Well known, well located, citylunch spot for bankers, lawyers and such having business lunches. Not discreet except for big booths in back. Cooking is competent and traditional.
Loved the domed skylight over the bar; in contrast, the event room downstairs was not particularly special and can hear kitchen noise when the door gets opened (eg, when the server brings food)
Breakfast in a nice setting. Fast friendly service. Lovely space. A pretty wide choice (the egg options are languishing at the bottom of the menu - almost missed them). Nice coffee.
Choose your favourite courses from a special chef's selection. Includes a welcome drink of prosecco, or a non-alcoholic beverage, and coffee after your meal. £33 Read more
B etween Cornhill and Lombard Street there is a maze of narrow passageways and alleys created so that messengers could flit to and fro between all the different businesses that were based around here
In general the food is good. There are a few meals that are a hit and miss. Many of the patrons are quite pretentious due to it being in the Banking District.
Lombard Street is the banking centre of the city, it is named after the goldsmiths of Lombardy who settled here after being granted the land by King Edward I in the 12th century.
Ordered lattemacchiato and the waiter asked if that's a latte or macchiato?! Then he decided to bring me a macchiato which is 4x stronger than a lattemacchiato - not exactly what I wanted at 10pm!
Housed in a former Grade II-listed bank, 1 Lombard Street was opened in 1998 by former banker Soren Jessen and comprises a restaurant, brasserie, private dining and events rooms.