Recommend me a posh tea out in London

[MossCommuter]

Can anyone suggest any top eateries in Edinburgh? Heading there with Mrs V for her birthday in May and would like to treat her to somewhere half decent.

Oi

 

[vickster]

yes - "tea" in my thread title really means "dinner" if you're darn sarf

We're looking for the main meal of the day.

Oh, and I do like the look of Chez Bruce, thanks

As you are looking at London...if you ask for tea...you'll get (high) tea not dinner (supper)

 

[MossCommuter]

As you are looking at London...if you ask for tea...you'll get (high) tea not dinner (supper)

Yes, I know... the tread title was a bit tongue in cheek.

Can you really spend £100 per head on high-tea?

 

[vickster]

Yes, I know... the tread title was a bit tongue in cheek.

Can you really spend £100 per head on high-tea?

If you drink Dom Perignon at the Ritz, I'm sure easily

https://www.theritzlondon.com/dine-with-us/afternoon-tea/champagne-afternoon-tea-2/

 

[MossCommuter]

If you drink Dom Perignon at the Ritz, I'm sure easily

I like the sound of that too

By the way, our £100 per head budget excludes booze or matched wines. I would probably wine match but my mate wouldn't

 

[KnackeredBike]

Another vote for Wetherspoons, go there, order a drink and say "and get one for yourself too". Priceless watching them almost have a heart attack behind the bar.

All of my best nights out and worst sexual conquests have begun in Wetherspoons.

 

[jonny jeez]

Chez Bruce (French so not veggie obvs, but scrummy and a really nice atmosphere too) - maybe a bit out but close to Wandsworth Common train station (or an easy Uber from the centre)

The Wolsey always has a good rep

Buy tea, presumably you mean dinner rather than afternoon tea (or lunch) - i.e. a meal, not sarnies, cakes and a glass of bubbly/pot of Earl Grey?

The woolsey is fun but very noisy, unless you can bag one of the high tables in the old sales offices, they are, at least little enclosed.

 

[jonny jeez]

The bit in struggling with is portion sizes. Most the contemporary places (like oblix or aqua) serve small portions. The oblix isn't great either but is ok for a quick lunch (£50 a head) and has good views...sometimes a live jazz band too. aqua shard is better but again, is a bit "busy" in my opinion. Both are a nightmare if either of the dedicated lifts are out of order, you can queue up for 40 minutes to get out!!

For my money, id be inclined to think about a good steakhouse (ISK in Soho), which has a wine or cocktail bar attached.

Or save some cash on a walk along south bank in the warm night air.... grab a menagerie of food from the many street vendors, do the tate modern and take a room at citizen M opposite tower bridge. (£150 a night with views of the tower) they have a really good vibe, that might be a more interesting experience of laaandaan.

All in, less than £200.

 

[MossCommuter]

We are discussing Atul Kochhar again...

...we can always get burgers on the way home

 

[MossCommuter]

The bit in struggling with is portion sizes. Most the contemporary places (like oblix or aqua) serve small portions. The oblix isn't great either but is ok for a quick lunch (£50 a head) and has good views...sometimes a live jazz band too. aqua shard is better but again, is a bit "busy" in my opinion. Both are a nightmare if either of the dedicated lifts are out of order, you can queue up for 40 minutes to get out!!

For my money, id be inclined to think about a good steakhouse (ISK in Soho), which has a wine or cocktail bar attached.

Or save some cash on a walk along south bank in the warm night air.... grab a menagerie of food from the many street vendors, do the tate modern and take a room at citizen M opposite tower bridge. (£150 a night with views of the tower) they have a really good vibe, that might be a more interesting experience of laaandaan.

All in, less than £200.

That will be Thursday I guess; we're staying @ the LSE on Southbank

 

[jonny jeez]

That will be Thursday I guess; we're staying @ the LSE on Southbank

Sounds like a great week planned.

Nice, enjoy. Southbank is awesome in the summer, you can walk from the eye to shad Thames (40-60 minutes) and add a few hours to that if you stop to experience the many delights along the way, dont forget to come inland after the globe theatre and wander around borough market for a bit.

 

[stalagmike]

Not Michelin starred but still rollicking good fun what?!

https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/bob-bob-ricard

 

[Globalti]

The healthiest, most tasty food in Britain can be eaten at Maroush Express on Edgware Road, about 300 yards up on the right from Marble Arch tube and the Odeon. Because it's so popular you might need to queue for a table so if hungry cross the road to Maroush and have the same superb Lebanese food served with more ceremony and possibly more cost.

 

[PK99]

Foodies...

...I am looking for a recommendation for a posh lunch or dinner in London on a Friday in August.

We think we want a fancy tasting menu, Michelin starred, veggie or pork free, where we can wear (smart) jeans and casual shoes at about £100 per head. Cuisine is not necessarily important; we'll both eat pretty much anything (barring pork). We looked at Atul Kochhar but we're both very greedy boys (we prefer to say "gourmands") and looking at the menu we're worried that wouldn't be enough food

Roux at the Landau is very good value its a hotel dining room, so very informal

Set lunch (5 options on each course) 3 courses coffee petit fours plus 1/2 bottle of wine =£49
Tasting menu £75 or £125 with matching wines

 

[MossCommuter]

3 courses coffee petit fours plus 1/2 bottle of wine =£49

That does look good value. One to consider for Thursday as well.