterly charming little place, especially if seeking a change from the all-​too-​common Brightonian pursuits of drinking yourself comatose, and certainly more relaxed than a Starbucks-​style espresso-​induced caffeine frenzy. Spread over two floors, it’s an idiosyncratic mixture of art deco antique shop (replete with 20s/​30s era statues, lighting, furniture and even an old wind-​up gramophone, nearly all for sale at and covering a good spread of price-​ranges) and teashop/​café, it is pleasant enough even if not furniture-​shopping — after all, a cup of fine tea in an authentic period setting conjuring up images of a bygone and more carefree age could not be more welcome in times like these.
The staff are very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful — at Qype’s tea-​tasting event last night, I learnt more about tea than I ever thought there was to know (and found it surprisingly interesting) and sampled a wide — and exceedingly refreshing — selection of teas, all brewed fresh and served, of course, in period-​style china set upon between-​the-​wars furnishings. There are a vast array of brews to choose from. The establishment has its own expert tea buyer and blender and many of its concoctions are unique, from the relatively standard (Earl Grey for example, although even that has a slightly novel twist, being subtly more citrussy than the norm, or Lapsang Souchon if you prefer things smoky, and many others) to some quite unique mixtures involving such unexpected ingredients as aniseed, chilli or vanilla (not all in the same pot, obviously).
There are even ice-​chilled teas containing a healthy dash of — ahem — vodka or rum, for special pre-​booked occasions, if you’re in the mood. Or maybe to put you in the mood… They are doing a Valentine’s special, for example — perhaps worth taking note of if your other half is a little more discerning and tricky to impress than the «red rose & box of milk tray» hoi polloi.
A helpful menu explains the basic ingredients and differences, breaking the teas down into sections (black teas, white teas, infusions and specialities) and giving a guide to the various blends’ constituent flavours and aromas. Staff will talk you through it if you wish of course.
It is not all tea, strictly speaking, as options include herbal infusions using, for instance, roobios, mint and a wide range of herbs and flowers. So if you fancy something a little more detoxifying and caffeine-​free, the choice is there. And as we learnt last night, tasting tea is an art as almost as subtle and refined as tasting wine; take your time, savour the top-​notes and delicate, more hidden flavours in the background. It’s worth noting that all the blends are also available to buy to take home, so you can pick your favourite and enjoy at leisure.
The shop also caters for events (birthdays, hen parties and so on) and, with prior arrangement, a liquor licence can be obtained for these. A service is also to be offered whereby staff will come to your venue, be it house or hotel, and serve tea, sanwiches, cake and so on in period garb, lending any event a genuinely warm old-​world charm.
There’s a small but very respectable menu too. As well as the exceptional range of cakes (as well as a specialist tea-​blender, they’ve a specialist cake-​maker, and we sampled everything from chocolate brownies to parsnip cake — much, much tastier than it sounds; I recommend it, bloomin’ lovely with a cuppa, so it is) there is a breakfast and lunch menu with soups, salad, sandwiches and such like, as well as arguably the best scones and clotted cream you’ll get this side of Devon.
The furnishings, paintings and artefacts are simply lovely to browse, and probably lovely to buy, if you’re in the market for such things (my current budget precludes such indulgences, but don’t let that put YOU off, of course).
Handily situated near the heart of Kemptown village, it’s an oddly exotic yet relaxed place to unwind after a bit of shopping or beach-​combing, or you could of course make it a destination all of its own. Tea is, as we learnt, something to linger over, not wolf down as you hurry to work. So go on, treat yourself to a bit of old-​style decadence.
Price-​wise, a pot of tea (two cups) comes in at about two and a half quid, so less than a pint and considerably less intoxicating. Well, apart from the vodka-​infused tea, obviously. Sandwiches and soups are in the £3-£4 bracket on the whole, all very reasonable considering the sumptuous surrounds and atmosphere (for travelling back in time 80 years, it’s a helluva lot cheaper than a trip in the Tardis).
So pop in for a browse, stay for a brew. You’ll be glad you did.

As a lifelong lover of tea (I probably drink at least fifteen cups a day), I cannot believe that I only went to Metrodeco for the first time on Friday. This place is absolutely delightful and is exactly what I’d like to think a 1930s style tea room should look like. Tea is served in proper china tea cups with saucers, the teaspoons are real silver and the sugar on each table is displayed in glass champagne saucers.
For any discerning tea drinker in Brighton, Metrodeco is an absolute must visit. Their tea menu is fabulous, with each tea beautifully described. I opted for the ‘Shades of Grey’ which is their unique, exclusive Earl Grey blend and ended up buying a bag to take home with me because it was so good.
It’s well worth my trek from Fiveways to Kemp Town, especially on a gorgeous sunny day when the huge windows and light, airy décor make it a gorgeous place to be. You can almost believe you’ve gone back in time, albeit to several different places at once the black wooden floor, mismatched tables and chairs ranging from pretty pastels to gold gilt leopard print to retro seventies-​style black glass really shouldn’t work so perfectly together, but they do.
The best thing though? Well, the two best things. Firstly, this place is also an antique shop pretty much everything is for sale. If I’d had £900 to spend on a life-​sized dog statue, I probably would have done. Secondly, they sell absolutely delicious gluten-​free cakes. Combining everything I’ve just described, along with the wonderfully friendly and engaging owners Maggie and Helen, I reckon this is my new favourite place to be in Brighton.

Spent a morning waiting for a late client at Metrodeco recently. So glad he was late so i could chill out in the ambience and be transported back to 1920’s Art Deco glamour and dream of being Gloria Swanson for a short while.
I have to say my tea was absolutely the best cup of Earl Grey i have ever had. The food was fresh, homemade, so delicious and the presentation beautiful. And the amazing collection of Art Deco furniture was to die for!
Best of all is the tea selection which is very extensive. We definitely overstayed our welcome but never felt rushed. The staff were very friendly and we found ourselves feeling as though we are at a friends house for afternoon tea. Just delightful! Highly recommended.

Metrodeco is the new place to be in Kemptown. The venue started life as an antique furniture store before some genius decided to turn one floor into a tea room.
The café itself is full of luxurious gold furniture and art deco bits and bobs, some of which are for sale. They have a variety of posh teas and cakes on offer and attract a allsorts of Kemptown locals. One (ex-​Squeeze singer) local even did a afternoon performance for patrons!
Its deffo worth a mission up to if you don’t live near by and its seconds from the seafront.

A tea shop? Combined with a furniture shop? Strange idea.
And yet, somehow, it works. This isn’t a typical ‘clean lines and beech’ kind of place, but rather it is full of art deco goodness. Luxurious, colourful and glamourous looking pieces — gilt chairs, velvet chaise longues, polished dark wood tables…
This seems to me to somehow fit with the ‘mdtea’ side of the business — which, as well as an incredible range of teas, provides equally luxurious, colourful and glamourous looking cakes. They also sell loose leaf tea, should you have the urge to try and recreate the experience at home. Definitely worth a visit, if just for the uniqueness of the place.

Metrodeco is a new 1930’s Parisian-​style tea salon in the heart of Kemp Town. This art deco specialist furniture store has expanded its styles to the lavish world of tea. A huge range of teas from all over the world can be tried and tested at this café.
There is a luxuriant array of cakes, tarts and pastries and other treats from the counter, and a menu with so many teas you wont know which one to go for, however the lovely ladies who work there are more than happy to go through each and every tea, its taste and history with you they even let you smell before you buy.
They also sell every type of tea in the café, so that if you try it and like it you can buy it, and although it won’t be as cheap as a trip to the supermarket, they are specially brought in and are difficult teas to find in Brighton.
The café provides a rage of traditional savoury breakfasts such as toast and cereal at just over a pound a plate, there is also a range of coffees and sandwiches to choose from if your not a tea person. The teas come in pots ranging in price, depending on the type anywhere between £2−8.
The furniture provides a great atmosphere for the overall experience of the place, and the regulars and their dogs are also very amusing with their friendly vibes. There is also books and books on tea and other things, to brush up while you wait.

Metrodeco began as an art deco and 20^th century furniture store but some genius decided to put a café in it, I’m not being sarcastic. On the walk between the bustling St James Street and Kemptown village, Metrodeco is an amazingly unique venue.
Claiming to be Brighton’s only 1930s Parisian-​style tea salon, the ground level of the store is the café named ‘MDtea’. The café itself s littered with amazing furniture which is on sale.
Priding itself of its tea selection MDtea has a choice of green teas, defusions and black teas, As well organic fruit juices and coffees. Food wise a selection of yummy sandwiches and cakes galore.
You may have seen the venue on the TV programme ‘Brighton Beach Patrol’, which featured MDtea’s doggy tea party, for dogs. that’s right.
If your looking for a decadent yet unusual afternoon tea Metrodeco is the place to be.