It can be tricky when it comes to choosing the best business lunch restaurants in London. Media companies tend to hanker after establishments where you can wear your jeans and trainers without anyone forcing you to borrow a gravy splattered jacket and tie. City wheelers tend to prefer more traditional venues. Our pick of the best business lunch restaurants in London aims to cover a variety of business types.
This converted bank in the city is the perfect setting for the all-important business lunch.
1 Lombard Street,
The City,
London,
EC3V 9AA
Contemporary French menu from one of the most decorated chefs in the world which will undoubtedly provide some murmurs of appreciation from your fellow workers.
The Dorchester Hotel,
53 Park Lane,
Mayfair,
London,
W1K 1QA
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Bangalore Express serves modern, good-looking food in cool, slick surroundings at eminently reasonable prices. A perfect lunchtime destination in the City.
1 Corbet Court, Gracechurch Street,
Bank,
London,
EC3V 0AT
Mayfair's Chor Bizarre has undergone some major changes lately for their ten year anniversary and now have a new interior, head chef and menu. Celebrate the diversity of the Indian cuisine now available by taking fellow colleagues here for your next business lunch.
16 Albemarle Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1S 4HW
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If you prefer more of a contemporary French twist to your business lunch, try the magnificent Clos Maggiore on King Street.
33 King Street,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2E 8JD
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One of the capital's restaurants with the most impressive views thanks to its roof terrace, Coq D'Argent is certainly a French restaurant to impress.
No 1 Poultry,
The City,
London,
EC2R 8EJ
Dean Street Townhouse is located in the heart of Soho and offers seasonal British cuisine which changes weekly. A typical menu includes dishes such as Black Angus porterhouse steak, Portland Bill crab or pheasant goujons.
69-71 Dean Street,
Soho,
London,
W1D 4QJ
Great flavour combinations and interesting decor combine to make Dockmasters House an ideal spot for luxurious dining in Canary Wharf.
West India Dock,
1, Hertsmere Road,
Canary Wharf,
London,
E14 8JJ
Goldfish is a stylish restaurant that also has a basement cocktail bar and a Tokyo inspired karaoke booth.
The menu is distinctly Chinese but also uses Szechuan, Japanese and Mongolian influences. Regular Oriental tasting nights are hosted at Goldfish.
46 Gresham Street,
Bank,
London,
EC2V 7AY
Another French option for you and your colleagues may be at The Greenhouse in Mayfair.
27a Hays Mews,
Mayfair,
London,
W1J 5NY
The stylish Green's Restaurant and Oyster Bar offers superb British cuisine in modern and sophisticated surroundings.
36 Duke Street St James,
St James,
London,
SW1Y 6DF
One of St James’s most traditional restaurants gets a more modern little sister as Greens Restaurant and Oyster Bar opens in Cornhill.
Mezzanine,
14 Cornhill,
Bank,
London,
EC3V 3ND
A classic option for business lunchers looking for a hearty steak in Mayfair.
26 Bruton Place,
Mayfair,
London,
W1J 6NG
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For more stylish surroundings and a Modern European flavour to the cuisine, you may find your business lunch run more smoothly at Hush.
8 Lancashire Court, Brook Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1S 1EY
L'Anima is a superb place to relax in style and comfort.
1 Snowden Street,
Broadgate,
London,
EC2A 2DQ
You know what to expect when you arrive, the steak and the portions are always of the same quality and there’s no surprise when the bill appears. This one has excellence written all over it.
5 Throgmorton Street,
The City,
London,
EC2N 2AD
Executive Chef Laurent Michel has created a new business lunch menu at L'Oranger offering such delights as mussel and clam risotto in a parsley and garlic sauce, cod ‘Brandade’with crispy parmesan and beef tartare prepared at the table.
5 St James's Street,
St James,
London,
SW1A 1EF
Lutyens features a 130 seat restaurant serving seasonal French cuisine with an Irish twist.
85 Fleet Street,
Holborn,
London,
EC4Y 1AE
The LUXE is John Torode's latest offering to London's dining scene. The first floor offers a fine dining restaurant featuring exposed brickwork, silk wallpaper and handblown glass lights. There is a wood oven and the menu includes fresh fish, meat and poultry dishes.
1st Floor,
109 Commercial Street,
Spitalfields,
London,
E1 6BG
Formerly Lanes Restaurant, Marco Pierre White Steakhouse and Grill is a fabulous fine dining establishment on Middlesex Street.
East India House,
109-117 Middlesex Street,
London,
E1 7JF
One Mooregate Place is based in the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales. The stylish dining room serves the finest Modern European dishes using seasonal produce.
1 Moorgate Place,
City,
London,
EC2R 6EA
This is a stylish restaurant in Mayfair that prides itself on locally sourced and organic produce making its modern dishes quite the draw for the perpetual business luncher.
4 Mill Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1S 2AX
This is the place should you wish to impress a client or colleague with an awe-inspiring view, situated as it is on the fourth floor of Canada Place overlooking the new East London Docklands metropolis.
4th Floor Canada Place,
Canada Square,
Canary Wharf,
London,
E14 5ER
Sauterelle is a great choice if you’re looking to impress in The City, whether it be a date, a client or a group of friends.
The Royal Exchange,
Bank,
London,
EC3V 3LR
Located in the heart of Westminster, Roux at Parliament Square offers fine dining in an exclusive environment.
RICS,
12 Great George Street,
Westminster,
London,
SW1P 3AD
A funky place on Charterhouse Street that could well be the choice for a more relaxed lunch with colleagues, where jobs and reputations might not necessarily hang in the balance.
67-77 Charterhouse Street,
Smithfield,
London,
EC1M 6HJ
This is a popular venue serving a range of exciting fish dishes, should you be entertaining a client with a penchant for the fruits of the sea.
21-23 Swithins Lane,
London,
EC4N 8AD