Hotels need to have a very versatile restaurant that can offer breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and room service, all with impeccable standards and service.

London’s Best Hotel Restaurants

The best hotels, however, are savvy enough to have more than one dining option, often including a special signature restaurant. Here we highlight the best hotel restaurants in London.

Dinner by Heston at The Mandarin Oriental

Dinner by Heston is Heston Blumenthal’s first foray into the London restaurant scene at the Mandarin Oriental. ‘Dinner’, one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of recent years, received immediate acclaim by critics, collecting its first Michelin Star in the 2012 UK Michelin Guide.

The signature ‘Meat Fruit’ is worth a visit alone at one of the best hotel restaurants in London.

Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley

Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley merges elegance and warmth in a luxurious setting in the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge.  With intricate yet robust flavours, clean textures and a quality ethos the cuisine is something that entices you back again and again.

We would recommend the chef’s table in its own luxurious and intimate air-conditioned space at the heart of the restaurant, or the larger Pomerol private room, one of the best private dining rooms in London.

Alyn Williams at The Westbury

Alyn Williams at the Westbury opened quietly at the end of 2011 in the Westbury Hotel in Mayfair from chef Alyn Williams, who was previously head chef at the two Michelin starred Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley.

Our reviewer describes it as ‘slick, elegant and contemporary cooking, as handsome as it is delicious’ where ‘the décor is luxurious and chic’. Click here to read our full review of one of the best hotel restaurants in London

Cut at 45 Park Lane

‘Cut’ opened in the new 45 Park Lane hotel, the latest hotel from The Dorchester Collection. ‘Cut’ is a restaurant by Wolfgang Puck, the celebrated US chef, who opened the original ‘Cut’ at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills in 2006.

The London outpost serves excellent steaks in a suitably glamorous dining room, making Cut a contender for one of the best hotel restaurants in London.

Bar Boulud at The Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge

Daniel Boulud, one of the most coveted chefs in the US, opened his first restaurant in the UK at the Mandarin Oriental with Bar Boulud.

The room may lack real character, but the mix of rustic French brasserie fare and a New York style buzz made it an instant hit, with almost universal praise for the charcuterie boards and the burgers.

Helene Darroze at the Connaught

The Connaught is home to two of our favourite bars in London, with the warm, cosy Coburg Bar and the glamorous Connaught Bar. The restaurant, neatly placed at the front with views over Mount Street, is equally wonderful.

Helene Darroze serves delectable French cuisine inspired by authentic regional and seasonal flavours, highly deserving of its 2 Michelin stars.

Hoxton Grill at the Hoxton Hotel

A part of the Soho House group, the Hoxton Grill offers a selection of classic American dishes in the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch. The restaurant is a contrast to the usual hotel dining experience in a cool, stylish but casual setting.

Dean Street Townhouse

Dean Street Townhouse is located on Dean Street in Soho, which is always buzzing with the Soho crowd perched at the bar with cocktails or enjoying the classic British menu.

The room combines vintage armchairs, cut glass chandeliers and wooden floors and the walls are scattered with the cream of contemporary British art. Dean Street Townhouse is one of the best hotel restaurants in London.

Seven Park Place at St James’s Hotel & Club

William Drabble’s dishes at Seven Park Place are modern French in style with fine British ingredients. Seven Park Place’s dining room is chic and intimate, with private dining available for groups of 9 or more.

William Drabble also oversees the stylish William’s Bar and Bistro. With comfortable seating and a relaxed, sophisticated atmosphere, the menu features classic bistro dishes, with afternoon tea also served daily.

Hix Mayfair at Brown’s Hotel

Mayfair’s Brown’s Hotel is home to Hix Mayfair from celebrated chef Mark Hix, which focuses on contemporary British food and art.

The dining room is traditional with a twist – HIX Mayfair is home to a collection of work by leading British artists including Tracey Emin, Michael Landy and Bridget Riley.

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

One of London’s few 3 Michelin starred restaurants from super-chef Alain Ducasse. Our favourite feature is the Table Lumiere private dining room which is ideal for up to six guests.

Cocooned by a luminescent oval curtain, it is surrounded by 4,500 shimmering fibre optics that drop dramatically from the ceiling – stunning!

The Colony Grill Room at The Beaumont

The Colony Grill Room is the restaurant from Head Chef Ben Boeynaems who was previously at Petrus, The Goring and most recently The Zetter Group. Boeynaems serves his take on the transatlantic favourites the restaurant is known for such as shellfish, grills, steaks and tableside salads, all with a large focus on seasonal and locally sourced, quality ingredients.

These dishes are served in a beautifully refreshed, glamorous grill room with a clubby 1920s New York feel, and walls now adorned with striking large-scale murals and maximalist artworks. 

The Game Bird at The Stafford London

The Game Bird showcases the finest British produce and supports local artisan producers. The Game Bird signature dishes include Chicken Kiev and Steak & ale steamed suet pudding.

Desserts such as Blackcurrant crumble soufflé with liquorice ice cream and Crêpes suzette served tableside provide the perfect end to a meal at The Game Bird.

The Wigmore

The Wigmore is the modern British pub located steps away from Regent Street and Oxford Street. Part of The Langham hotel, The Wigmore is famed for its signature dish: XXL Stovetop 3 Cheese & Mustard Toastie.

The food menu is overseen by Michel Roux Jr. and offers quintessential British pub fare.

Lost Property at Found

The sense of mystery that is embedded in Lost Property’s DNA, runs right through to the hotel’s atmospheric ground-floor bar and restaurant, Found.

The restaurant offers a classic food and drinks menu with a nostalgic twist – a true celebration of traditional cookery.

TOKii London, The Prince Akatoki

The food at The Prince Akatoki’s restaurant TOKii is all about fresh and international ingredients – bringing the best of East and West to its menus.

Fine fusion blends the best of home-grown, local ingredients with authentic Japanese flavours, with a focus on sushi, sashimi, seafood and meat cooked on the Robata grill.

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