Garden Room - Rooftop
Restaurant Garden Room - Rooftop, 10th floor, above Assembly Hotel, 31 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0LS, United Kingdom:
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Address: 10th floor, above Assembly Hotel, 31 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0LS, United Kingdom
Website: gardenroomlondon.com
Phone number: +44 20 3962 7275
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Latitude: 51.5105978Longitude: -0.1285868
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Keaye Taylor
Almost hidden gem in Central London. We went there for drinks, but I hear brunch is nice too. Amazing view of the city at a chill place without the hassle other roof bars have.
3 weeks ago
Olivier Collet
I'd avoid. The view is fanatic and the prices are decent, but I dont get the rave reviews at all. Food was completely average, I actually prefer a wetherspoons burger to the one I had here.
Service was bad. Cold, slow and generally poor from start to finish. Shame such a great space has gone to waste.
2 months ago
Jessie Jones
Great staff and even better views over the West End. The atmosphere is lovely at B&H, though the intimate setting means noise volume can get a bit higher than ideal. The drinks are very nice, and food options are limited but good for snacking. A nice hidden spot!
8 months ago
Aj Clark
Hidden away you could miss this gem, I recommend it not just for the great view but also good food, drinks and nice staff.
2 months ago
Lisa Yee
Painfully slow and poor service. Moaned about a little chatter and laughing because it might upset the other guests. All a bit up itself. Food was decent enough actually, but not enough to make up for the shambolic service and poor attitude of the staff.
Tourist trap. Would not recommend.
If I could give it 0 stars, I’d probably still give it 1 star cuz the food was areet.
3 months ago
Shanie West
The views are the plus for this restaurant but all else dining experience was fairly average. There was a private event that was outrageously loud the other folks nearby left the restaurant and staff tried to get them to stop yelling and screaming but failed.
My table was sticky and unclean so had to keep tablecloth down to avoid my phone etc sticking to dirty table.
Food wise again average ordered roasted cauliflower salad with various items and it was one big lump of cauliflower.
Service was vey slow our order wasn't taken until 9.30pm. Wouldn't return more a novelty for views and plants.
3 weeks ago
Scott Lord
Start with the pros
- stunning views
- manager and reception was nice
Cons
- hair strand on the garden mary drink had to send it back.
- ordered on the menu “crispy bacon” it came there wasn’t anything crispy on the bacon. Soggy.
-the servers needs a bit of an attitude adjustment
I’ll most likely go back to the b&h buildings farringdon and avoid this one.
4 months ago
Alex Levin
We had a fantastic anniversary dinner with a view that exceeded our expectations. The food was perfectly cooked and delivered. Marta, our waitress was smiley and cheerful and looked after us beautifully.
5 months ago
Denise Filo
We had a lovely breakfast here before work... The view of London rooftops was lovely, can see the London eye and skyscrapers in the distance. Coffee was yummmmm. Would recommend ????☕????️
6 months ago
Betsy Harvey
Nice views, nice atmosphere, but the range of "brunch" is just eggs pretty much. No full English on the menu! Plus prices are steep.
3 weeks ago
KT Tan
The view here is superb but I wasn't impressed with the drinks at all. In attempts to be fancy the selection was mediocre (mocktails and soft drinks)
The food was nice, but I wasn't blown away. Also some people In our group had to wait ages for their food to come. I think their orders were forgotten somehow...
6 months ago
Matthew Sandler
The most stunning food, service and views. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and looked after us so well. I literally couldn't fault anything. Highly recommended.
3 months ago
Zachary Brown
We ordered duck confit grilled steak & coli flowers parmesan cheese, Duck confit extremely dry & test less, The grilled steak 23 pound 100 gm frozen steak agin test lees, Coli flower horrible! Totally Food is edible but there are better places in the area. Not worth the money we paid!
2 months ago
Nadia Persaud
Incredible views across London's skyline and good egg-based breakfast options. Unfortunately, our order was forgotten about so took an hour to arrive. The staff were mildly apologetic and offered us a free orange juice but was still disappointed by levels of service.
4 months ago
Kevin Charity
Fantastic setting and really good food. We went for brunch on Sunday and enjoyed a really nice meal with great drinks and a stunning view over London. Would definitely recommend!
8 months ago
Jamezell Davis
I booked this place for my birthday for bottomless brunch for 8 friends. They had no space at the original place so they said I could do a bottomless brunch at their rooftop restaurant (I even emailed them back to confirm they would honour a bottomless there and they confirmed)
On the day they said it was a mistake and they dont do it there. Mistakes happen right but where in London am I gonna find somewhere that will take a walk in of 9 people!? I had to fight with them for about half an hour to get them to offer 5 bottles of prosecco instead for their mess up. They originally thought they could get away with 2!
Food was amazing but service from management came with a distain and a hint of seniority and arrogance on the side. Such a shame cus I am a plant lover and thought this was the place for me. I dont make much money so this was a real birthday treat for me and I got quite upset which shouldn't happen on a birthday.
Following that a few months later a friend also booked a birthday brunch only to be then contacted again not long before to say 'oops, cant fit you in so cancelling' too many mistakes and lack of customer empathy.
2 months ago
Alema Fazlic
Amazing views. Chilled smart casual dress code. Airy & light.
6 months ago
Ahmed Gayed
Great view and service but the brunch food could be better!
6 months ago
Kimberly Thomas
Firstly they couldn’t find our reservation after being seated we waited so long we had to ask for a menu. After ordering they manage to miss out one of our starters and we had to request water twice as all they gave were empty glasses. Finally as we’d guessed would happen the bill was incorrect. The bar staff and view are great
8 months ago
Joshua Adams
We went for dinner the views are amazing so was the food and service! Cocktails are also spot on I highly recommend the Orangerie it's delicious!
2 months ago
Grace Park
Brilliantly situated above Charing Cross Road. The bar restaurant offers a good range of food and drinks at prices that reflect the view. Service is good and the atmosphere is busy.
3 weeks ago
SinHuat Tan
View outshines the food. Small portions and average flavours. Decent service though and good wine. Go for a drink not a meal.
8 months ago
Elizabeth Wood
Really lovely place for cocktails and brunch! Been around 7 times in 5 months x
2 months ago
Katelyn Morgan
Uniquely brilliant view in the heart of London - you don't expect to see so far. We went on a Friday night and it was not overly busy, service was prompt and friendly and the food was great
5 months ago
Nicholas Naclerio
Stunning views.
Mediocre food (brunch).
Pathetic service.
They messed up my order a couple of times- eventually they took off the eggs from the bill but it was still most disappointing. We waited far too long. The waiters looked lost and weren’t attentive in the least.
Won’t go back again.
3 months ago
Tamika S
I have been here for dinner end of July and got quite upset with the bad experience we had as it is a very beautiful location with lovely interior design. I had ordered the ‘pulled jackfruit chilli’ as I am a big fan of jackfruit. The chilli had nothing ‘pulled’, jackfruit or chilli. I asked the waiter to point out the jackfruit- he pointed to the celery... the chilli may have had small pieces of tinned jackfruit but I would rather call it a ratatouille with avocado.
Then, half way through the evening the air con was put on so cold that the room got freezing and we had to sit there in jackets. I couldn’t wait to get out again.
2 months ago
fedrico chrisnanda
Beautiful rooftop breakfast place. Great service and food.
3 weeks ago
Jackson Barrett
Nice place with good views, reasonable prices and not too packed on a Thursday night
5 months ago
kimberly lantrip
If the concept of garden room is leftover furniture from the 70s, that you don't quite have the heart to chuck out, and instead take to your occasional holiday shack on the river, then this sure fits the bill. My table, besides being dirty and sticky, (they did wipe it on request), was all chipped etc to add to the above feeling. The view, of course, is stupendous, one of the best in London - worth coming just for that. St Paul's and the Southbank facing you, the London Eye and the steeple of St Martins in the Fields church further down, with Big Ben and Trafalgar Square on the other side of the room. Cocktail menu is very limited, but the two I had, peach one (£9) and the one called Orangerie (£10), though not up to the usual London standard for this price point, was decent enough. The food is more bar menu, and super limited. Not much to pick from. Whilst small bar bowl of salt and pepper squid, greasy as it was, was very tasty, the olives were a joke. Not what you would expect: forget about a "market find", leave alone something they themselves would have pickled, like a lot of other funki bars in London offer, especially at that price! They were commercial garden variety, ASDA Spanish section sells, out of a jar pitted olives, the type one normally gets when asking for a dirty martini. Two birds, one stone, I guess. At £5 it truly is a joke (see photo). Way too salty and weird to eat on their own, it just added to the overall cheapskate flavour of the place. The plastic oranges on the ceiling have to be seen to be believed, and ditto! The lighting is really poor too, whilst the centrepiece of upside down plants looks cool during the day, that central feature is not lit up at all at night. The only lights over the central tables were pound shop shades IKEA would be embarrassed about, for some reason doubled up. Service was just ok on a whole, different people come up to you through the evening, noone dedicated, though Carolina who served me from time to time was lovely.. Would I come here again? Only if bringing friends visiting from abroad, and only for the view. It's to die for, and worth the price of a few cocktails. If you are coming for that reason or on a date, ask for table #2. The best view!
3 months ago
Vicki W
Nice, views are nice but not spectacular
2 months ago
John Krueger
The food was very good, the view and aesethic are really lovely and it's a good price for central London with that view, but the service was really inattentive, slow and unapologetic.
3 months ago
riaz hameed
Absolutely unreal view of Westminster and the City. Pretty good food at a good price for the area!
3 weeks ago
devin martin
Little bit expensive, but so great, lovely people, and awesome view
2 months ago
Mark McCrae
Lovely wiew. Food was very tasty. Stuff is very friendly
2 months ago
Keyuri Galchar
v cute place with good, simple food at a very reasonable price with pretty views. cauliflower truffle is a must
5 months ago
Brock Harrison
Wonderful place. Great service!
2 months ago
Rahul Kumar
Well what can I say, another absolute triumph from Bourne and Hollingsworth. The Garden Room is amazing and even with the most that plagued London the views area amazing. Virtually 270degrees around. So was there with my bestie for one of the soft opening trial runs and you would never believe that this was a trial run. The waiting staff were attentive without being overbearing, friendly and with a silent presence being there when needed. The food was stunning, congratulations to the chef and all the kitchen staff sheer genius. The bar staff for being efficient and Providence us with mouthwatering cocktails, a great wine selection and anything else we needed. Service is exemplary and the atmosphere welcoming warm and a great place to be. This is a gem, a diamond and is definitely a place to visit, prices are good for London and I guarantee that given a few months getting a reservation will be fine you'll just have wait a little longer to experience this wonderful place. Congratulations to all the B&H team once again you've pulled it off.
5 months ago
Byron DeGrave
The tiniest portion of carpaccio I've ever seen. The lettuce was inedible. Sweet potato chips fine but seemed to be served with a side of green yoghurt. They discounted the bill slightly when we complained. I'd go for the view, but that's about it.
5 months ago
Matt Jackson
Lovely place, had a great time with my wife!
4 months ago
Bryan B
Really disappointed with our dinner here. The service was great, however the food and pricing really let it down. We were charged £17 for a charcuterie board that had 8 small pieces of salami, 5 olives and 2 tiny slivers of cheese on it. When we asked for bread they happily obliged, but then when we got the bill they'd added £3.50 on for 4 tiny bread rolls. Main courses were good although the bavette steak was on the small side. We had the creme brulée for dessert and had to send this back twice as it was a puddle of custard - it hadn't set in the slightest. Overall it definitely wasn't worth £105 for two people (including service charge).
4 months ago
Brandie Derouin
A lovely little find amongst the hustle and bustle of Leicester square
3 weeks ago
Ilan
Good roof top joint in Leicester Square near Trafalgar Square
4 months ago
Mallory Mahoney
Amazing place in the centre of London. Great food, cocktails and views you won't get anywhere else.
3 weeks ago
g w
Not much effort put in the interior design.
The staff was friendly. The bavette steak tasty but a bit overcooked. Portions definitely on the small side (the sharing charcuterie platter was really tiny for example).
Overall, overpriced for what it is.
3 weeks ago
Khadijah Burrus
Suggested only for a drink ,
food is not pleasant at all.
Location 7/10
Food 3/10
Drink-cocktail 7/10
Service 7/10
3 weeks ago
Leonard Chatham
A nice venue with a great view over London. The food was mediocre at best and the staff gave the impression that they didn't want you to be there.
3 months ago
Ric Fahle
Beautiful views of London. Shame there’s no outdoor space
3 months ago
semhar kidane
Beautiful space away from street level.
3 weeks ago
Mike Gonzales
Wonderful little respite from the busy city down below. As a whole the customer service was spectacular, the have some really great staff working there. The food was well cooked and showed good knowledge of technique but may require a little more experimentation with spices. The atmosphere is amazing if you are wanting to be able to enjoy time with someone without stress and with ease.
From the start we got greeted by a steward who was very friendly and was easy to chat to. As we got upstairs the reception staff were very attentive, polite and knew exactly what they were doing. Every angle from the floor showed a beautiful view of central London of which most of the main iconic monuments were visible from our table with ease. As we sat down we were greeted by Nathaniel who was really attentive and made sure we had everything on hand. We definitely felt at ease because of him and also Michael and Karan (sp?) and another waitress who all worked as a amazing team!
The food itself was well cooked and presented in a lovely manner although it might've required a little extra pepper for our personal tastes . Since there was two of us we shared each plate. We had the Mezze Plate as a starter, the condiments were delicious although we did have to ask for extra bread which we were able to receive with ease. Cod, braised puy lentils, roast cherry tomatoes, salsa verde as our main which was well presented and beautifully cooked (we normally don't eat peas but these were great!). We also had a cauliflower and cheese side which we honestly could eat all day. The bar staff were able to make an amazing mojito mocktail but as the menu is still developing there will probably be more non-alcoholic options later on. Last of all we had some chai tea to help us digest our meal. It felt like a really rewarding day out and we will definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone wanting to have a nice meal out or to get together for a semi-casual meal without breaking the bank. Thank you to all the staff for a great day from Muqades and Alya!!!!
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3 weeks ago
Phyllis Thompson
Nice view but a little overpriced for what the food is! Green eggs are nice but more a side than a main and overcpriced for the portion
2 months ago
