Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in City of London

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Updated 05 December 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best service in City of London? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Galvin La Chapelle

4.6

4.6 (1876)

£41 and over

French

Liverpool Street

About the restaurant

Critical acclaim has been heaped upon Galvin La Chapelle, a true destination restaurant and with good reason. This fabulous dining spot, just off of London’s famous Bishopsgate is the work of celebrated Chef-Restaurateur brothers, Chris and Jeff Galvin, and epitomises their approach to designing and running restaurants in every sense. Indeed, Galvin La Chapelle has all the wow-factor of Windows with the stylish refinement of Galvin Bistrot de Luxe while carving out its own very unique character at the same time. The interior is truly special, as is the food – cosmopolitan, continental and wholly elegant every step of the way, creative but familiar, special but unpretentious – no wonder Galvin La Chapelle was named Tatler’s Restaurant of the Year 2010 and AA Best London Restaurant 2010.

Top review

Babra

Dined on 18 Nov 2024

Always a pleasure to visit and they never fail us.

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Experience

Set Lunch Menu

Experience

5 Course Tasting Menu

Experience

7 Course Tasting Menu with a glass of bubble £145

Macellaio RC Exmouth Market

4.8

4.8 (310)

£26 to £40

Italian

Farringdon

About the restaurant

Macellaio RC is a growing family of three Italian restaurants in London. Our restaurants are most famous for its fine steak. In fact, Macellaio means "butcher" and we like to call our steakhouses the butchery with tables. The steak we serve is exclusively from the Fassona beef breed, sourced from special mountain valleys in the north of Genoa. We take pride in sourcing incredible authentic Italian ingredients, food with utmost respect, preparing it with love, and expertly cooking each dish bringing to life a delightful trattoria dining experience. Immerse yourself in an unparalleled dining experience where your steak is masterfully butchered and presented to you before being cooked, and where our chefs craft artisan breads, focaccia and pizza in-house.

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Davidvip

Dined 3 days ago

Once again, great staff and great food from a great team...

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Experience

Festive Christmas Booking Appeal 

Restaurant St. Barts

4.8

4.8 (102)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

A British Tasting Menu experience for Dinner, and shorter Set Menu for Lunch - tucked away in London’s Smithfield the dining room overlooks the historical Church of St Bartholomew the Great. We received our first Michelin Star in March 2023 and were awarded a Michelin Green Star in February 2024 - making us the only London restaurant to hold both awards.

Tues - Sat Dinner | Tasting Menu | £160pp
Tues - Sat Lunch | Short or Long Set Lunch | £70/£110pp

Restaurant St. Barts is the culmination of passion & hard work from three long-term friends Johnnie, Luke & Toby - the team behind NEST restaurant in Shoreditch. It is a celebration of British produce in the heart of historical London.

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Simon

Dined 4 days ago

Another lovely lunch at St Bart’s. The set menu was varied, extraordinary and delicious. Such great staff - attentive but not over the top we shall return.

Harrys Bar & Dining Room EC4

4.7

4.7 (297)

£26 to £40

English

Bank

About the restaurant

Please note that Harry's Bar reservations are for food only bookings. For drinks bookings please contact the restaurant directly.
Tucked away in an old cobbled yard between Cannon Street and Bank stations, Harry's Bar & Dining Room has a great atmosphere and prides itself on the quality of its food, wine and service, being professional yet friendly. Offering a fine British/Modern European cuisine the menu includes dishes such as new season Smoked Salmon Gravlax, or Seared Venison Loin Harry's Bar is renowned for the quality and freshness of the ingredients and, in particular, the char-grilled Scottish fillet steaks which are always a winner! A little gem in the City, smart yet homely surroundings and faultless service, and a very easy place to feel comfortable in.

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Jay

Dined 6 days ago

A great place for lunch with a decent menu and drinks list. Service could not be faulted and the quality of food was also above average. Will be on my list to revisit in 2025. Thank you to the team.

Ken's Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (15)

£26 to £40

Wine Bar

Clerkenwell

About the restaurant

A good time cave à manger on Exmouth Market. Ken's presents a daily rotating food and wine offering. Chef Fergus Shields' contemporary European cooking foregrounds seasonality whilst the wine program is led by Dan Long, with the list featuring established icons, natural wine legends, as well as future classics from all around the world.

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NellW

Dined on 7 Dec 2024

Outstanding stuff! Wonderful team & absolutely delicious food!

The Quality Chop House

4.8

4.8 (2533)

£41 and over

British

Farringdon

About the restaurant

The Quality Chop House celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019.

Our menus are seasonally-focused and change daily based around the best produce delivered each morning.

We suggest bookings, but do take walk-ins.

In addition to our a la carte menu, we offer a £29 set lunch menu (January to November), and on Sunday lunches we serve a splendid roast.

If you are interested in a table for more than 6 guests, we have a Private Dining Room that seats up to 14. A seasonal feasting menu is available. For more information please give us a call.

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Geoff

Dined 4 days ago

Absolutely fantastic food , service and atmosphere

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Popular dish

Confit Potatoes

Popular dish

Capezzana olive oil ice cream

Experience

Valentine's Day 2025

Tanakatsu

4.8

4.8 (920)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Clerkenwell

About the restaurant

A contemporary Japanese diner,
based on Katsu Specialists throughout Japan.

We strive to produce the finest
Katsu and Teri-Yaki by using our own family recipes.

Believing in Simplicity, Honesty and Quality.

TANAKATSU team.

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Rachel

Dined on 6 Dec 2024

Great food as always. Great service and never disappointed.

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4.7

4.7 (434)

£25 and under

British

Bank

About the restaurant

In the atmospheric, mediaeval crypt of St Mary le Bow Church, the Cafe Below is a City institution. A quiet oasis from the hectic world above, serving a short menu of British and European dishes, with the occasional curry, the cafe has an ever changing seasonal menu. Being beneath the Bow Bells, naturally we are dedicated to all things London, so we source as locally as possible; our coffee is roasted in Hackney and our beer brewed in the East End. For breakfast, we are the perfect place for a moment of quiet before the day begins or a small or large business meeting, all with Homemade rye toast, River Farm smoked salmon, Brioche French toast and our own granola.

Jay Rayner hailed the cafe as being the "kind of restaurant any hectic city needs"; a quality driven, friendly place where you can meet mates, clients or colleagues, all in the unique setting of a Christopher Wren crypt!

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Nigel

Dined 4 days ago

Charming idiosyncratic crypt venue, on the noisy side (albeit xmas party time); decent food and wine and good value

The Wilmington

4.6

4.6 (1268)

£25 and under

Gastro Pub

Farringdon

About the restaurant

We are The Wilmington - known locally as 'The Wilmo'

We’ve have had a bit of a face lift recently, not everything is new - if you’ve visited us in the past, you may remember us for having the best Sunday Roast in town. We can happily confirm that it’s back…but arguably, even better!

Head chef Jamie Cousins has taken the reigns, delivering an ever-evolving menu of globally-influenced dishes that celebrate the best of British ingredients as well as some very exciting specials. You can join us for brunch, lunch or dinner as well as that glorious Sunday Roast - come try it for yourself!

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Simon

Dined 4 days ago

Top real ale choices - variety on each visit, accommodating and pleasant staff and consistently high quality food

Gaucho Chancery

4.5

4.5 (1761)

£26 to £40

Steak

Chancery Lane

About the restaurant

Join us this December at Gaucho, where we’ll be serving up festive dishes and drinks with an Argentinian twist, perfect for corporate celebrations, Christmas parties and family gatherings!

Located at the crossroads of London’s prestigious legal district and the vibrant West End, our Chancery Lane restaurant and bar offers the perfect blend of sophistication and energy.

The restaurant is spread across two floors, with the lower level featuring a bright, elegant dining room highlighted by a striking wine display that showcases our finest vintages. It's an ideal setting for meetings or a refined working lunch.

Upstairs, a spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine dining gallery and bar, offering a more intimate atmosphere for private evenings or weekend drinks. With our award-winning Argentine steaks, expertly curated wine list, and exceptional service, Gaucho Chancery Lane stands as a premier dining destination in the heart of historic London.

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seanvip

Dined 6 days ago

Great as always. Can't wait for my next time there already.

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Bottomless Beef & Wine - £80pp

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