Magpie in City of London, Westminster

A small but interesting menu including pastas, gazpacho and ragu. Cool environment too. The staff couldn't have been more polite and helpful. You are encouraged to buy a variety of items to share, which was great as we all got to taste all the delicious flavours and textures.

Magpie has a lovely relaxed feel with nice lighting. We ordered a selection of snack and first courses rather than going for any mains and every dish we had was exceptional! We tried the sourdough bread, beef tartare, olives, seasonal vegetables (the miso dip with the bread crumb type thing was so yummy - raw veg which we didn't realise when ordering but actually loved the dish and would get again), burrata and the pork rillettes which we ended up ordering a second of as they were so good. All the cocktails and wines were great and it was nice to be able to try each wine from the tap before choosing. Really great service! We didn't catch our waitress' name but thank you for making our evening really great! (her chosen charity is say no to racism, just to help identify)

I don’t know what it is about me and restaurants these days. It seems easier to say ‘everything was great thanks’ than say what I actually felt. The service was definitely excellent. And the fried chicken snacks were off the chart. No quibbles there. However, when you are paying £58/head for 1 snack, main, pud, 1 wine and 1 cocktail, I think you expect more. For example, the onglet steak. Sure, it was tasty - one of my fave cuts. But it was a bit dull - no sauce to liven it up. My wife had the salmon - she liked it, but too smokey and leaving her gasping for water. The orange cake was delish. Light, zingy and fresh. But the chocolate mousse was so dense... it wasn’t right. And as others have said, if you have to put a sign up saying ‘apologies the humble mess of our bathroom’, then why not do something about it? As I say, the fried chicken was delightful - we could have eaten that all night. And a wonky toilet seat and garish led strip light would be absolutely fine in a chicken shop. At chicken shop prices. But this is supposed to be a suave, paired back Mayfair restaurant. And with prices to match, we couldn’t help but expect more.

Friday night date night did not disappoint. Really delicious and clever meal. Sharing menus can always be a lottery, especially is the portions are small, but it was just right and tasty bites. We had haddock croquettes and fried chicken from the bites and red mullet from the starter. Lots of flavour. Salmon and the onglet for the main, washed down with a fab bottle of the Laughing Magpie Shiraz. Absolutely delicious. Comments about the service are a little unfair for me - yes some of the staff were a little reserved, but they know what they’re talking about and with tastes that good who cares?! Throughly recommend it

Came here with my husband a couple of weeks ago on a Friday evening. When you walk in there is no host to greet you and instead the bartender comes out from the bar, checks your reservation, takes your coats and takes you to your table. Bartender was v friendly though. The (blond) waitress (very casual dressed) came to take our drinks order, did not smile or show any warmth throughout the entire evening. I would say she had a big impact on the evening as she lacked hospitality skills...or at least she did with us although I saw her smiling and being friendly to the table next to us. Which made her lack of warmth to us even more obvious. Not sure why, as were are a young professional couple - perhaps not as cool looking as the table next to us, I asked her if there there were any white wines similar to Sauvignon and her answer was “no, not really”. Menu is small (not generally a bad thing) but I didn’t feel there was that much that appealed to me. Starters were nice (well I had two bar snacks as my starter) and we both ended up having steak for mains (for me because there was not much else that appealed) and it was a bad choice...very grisly and not enjoyable at all. I had to ask for salt and pepper as there were none on the tables (salt for my fries) and when someone else asked for the same, the waitress took the S&P from our table...clearly need more on hand! I went to the wc after dinner, and lighting was so poor when you walked in I couldn’t see which door was men’s and which ladies. Stumbled around to the cubicle which was so pokey had to squeeze in to shut door. And the cubicle had a vertical tube lighting in this tiny cubicle that was too bright so much so it was blinding! And absolutely no insulation as I could hear pans and noise from the kitchen...wonder if they could hear me! Felt like I was literally in the kitchen. As I was leaving the toilets, on the inside door there was a professionally written message saying something to the effect of “excuse our sloppy bathroom appearance” ..?!? WTF. If you think it’s sloppy clean it up! Though it was clean but very very dark. Plus men and women use that one area so didn’t feel safe for that reason as it was so dark. Don’t think I would return.

Visited here with 6 friends for an evening birthday meal just before Christmas. The restaurant was not too busy/noisy for us to be able to talk amongst ourselves. Our waitress was very friendly, professional and efficient with a lovely accent. To start we had a few nibbles.....warmed olives, nuts and bread served with this gorgeous tasting butter that I had to ask how was made (half burnt/half non burnt butter- simple but so tasty). The majority of the table ordered the mushroom risotto which was full of different flavours, textures- it felt like every mouthful was a new taste sensation! There is an open kitchen so it's lovely to see the chefs passionately cooking the food and I guess it's nice for them to see their food being enjoyed also! The prosecco was a delight too! I believe the menu is also seasonal so fresh ingredients! Would definitely visit again.

I booked this meal on Sat Dec 22nd for my birthday. The meal was perfect. We were looked after very well by staff, nothing too much trouble. My son is vegetarian and staff were very happy to adapt any dishes for him. Costs were reasonable for freshly cooked delicious food Thank you

We hired out the restaurant for our Christmas Party and it was absoloutely wonderful from start to finish! The whole process was seamless and Georgie was really helpful when arranaging the logistics of the evening. They even made us a 'signature cocktail' and were accomodating for different dietary requirements. Everyone raved about the food, the staff were friendly and efficient, the atmosphere was fab. Cannot fault the place, will definitely be returning for either lunch or dinner.

Had a fantastic dinner at Magpie, absolutely everything was cooked to perfection and so delicious...the ribeye steak and artichoke starter with truffle were to die for, and so were the cocktails. Staff was lovely and we felt truly looked after. Even though it was a busy evening the place had a calm atmosphere, great playlist and cozy lighting. I can't wait to return here, would highly recommend!

I had one of the best cocktails ever at Magpie. The Depeche Mode was tender, sweet and absolutely delicious. It was by far the best thing I had at Magpie. Honestly I was left underwhelmed by the food. The croquette was quite interesting and the chicken was fine, but I remember thinking that the mayonnaise was the tastiest element of the snacks we tried, which I don't think is a great sign. The Sunday roast was a mixed bag, the beef was delicious but too cold and too fatty for my tastes. I also ordered a side of broccoli, and would have appreciated being told that my dish already came with broccoli. I ended up with so much broccoli that a fair amount went to waste! Honestly the meal was fine, but it wasn't really good enough and had we not had a 50% off voucher I would have felt really cheated. The staff were really very pleasant and that does deserve a mention!

We enjoyed everything about our first visit to Magpie. The staff were very attentive and about to tell us everything we needed to know about the menu. The food was great, lovely take on a cheese toastie! We ordered a vegan white wine and were very pleasantly surprised. No faults! Cant wait to return to try a different menu.

We sat outside, weather amazing, Heddon street buzzing from the collection of restaurants and people passing by. Very lucky to sit outside. Initially a bit annoying with one couple and blowing all the smoke towards us, but they soon left, so no big deal (I have recently seen restaurants with no smoking even outside, maybe a good idea, there were children and buggies there as well). Great bloody mary. We had the chickory salad which was fantastic; full of nuts for those with allergies, but the nuts and salad combination with dressing was divine. The mackerel was ok, not as good as the salad. The risotto fantastic and the hake as well. The chocolate mousse has to be eaten together with the ice cream for maximum pleasure. Overall really good experience, young people working hard and providing a really nice overall experience, so I do recommend.

I am a great fan of Pidgin (run by the same team), and have been looking for a chance to visit Magpie. But what is the restaurant for? The menu was surprisingly unexciting and with the exception of the starters was mediocre and overpriced. A delicious Burrata with roast beetroot and smoked almonds was a great start but the pork failed dismally (strange and uninteresting vegetables), and the sticky toffee pudding was ordinary and there wasn't enough ice cream. WE had their cheapest bottle of red (Sicilian) which was served in a carafe and clearly came from a bulk vessel of some kind. At £36 this was gouging. Friendly service but I won't be going back and nor will my friends.

Great service and interesting food in a very well designed room. I always like an the sort of open kitchen they have at Magpie as you can see the chefs at work and have a bit of banter with them. Would recommend.

Truly an undiscovered gem! Wonderful ambience, attentive service and a tasty, inventive mix of “locally sourced” dishes. Area can be touristy but this spot is authentic and charming. The management led by Georgia could not be more personable. Absolutely a “must try” in Mayfair!

Such a lovely welcome and what excellent service. We were navigated round the cocktail list by the lovely Will and then he made suggestions from the food menu. We actually ignored the mains and had lots of snacks and starters instead. Following up with a...

Visited Magpie with my husband for a birthday dinner and would highly recommend. Magpie has a relaxed atmosphere and decor, the kitchen is open next to the tables which adds extra interest. The staff were excellent, I called ahead to check they had gluten free...

Really lovely, attentive service but OMG the food is SOOOO dull. No flavour except butter and oil. Luckily the dishes are so small the dullness only lasts a short time. And beware the Petit Fours....think Tangfastic on steroids! You would expect with so much competition...

Read the great reviews but the day we went for lunch, the food was very dull. There was nobody else in the restaurant, which should have told us something, and now we know why. The staff were bored and the food more boring. On the...

Strolling into Haddon Street is always a pleasure, a few restaurants tucked away off Regent Street we'd visited Tibits before but felt more carnivorous this time. Magpie looked promising, a short Sunday menu with beef rib Sunday roast shouting out as favourite. But before the...

Loved everything about my visit to Magpie. The food was simply divine and cannot be faulted. The staff were all so lovely and very genuine. The restaurant itself is super cool and they had a great playlist on to top it off. Thank you!!!

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My boyfriend and I had a day off work and after shopping in Oxford Street/Regent Street (and after he had also had a massage at Gentlemen’s Tonic!) we headed to Heddon Street for some lunch. We walked through and after browsing, we came across Magpie...

very humid Sat night, restaurant less than half full, stuffy- There was so much not right - either overly attentive, as in being badgered by two waiting staff asking alternately every couple of minutes if we were ready to order, or we couldn't get attention...

We had booked a dinner with Pidgin but due to an unforeseen delay in renovations, we were offered a table at Magpie instead. The owner was very apologetic and we were give a complimentary glass of Tasmanian sparkling wine on our arrival, which was a...

We discovered Magpie on our way to a nearby restaurant and what a pleasant surprise this was.They claim to make modern English food. If that is what modern English food looks and taste like, that is what I want to eat all the time. I...

This friendly new restaurant just off Regent's Street offers an open kitchen and small plates for sharing served from trolleys. It is rather like British-style dim sum. Although the dishes are innovative and mostly delicious, but wheeling them on a trolley they are almost inevitably...

Had Dinner with family last night and had an amazing experience! we were meant to go to one of Sam's restaurants ( he is my husband's cousin ) and finally had the time! The food is amazing, they change menus monthly, every single dish was...

A great restaurant with fantastic and season food not a large menu a very good sign and offers excellent choice for Vegetarians i.e. my Wife Serve friendly and high quality. Offers very good value for a central London Restaurant.

My cousin from Chicago was over to celebrate her birthday and we opted to go to Magpie - a place we'd heard of but never been. Although appearing limited, the menu is based on sharing so there is ample choice. I have food allergies and...

I visited here after a day conference looking for something a little different and boy did the team deliver. Attentive service from the waiting on team, who were not only friendly but knowledgable too. I began with a delicious Godzilla cocktail there take on an...

Very good, innovative cooking for the location. A top tip for an interesting and high quality restaurant in the Regent Street / Piccadilly area. And surprisingly quiet for a Friday lunchtime. The steak tartare was particularly outstanding. I only found out afterwards that the people...

An eclectic, modern menus with the choice of 6 few snacks, 3 first courses, 2 second courses and 3 main courses. We didn't get as far as puddings. The sourdough with brown butter was excellent, also the salt cod with polenta & the goats cheese...

Took a client out for dinner in Heddon Street and ate at Magpie, Found the food to be excellent, simple flavours but very well presented and bursting with flavours, great all round meal,

We went for the prix fixe menu and had a fantastic meal. Everything was utterly delicious - I was particularly taken by the cured egg yolk which came with the asparagus, which the waiter kindly explained how to make so I could attempt to recreate...

Visited with a friend in May. We had the fixed lunch menu, three courses for £25. The food is exceptional with a good amount of variety for all. Sourdough bread with flavored brown butter is included and superb. I then had the vegetables, muscles and...

It is a fun concept and definitely something different. However I strongly believe that if you start doing a small plates concept then the prices could be lower! Everything is refreshing and different, some dishes questionable however.

The menu at magpie caught my eye - it's a beautiful restaurant and I like that their menu is seasonal and changes each month. The sharing nature of the menu is perfect for me as I like to try everything and it was a struggle...

Trout crudo is to die for it was so delicious I could have eaten a second helping. Lovely ambience as well

Nice restaurant with a buzzing bistro atmosphere. Staff were good and friendly, but service not refined (e.g. clearing plates away as the bring you your next course, cutlery kept for next course). Food was good, but not excellent - for example, beef tartare lacked seasoning...

I went to this restaurant with two work colleagues for a lunch time treat on a Friday and ordered the mussels dish. I had no complaints in the restaurant and the service was fine. When I got back to the office, after a few hours,...

This has been the best dining experience I have had in London in a very, very long time! The staff, the atmosphere and the food are awesome. Went with friends for a late supper on a Wednesday night (you need to book to make sure...

Just came back from an incredible dinner in this place. I was with a good friend of mine and we were both particularly impressed by the quality but more than that by the relaxed atmosphere that this place comes with. The small plates were great....

Located just off Regent Street, this restaurant really is one-of-a-kind in terms of location, ambience, combinations of flavours, freshness of ingredients and a delicious drinks offering - all topped off with friendly amenable staff. After dinner, my partner and I compared notes on our favourite...

A truly amazing restaurant with beautiful food and a great atmosphere. What makes it special though is the amazing bar staff. Adam and Dom make you feel comfortable, chat to you and make you laugh. They do that, all at the same time as providing...

We discovered this restaurant just hidden steps away from Regent Street! A very nice fusion of British and oriental. The cod with umami hollandaise, monks-beard and sushi rice cake was delicious, very nice flavours. Also the banana with peanut popcorn was a fun and tasty...

We came as a party of 10 and ordered from the £45pp set menu. The food was very tasty however we found the portions small as sharing dishes (sometimes one or two items to share between 4). We ended up ordering a lot more dishes...

Make sure you have the trout crudo and the fried chicken but every dish is a feast for the eyes and the taste buds, each holding a little surprise. Do try the mescal ice cream cone. Ask for the lovely and charming Georgie and tell...

On our last night in London we stumbled in here after another nearby restaurant was full. I'm SO glad we did because it was the best place we drank and ate at during our stay. We visited American Bar earlier in our trip (which people...

Not convinced that not being able to see into the restaurant helps their trade as it was pretty quiet, albeit a Tuesday lunch time. The food in unusual, inventive, reasonably priced and really tasty. Difficult to compare with anywhere else as pretty unique. We left...

Fun setting. Had a great dinner with a friend. Cosy and lively. Friendly chap on the door. Very keen waitress to start. A place where you have to follow their system - the last dishes wouldn't come until the first two were finished, even when...

We had a delicious meal selecting several small dishes from the menu which my friend and I shared so that we could taste everything. It was all too good to share really! The steak tartare is 'melt in the mouth' with wonderful flavours. We had...

On a cold, busy night in the West End, three weary & reservation-less foodies wandered wearily past their fully booked favourite restaurants. One had the presence of mind to call ahead and snag 3 seats at the bar at Magpie, sister restaurant to Hackney’s famed,...

Maybe a little too gimmicky for its own good: we went for a very early dinner and - for a while - we were one of only two tables, which didn’t really make the whole “choose from a tray/trolley” work, as what we wanted was...

This place has got the whole package - Tasty and interesting food, Interesting wine list, great atmosphere and great great service. Was there with about 8 business colleagues and all of them had a good time and the service handled our large party in a...

We had a great dinner at Magpie; it was superb in many ways-great taste, simple but beautiful presentations, very helpful and courteous staff, and nice decor. We had barbecued cabbage, celeriac 'cacio a pepe' (was amazing), perfect risotto with wild mushroom and barley, short ribs...

Went for lunch (no trolley service) - this place does what their sister restaurant pidgin do and then adds some more flair. Service here is fantastic - perfectly balanced like the food seasoning. All the staff are skilled in food Abd wins knowledge and only...

Really exciting new place to find out about.. food is excellent, innovative and super tasty! Recommend sitting at the bar. Adam is a dangerously good and passionate bartender with cocktails that will seriously tempt you.

Surprising and amazing food, one of the best food experience of our lifes.... thanks to the talented chefs .... the menu is crazyyyyyy good.....

We went there with age range 13 to 56 and all of us managed to have a good time. The decor is modern and minimalistic but still atmospheric. The way which they serve the menu is you chose from a short list of sharing tapas...

We had a evening at Magpie. All the food was beautifully presented and tasted great more than great actually. The staff were cool and friendly and knew what they were talking about. The restaurant itself is modern with a friendly feel. Great concept and it...

It is always interesting to try somewhere a bit different - located just off Regent Street A great informal venue for a social/professional catch up. Tool me a while to figure out how it all worked but once sussed just like a very high end...

Four of us came here because of the reputation of Pigeon and being in central London for a museum visit this fitted the bill - so to speak. The small plates were great. Well made and lovely flavours. Service was friendly but product knowledge not...

Came here for a late dinner on a Saturday night. The overly-hip dressed staff were friendly and the food came out very quickly and very well presented. It was a bit difficult to hear what each portion was being presented on the tray/trolley due to...

We went to magpie for a dinner and we left very happy. We started with a couple of negroni and after few minutes the food started to arrive. You can choose between different dishes served on trays or trolleys. The dishes are really nice, we...

Definitely quality over quantity but with a selection of 2 dishes from each section left suitably full. Had the trout, grape and feta and beef tartare to start off. (We just ordered straight from the menu, rather than 'from the trolley') Then the trotter arancino...

Came here for dinner and enjoyed the dishes served. Highlights were the chicken, the arancini and the beef tartare. Not the cheapest place to dine and the trolley and tray were a little slow to come round but excellent table service makes up for this

Had dinner here with a bunch of friends, and I use the word "dinner" pretty loosely. The food was concocted of rare ingredients combined in unnecessarily elaborate ways. Servings were tiny, and food was reasonable at best. Out of the 8-10 dishes I tried, approximately...

I had booked a table but it was surprisingly quiet when we arrived for lunch a Saturday. The staff was very accommodating when they saw us hesitate in between an outside table or an inside table, at the end, they suggested to have lunch inside...

Don't know if I mind the concept, little dishes on a trolley that are proffered with mumbled descriptions of the arcane ingredients as they're singled out and held up over your table one by one. It's all quite faux Asian and what you see is...

Tried this out as we loved pigeon. Interesting menu with unusual flavour combinations but left a little unsatisfied and although interesting and experimental, not always as tasty as I hoped.

Great food, beautifully presented with taste and texture. Great service and most thorough polishing of glasses I've ever seen. If only they would use less or no mayonnaise I would come back again and again but it was a bit on the heavy side for...

Just tried the Magpie for their new breakfast. Great concept, great food and great service. I don't to shout too loud as I imagine it's going to get busier when the word gets out. I will definitely be back.

Lovely space, friendly attentive staff, portions of food too small for the price. The way the food comes out is frustrating as you are interrupted by the staff every 5 minutes quite often with something you don't want to eat. You get very hungry whilst...

There was nothing I could fault but the steak tartare was probably the dish that tipped Magpie into a full five stars. The trolley and tray concept makes the whole experience even more social, it's a bit like the dim sum halls in Chinatown but...

These guys have quite a lot to live up to because of their ridiculously good restaurant in hackney that always provides a beautiful weekly changing menu. Magpie didn't let us down. It's kind of like a tasting menu broken up onto a trolley where you...

Was meeting a veggie friend in Heddon Street, but the restaurant she had chosen was self-service. For lunch that is fine but we're not students and it's a Saturday night! So we walk down Heddon Street and come across Magpie. A hot summer's evening we...

From the outset the staff were casual but incredibly friendly. It's an amazing little street which adds to the atmosphere. I have absolutely no negative feedback at all. The small tapas dishes are great for sharing or a light snack and a rosè. The only...

New restaurant from the owners of Pidgin in Hackney is a new hit central London. The concept does not overshadow the quality of the food. Outstanding dishes that you pick from a a trolley that comes around. The only problem is sometimes you can be...

C'est un restaurant qui se démarque par la qualité de ses viandes et poissons et son concept de trolley. En...

A brilliantly unusual menu of small plates brought to you on a trolley or a tray - or, for more substantial dishes and desserts, ordered from the kitchen. An incredible torrent of ingredients mixed together in unexpected ways and complementing each other beautifully. Great airy...

Went for casual business lunch and the food was very good. Initially i was even under the impression that would be a sort of Asian food (because of the trolley concept) but turned out to be a good surprise. The cold food comes on the...

Having been great fans of Pidgin we knew we had to try their new restaurant here in the west end...and we were not disappointed.far from it we loved the whole concept of this trolley style restaurant...so different yet absolutely spot on.in fact our only problem...

This modern restaurant serves small fancy and original dishes. 12-15 small dishes are on the menu every night. A waiter passes by the tables with those small dishes on a trolley, and you decide to take it or pass it. Which is great because you...