Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in West End London

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best ambiance in West End London? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Café Deco

4.9

4.9 (37)

£41 and over

European

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

Café Deco is a restaurant & wine bar in Bloomsbury. We serve classic, broadly European food, with a focus on the best possible ingredients. To keep in step with the seasons - and to keep life interesting - we change our menu every week. And we do the same with our wines too - sourcing the most delicious bottles we can find from small producers who work with minimal intervention, sustainably and with respect for the land and the vine. Our list is always changing and we love nothing more than to help you pick the perfect thing to drink.

Nestled in our little corner of central London, our terrace buzzes on warm sunny days into the evening and inside hums to the sound of conversation all year. We want you to feel welcome, looked after and at home.

Top review

Jerry

Dined 7 days ago

Really lovely place and great food and people! Would deffo go again.

The Italians Wine food market Ltd

4.8

4.8 (57)

£26 to £40

Italian

Marylebone

About the restaurant

We enjoy creating a community of passionate people, in which customers, producers and staff can share an appreciation for quality Italian gastronomy and wine. Thanks to the union of these three groups in our stores, life will taste better.

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ChrisVIP

Dined on Oct 16, 2024

Really good charcuterie, small but excellent wine list.

Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay

4.8

4.8 (154)

£25 and under

Unspecified

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay has created a blend between unparalleled service, culinary creativity, and exquisite wines. Overlooking the famous Savoy Hotel entrance, Restaurant 1890 provides the perfect ambience and an unforgettable dining experience.

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Steven

Dined 6 days ago

I was quite apprehensive at dining alone at such a prestigious high end establishment, but i was happily surprised as soon as i walked in. The staff were incredibly professional and attentive, but also so helpful and friendly. I didn't feel alone at all. Always a smile and a listening ear to hear how wonderful the food and drink were. The food was incredible. With little upfront knowledge of what the menu would contain, i was relieved it was full of dishes i would have ordered myself, with seasonal ingredients presented and cooked in excitingly new way - for me anyway. It was all so well presented and described. Thank you all for making me feel so comfortable, welcome and incredibly fed!

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Experience

New Year's Eve Dinner

Afternoon Tea at Corinthia London

4.8

4.8 (1219)

£41 and over

Afternoon Tea

Charing Cross

About the restaurant

Afternoon Tea at Corinthia London offers one of life’s great luxuries. Illuminated by a spectacular Baccarat Chandelier and accompanied by uplifting melodies from a Steinway Piano, The Crystal Moon Lounge provides an idyllic atmosphere for a sumptuous afternoon treat.

Designed to showcase individual elements of a tea ceremony and with every aspect of a guest's experience considered, our expert Tea Master weighs and infuses bespoke tea blends for the perfect cup of tea. Delight in this wonderful interactive experience, with cakes and indulgent patisseries served from our heritage trolley on a bespoke line of Richard Brendon bone china. For a touch of elegance, enjoy a glass of Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne in Baccarat Mille Nuits champagne flutes with a nod to the breath-taking Baccarat crystal chandelier overhead.

Top review

Michelle

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Lovely setting for a delicious afternoon tea food was great

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Experience

Dazzling delights: festive afternoon tea

Side Hustle at The NoMad

4.8

4.8 (384)

£26 to £40

Mexican

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

Join us in Side Hustle and enjoy a menu that is complemented by a beverage programme from the award-winning NoMad Bar team, showcasing the flavors and traditions of Mexico and a large selection of agave-based spirits, along with classic and contemporary drinks. Please note tables are reserved for dining guests only.

Side Hustle is set in the former Bow Street Police Station, a casual but sophisticated bar serving a menu inspired by Southern California and its deep Mexican roots.

Please note that Side Hustle is a cashless bar.

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CatrinaVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Once again a lovely evening at Side Hustle. Cocktails superb! Staff very professional and extremely welcoming.

The Winter Garden

4.7

4.7 (1770)

£41 and over

Modern European

Marylebone

About the restaurant

Settle beneath the stunning eight-storey glass roof atrium with fabulous palm trees and live entertainment and experience the natural transition from day to night as our Winter Garden restaurant transforms into an elegant idyllic dining area. The intimate ambience and delicious cuisine ensures that dining at the Winter Garden restaurant is truly an occasion to remember. The award-winning afternoon tea is really something quite special, complete with French pastries from The Landmark London’s own patisserie, freshly baked scones and assorted finger sandwiches. The exquisite surroundings, relaxed atmosphere and impeccable service will make you want to come back to the Winter Garden time and time again.

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AnitaVIP

Dined 3 days ago

As always it’s an experience dining at the Winter Garden, we are regular visitors and it’s where we like to treat ourselves. The staff and Management are so welcoming.

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Experience

Three -course seasonal lunch menu

Experience

Three -course seasonal dinner menu

Chucs Mayfair

4.6

4.6 (57)

£26 to £40

Italian

Mayfair

About the restaurant

The original and much acclaimed Chucs Restaurant and Café, specialising in flavours of the Italian Riviera and Mediterranean.

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Marcelo

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Stefano at the resturant who looked after us along with his colleagues were fantastic. This is an exceptional resturant with delicious Italian food / wine and outstanding staff who support the world class service. I’d like to thank the management team for holding my table and providing outstanding services through out ky evening.

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Experience

2 courses:£30 / 3 courses:£35

Afternoon Tea at Rosewood London

4.9

4.9 (801)

£41 and over

Afternoon Tea

Holborn

About the restaurant

Executive Pastry Chef Mark Perkins and his team have created a new vision for Mirror Room’s Art Afternoon Tea series established since 2017 by live collaborating with multidisciplinary London-based artist, John Booth, combining their separate visions for the first time.

A menu brimming with artistic expression.

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NatVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Excellent and festive setting which is an important element for me for the afternoon tea great and creative food - a bit pricey for what is offered though

Queens of Mayfair

4.8

4.8 (106)

£25 and under

British

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Queens of Mayfair is a cafe/restaurant focusing on artisan coffee and a seasonal brunch menu. We are also famed for serving the V60 Panama Geisha Filter Coffee.

We welcome guests from 7.30am to enjoy food, coffee, juices, homemade cakes, pastries and hot drinks. Come the late afternoon Queens of Mayfair is a wine and cocktail bar. House cocktails from £16, a selection of beer, wine and champagne including Krug, Laurent Perrier and Dom Perignon. Our bottomless brunches are already a weekend cult in Mayfair.

Queens of Mayfair is also available for private hire.
Food available to eat in and takeaway.

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MatthewVIP

Dined on Dec 12, 2024

Very loud in back room. Otherwise great for brunch

The Parlour

4.5

4.5 (215)

£41 and over

Afternoon Tea

Westminster

About the restaurant

With more than 100 years of history , VALRHONA selection of ranges have become our partner as we dare excellence on each of our desserts.
Experience the new Great Scotland Yard Signature Afternoon Tea at The Parlour. Inspired by the building's iconic history as first head quarter of the British Police, each dish is a journey through its infamous tales, with rare ingredients and creative twists. The iconic Ink Pot Cake is a toast to all the great writers who passed through the building, like Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, and Arthur Conan Doyle, who drew inspiration from its stories for his Sherlock Holmes tales.

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Jessy

Dined on Dec 11, 2024

Absolutely fabulous afternoon tea! The restaurant is gorgeous, the staff is wonderful and the food was incredible. Would highly recommend.

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Experience

Festive Pre-Theatre Menu

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