Celeste at The Lanesborough
“High-flying modern French cooking in ultra-luxe hotel” - AA Inspector
LONDON SW1, LONDON POSTAL DISTRICTS
Our Inspector's View
A grand old mansion on Hyde Park Corner, The Lanesborough’s world-class level of luxury and service tends to be the preserve of celebs and oligarchs. Assuming you're not up for its stratospherically priced rooms with a personal butler thrown in, you can buy into the hotel's glamour by dining at Céleste – not as inaccessible as you might think if you go for the set-price menu du jour – beneath a glass-domed ceiling and shimmering chandeliers. The cooking is in the modern French style, blending classic techniques with a contemporary eye for light, fresh flavours in supremely elegant dishes that celebrate first-class British ingredients: exquisite halibut is matched with a riot of Jerusalem artichoke – crushed, puréed, crispy skin, and in a truffle-dusted bon bon – and deftly aromatised with truffle shavings and chicken jus. Caramelised red apple, green apple sorbet, pine nut crumble and elderflower mousse provide a classy finish.
Awards, Accolades & welcome Schemes
3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
Facilities – at a glance
Tasting menu
Private dining
Wheelchair access
Features
- Seats: 100
- Private dining available
- On-site parking available
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
- Assist dogs welcome
- Open all year
- Lunch served from: 12
- Lunch served until: 2.30
- Dinner served from: 7
- Dinner served until: 10.30
- Wines over £30:
- Wines by the glass: 20
- Cuisine style: French, International
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