Booking Office 1869

I was staying at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and wanted something nearby for dinner. This is such a cool restaurant! It bridges the train station and the hotel with ceilings so high they had palm trees growing inside. I started off the meal with the sourdough bread & butter appetizer plus the Patience cocktail - one of 8 cocktails based on various virtues the restaurant has created for the building's 150th anniversary. Both were great. This was followed by the Rump steak, as per recommendation from the waiter and he was 100% on point - it was cooked just right and was delicious. I finished it up with the chocolate dessert, which was scrumptious, and a tea. Speaking of the waiter, the service was excellent as well. You know what's the other thing I liked? As a solo diner, they seated me at the perfect place. Tucked away in a corner where I can indulge in some people watching without being obvious about it. Was it expensive? Actually, not that bad - my bill was less than £80. Highly recommend if you're in the area, and only partially because of the cool building.

Gorgeous place, and impeccable service. Very lovely waiters and the food was excellent. We had the free-range chicken and the trout, along with cocktails and desserts. Everything was delicious, me and my best friend had an amazing evening. I would blindly recommend to anyone visiting London. We’re so sad this place isn’t in Switzerland so we could come back anytime we wanted. Thank you.

This is a really beautiful restaurant with a cool relaxing atmosphere. Was so classy, loved the decor. We went for Sunday roast and had beef. It was really nice, good flavour. I'd be intrigued to try the a la carte menu in future. Great place for a date. And while you can come dressed casually, I would highly recommend dressing up for beautiful pictures. The staff were nice and attentive, first class service. Would highly recommend the dessert. And they also did something special for us at the end as we were celebrating our wedding anniversary, nice touch!

Very beautiful lounge. Prices are reasonable for central London. Food was good. Some dishes can be a bit sickly though. Too rich or too sweet. I did enjoy the fresh bread and trout main very much. I rarely come across a place that cook fish well in the UK. Complement to the chef for that. Wonderful staffs once you sit down. The host staffs are slightly rude though. They should be trained better to service customers no matter who much they might spend. No greetings when I stepped in. Choice of questions and words used with customers are disappointing compared to the staffs inside.

Half a Carafe of wine as we had time before a lunch booking elsewhere. Celebrating a special birthday and wanted to see the old Booking Office! I remember it as a child and oh my word it is so very beautiful. We were spoilt rotten by the lovely member of staff who was friendly and efficient. He took our photo and photo-bombed one too! Will definitely return when we have more time! Great wine, service, atmosphere and surroundings!