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Summary
“Wonderfully elevated ‘pub’ food in a glorious and comfortable setting” makes Michel Roux’s take on the British boozer – north of Oxford Circus, near the Beeb – the “perfect place for a quick meal in the West End” (including for business lunchers). As befits a chef of his grandeur, the food is “far fancier than your regular gastropub fare” – it’s closer really to “superb casual dining” – while the “beer is well kept” and there’s a “great range of non-alcoholic drinks”. Top Menu Tips – “you need to share the cheese toastie if you’re going to have room for the wonderfully fun masala scotch egg with dahl, or even the burger with grilled ox tongue... who knew how delicious this could be?”. “A good quick pitstop for some scotch eggs, salmon crumpets and exceptional chips”.
Summary
A “gem in the West End” – The Langham Hotel and Michel Roux Jr partnered in 2017 to create this reimagined British boozer north of Oxford Circus, and the result has proved to be one of Londoners’ favourite gastropubs, not least thanks to its menu of “great refined pub classics” at “fair prices for the location”. Casual enough for post-works drinks, it’s also smart enough for an informal business meal. Top Menu Tip – “the best cheese toastie this side of the Alps”.
Summary
Pub grub is elevated by Michel Albert Roux to great effect at this “posh pub”, “handily close to the horrors of Oxford Circus” – a surprisingly “good place to meet for business” and “worth going out of your way for”. Top Menu Tip – “take friends and order the cheese toastie on the sly, then watch their faces light up when the magnificent beast of a sandwich is presented”.
Summary
Michel Roux Junior has reimagined the British pub as only a French master chef could at this fine hostelry near Oxford Circus – a partnership with the neighbouring Langham Hotel, who carved the pub out of some under-used space. “Simple British dishes are presented as you have never tasted them before” (“shepherd’s pie and Scotch eggs were particularly memorable, but everything was delightful”) and its “great buzzy ambience” helps make it an excellent West End meeting place.
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15 Langham Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 3DE
Restaurant details
The Wigmore, The Langham Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Quick pitstop for some scotch eggs, salmon crumpets and some exceptional chips. Service very warm and a well heeled crowd were enjoying themselves. Beer well kept!"
"Elevated pub grub in equally elevated surroundings. Ginormous toastie deserves its reputation, the devils on horseback less so. Pulls off faux pub-in-a-hotel vibe. Slick service cossets the well-groomed punters. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £36.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
15 Langham Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 3DE
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 8 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑7 pm |
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