The strawberries and cream figure everyone quotes — 140,000 portions sold over the fortnight — makes more sense when you see the Tea Lawn. There's a dedicated counter. There's always a queue. For two weeks in July it functions as the de facto meeting point and social centrepiece of the grounds. The portion (£2.70 in 2025, the first increase since 2010) is small. You will want two.
The food operation across the grounds is larger and more varied than coverage suggests. The AELTC runs multiple named venues and they're genuinely different in character rather than the same offer under different signs.
The Tea Lawn sits between Centre Court and Court 1 and is where most of the ritual Wimbledon food happens: champagne, Pimm's (£12.25 a cup in 2025), the Long Bar, the strawberry counter, people watching. It doesn't have a full menu. It has the things people picture when they picture Wimbledon.
The Walled Garden Food Market is where you go for actual meals: hot food stalls, more seating, shorter queues. The Cavendish, new in 2025 and near Court 1, does full-day dining from breakfast through evening at table service, mains in the £19–22 range. The Wingfield Restaurant — on the first floor of the Centre Court building — is the only venue requiring a reservation: fixed-price three-course lunch, wine included. It books out months ahead and is worth knowing about if you plan far enough forward.
For something between grazing and a full meal, The Larder on the Tea Lawn has sandwiches from £4.95, salads from £7.50, Cornish pasties at £6.80. There's also a Bakery, a Conservatory Kitchen (self-service hot and cold lunches), and a Café Pergola serving assisted lunch and afternoon tea.
Drinks pricing is what generates most of the coverage. Beer runs £7.80–£8.45 for a 330ml can. Lanson is the official champagne — £96 a bottle, available by the glass. None of this is cheap. The bring-your-own policy softens it: you can bring one bottle of wine or champagne, or two beers per person, in soft containers. No glass, no hard-sided boxes, no spirits, no picnic hampers.
The debenture tier operates separately. The Renshaw Restaurant, the Rooftop Bar, and the Champions' Room (the last by internal ballot even among debenture holders) don't appear on any public food map.
The AELTC has consistently positioned the food as part of the experience rather than a concession operation. The quality across venues is higher than what you'd typically find at a comparable sports event. The prices reflect that, and also the captive audience.
