Diners' Choice: Best Ambience restaurants in London

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Updated May 05, 2025

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104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins

5.0

5 (234)

£41 and over

French

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

The smallest fine dining Restaurant in London with just 12 seats.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is a stunning, intimate place to relax and enjoy the highest quality ingredients and service. We have been featured in the Michelin guide every year since opening in 2019.

104 Restaurant by Richard Wilkins is open Tuesday to Saturday and serves a three course a la carte menu, as well as a tasting menu for people who'd like to try everything we have to offer. Online reservations are available for up to Six guests, up to 3 months in advance.

Dishes include:

XL Scottish langoustine, Celeriac cream, Langoustine butter, satay sauce
French guinea fowl, Delica pumpkin puree, fondant potato and jus gras
Valrhona chocolate souffle, Madagascan vanilla ice cream

Top review

Gavin

Dined on May 3, 2025

Probably the best meal I have had in a very long time. Quality of prime ingredients was clear from the Canape and apparent throughout the meal. Classic no nonsense great cooking from Richard. Anybody who values honest cooking using the best ingredients available should visit. My new top Choice.

Kebab Queen

4.9

4.9 (40)

£41 and over

Middle Eastern

Covent Garden

About the restaurant

KQ is the critically acclaimed fine dining project of Manu Canales, Ed Brunet & Stephen Tozer. Drawing from their vast knowledge in modern Middle Eastern cookery and their tenure in multiple Michelin starred kitchens, they've created a culinary masterpiece. Currently hosting the renowned chef Pamir Zeydan, KQ stands as a beacon of extreme creativity in the world of gastronomy. It challenges and disrupts the conventional norms of what it means to "fine dine". Forget what you know, and join us for a very unusual dinner.

At the heart of the Kebab Queen dining experience is our meticulously crafted menu. Chef Pamir's eight course tasting menu revolves around immersion and connection. Drawing inspiration from humble origins, he skillfully elevates traditional Turkish dishes to create an unparalleled dining experience. The menu celebrates the essence of Mediterranean cuisine, thoughtfully featuring dishes that blend comfort and ingenuity.

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mark

Dined on Apr 16, 2025

Amazing experience, it's my 3rd time dinning here, taking new people to enjoy the food and unique concept. one of the places you don't want say too much and spoil the experience for others. The chief & his team are top draw informative in what is an intamate interactive dinning experience.

56 West Smithfield

4.8

4.8 (26)

£25 and under

Wine Bar

Farringdon

About the restaurant

56 West Smithfield was founded by a family of winemakers, with a passion for creating unique, hand-crafted wines.

Our family vineyard, Château De La Cômbe, is a small, boutique vineyard in Provence. Determined to make exceptional reds and whites in a region renowned for its rosés, we spent years lovingly restoring the chateau and estate, rebuilding the winemaking cave with state-of-the-art equipment and re-planting and tending to the vines. It wasn’t long before our organic wines began winning international awards – a testament to quality winemaking in Provence.

Eager to share our wines with the world, we partnered with like-minded, family-owned and boutique wineries to bring our rare and wonderful wines to you at 56 West Smithfield, without costly intermediaries.

Top review

NishaVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Had a great time, sommelier was friendly & knowledgeable. Charcuterie was great, would’ve love a slightly bigger portion for the group! The bar itself has a nice vibe. Would definitely recommend the wine tasting

Oi Spaghetti

5.0

5 (368)

£41 and over

Contemporary Italian

Peckham

About the restaurant

My name is Francesco and I cook spaghetti in this cabin restaurant with 3 tables, since 2015. I work solo. I don't serve more than 15 diners a day, and I will take care of your dinner like I would for my mother.

You can watch me LIVE on Twitch under "Francescocooksspaghetti".

Top review

Benthebike

Dined 4 days ago

Unique experience of personalised dinning, weather was good enough to sit outside in Busey Building courtyard in the sun, and relish Francesco's best home cooking, has to be tasted to believed. Ben

Wiltons

4.9

4.9 (1105)

£41 and over

British

Green Park

About the restaurant

Wiltons, established in 1742, has consistently enjoyed a reputation as the epitome of fine British dining in London.
George William Wilton provided the finest oysters to the traders of London"s Haymarket. Today Wiltons continues that tradition and continues to serve the finest oysters, seafood and game.
Wiltons combines a modern philosophy on service with all that is traditionally British to create the perfect dining experience.

If you are making a reservation for groups of 6 or more, please contact Wiltons directly.

Should you have any special requests i.e birthday cakes or champagne, please contact Wiltons directly upon making your reservation.

We politely ask that gentlemen wear long sleeved shirts and long trousers, no sportswear or open toed sandals.

Top review

markVIP

Dined on Apr 12, 2025

Pure perfection simply the best Very professional friendly staff we always go there whenever we are staying in London

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - High

5.0

5 (18)

£41 and over

French

Liverpool Street

About the restaurant

Set atop London’s 22 Bishopsgate, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay – High is an exclusive chef’s table experience with just 12 seats.

This intimate, elevated dining room offers front-row views of the open kitchen and breathtaking city skyline. Guests are taken on a refined tasting journey that blends classical technique with modern British influence, paired with exceptional wines and impeccable service.

A bold and highly personal experience, both literally and gastronomically above the rest.

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Matthew

Dined on Apr 29, 2025

The team of chefs were incredible, as was the service. Probably the best dining experience we have ever had.

Juno Omakase

4.9

4.9 (91)

£41 and over

Japanese

Notting Hill

About the restaurant

Embracing the idea of "I leave it up to you"

Juno invites you to trust our chef's expertise for a dining experience like no other.

Imagine a place where there's no fixed menu, inspired by the best of Japanese tradition with an innovative Mexican twist, truly pushing the boundaries of what an omakase can be.

With only six seats, Juno transports guests into a magical stage that is as much a performance as it is a meal. Indulge in 15 creative courses crafted by our talented Executive Chef, Leonard Tanyag, with a dedicated sommelier offering exquisite wine, sake, and agave pairings.

Our menu, built daily with fresh seasonal ingredients, is a feast for the senses, while our décor emulates the delicate Japanese artistry, with subtle hints evoking the vibrancy of Mexico.

Top review

William

Dined 7 days ago

Very intimate and wonderful experience with chef, preparation, description of ingredients, preparation and final delivery of each dish. Very memorable, highly enjoyable. A truly wonderful experience!! Thank you

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Experience

Juno Omakase

Ken's Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (26)

£26 to £40

Wine Bar

Clerkenwell

About the restaurant

Welcome to Ken’s!
A Good Time Cave à Manger.

See you soon x

Top review

Jack

Dined on May 8, 2025

Outstanding cooking, drinks range, and atmosphere. Highly recommended!

B E H I N D

5.0

5 (100)

£41 and over

British

Hackney

About the restaurant

Welcome to BEHIND. We are an intimate 1 Michelin star fish-focused tasting menu restaurant run by chef Andy Beynon. Situated on the edge of London Fields, Hackney, BEHIND has 18 kitchen-table seats for lunch and dinner sittings, as well as a relaxed wine bar.

BEHIND is Andy Beynon’s first restaurant, opened in October 2020. After just 20 days’ trading it was awarded its first Michelin Star. Andy spent 15 years working in some of the best Michelin star restaurants in the country, including with chefs Claude Bosi, Phil Howard and Michael Wignall.

Top review

Miles

Dined 6 days ago

My third visit to Behind. I really believe its one of the best restaurants in the country and deserves more than one Michelin Star. The food is extraordinarily good. A fish tasting menu and so be ready for a series of small, exquisitely rendered dishes that are perfect. We struggled to identify a 'favourite' as, truly, each one was delicious. Service is relaxed and friendly (the chef's themselves serve you and explain the dishes with genuine pride, enthusiasm and good humour). Wines are great too. The dining room itself (no spoilers) is beautifully designed and an experience. Worth the trip out to London Fields (great food market and local bars around on a Saturday). 5 Stars all day long :)

The Library Bar at The Lanesborough

4.9

4.9 (142)

£41 and over

Cocktail Bar

Knightsbridge

About the restaurant

One of the capital's most celebrated cocktail destinations, The Library Bar – distinguished by its outstanding mixology and venerable "liquid museum" of spirits – offers the warm and intimate atmosphere of a private club accompanied by a vibrant ambiance that makes it a popular choice with Knightsbridge and Belgravia's well-heeled locals as well as hotel guests. The bar, located within Hyde Park Corner's Lanesborough hotel, is home to cognacs dating back to the 1770s, as well as spectacularly prepared cocktails by a team of award-winning experts including Bar Manager Mickael Perron.

Top review

Adam

Dined on May 4, 2025

This is really one of the most beautiful and relaxing bars you could hope to find. Everything from the beautifully presented food and drinks, the live piano player and the decor, is done with great style and finesse. But it’s the service that really elevates the Library Bar into somewhere exceptional. The staff here are always welcoming, considerate, attentive and highly knowledgeable about the wonderful menu on offer here.

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Experience

Library Bar Lunch Hour

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