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The English Grill

Restaurant Cafe Bar and grill Seafood restaurant Steak house Fine dining restaurant European restaurant British restaurant English restaurant

One of the Top rated Bar and grills in Westminster


Address

39 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0PS, United Kingdom

Website

rubenshotel.com

Contact

+44 20 7834 6600

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (191 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 6:30 to 10:30 am
  • Tuesday: 6:30 to 10:30 am, 5:30 to 9:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 6:30 to 10:30 am, 5:30 to 9:30 pm
  • Thursday: 6:30 to 10:30 am, 5:30 to 9:30 pm
  • Friday: 6:30 to 10:30 am, 5:30 to 9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 7 to 11 am, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
  • Sunday: 7 to 11:30 am

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 ellie j. 2 years ago on Google
    What a wonderful experience!!! Me & my mum stayed in the hotel and had a wonderful evening meal and also 2 breakfasts at The English Grill. The service is impeccable, the food is beautiful, and the surrounds are just stunning. The only critique we have is the veggie options on the evening meal as there was only one main option, but we understand this is a limited menu due to the circumstances! Robert was absolutely lovely! So incredibly attentive and really made the evening dinner experience. We had food cooked in front of us and everything was just so lovely! He also greeted us for breakfast and once again gave amazing service which we greatly appreciated. Thank you so much Robert and we hope to see you on our next visit! During our breakfasts we also was served by Erika who was just wonderful and did such an amazing job pretty much single handedly running the Monday breakfast! Once again just as attentive and lovely service. Thank you so much to all the team! We shall be back :)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Railene T. 8 months ago on Google
    The decor and atmosphere is exquisite; the calibre of service was of the highest standard - with the staff perfecting the balance of being attentive, personable and at all times impeccable. The starter wasn’t to my taste, but that is personal taste; The chicken main was absolute perfection. The chicken flesh was tender, skin crispy; the mash was silken and the sauce a perfect complement; The baked cheesecake is a house special and it was lovely (although I couldn’t finish it, as it was a generous portion).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jordane M. 4 years ago on Google
    The tastiest food I've ever eaten. I had the sweet potato and was just amazed at the beautiful flavours. My friend ordered the sirloin steak, with a side order of mash potato, they said steak is now ruined for them, as it will never be as good as that steak was. The bread basket was delicious, several types of high quality breads to try. The salad bowl was so lovely. The starter I had of avacado toast surprised me with a beautiful array of tomatoes on top that I enjoyed. My friend had the potato hash to start. My pina colada was tasty. The staff were friendly, placed us in a lovely booth and they were very attentive. It was fascinating to be right in front of the large glass window to the kitchen. The decor was very extravagant and beautifully designed. The live piano music from the adjacent room was lovely. Quite expensive, but definitely worth it for the quality, definitely worth a booking.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rick K. 8 months ago on Google
    Bottom line - The food and the service were great. The head waiter, Sommelier and support staff were so friendly it felt like we knew each other already. I have an intolerance to dairy, no problem. My wife is vegetarian, no problem. TLDR; We are from the US and taking a 2 week-ish vacation through Germany, Austria, Italy, France and England. We had to change our 4 day visit to Rome due to the heat and we headed over to London earlier in our trip as planned. We were completely ‘knackered’ from all the travel / heat, we were very hungry and we just wanted to get some ‘comfort food’ so we agreed on Indian. We used apple/google maps app to find some places nearby our Airbnb and we saw the ‘Curry Room’ and decided to take a chance that we could get a table. We arrive at ‘The Rubens’ and realize that the restaurant is in the hotel so we start to walk in and the doorman asks where we are going, we say the ‘Curry Room’ and he says with a concerned look ‘do you have reservations’, answer ‘no but let’s give it a try’ and he points us in the direction. of what we thought was the Curry Room. The head waiter greets us and sits us down, we get the menu and I sense something was wrong. (I’m sorry but we were so tired at the time that I couldn’t even remember my own name let alone remembering theirs now). I realize that there are NO curry dishes on the menu and I’m feeling very sad at this point. Head waiter says, very politely, that there is no way on earth that we can get a table so… we find ourselves sitting at the English Grill :). We were too hungry to run out the door so we decided to stay and make the best of it. We weren’t dressed spectacularly but just barely good enough to not get turned away at the door so we dug into the menu and I decided to have a steak, my wife had a ravioli dish and we both had a much deserved glass of wine (a full bottle was ordered later on because we were having such a good time). A lovely 98 year old woman from Wales sat (alone) next to us and we chatted with her for about an hour. Turns out that she is a ‘regular’ who has been coming to the hotel and restaurant for ~30 years! (and… wait for it, she was on a ‘business trip’!). When she retired to her room for the evening another couple came over to double click on our discussion with her - they were in the movie industry and taking a client to Wimbledon the next day. So we just wanted a curry and wound up at a restaurant that we probably would never have explicitly chosen and we had an amazing evening and we are so glad that we stayed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer A. 10 months ago on Google
    Amazing night at the English Grill. Such attentive staff and the food was phenomenal. If I can be at all critical, it's that the vegan starter of carrots was actually too much carrot! But I'm nitpicking, everything was delicious. Restaurant Manger, Said, spent time with my husband talking about a local smokehouse for the restaurant's salmon (sounds a bit weird, but my husband loved it) which is just a lovely touch of personal service. They were also very attentive to my husband's cow milk allergy. Definitely recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vani B. 11 months ago on Google
    Absolutely one of the best meals ever! The wait staff in particular Safe and Thomas ( sorry if I misspell your names) made it an amazing experience. The food was out of this world. I had the Lamb and my hubby had the steak Diane. Safe prepared the steak Diane and the crepe Suzette tableside. Everything as worthy of our belated birthday celebration. We will be remembering and talking about this evening for years. My compliments to the chef. Thank you fir a five star experience!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Meike N. 1 year ago on Google
    Brilliant service and food. We were lead in by the porter. He showed us towards the restaurant. We were sat quickly and immediately a server was with us with menus. He explained what the fish of the day was. We ordered our starters and mains and asked for wine advice. Our server brought the sommelier over. He had already heard about our food choices and had his advice at the ready. The wines he suggested were brilliant. They paired beautifully with the dishes. The food was amazing. It tasted so rich and perfect. Best food we had in a while. Our server was friendly and polite. When it was time to order dessert the sommelier came back to help us with a dessertwine. He asked us if we knew how dessertwine was made. He started to tell us an amazing story about different types of dessertwine and how they were made. He told it with enthusiasm. A man who clearly loves his job. It was overall a wonderful experience and worth the time and visit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 K D. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic service and a beautiful presentation. The food was decadent.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carla L. 5 months ago on Google
    Excellent food and service!!!! We enjoyed dinner one evening with great quality food and drinks and superb service. Breakfast was perfect especially for trying an English Breakfast for the first time!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wendy G. 2 months ago on Google New
    Amazing food , service , atmosphere on New Year’s Eve dinner thanks to Thomas , Gianni, Zara & staff made special as we were on honeymoon too many thanks to all x
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simo V. 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, high quality service and food. There was a lady singing as well. We had tartare (prepared infront of us) that was fantastic. Also the burrata with avocado on toast with smoked tomatoes, was good too. We pre-booked the beef Wellington. Perfect medium rare, large portion. Adding the starter was really a lot of food. Robert the waiter was really prepared and recommended the perfect wine for our dinner. I think this place doesn't have 1 Michelin star just because the dishes are very traditional but the entire experience is exactly like being in a starred restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sophia C. 2 months ago on Google New
    Amazing dining experience. Christina was attentive and kind. Hope to return soon!

  • 5/5 Jenni E. 7 months ago on Google
    This was a delicious menu with lovely, friendly, knowledgeable staff. It was a great way to celebrate our anniversary 🎉

  • 5/5 steve s. 8 months ago on Google
    We were treated to the Gourmet Experience and enjoyed every moment. The staff were excellent and Chef Ben Kelliher was amazing. Can’t praise the restaurant enough.

  • 5/5 DINA O. 5 months ago on Google
    We had the dinner and show set menu. What a wonderful evening. Totally pampered and the food was both delicious and filling.

  • 5/5 Robert S. 1 year ago on Google
    I've already been to this place twice, and both times the food was delicious and unique. It clearly caters to the more adventurous eater, although all of the meals are expertly made and presented. Everything my girlfriend and I ate was delicious. And the staff is kind and accommodating. A fantastic location for an out-of-the-ordinary date! Thank you

  • 5/5 kevin m. 11 months ago on Google
    Excellent staff great place to stay. Great place to eat. Food is fabulous. I.

  • 5/5 Alan P. 11 months ago on Google
    Amazing meal. The staff are great and the food equally so. For a great silver service meal you can't do better.

  • 5/5 david c. 10 months ago on Google
    A wonderful meal and experience at The English Grill and great friendly professional service we loved eating there throughout our stay at The Rubens well done and we highly recommend you

  • 5/5 Jeff P. 1 year ago on Google
    We ate breakfast here eight days which gave us a good idea of the quality of the food and customer service. We would like to thank Arnaud for being a great customer service representative of the English Grill. He made each morning a pleasant experience.

  • 5/5 Arvin V. 1 year ago on Google
    Gianni was superb at his job, being attentive to us from the start and very patience in explaining each dish. Dining experience was great with his excellent service

  • 5/5 A.T. G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great steak & drink selection. Definitely the lobster omelette starter is a must! Super lovely staff who are attentive & very professional.

  • 5/5 Vicky H. 1 year ago on Google
    We can’t wait to be back in London to visit this lovely enchanting place again. Thanks to the manager for creating such great team! We really enjoyed the experience at this lovely restaurant. We love it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • 5/5 Joseph O. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was excellent and the team of servers was the Coup de Grace. Gianni was masterful preparing the Steak Diane and the post meal crepes. Grazie. The entire experience was memorable. I highly recommend visiting and engaging with the people and culinarily expertise.

  • 5/5 Terry J. 1 year ago on Google
    We ordered chicken soup and fowl, both of which are just gorgeous. Gianni served us today, he is gentle and nice. Hope I can see you soon! Well done!

  • 5/5 Richard C. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely dining experience, My wife and myself were very pleased with the food, we found Elish and all the staff were very helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend this Lovely restaurant.

  • 5/5 Nora H. 1 year ago on Google
    This is our second time staying at The Rubens. We absolutely love it here and the staff are exceptional. The food as well exceeded every expectations!

  • 5/5 David B. 1 year ago on Google
    The most amazing experience at The English Grill, top class food and service!

  • 5/5 Taimur M. 1 year ago on Google
    Five star cuisine, decor, hospitality and service. Highly recommended, English breakfast and English afternoon tea. White linen, high end dining experience. Their server Eilish was truly enhancing the dining experience. If you are close to the Buckingham palace check them out.

  • 5/5 Cynthia G. 1 year ago on Google
    A wonderful, old British dining experience. It was quietly elegant with attentive staff and delicious food. It was a perfect evening.

  • 5/5 James L. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent dinner and wine service. The duck entree was wonderful. Staying in hotel 41 and it is located just next door. Service and food was better than three other restaurants we dined with.

  • 5/5 Dawn J. 2 years ago on Google
    The food, the staff and the setting were absolutely superb, we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. A wonderful experience.

  • 4/5 suzy B. 1 year ago on Google
    Wonderful restaurant ! The food was freshly prepared and delicious . We had breakfast there every morning and it was the perfect way to start our day. The continental breakfast buffet had many options and the service was outstanding . Erica in particular was very nice & friendly and always went above & beyond to make sure everything was excellent .


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed inside
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
    • ✓️ Private dining room
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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