Making a return to London is internationally renowned chef Laurent Tourondel, with his first restaurant in Europe, at the Hotel Café Royal

Tourondel cut his teeth training in France before moving to London, where he spent time in the kitchen at Boodles, and now has restaurants across the globe. Tourondel is best known in America where he has restaurants in New York, Miami and Charlotte in North Carolina. Further afield, Tourondel owns restaurants in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and the Caribbean.

The casual-style Grill & Sushi Bar (open all day) follows previous residencies at Hotel Café Royal by chefs including Albert Adria, the Roca brothers and Paco Roncero. Expect international influences evident across the new menu at the new 110 cover restaurant at Hotel Café Royal with an open kitchen and grill offering grilled meat and fish dishes whilst sushi masters prepare the hotels first ever sushi, sashimi and raw fish offering. 

Designed by contemporary Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni, the restaurant is located on the first floor of Hotel Café Royal, where an extensive refurbishment (used to house the private club rooms) has created an entirely new space - which features an open kitchen, grill and sushi bar.

Ideal For

All day dining

Signature Dishes

Cornish crab on seven-grain toast; Scallop salad with fava beans, artichokes and yuzu beurre blanc; the "LT" burger with pickled jalapeños, tobacco onions and cheddar; Wagyu beef short ribs with chimichurri sauce and All Grains with beets, Cipollini onions and Banyuls vinaigrette.

Highlights

The Café Royal (originally opened in 1865 by Daniel Nicholas Thévenon - a French wine merchant) became a favoured and illustrious meeting place for the beau mode, and has impressive restored interiors (dating back to the 1860s and 1930s) setting the scene for a visually stunning, contemporary 159-room luxury hotel (including several historic suites).