Chiswell Street Dining Rooms in City of London, Westminster

Met by a miserable member of staff , who was our server and remained miserable throughout. We all ordered mains and after 2 requests, we finally got our luke warm food and hour later!!!! Whilst waiting for, we asked for the water jug to be left on the table ( I am on chemo and need to drink a lot of water) , only to be briskly told’ask your waiter’ as he took the jug away???? There was only one of the : Halibut left, which I had as it’s my favourite food. It was well cooked but barely warm and everyone said there food was lukewarm warm apart from my son’s Ceaser salad which was lovely. The lamb was 3 tiny undercooked pieces, which was literally 3 small mouthfuls. Really!!!! My husbands batter on his fish was flabby , dry and tasteless but the chips were nice. Overall, very disappointing.

Came in here for some drinks, it was fairly unwelcoming, lacked personality. The bar area felt more like a waiting room, just wasn’t for us.

I’ve eaten at Chiswell Street Sining Rooms several times and the food is always excellent - well sourced ingredients and creative flavour combinations. On this visit I started with the fresh tasting Isle of Wight Tomato salad with Stracciatella cheese, pesto and olives which was delicious. The main of Salt Marsh Lamb cutlets was beautifully cooked - succulent and full of flavour, and the Sticky Toffee Pudding was suitably indulgent and gooey. The dining room itself is beautiful and the service was exemplary. Highly recommended.

Found this great restaurant by chance. We were going to the Barbican and hadn’t booked anywhere to eat beforehand. Côte was full, but just down the road, this lovely restaurant was empty with just a few people at the bar. We chose the halibut in a prawn bisque, which was just delicious! You need to market yourselves better - food, service and surroundings all fantastic - thoroughly recommend!

Hmmmmm! Rather disappointed. They knew nothing of the London Restaurant Festival Menu that I booked. Food was good enough. Service wasn't bad it just didn't reflect the amount we paid and the type of service I expect for that. And one of my pet hates: We are constantly being asked if everything was alright! I will tell you if it's not don't keep asking me! Please.... all waiting staff stop! Not inexpensive one bit. We were especially rushed out at the end and when you are paying that amount I don't expect that! It will not be on my top ten to return to! And another thing don't ever tell my guest the coffee machine has been turned off! What's that all about? Normally a restaurant can't get enough tea or coffee down you! I have been to a lot of fine dining restaurants and I know what I'm talking about, really not the best. I was expecting good things too.....I have a nose for it!

Looks lovely after the refurb. Nice place to have a drink before as well. Starters and mains were lovely. We had 50%

Excellent food, relaxed atmosphere, great staff. Really helpful about allergies. Nice short menu with interesting flavours - not the usual brasserie fare. Nice to see them back open again.

Great little spot for lunch excellent food and service

Overpriced, bad food. So expensive for tiny portions that tasted like microwave ready meal. Very upsetting.

Having been to this venue three times several years ago, I was greatly looking forward to revisiting with my family. Being a Saturday evening I expected the restaurant to be very busy, it wasn't. Subsequently the service was pretty attentive and quick. However we had problems with the food. Between four of us we had three steaks for main courses. The two Sirloins (at £45 per steak) were inedible. The meat was so tough we couldn't cut it with our supplied steak knives. The medium rare steaks came to the table already cut into slices .There was gristle in the stakes making them impossible to chew. thinking they may have been under cooked, they were both sent back for extra cooking and came back and were still awful. I suspect the meat hadn't been hung enough (if at all), the fillet was Ok but only that, and the Cod was undercooked. We were refunded for the cost of one steak only. I expected at £45 per Sirloin for the meat to be top quality, It was far from that. I will not be returning as I am very disappointed the quality has fallen so low. I cannot recommend this restaurant.

Very ordinary food, very good service, average ambiance.

Such a great discovery! Delicious food, friendly service, and cosy atmosphere. No doubt we'll be back soon.

Ate the today The food was to die for, the service amazing, the only thing that brought down my experience how the manager a blonde lady was speaking to her staff, they worked hard and look like they are doing their best but she was always complaining to them this brought the atmosphere down

Amazing food and staff great overall

The food was very enjoyable and the dining room is atmospheric. The only issue was that there were only two tables - us and ironically a former colleague of ours having lunch with a client of his. Strangely TripAdvisor is saying that the restaurant is temporarily closed, but I don’t think that’s the case. It wasn’t for us!

This place charges a "service charge" even when you're just ordering a beer at the counter. They gave us the service charge back after we questioned it and asked for the receipt.

We went fairly late on a Wednesday after a concert at the Barbican, 2 minutes away, and it was pleasantly quiet at that time. The staff were welcoming and friendly, and our waitress was knowledgeable about the menu, despite being fairly new. The food was superb- my monkfish, my wife's hake, and one of the best sticky toffee puddings I've had anywhere.

High quality food but portions were small. Three courses were enjoyed by all ten people in our group and not a crumb left on any plate. Quality ingredients which were expertly cooked but many of us left hungry.

Our Corporate annual party venue, I had a great time bcuz of company of collugues and service by the staff. They were kind, professional and took very good care of guests. Coming to food, as I am vegetarian, the choice was limited in starters and main course. It was OK. The desserts were delicious, loved it. I recommend this place for get together or dine in. It is spacious, good service, clean bathrooms.

Outstanding food with amazing customer service. Munir is the best ! The mint lemonade drink was so refreshing. I loved this restaurant. Would definitely recommend this place !

staff are pleasant enough but the meal was awful. Had to send the (cold) steak back! (steak served with sauces but they baulked at providing basics like mustard)The wine was barely drinkable. All this for £45 plus 15% service! Better food at Wetherspoons.

Great space for private dinner and party

Had an amazing dinner here alongside some delicious drinks. The venue looks great and the staff were really nice.

Cena tra persone importanti per festeggiare la prima del maestro Gonzales al Barbican. Una ventina di persone dopo il concerto, abbastanza tardi ed in una sala dedicata. Ottimo servizio, cibo buono, tutto bene

La comida y el vino eran preciosos y excelente relación calidad-precio en un ambiente agradable. El personal fue atento y amable, desde hacer la reserva hasta recibir un correo electrónico para averiguar si todo estaba bien. No dudaría en reservar de nuevo y sin duda lo recomiendo.

Bit pricey, but great 'modern British' food, with seasonal local ingredients. One of the best restaurants in the area.

Good pre-Theatre menu and service. Tables near the bar a bit noisy. We would go again before an event at the Barbican.

Very good pre theatre set menu although it's rubbish to not offer it to a guest who arrives at 18 32. Our friend was late and was told you need to go a la carte. In the end he just had a soup and had a sandwich at the Barbican later. So the restaurant made less money than if they had offered the menu. This is bad commercial practice and hopefully they will learn from my comment.

A little noisy but excellent service. Starters were average but mains and dessert iurstanding

Found this restaurant through Open Table. Judging by the full bar the venue appeared a popular choice. Had to wait till 5:30pm to be seated. Service was prompt and food was very good, as was the service. The bread and sesame butter arrived as if freshly baked and warm which went down a treat with my pumpkin soup starter.

Pre theatre dinner for 4. Restaurant only opened at 5:30pm but many guests arrived early for drinks at the bar. Olive bread of the day arrived freshly baked which went well with my pumpkin soup starter. My main course was pork cheeks which was beautifully tender. Would certainly return to try the a la carte menu.

I asked if there was a pre theatre menu, to be asked if I wanted to see it! We ordered starter and main but the main came out. After that didn’t feel like the starter so had ice cream and were not charged pre-theatre Never seen anything like it

It was a really delicious chicken pie special on Monday night. Would very much recommend that dish and the friendly, professional staff in a comfortable, easy to get to setting.

Lovely dinner before a Barbican show. Great value for two courses - pork terrine starter and a really nice braised pork main (lots of pork, by choice!). Good house red wine and friendly waiter. Bathrooms a bit of a walk through the hotel, but all very pleasant.

A delightful greeeting and attentive service really made this evening for us. We received helpful advice when we asked. The meat for one meal was a little dry and when we mentioned this immediately an extra serving of "jus" arrived which did the trick. Sadly I cannot recall the name of the young Spanish woman who was in charge of the dining room that night but she was excellent in her anticipation of our needs.

Service was quite poor. Restaurant was empty and they couldn't find us a table then jammed us next to another table.

I've visited the Chiswell Street Dining Rooms many times for breakfast & lunch and it never disappoints. Great setting, excellent food & service and very good value for money. Highly recommended.

Good food, excellent staff, dinner for 30 people served perfectly and a good evening had by all our guests!

We had not eaten here since 2014 and we liked it then. In the interim the confidence and competence of the restaurant seems to have grown further. There is a sureness of touch. I ate hispi cabbage with was satisfying and tasty. My son ordered the burger which came almost rare just as he likes it. We shared a cheeseboard to finish and drank a bottle of red house wine. Given the location and quality this was excellent value for money at £75 for two.

Great meal and service as always. Definitely a favourite restaurant for a last minute midweek date night

First time I've visited this place to eat and have to say will be back as it was a great place for a business lunch and my guests really enjoyed the food and services. We will be back.

Great rabbit offal salad starter is a menu fixture for which I returned and will do so again. Equally good special guinea fowl with harissa & sumac (medium hot). Outstanding cocktails especially the white chocolate espresso Martini. VVG cheeseboard with unusual all-UK selections. Very decent reasonably priced 2015 Barolo. A find.

If you are loking for good quality British food, this is a perfect place.

This was good resuarant but we went on a Thursday after Xmas late, 22:30 and there was only one other group apart from us. The web site said it was open until 01:00 am. but we encouraged to leave at 12:00 midnight, as we were the last ones left, I see there point, I chose the veue based on on information opn the web site. On a more typical night I am sure it would be great?

Devanture cosy et classe, tout comme le personnel à l’intérieur. Que ce soit le British ou le continental, les deux menus en buffet étaient très bons, et plutôt copieux puisque l’on peut se servir plusieurs fois. Seul bémol, on ne peut pas mélanger les produits du menu British avec ceux du continental et vice-et-versa (surtout pour les œufs-viennoiseries). Personnel très agréable. Ouvert jusqu’à 11h.

Good British favorites. A bit pricy, but well executed and with good service

Great place, enjoying my menu from our Christmas party today.

Food was good but not worthy of the venue nor my prior experiences here or at the neighbouring Jugged Hare. Service was pleasant and in line with expectations. CSDR has lost its edge based on this visit

Floor staff where very busy as there didn't seem to be enough to cover a full restaurant. Our waitress was brilliant but was stretched. I was often chasing staff for service which becomes frustrating.

I’ve walked past here many times and always thought it looked nice. Assumed it would be very expensive but it’s not. The staff were lovely and very attentive. We chose the a la carte burger which was nice enough but not that special - so I’m not able to judge the menu overall. The bar area was very full of noisy men in smart overcoats and it does always seem to be quite busy there. It’s popular, obviously. I don’t think I’d go there for a peaceful dinner but a good choice for a quick tasty meal or to join the After-work drinkers I guess. We were there Early evening - next time I’ll try daytime!

Great post theatre set menu! "............................................m

We had a wonderful afternoon ! The waiter that looking after our table were outstanding . We had a yummylicious meal with exceptional service🤩 Great way to celebrate our eldest son's graduation. Thank you from T family. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a great breakfast we had at Chiswell Street Dining Rooms. This elegant place within the famous old Whitbread Brewery building uses ingredients coming from artisanal, bespoke suppliers who are mostly family run businesses with a real passion for seasonal, sustainable and fully traceable Great British produce. But what made our breakfast even more special was the amazing and welcoming manager called David, who delivered a great service and made us feel at home with his great kindness and hospitality.

Excellent venue and location, first class day and event.

Dessert with a Halloween theme! Lovely food, staff and atmosphere.

Nice food, friendly staff, house white wine was good. My partner received a complimentary meal for 2 from the restaurant chain and we picked Chiswell Dining Rooms to redeem it. It feels like they’re trying to make the transition from being a hotel/pub that does food to a finer restaurant, and they’re on the way to do it. They were pretty quiet for Friday night – so I’m pretty sure if you just wanted to do a walk in you’d be fine.

Very good Quality food, Easy Friday lunch where we had classic Fish and chips , and the house Ravioli. Excellent attentive and non pushy service in an efficient happy method.

Dined from the set / theatre menu which was very good value for money with some lovely options. The food was beautifully cooked and service was very good; polite and attentive but not overly attentive. Recommended.

Very good service and a nice interior. We had the pre-theatre menu which was substantial but fairly average food with some flavours that didn't quite work for me. Low cost though and an OK option if you are off to the Barbican for a show and cannot get into Cote. Very nice people. Shame it is a bit 'meh' in terms of food.

Friendly polite and attentive staff, excellent food and service in relaxed smart surroundings. Highly recommended

Situated quite close to our offices so convenient for a meeting with a potential client.. Good food and atmosphere ..service was excellent.. albeit slightly on the pricey side in my personal opinion Coffee was quite good as well ..

Friday evening we wanted a good food & casual dining the atmosphere was relaxed but cosy the menu of a modest choice of lamb fish and good veggie option was good. Good wine list to! I ate ham hock croquets with breads as stArter then smoked haddock fish cake with mussel sauce this was delicious! Finished off with sticky toffee puds! All washed down with NZ Sauvignon blanc. There was a great choice of cheeses to finish with if you preffered. Would recommend. Service was sufficient and discrete.

Cold food, tasted ok but a little underwhelming to be honest. Expensive for what it is. Top hat, no knickers

Had the pre-theatre menu - 3 courses for £18. Excellent value and very friendly service.

There is a lot of choice of places to eat in this part of London. We were staying at the Montcalm hotel so decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. The food, service and ambience were great. Our waiter was very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. We had a starter and a main course, both of which were delicious and nicely presented. It was a bit pricy but ok for London. My only gripe would be that there is a bar area at the entrance which was noisy. Fortunately, we were able to sit well away from the entrance.

Good food but awful service - had a late lunch starting at 2 and after 2:45 staff disappeared to set up tables for evening service. Did not get out til 4pm and had no time for coffee. Fine if you go early but avoid later in the day.

Superb staff and and rude cocktail menu that seriously sets you up for a night out.

Came here for a work lunch, it was really good. Great service.

Cod swapped for hake and portion very small. Pie was ok but not impressive. Fish cake was nice. Service was lacking something: not as attentive as could be, could have been smarter or more coherent company outfits, didn’t connect with us. All in all was ok but wouldn’t go back. Hope this is constructive criticism as it could be really great with some attention to detail.

Enjoyable lunch at the Chiswell Street Dining Rooms. We are both allergic to garlic, but the waiters had noted this and were very clear as to the two options that we could not choose, all others being fine. My fish and chips was particularly good.

The food was fantastic and has been consistently so over the years. Service was attentive. Would recommend the restaurant for a business lunch.

I decided to dine here as I was staying in the hotel and noticed they did a well priced pre theatre menu, plus a complimentary glass of fizz for hotel guests. The restaurant wasn’t busy, so expectations weren’t too high but I was pleasantly surprised. Food was really good quality and service good too. I was disappointed to see that the mains on the menu did not include a side, as they often don’t, so I ordered the mash with cheese (to die for) but to be honest is wasn’t really necessary as the main portion was more filling than expected. I didn’t have a dessert as I was too full but I noticed on the other tables they looked very good. Lovely atmosphere

The rabbit offal start was off the menu the night I ate here. This was a shame as it is one of the more interesting dishes in a fairly safe menu. Sadly, what was served suggested the kitchen were having an off-night. Steak Tartare was bland, with little sign of onions, capers of Worcestershire sauce in the dish and the beef not very finely minced. I can forgive this as a decision of the house as to style, but to create an unforgettable dish was a disappointment. Worse was to follow. When was the last time you were served traditional fish and chips with the fish sitting firmly astride a very wet portion of 'mushy' peas? I leave readers to imagie what it did to the batter on the bottom of the fish? If you are going to serve chips in a metal container on a cold plate then you need to ensure they won't be cold before they are all eaten. The tart, my choice for pudding was nothing to write home about, but no doubt safe and easy for the kitchen to send to the table. From the owners point of view, post meal coffee is an easy way to make money as the price always allows for a profit on this course. To allow service to be so slow the table doesn't order coffee at the end of a meal is fine for the customer, but if I managed this establishment I might want a word with the staff about the issue around making a profit. And so to the washrooms, up some stairs, down a corridor, round a couple of corners and past a couple of meeting rooms and there you are. Not quite a labyrinthine expedition, but longer than you might expect. Finally, the best part of the meal was the table starter, as the bread is called. The presentation was good, the bread warm and the butter served in a manner that didn't add to the calories. Would that the whole experience had matched the start. Then, I would be back, now not so sure.

I liked the menu and wine list, the food was well prepared and I particularly enjoyed the rabbit offal starter. Service was very good as was the overall experience.

Had a long leisurely lunch here with a friend. On a fixed price menu there was plenty of choice and an aperitif included. I hope to go again soon.

We (2 people) ate there on Friday night. We arrived at 9.00pm. We were the only people eating there and only 2 more people had arrived by the time we left. The menu was good and the food itself was good. We ordered one beer, a bottle of sancerre, bread and duck samosas, fish and chips and hake. All were well prepared and tasted good. The service was attentive and friendly. The total bill £123 (£50 of which was for the wine).

Excellent customer service, staff are very friendly. It was my mums birthday weekend and they brought out a lovely little chocolate cake on a nicely decorated plate.

Great working lunch location. Good food and you can be in and out under an hour. And the people know that is what you want. Speed but wrapped in quality food

We were drawn in by the BYOB Monday offer, and indeed this is great value, as there is not even a nominal corkage charge. My rabbit offal starter was brilliant and the main course lamb almost as good. Service was keen, but a bit stretched in terms of the number of waitrons for the number dining - perhaps the BYOB offer brought in more people than they thought, although the waiter told me by no means everybody was using that offer. Similarly the kitchen was clearly working on a slightly overstretched "get it right rather than get it soon" basis ... which was no problem for us, given the quality of the results, and with two BYOB bottles, a fine Prosecco and a 1990 red Chateau de Beaucastel, to savour. I did buy a couple of Espresso Martinis made with white chocolate, which were also brilliant. The decor is fairly bland corporate hotel style, but pleasant enough. May upgrade to 5* overall on a subsequent visit - which there will definitely be - particularly if the food quality is sustained. The value would be good to very good for the area, even without BYOB but with that offer, no question, outstanding.

Our first time and we loved it. The meal was lovely and service was fantastic!

Pre-theatre dinner was delicious and good value

Food was excellent and a real bargain. Service was really slow unfortunately. It took almost 90mins for two courses and as we had a show at the Barbican at 7.45 we didn't have time to order dessert which was a real shame as I'm sure it would have been amazing. Would go again, when I don't have a show to catch

Classy food on the Summer Set Menu. Very good value. The only complaint is being given the a la carte menu without the fixed price menu (though our booking had specified fixed price preference). We had to ask for it.

Habíamos visto el lugar hace unos meses, ya que nos alojamos en un hotel cercano de forma regular. Me encantó el aspecto del lugar y decidimos volver.

My husband and I came here for dinner before seeing Einaudi at the Barbican.

Great food on the set menu and a fantastic price!

Amazing food -£18 for a 3 course dinner including a glass of lovely red wine. Outstanding food, I just can’t believe it was this cheap!<br />Chloe the waitress was brilliant and the table service was on point. <br />Rui the manager was excellent and made the evening even more perfect.

We had the pre-theatre menu which was excellent value. The food was well cooked and nicely presented. <br />Our second course took a while to arrive but the waiting staff apologised and dealt with it graciously.<br />We would definitely return.

Excellent service, food and amazing value. Will definitely return soon!

¡Qué agradable sorpresa! Tres de nosotros vinimos aquí para cenar antes del teatro. Nos ofrecieron un spritzer "gratis" a la llegada. Al principio había fumado salmón, seguido de paletilla de cordero enrollada y terminado con tarta de pera y almendras y helado de canela y mascarpone. Toda la comida estaba deliciosa. ¡El personal era muy agradable, pero parecía concentrarse en alimentar la computadora en lugar de a sus clientes! Toda la comida fue excelente relación calidad-precio.

Estaba buscando un lugar para comer con mi esposa antes de un espectáculo nocturno en The Barbican. Ambos seleccionamos el menú del teatro. Tomamos una copa en el bar antes de ir a comer (las bebidas son más baratas de 4 a 8 pm). Impresionante valor (18 GBP por 3 platos incluyendo 1 bebida). La comida era absolutamente deliciosa y bien presentada. Gran bar y personal del restaurante. Altamente recomendado.

I had hake over savory butter beans and mashed potatoes gratinee and the most scrumptuous cold tomato soup. The cafe americano here is exceptional.

Choose this place for pre-theatre meal ahead of a performance at the Barbican. Menu was very good value and there was a drink thrown in the the price. The food was good - the home cured salmon was a bit on the fatty side and could had done with a bit of lemon juice (or some such) but that is a minor point. The atmosphere at that time (6pm) a bit lacking but that is don’t unusual for pre-theatre dining.

No one was at the desk to meet us, not told what was off the menu that evening, staff were more concerned with a party they were hosting in the back.

Food was excellent as were the staff.

Got married in Islington and had our reception here, and had the best time. Everyone was amazing throughout the whole process and the day / evening itself. Food and drinks were amazing. Perfect day!

Great service!!!<br />Great attitude!!!<br />Friendly and warm atmosphere!!! <br />Strongly recommended!!!

Enjoyed our ore theatre meal three courses <br />Delicious food particularly enjoyed the gingerbread macaron. Very good value <br />Good service!

Convenient pre-performance venue for Barbican.We had pre-theatre menu.Not outstanding but passable.

Very good food. Excellent pork belly!