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Summary
“As good as anything you might experience in Verona or Florence” – Theo Randall’s “divine, monthly regional tasting menus” produce “consistently great” results as well as adding interest to his Mayfair HQ, just off Hyde Park Corner. “There’s the option of wine matches” and “a good cocktail bar (especially the design-your-own-Negroni option!)”. “Ok, the space isn’t terrific” – windowless, and off the foyer of a large 1970s hotel – but “it is one of the very few celebrity chef restaurants where the chef is frequently to be seen”. “Theo always seems to be there and comes out into the dining room most times you visit”, helping create an overall atmosphere that was surprisingly well-rated this year. Top Tip – “Sunday brunch at £65 including unlimited Prosecco, Negroni or Aperol Spritz is particularly good value”.
Summary
“In spite of many renovations it is still difficult to get away from the ‘hotel dining room’ feel” at this windowless and “bland” chamber, off the foyer of a large 1970s hotel on Hyde Park Corner. “Theo Randall’s cooking does make up for it”, though, and – in contrast to many top London destinations this year – ratings are going from strength to strength for its “fabulous Italian dining experience using stunning produce”. In particular, Theo’s series of “interesting, themed, regional menus are tremendous and very good value”; while “friendly and attentive” staff bring some conviviality to the “calm” space. Top Tip – “the set-price lunch menu may be the best-value lunch in the whole of London”.
Summary
“Sublime” Italian cooking of “the highest quality” – not least from the “fantastic, regional four-course menu and wine pairing” – inspires a large and devoted fan club to return time and again to Theo Randall’s long-established dining room, just off Park Lane. And, alongside the “charming and friendly” service, the main man is regularly in evidence and “a real gent as well as an exceptional chef”. The catch? The “large” space is windowless and “though it’s an enjoyable evening, it’s hard to forget that you are eating just off the lobby of a hotel”.
Summary
“Exemplary Italian ingredients cooked to perfection” and “served impeccably by delightful people” has earned a glowing reputation for the English-born former River Café chef, whose dining room off the foyer of the 1970s-built Intercontinental Hotel tower near Hyde Park Corner provides some of London’s best Italian cuisine. The “soulless setting” always attracts adverse comment, although it is “much improved” since its renovation a few years back.
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InterContinental London, Park Lane, 1 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7QY
Restaurant details
Theo Randall at the InterContinental London Park Lane Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Exceptional value set lunch. Lovely Amalifi lemon tart, suitably piquant. Room a bit soulless "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £60.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £40.00 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 85.00 | Always available | 4 |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £18.00 | £38.00 | £7.00 | £0.00 |
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| Wine per bottle | £49.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.00 |
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| Service | 13.50% |
InterContinental London, Park Lane, 1 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7QY
Opening hours
| Monday | 6:30 am‑10:30 am |
| Tuesday | 6:30 am‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 6:30 am‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 6:30 am‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 6:30 am‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 6:30 am‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 6:30 am‑11 am |
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