190 Queen’s Gate is an all-day dining restaurant located within The Gore boutique hotel serving traditional British cuisine elevated with a modern twist. Located just a stone's throw from the Royal Albert Hall and boasting an excellent value pre-theatre dinner menu, this is the perfect destination to start your evening out. Head chef Frederick Forster, who won the prestigious Roux Scholarship in 2000, has curated the menu and describes his dishes as ‘a complete journey through the authentic tastes of contemporary Britain’.
Inside, 190 Queen's Gate is a picture of old-fashioned luxury. The dining room features oak panelled walls and a stunning chandelier at its centre, as well as antique furniture and mirrors. The restaurant, meanwhile, is equally classic, riffing on old-school favourites like rump of lamb with braised potato, confit tomato and roasted aubergine, roasted wild seabass with bouillabaisse sauce, and whole lemon sol meuniere on the bone with brown butter. Forster has cooked in top restaurants in England and France, so you'll see inspiration from both sides of the English Channel in his menus.
190 Queen’s Gate also serves an excellent breakfast, including a range of hot and cold options. Alongside a classic continental breakfast, choose from the likes of a full English breakfast, eggs royale and slow-cooked mushrooms on toast with a poached egg and parmesan.
To accompany your meal, the international wine list features rare bottles sourced from trusted vineyards across the globe, many of which are available by the glass. There is also a creative cocktail list and a particularly impressive selection of gin and tonics. If you don’t fancy a full sit-down meal, why not head to the adjoining Bar 190, where the launch party for the Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet was held, for a nibble and a drink?
The pre-theatre menu allows diners to choose between two or three courses and features refined dishes such as courgette flower fritter with smoked aubergine puree, and corn-fed chicken with garden pea vol-au-vent and summer truffles.