Celeste at The Lanesborough
By Albert & Nouri Beesemer — booked and paid for by us. No sponsored placements. Ever.
The most ornate dining room in London — gilded Louis XVI, painted ceilings, crystal chandeliers. The food has caught up with the room. Come for an occasion that needs the right scale.
- City
- London
- Neighborhood
- HYDE PARK CORNER
- Cuisine
- MODERN EUROPEAN
- Price tier
- $$$$
First Impressions
The most ornate dining room in London — gilded Louis XVI, painted ceilings, crystal chandeliers. The food has caught up with the room. Come for an occasion that needs the right scale.
The Celeste dining room at The Lanesborough is, by some distance, the most ornate dining room in London — a gilded Louis XVI room with painted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and proportions that make dinner feel like an event before anything has arrived at the table. It would be easy for the food to be an afterthought in a room like this; it isn't. The kitchen has improved significantly and the modern European menu is worth the occasion rather than just the address.
This is the room for a proposal, a significant birthday, a dinner where the occasion itself is the point. The room rises to every occasion. Hyde Park Corner through the windows in the evening is the version of London that reminds you why the city justifies itself.
What We Loved
Modern European hotel fine dining — technically accomplished, seasonal, designed to match the room's ambition. The tasting menu is the right call for the occasion.
The gilded Louis XVI dining room — one of the most extraordinary interiors in London hotel history. Painted ceilings, crystal, gold leaf, a glass dome. The room is the experience.
TASTING MENU · THE SEASONALLY LED CARTE
Celeste at The Lanesborough is for the occasion that needs a room to match it. The food is worth the visit on its own now. The room would have been enough.
Worth Knowing
- 01Reserve well in advance — this room fills weeks out, especially on weekends.
- 02Aim for an earlier seating if you want a calmer room; later tables run louder and longer.