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Holborn Dining Room and Deli, London

Refined food in a refined setting

Category : Restaurant
Address : 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN, UNITED KINGDOM
Web : www.holborndiningroom.com
Opening Times : Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm; Sat: 7am-10:30pm; Sun: 7:30am-9:45pm


  • Holborn Dining Room and Deli  one of Innerplace's exclusive restaurants in London
  • Holborn Dining Room and Deli  one of Innerplace's exclusive restaurants in London
  • Holborn Dining Room and Deli  one of Innerplace's exclusive restaurants in London
  • Holborn Dining Room and Deli  one of Innerplace's exclusive restaurants in London

London has definitely gotten the hang of the grand brasserie, with many of its most popular eateries following the French formula. However, the Holborn Dining Room & Delicatessen at the Rosewood Hotel offers a little something extra - a gilded grandeur that puts other smaller entries to shame. Spearheaded by restaurateur Des McDonald, he's enlisted a talented team including executive chef Lee Bull of Le Caprice and Scott's and Jon Spiteri of Quo Vadis and St John as head maitre d'. Like the celebrated Scarfes Bar next door, the Holborn Dining Room was designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and is a masterwork of classic British opulence with a French twist. There's an abundance of marble spread throughout the room, including impressive Ionic columns, smoky mirrors, Art Deco style wrought-iron chandeliers with exposed filament bulbs, brass railings, and two bars, including one devoted solely to charcuterie. The dining is as you'd expect with a launch of this pedigree. Dishes were classic and delivered with panache. Options from the 'Crustacea' section of the menu boasted an ineffable freshness, including an elegantly garnished Cornish dressed crab. For mains, we enjoyed a perfectly seasoned steak tartare and a crisp, saline lamb chop from Suffolk with a lovely bubble and squeak. Desserts, however, were our favourite. A sumptuous valhrona chocolate mousse with sweet cream was trumped, but only slightly, by an irresistibly rich and sweet steamed treacle and whisky pudding with custard. All in, for the Holborn area (currently being rebranded as Midtown by Londontown tastemakers), this is one of our strongest new options for relaxed, but grown-up eating.

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