Celeste - City of London,Westminster

Beautiful interior, wonderful welcome from staff. Warm Greeting form sommelier. Good wine selection- a whole book of wines to choose from. Had the three course meal, the starters was nice- chicken parfait with brioche, super rich but very tasty. The mains of beef Wellington with a supplement which was excellent with the amazingly intense jus and the desert were amazing of chocolate tart and the cheese cake. Wonderful food, amazing service and beautiful ambience.

I was taken here for a surprise treat by family and friends to celebrate my retirement. As one of the most luxurious hotels in London, you might expect to be intimidated by a visit to The Lanesborough. This was certainly not the case, starting with the wonderfully friendly doorman who offered to dispose of the empty cans of G&T that my family had been consuming in the taxi. Without exception, all the staff we encountered were smilingly personable and efficient. The Grill itself is in an elegant space with tables nicely spaced. My family had arranged for a bespoke menu with chef Shay Cooper, with the only stipulation being that it had to include his celebrated Beef Wellington an appropriate choice considering the hotel 's location near to the Duke of Wellington 's former home. What followed was a succession of delicious and inventive dishes, beginning with the most amazing bread. I could happily have eaten much more of this had I not seen what was to come. There were courses of crab and lobster, neither of which I would normally consider eating my mistake they were both delicious. Risotto managed to be simultaneously unctuous and crispy, an interesting combination. The Beef Wellington was literally 'melt in the mouth ', the only complaint being that several (all) of us would have liked second portions. A different take on millionaire shortbread concluded a fantastic menu. The evening finished with coffees, digestifs, petit fours and a chat with Chef Cooper. I should add that all of the 'front of house ' team complemented Cooper 's menu with their warm, informative and efficient service. It was really a 'night to remember '. My only thought after this was to consider going back to work in the hope of a second retirement dinner at The Lanesborough. My thanks to everyone at the hotel who made the night such a wonderful experience.

We very much enjoyed dinner here. It's a quiet, beautiful room. The food was tasty. We especially enjoyed the bread and petit fours.

Went for the 3 course set menu for lunch my word what an amazing lunch. Greeted by two immaculate doormen, beautiful interior, all the staff were friendly. Taken to our table in the most pretty surroundings. Offered water as we looked at the menu the sommelier told us about the drinks menu wines. The bread sitting in a dish of seeds was just delicious. Starters arrived we were so amazed at how beautiful the dishes were oh wow the tastes were fabulous. Our mains once again delicious so beautiful, then deserts, we savoured every mouthful. We have dined in The Ritz, The Savoy, The Hilton, Gordon Ramsey, The Ivy, to name a few The Lanesborough was the stand out best so much so we are going back in 3 weeks for my birthday. Thank you to all the chefs staff excellent service.

First visit and I was not disappointed. Stunning hotel/restaurant and impeccable service. Had the lunchtime set menu which was divine and plenty to eat. The Cured mackerel, charred Cornish squid, gooseberry, white almond gazpacho, was as light as a feather and stunning to look at. Followed by Sea trout, ricotta gnocchi, courgette and basil, green tomato butter sauce, another fantastic summer dish, the pièce de résistance was the dessert, Strawberry and lime tart, vanilla ice cream, a perfect ending with wine pairings and of course champagne. Petit fours with coffee and of to the theatre to see Six. Fantastic day out in London.