Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in City of London

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Updated 05 January 2025

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Tanakatsu

4.8

4.8 (930)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Clerkenwell

About the restaurant

A contemporary Japanese diner,
based on Katsu Specialists throughout Japan.

We strive to produce the finest
Katsu and Teri-Yaki by using our own family recipes.

Believing in Simplicity, Honesty and Quality.

TANAKATSU team.

Top review

Ander

Dined 1 day ago

Food is amazing however it is quite lively even for a weekday and busy so expect a more informal catch up or date rather than a full blown conversation as tables are quite close and it can get loud. Could totally recommend the food and service though.

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Macellaio RC Exmouth Market

4.7

4.7 (324)

£26 to £40

Italian

Farringdon

About the restaurant

Macellaio RC is a growing family of three Italian restaurants in London. Our restaurants are most famous for its fine steak. In fact, Macellaio means "butcher" and we like to call our steakhouses the butchery with tables. The steak we serve is exclusively from the Fassona beef breed, sourced from special mountain valleys in the north of Genoa. We take pride in sourcing incredible authentic Italian ingredients, food with utmost respect, preparing it with love, and expertly cooking each dish bringing to life a delightful trattoria dining experience. Immerse yourself in an unparalleled dining experience where your steak is masterfully butchered and presented to you before being cooked, and where our chefs craft artisan breads, focaccia and pizza in-house.

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Paul

Dined 4 days ago

Absolutely delicious ! The steak was incredible and the truffle chips were the best I’ve ever tasted! The sides were also very flavoursome and the tiramisu was perfect ! It was our first time but we will definitely come back

Restaurant St. Barts

4.8

4.8 (106)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

A British Tasting Menu experience for Dinner, and shorter Set Menu for Lunch - tucked away in London’s Smithfield the dining room overlooks the historical Church of St Bartholomew the Great. We received our first Michelin Star in March 2023 and were awarded a Michelin Green Star in February 2024 - making us the only London restaurant to hold both awards.

Tues - Sat Dinner | Tasting Menu | £160pp
Tues - Sat Lunch | Short or Long Set Lunch | £70/£110pp

Restaurant St. Barts is the culmination of passion & hard work from three long-term friends Johnnie, Luke & Toby - the team behind NEST restaurant in Shoreditch. It is a celebration of British produce in the heart of historical London.

Top review

Tim

Dined on 18 Dec 2024

The food was amazing and the staff were all very professional and welcoming. We even got extra courses that weren't on the menu as Christmas specials.

Harrys Bar & Dining Room EC4

4.7

4.7 (298)

£26 to £40

English

Bank

About the restaurant

Please note that Harry's Bar reservations are for food only bookings. For drinks bookings please contact the restaurant directly.
Tucked away in an old cobbled yard between Cannon Street and Bank stations, Harry's Bar & Dining Room has a great atmosphere and prides itself on the quality of its food, wine and service, being professional yet friendly. Offering a fine British/Modern European cuisine the menu includes dishes such as new season Smoked Salmon Gravlax, or Seared Venison Loin Harry's Bar is renowned for the quality and freshness of the ingredients and, in particular, the char-grilled Scottish fillet steaks which are always a winner! A little gem in the City, smart yet homely surroundings and faultless service, and a very easy place to feel comfortable in.

Top review

David

Dined on 16 Dec 2024

Met up with an old friend for lunch, the food was excellent and the service friendly and efficient without being overbearing. Will definitely be back in the new year.

The Quality Chop House

4.8

4.8 (2544)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

The Quality Chop House celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019.

Our menus are seasonally-focused and change daily based around the best produce delivered each morning.

We suggest bookings, but do take walk-ins.

In addition to our a la carte menu, we offer a £29 set lunch menu (January to November), and on Sunday lunches we serve a splendid roast.

If you are interested in a table for more than 6 guests, we have a Private Dining Room that seats up to 14. A seasonal feasting menu is available. For more information please give us a call.

Top review

Ted

Dined on 7 Jan 2025

We went to QCH based on David Lebovitz May 7, 2024 article about eating in London. He wasn’t wrong. Waiter was witty and knowledgeable. Every course was amazing. Our only regret was that by the time we got to desert, we were no longer able to eat another thing. That’s on us.

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Popular dish

Confit Potatoes

Popular dish

Capezzana olive oil ice cream

Experience

Valentine's Day 2025

The Don

4.5

4.5 (54)

£41 and over

Modern European

Bank

About the restaurant

Established as one of the top restaurants in the square mile, this City Institution has been refurbished and modernised and will once again offer modern European cuisine with seasonal changing menu’s relying on the finest locally sourced produce. Once again the Don will have large, diverse wine list with the City largest selection of Ports and fine wines.

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MichaelVIP

Dined on 11 Dec 2024

Very good food and very impressed that they managed to fit his end during a very busy week in the city

St. JOHN Smithfield

4.8

4.8 (4127)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

Fergus Henderson’s original home of “Nose to Tail Eating” opened in a former smokehouse around the corner from Smithfield Market in 1994.

Celebrating the finest of indigenous British produce and making the most of what is seasonally best whilst applying straight forward cooking techniques, St. John is now celebrated as one of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World and in 2009 was awarded its first Michelin Star.

Nose to tail eating means that, where appropriate, every part of the animal should be put to good use in the kitchen and so along with Roast Beef and Lemon Sole, diners will find Rolled Pig’s Spleen, Kidneys and Ox Heart, Liver and Chitterlings as well as the Roast Bone Marrow & Parsley Salad, something of a ‘signature’ dish.

Top review

Liam

Dined 2 days ago

Some of the best cooking in London. The teal was perfectly cooked, really glad that I got to try the bone marrow and parsley salad and the deep fried rarebit

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Popular dish

Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese

Popular dish

Welsh Rarebit

Popular dish

Bread and Butter Pudding

Cloth Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (216)

£26 to £40

Traditional French

Farringdon

About the restaurant

Having spent years supplying London’s top restaurants through their separate wine businesses, Joe Haynes and Benedict Butterworth have joined forces with Tom Hurst, who has worked at Brawn, The Marksman, Levan, and most recently as Head Chef at Lasdun, to launch the trio’s first restaurant together.

Located in a Grade II listed building on Cloth Fair, Cloth Restaurant is part of a historic row of buildings in the City of London that survived the Great Fire of 1666. Down this atmospheric alley opposite St Bartholomew church, Cloth is taking over a double fronted corner site that’s beneath the former home of poet John Betjeman and next door to the two oldest residential buildings in London.

Inside, low ceilings, wood floorboards with antique wall lights and artwork create a cosy, intimate atmosphere, while marble tables, long dark wood banquettes, antique crockery and cutlery will create the feel of a classic bistro.

Top review

GillVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Expectations were high - and exceeded. Original, fresh food, flickering candlelight and excellent wine by the glass.

Gaucho Chancery

4.6

4.6 (1762)

£26 to £40

Steak

Chancery Lane

About the restaurant

Located at the crossroads of London’s prestigious legal district and the vibrant West End, our Chancery Lane restaurant and bar offers the perfect blend of sophistication and energy.

The restaurant is spread across two floors, with the lower level featuring a bright, elegant dining room highlighted by a striking wine display that showcases our finest vintages. It's an ideal setting for meetings or a refined working lunch.

Upstairs, a spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine dining gallery and bar, offering a more intimate atmosphere for private evenings or weekend drinks. With our award-winning Argentine steaks, expertly curated wine list, and exceptional service, Gaucho Chancery Lane stands as a premier dining destination in the heart of historic London.

Top review

David

Dined 5 days ago

Fantastic new lunch menu and great value, would highly recommend. Excellent service.

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Experience

The Long Lunch

Experience

Valentine's 3 Course Menu with Wine | £55-£65pp

Le Cafe du Marche

4.7

4.7 (1383)

£41 and over

French

Barbican

About the restaurant

Open for over three decades, Le Cafe du Marche remains a family run, independent French restaurant. Tucked down a cobbled mews on the corner of historic Charterhouse Square and a stones throw from Smithfield Meat Market, we offer honest French food in a convivial and characterful setting. Crossing the threshold, guests feel they escape the hustle and bustle of the Square Mile and instead are transported to the south of France. We have live jazz in the evenings

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Robert

Dined on 7 Jan 2025

A delicious lunch. My only criticism was that the red wine had come straight from the cellar and was too chilled.

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