The Drift in City of London, Westminster

First time here and our experience was phenomenal! We had a group of about eight people for a work related happy hour. The service was impeccable, and the food and drinks were delicious.

Great setting, particularly on the mezzanine floor by the massive windows! Food was excellent, and service was good. All in all, outstanding value. The only downside is music that is WAY too loud, so much so that it’s difficult to hold a conversation. It’s more like eating in a nightclub than a restaurant.

This seems to be the ONLY place in London to serve a BLOODY CAESAR. The expert and excellent barman there concocts the most superb version of this fine cocktail. He does so with style, charm and a radiant smile. A wonderful treat for those who know and appreciate this drink.

Had a great quick business lunch here. My friend had the bao buns followed by trout and I had the prawn sticks followed by duck salad. Service was great and the food excellent!

Booked the 90’s bottomless brunch for 8 people to celebrate our friends 40th.. There was no atmosphere at all, and there was only 3 tables for the brunch, in the end our table just got up dancing and was asking for requests from the DJ. The food at the brunch was tasty and I enjoyed the Chicken and Waffle, but we had to keep on asking for our drinks to be topped up - which is not the idea of a bottomless event, and the staff seemed preoccupied with a private even that was happening at 6 (I even had to ask for toilet roll for the loo as it had all run out). I do not think I would book this again for a bottomless party, which is a shame as I do really like the bar as a whole.

Great experience and lovely cocktails! Bar staff gave a brilliant service. We would definitely come back again another time

Arrived for our booking to be told we do not have a reservation despite me showing them the confirmation. We then got told oh well we are not serving food anyways….

Had the bottomless brunch..really good value. Food was excellent. Moné kept our drink topped up without asking and really he's friendly. Can't recommend it enough.

Amazing food, service and prosecco. Roccomending it for whomever needs a bottomless brunch! Nice staff, endless bobbles.

Thank you for the great evening. Giovanni the waiter was amazing. The atmosphere was just lovely and their uniforms are bang on trend.

Booked the 90’s bottomless brunch for 8 people. Music was brilliant but no atmosphere. The brunch isnt worth the money as I had to keep getting up to ask for a drink. We were sat in a corner around from the lift and felt we were forgotten about. Very poor service.

Great lunch with good friends. Friendly efficient service & good food

Great spot with friends. Attentive staff, bottomless lasted a while, service was great. I would return again for another brunch

Food was good with a nicely buzzing lively atmosphere. Staff all very friendly and effecient. Had a great night

My friend ordered the roasted squash and I had the trout . We were very happy with our choices and would order the same on our next visit. The staff were able to accommodate my dietary requirements. The waitress was great.

The food was very good especially the Chorizo scotch eggs and the sausage and mash.

I loved this classy cocktail bar and restaurant. Good wine list, nice atmosphere. I would recommend to anyone. I had the curry, some New Zealand wines and a classic dry martini, expertly prepared.

Thanks staff at the Drift for a great day! Food was unreal and drinks were topped up often so we got our moneys worth, will be returning

Very delicious food and super friendly service from Latifa! We enjoyed the Rump Steak and Truffles Tortellini, as well as the cheeseburger for the little one

My husband and I very much enjoyed our lunch at The Drift. We were welcomed warmly and service was attentive throughout our lunch. My husband had the duck bao buns to start which he said were the nicest he has had in a long long time. I tried the corn ribs which were also delicious. Main courses of fish and chips, and steak and chips, were also very good-we love the “fat” chips! Only regret is that we didn’t also order some onion rings (which looked amazing as we saw another table of diners tuck into them!).

The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. The interior was lovely and the cocktails were fab. For the city on the weekend it had a great vibe.

We visited for a friend’s birthday after dinner. Great friendly service and delicious cocktails! We will be visiting again.

Amazing service and cocktails. Unreal Capiniah and lovely venue. Really good atmosphere and lovely staff, perfect engagement drinks.

A business meeting at The Drift was not what expected for breakfast, it seems that lunch is ok but not breakfast. The food was bad and service not great, not a great impression made.

Delightful light airy venue perfect for meeting up with friends. Great service & good food.

Met up for lunch with friends and had one course each. Some of us had a drink, all had coffee. Is £130 expensive? Maybe - but the food was excellent, and the wines good. Freshly squeezed orange juice a surprising absence from the menu. Some rather intrusive thumpy-bumpy music was playing as we arrived, but was either turned down or the track changed. Well recommended.

Great day out! Amazing cocktails, great and quick service, fantastic music. Definitely would come again. Thank you!!

Great food and tasty cocktails, very fast service !!!!! Would defo recommend for a birthday bash or a sophisticated date.

Great service, fab food, lovely music celebrating an 18th for a gorgeous dance girlie. We’ll definitely be back!! Thank you

Had the best birthday celebrations, Lovely service and food, music was 10/10 and cocktails even better!! Will be back soon!

Great service, great music, great food and drink. Had a lovely time celebrating my sisters 18th birthday. Will be back soon!!

Great food and lovely cocktails, very good service. Celebrating 18th birthday in style !!! Love the decor! Thanks for having us !

such good food and music, amazing service from all staff and was able to celebrate my friends 18th birthday brunch perfectly, would 100% come again

Lovely food and cocktails, great service , music playing in the background which adds to the the ambience. Overall a fab experience for a birthday celebration. Thank you

Fab food & a very wide range of cocktails. Great service, good music and a really nice vibe. Perfect for birthday celebrations, will defo be returning!!

Friday night out is the way to go! Amazing service always! From the hostess team to the bar team! Thank you Moni for taking care of us

lovely cocktails and bar, our waiter was so kind and lovely ! such a lovely place to celebrate my birthday ! we will both be back soon !

Lovely service, friendly staff and good drinks! Celebrate my best friends birthday here such a lovely environment to be in for a special occasion.

Bottomless brunch - music was amazing!! Shout out to aliona and moni!! Great value for central London but the music really made the experience

open space is good, service is good. but food....not good for pay high. service charge 13.5% is also not acceptable for me..

Amazing experience wonderful time for hen dos and DRINKSSSSS was so good the bar even made a drink not on the menu thank you soooooo much

Fabulous brunch!! Food, drinks, music soft on and staff were awesome. Will recommend to friends and family xx Edward is great

This is such a lovely place for a brunch, music, food and drinks are excellent and fast! Staff are so welcoming and lovely!

Great brunch had the best time and was looked after by the lovely staff! Made my cousins birthday special! Kept our drinks topped up all the time x

The drift has great music at the 90’s & 00’s brunch. The food is delicious And the drinks kept flowing I will definitely come back!

Really nice brunch experience with very lovely staff! Very quick! Food drinks and music were all excellent would definitely come back

Came here for pre-theatre dinner and cocktails before jumping on the Liverpool Street tube to Embankment and heading to the national theatre. We prefer something a bit more upbeat rather than a stuffy dining room experience and were not disappointed, from the DJ providing music to the modern menu & cocktails it was the perfect level of fun mixed with great service. The food tasted divine and was on our table within 10 minutes of ordering it; hot, fresh and full of flavour.

Great food and drinks topped up. Lovely afternoon and thank you to staff for making it a good experience. Would recommend.

Five star service. Staff were so attentive, food was exquisite. We arrived for a brunch in a party of 5 people and were offered free drinks the second we arrived. Would deffo come again !

Lovely catch up with a friend at this trendy venue. Delicious french martini ! Will come again for sure!

We attended the themed Bottomless brunch. I drank 9 cocktails on 1.5hrs and was stone cold sober when I left so I believe the drinks are very badly watered down and the themed entertainment was a young DJ playing background music. We have been to...

Regularly checking the bathrooms and keeping them fully-stocked and clean should be a basic thing in a restaurant. The smell when you came in the corridor leading to the upstairs bathrooms was awful and on entering you could see the toilets were not clean and...

Really disappointed in this bottomless brunch. The food was fine but that was the only thing we enjoyed. There was completely no atmosphere with tables arriving and leaving all the time. We were expecting themed 90’s/00’s entertainment and there was just a dj playing background...

We were here for my birthday and it was a great pick! Great ambiance with 90s and 00s songs! Good food and great cocktails! Good place to celebrate!

Fun spot for drinks with friends, lovely music, decor & vibes! Would come again!! Drinks were good & staff super friendly

Lovely atmosphere! Great staff and customer service. Loved the spicy Mary! Definitely recommend the drift

Amazing place! Great food and service. People were absolute delight.Will definitely come back next time!

Brilliant space and lovely atmosphere. Very reasonable priced for the area.

This was a great place to meet up with a friend I hadn't seen in a while . We ate outside, the food and service was great. The sun was shining so it proved a great setting on a Friday night

Great for a business lunch as service is quick and the high level ceiling allow good conversation

Music level high, hard to have a conversation without shouting. Food very poor. Staff friendly.

Lovely venue, great atmosphere and food, service was a little slow but overall a very good experience.

I love the Drift. Menu is always amazing for me with a vegan diet. Only problem was they seated all the groups together on the mezzanine so there were only three tables but the noise was intense. Also only one server who tried her best but with two large tables it was a challenge and part of the order was wrong but the food and drink was still excellent. Lovely place on a sunny day.

Embracing retirement lunch with former also retired colleagues.

Food was pretty mediocre. The menu needs a lot of work, very plain. Steak massively overcooked. Lovely atmosphere and staff though, just shame about the food.

The staff member that greeted us, and showed us to our table was lovely. Cocktail menu (and drinks) we loved. Food very good and excellent value.

Good food and decent variety to suit everyone's tastes

Great food and excellent service. We had a small baby with us and the waiter was so nice and attentive. Really enjoyed our food and the ambiance there. We will definitely be back again soon x

It wasn’t bad it just never happened they phoned and said that due to the lack of people coming to eat there that evening my Reservation was cancelled They asked me if I wanted to eat somewhere else and they would place me with a sister restaurant. I said I would and I waited for them to send me an address and name of the restaurant. They never did send the new reservation. Therefore I ended up going somewhere else

Chicken burger was bland, vegan burger was so disgusting it was inedible.

Presentation of food was ok for the price. Expected more from this place especially in terms of service. The main waiter who served us was quite rushed too. Overall not bad ambience though

Went for lunch. Food just ok for the price. Downstairs is nice but so noisy. Our table was sticky on arrival. Waitress looked non plussed. Very noisy which is ok if you're out drinking for the day but not a spot for chat and quiet lunch.

Lovely food, presented well and tasty..nice Vegetarian & Vegan options and staff really friendly & attentive

Great location and reasonable priced lunch and dining.

Nice atmosphere, clean restaurant, good vibe, service great, good wine and food. I only marked it down a notch because some items were not available on the menu. Will definitely return and I recommend.

From the food to the service it was great.

Staff were really nice. The ambience was great. We loved all the blankets and how it was set up. Music playlist was fab. Food was nice. Will definitely be going back.

Sword drink was cool. Friendly staff and very good spacious vibes

Brunch was fantastic, adjusted to suit my gluten intolerance. Service was attentive and helpful - big shout out to the Manager who made my partner very happy

Very swanky venue. Enjoyed the food & the music was great. Club music which was a bit louder than a normal restaurant, but we didn't mind it. All in all a good place to meet friends.

Food was amazing and the drinks were delicious. We did think the music was too loud though

Went for a very healthy salad this time and my lunch partner for a burger which is always a winner.

Great catch up with friends. Fabulous service, no pressure on time at the table (which was great as one of party delayed due to travel issues). Friendly efficient staff. Good food, and plenty of choice.

It was great however hard to talk as the live music was so loud. However the live music was excellent

Some of the tables were compromised and hard to get in to and out of. The waiter had a dirty shirt on. Service was slow and it was difficult to attract the staff's attention. The food was OK though.

Unfortunately, the restaurant wasn’t open. We turned up for our reservation booked through Open Table and the restaurant had no signs of life. We had to try and find somewhere else last minute.

Good to be back at the Drift after so long. Nice area on the first floor. Great variety of food on the menu and top marks for including calorie count!

Great spot for lunch with a colleague. We went did burgers and were not disappointed. Good to be back at The Drift!

Another great experience at The Drift. Good service, tasty food and lots of time to catch up over a few glasses of wine.

It was more like a bar for mates than a restaurant. The food was ok - nothing special. They had lots of vegan options which was good. I wasn't impressed by the service and I won't be returning.

Nice choice, good value and a perfect local option.

The menu was not the same we saw when we booked a table. One of the main courses ordered came cold. The wine left some questionable residue in one of our glasses…. It looked like thin twigs. No dessert offered before the kitchen closed. Overall experience: terrible! Upon complaint we received excuses for all the mistake and the poor service. Most of the bill was cancelled, however we shall not come back or recommend this place.

The restaurant itself was really nice, well situated and easy to get to but the availability of the menu let them down. Everything we ordered they said they hadn’t got - it was 6.15 on a Saturday! The food we did have was ok. It was a shame as it was my husband’s 60th birthday treat from the kids. The restaurant itself was buzzing and had a good atmosphere.

Great venue close to Liverpool Street and the city. Really enjoyed the marmite Mac and cheese. Service was very friendly and attentive.

Great food but the music was too loud, almost impossible to converse

Client meeting, staff were lovely but could do with plug sockets around the building

This was my first visit here, amazing restaurant & equally amazing food! Will be back!

Sunday morning at the drift was great. Food excellent, really quick service. There was live music too from around 1300 if you like that.

Very nice, the interior looks beautiful. Delicious food and cocktails. The staff very friendly and smiley. I would definitely go there again.

Great food friendly service with cool surroundings. What’s not to like ? Love this venue.