Prism

This outpost of the Harvey Nichols empire is located in a splendidly imposing former banking hall & makes a reliable power dining choice, combining thoughtful service with a chic menu. For a restaurant that excels as a lunch venue, the cooking wisely majors in fresh ingredients bristling with clean flavours, ensuring ‘you don’t snooze at your desk afterwards’. Swordfish carpaccio & tartare with oyster tempura & oriental salad might precede poached halibut with clam pistou & braised lettuce. But dishes such as roast saddle of rabbit with foie gras & rabbit confit lasagne, sauteed girolles & carrot purée will still please City folk habitually attached to Square Mile richness. The wine list is pitched at expense accounts, but includes some offbeat & interesting choices such as a 2006 Albarino Palacio de Fefinanes from Galicia. Round off with nougat glacé with blueberry compote & pistachio garnish, or perhaps the Neal’s Yard British cheeses.