Haven’t been Christmas shopping yet? Don’t know how to turn your oven on? Solve both of these problems with Christmas Day lunch at one of these top London restaurants, and treat your nearest and dearest to some proper kitchen skill. Just make sure you get in there quick – these tables are filling up faster than you can Google ‘successful turkey baster implementation’.
Berners Tavern, Fitzrovia (above)
A sparkling baroque ballroom with serious gastronomic substance thanks to Jason Atherton
What’s the lunch deal: Four-course set menu with a glass of Ruinart, £150 per person (early and late lunch sittings remaining only)
What’s the dinner deal: Choose à la carte
Boundary, Shoreditch
The ultimate luxe French dining option in Shoreditch…
What’s the lunch deal: Five-course set menu, £120 per person
Boundary Rooftop Bar & Grill, Shoreditch (above)
...or take the lift to the roof for a modern European menu with a view
What’s the deal: Three-course set menu, £80 per person
Cinnamon Kitchen, Liverpool Street
Assured modern Indian cooking from the venerable Vivek Singh (we also hear reports of spare seats at both The Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Soho too – our Christmas cup truly runneth over)
What’s the deal: Three-course set menu with a sparkling aperitif, £60 per person
German Gymnasium, King’s Cross (above)
Indulge your central European brasserie cravings at this cavernous, sparkling newcomer
What’s the lunch deal: Three-course set menu (12N-4pm), £85 per person
Lanes of London at London Marriott Hotel, Park Lane
Edwardian mansion chic via a marble, aged brass and rustic oak dining room
What’s the deal: Five-course set menu with a cocktail, £85 per person
maze, Mayfair (above)
Wishing you a Ramsay Yuletide at his modern European Grosvenor Square destination…
What’s the lunch deal: Five-course set menu (12N-4pm), £130 per person
What’s the dinner deal: Five-course set menu (7-10pm), £95 per person
Maze Grill, Mayfair
...or pop next door for an American steakhouse à la Gordon
What’s the deal: Five-course set menu (from 3.30pm), £85 per person
Savoy Grill at The Savoy, Covent Garden (above)
Get glitzy among glittering chandeliers, rich faux tortoiseshell and plush banquettes
What’s the dinner deal: Five-course set menu (from 7pm), £140 per person
Ten Room at Hotel Café Royal, Piccadilly
Spend Christmas with an institution: nothing says London like an upmarket Regent Street lunch
What’s the lunch deal: Five-course set menu with Champagne or a cocktail (12.30pm-3pm), £150 per person
Need more inspiration? Go off-piste and jingle your dinner bells to a new tune this year, with these 10 alternative Christmas menus.
This article was published 10 December 2015