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survey result

Summary

£90
 ££££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Traditional, peaceful hotel brasserie, hidden away in a cute warren of St James’s streets, which has successfully upped its profile in recent years. It provides a “very good standard of food and wine that’s not expensive for the quality”. The only recurrent gripe is service that can be a tad “erratic”. Top Tip – “reasonably priced set menu”.

Summary

£83
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Tucked away in Dukes Hotel, off St James’s Street”, this swish brasserie provides food that’s “remarkably good and relatively inexpensive”. “I have found it more or less empty at lunch-time, so peace and quiet reigns”, but arguably “it deserves better support”. Top Tips – “well-cooked breakfast” and “very reasonably priced set menus”.

Summary

£80
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Remarkably good food that’s quite reasonably priced”, especially for St James’s, won nothing but praise this year for this versatile hotel brasserie whose smart, contemporary decor is very tasteful throughout. Nigel Mendham’s all-day menu makes a feature of traditional British dishes, including a selection of pies, and the venue wins particular praise as a “perfect business breakfast setting”.

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Have you eaten at GBR (The Great British Restaurant) at The Dukes Hotel?

35 St James’s Pl, London, SW1A 1NY

Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£9.00 £32.00 £6.00 £10.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £34.00
Filter Coffee £5.50
Extras  
Service 15.00%
35 St James’s Pl, London, SW1A 1NY
Opening hours
Monday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Tuesday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Wednesday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm
Sunday7 am‑11 am, 12 pm‑9:30 pm

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