The Biltmore hotel is a well known luxury hotel in the heart of Mayfair. It's owned by the Hilton group with rooms that start at £700/night. Needless to say, I haven't stayed here....and the fact I live in London. :-) We decided a couple of days prior to check out Cafe Biltmore. It had been on my list of restaurants to try and for some reason they had quite a lot of availability. If I remember correctly, the weather was terrible and there was a(nother) train strike. When we arrived we were struck by how beautiful the hotel is. It also gave that distinct luxury impression of privacy. There weren't many people around although the hotel was apparently well occupied. We made our way over to Cafe Biltmore and there was only one other table seated outside in the terrace. We opted to sit inside. As our menu commenced a table of eight sat inside not far from us that created a nice atmosphere. We were greeted courteously by our waiter and took a look at the menu. The menu has recently changed and we opted to go straight to mains: - Fish and Chips: This has got to be the best fish and chips I've ever tasted. The batter was so light and cooked to perfection. Of course, the fish was fresh and broke off into large chunks (fish that has been frozen gets all flakey). - Wagyu beef burger: For £18 this was oh-kay. I wasn't that impressed with it. Chips good, but how do you mess those up? Actually, I have seen restaurants mess up chips. We had our meals and this is where the service stepped up a notch. Vinod, the manager, came over and asked us about the food. I'm no expert and he politely listened to our suggestions which encompassed perhaps going for hickory smoked bacon and maybe a smoky sauce to complement the Wagyu beef. Just my personal preference and, as I have zero Michelin stars, take from that what you will. Vinod then offered to give us a tour of their steak restaurant Grill 88. Again, not that busy for the evening and we decided we'd come back in a week or so to check it out. Overall, a nice cafe. A little pricey, but it is the Biltmore. I preferred Grill 88 but this is a recommended option if you're in the area and want a quiet business lunch or dinner.