Belgravia Restaurants
Belgravia is home to a vast mix of culinary cuisines set in award-winning dining establishments. Be it Asian, British, Italian or French, all offer superb culinary fare in classic and traditional or chic and elegant environments providing the perfect venue for that ultimate and unsurpassed dining experience.
The Mango Tree – 46 Grosvenor Place
Located not far from Buckingham Palace, this award winning Thai restaurant renowned for its warmth and hospitality offers a combination of both classic and contemporary cuisine, serving genuine dishes from each of Thailand’s four main culinary regions. Where the Central region is considered to be the classic Thai culinary style, the East, North and South regions each have their own specialities and variations in presentation and taste induced by climate, cultural background, ethnicity and geography. The restaurant is Feng-Shui designed, spacious and with discreet and subdued lighting that exudes a warm and welcoming atmosphere to its diners. Popular dishes consist of Pla Pow, a grilled fillet of sea bass wrapped in banana leaf and fresh lemon grass and served with a spicy lime sauce, Gaeng Kiew Wan Gai, corn-fed chicken in a green curry and Larb Pla Tuna, a north-eastern-style tuna salad with dry chilli and lemon grass. The Mango Tree is the perfect venue for functions such as conferences, launches, shows or weddings with an in-house co-ordinator on hand to design the appropriate package to suit the needs of each individual client.
Boisdale of Belgravia – 13-15 Eccleston Street
The Boisdale, established in 1988 by Ranald Macdonald, son of an ancient and royal Scottish clan, is located in an elegant Regency town house, just a short distance from Victoria. The decor of the restaurant consists of dark greens and reds along with oak floors and panelling, whereby a diverse and eclectic mix of art and paintings adorn the walls. The atmosphere is that of a comfortable and hearty gentlemen’s club with a clientele of actors, businessmen, city and corporate executives, journalists and politicians. The oldest part of Boisdale is the Auld Restaurant, an elegant dining room that provides a quiet and sedate atmosphere. Being a large and spacious room it can accommodate receptions for up to 60 people. The wood-panelled Jacobite Room is situated above the Auld Restaurant and hung with oil paintings, ornate mirrors and chandeliers. This splendid and private dining room is an elegant space in which to dine and entertain and is always available for private functions. The Macdonald Bar, the most diverse of the Boisdale rooms, exudes the aura of a classic 40′s jazz bar and restaurant. It features a cocktail bar with an amazing selection of classic cocktails from the jazz era, a formal restaurant and live jazz performed nightly by courtesy of Richard Pite and his Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band.
Il Convivio – 143 Ebury Street
Opened in 1999, this amazing Italian restaurant is set in a converted Georgian house that still retains all its original period features. The decor of the main restaurant consists of limestone and cedar wood panelling, with deep red walls embossed with poetry taken from Dante’s poetical works very much reminiscent of the Romantic era. The conservatory area has an electric roof which enables all year round al-fresco dining. The ever-changing menus of head chef Lukas Pfaff include delicacies such as terrine of octopus with tomato essence, radish and beef Carpaccio with celery and basil infused with extra virgin olive oil along with the ever popular homemade black spaghetti with lobster and spring onions and duck and pea ravioli with a foie gras sauce. Fish dishes include Arctic black cod caramelized with aged balsamic vinegar and pan-fried fillet of halibut with a ‘soft shell’ crab sauce and black olive tapenade. Clay pot roasted ‘black leg’ chicken with an aged Marsala sauce and veal cutlet served with a fine herb and caper butter are just two of the superb meat dishes. A fabulous dessert is the dark chocolate and pistachio pudding with a sour cherry sorbet as well as a varied selection of homemade sorbets and ice creams. With their confidence and passion and twenty-five years of experience in the catering industry, owners Enzo and Piero have produced a desirable addition to the perfect dining experience.
Avenue Restaurant and Bar – 7-9 St James’s Street
In 1995, this large, bright and buzzing restaurant designed by American architect Rick Mather, opened to immense critical and architectural acclaim. The walls of the elegant, high-ceiling dining room are adorned with stunning works of abstract art and the bar is considered to be the place to be seen attracting a diverse mix of art dealers, royal courtiers as well as the elite from Bond Street’s fashion set. The restaurant menu consists of progressive, modern British cuisine, with an emphasis on fresh seasonal food that is simply prepared and cooked. The seared diver-caught scallops from Poole with Jerusalem artichoke puree and red amaranth, Denham estate venison haunch steak with foie gras butter and field mushrooms, Cornish crab and whiting fishcakes and fillet steak ‘au poivre’ are a selection of dishes popular with diners. The dessert menu consists of favourites such as warm chocolate fondant with crème fraîche ice cream, crème brûlée and baked white chocolate cheesecake with blackberries. There is an extensive wine list providing a varied selection from both the New and Old World varieties.
