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The Dorchester Rooftop, Mayfair
The Dorchester has launched its first ever alfresco rooftop. Opening on 12 April, just in time to celebrate the hotel’s 90th year on 20 April, the exclusive alfresco space makes the most of the longer days and sunsets across Hyde Park with culinary pop-ups overseen by executive chef Mario Perera and featuring The Dorchester’s talented chefs. The also have their beautiful garden globes reopening, offering a unique dining experience for you and up to four friends. Enjoy a three-course lunch or dinner in the privacy of your own globe, set beneath their famous plane tree in The Spring Garden. Inside you’ll find plush cushions and cashmere and merino blankets for chillier evenings. Terrace umbrellas, heaters and blankets will be available. Sounds divine tbh.
Reservations only. Be warned, minimum spend of £60pp for the rooftop. The Dorchester also has two private garden globes in its Spring Garden (booking required) and The Dorchester Terrace & Garden on the forecourt (walk-ins only).
53 Park Lane, Mayfair W1K 1QA; dorchestercollection.com
Dinner on the Terrace by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Knightsbridge
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, welcomes guests to Dinner on the Terrace by Heston Blumenthal from 12 April. The perfect spot to dine out post-lock down, you can enjoy unparalleled views of Hyde Park in bloom as you tuck into Dinner’s creative à la carte menu for lunch and dinner daily from 12pm-7pm. Blumenthal retains his Michelin magic at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal with two stars in the 2021 Michelin Guide.
66 Knightsbridge SW1X 7LA; dinnerbyheston.co.uk
Kerridge’s Garden Grill, Westminster
Kerridge’s Garden Grill, a temporary 46-cover terrace, arrives at Corinthia London on 12 April. Running until 16 May, the 46-cover terrace, located on a mezzanine level directly above The Garden (where André Garrett’s Mediterranean-inspired menu will be available daily), Kerridge’s Garden Grill will serve up seasonal grilled dishes. The menu, by head chef Nick Beardshaw, will all be cooked on an open grill. ‘I love this new space,’ says Tom Kerridge, ‘it’s a bit of a secret garden, and Nick and I want it to feel like a fun barbecue with friends.’
Open daily from 12pm-9pm. To book email hello@kerridgesbarandgrill.co.uk or call 020 7321 3244.
10 Northumberland Avenue, Westminster WC2N 5AE; kerridgesbarandgrill.co.uk
The Berkeley Beach Huts, Knightsbridge
The Berkeley is embracing that great British summer feel with new, rainbow-coloured beach huts inspired by iconic foodie seafronts like Whitstable, Southwold and Padstow. The five huts will sit proudly centre stage, while counter top and terrace dining offer extra seats for diners to feast on seaside fare and joyful retro classics. Enjoy platters of seafood abundant with dressed crab, lobster, king prawns, mussels and clams, as well as the likes of freshly shucked oysters, 5-star fish and chips and grilled sea trout, sea bass and lobster with fries. A breakfast menu will feature a ‘seaside benedict’, while lunch offers up plaice butties and brioche lobster rolls.
Open daily 7.30am-10.30am from 12 April.
To book email berkeleybeachhuts@the-berkeley.co.uk or call 020 7107 8833.
Wilton Place, Knightsbridge SW1X 7RL; the-berkeley.co.uk
The Mandrake Cabanas, Fitzrovia
The Mandrake Cabanas, which launched last year, are exclusive drinking and dining spaces set on the Fitzrovia hotel’s hidden terrace. There are 10 private cabanas complete with a TV screen to stream the hotel’s wellness workshops or artistic programmes, or your own choice of music or entertainment. There is table service for drinking and dining, with a menu of South American-inspired dishes from YOPO – the hotel’s acclaimed restaurant – and cocktails from Waeska bar.
Reopening on 19 May. Available to book from midday until 10.30pm. To book, email yopo@themandrake.com or call 020 3146 7770.
20-21 Newman Street, Fitzrovia W1T 1PG; themandrake.com
The Macallan Manor House at Rosewood London, Holborn
The Macallan Manor House is Rosewood London’s seasonal immersive terrace. Located in the hotel’s iconic courtyard, the terrace, inspired by the Scottish Highlands and The Macallan Estate, has been transformed into a luxury riverside boathouse for summer. The courtyard terrace walls have been removed to let the sunshine flood in, and willows and flowers tumble down from the ceiling. The menu is curated by Holborn Dining Room’s Executive Head Chef Calum Franklin with everything from grazing dishes to rare-breed sirloin.
The Rosewood London’s terrace will be open for six months. Dress code, smart casual!
252 High Holborn WC1V 7EN; rosewoodhotels.com
On The Terrace at Four Seasons London Park Lane
On The Terrace, at one of London’s hottest addresses, provides the ideal backdrop for a leisurely afternoon or relaxed evening spent indulging in hearty modern dishes using the finest local ingredients. Enjoy seasonal dishes from executive chef Henry Brosi’s new all-day dining menu, including olive oil poached salmon with hummus, pepper, caper salsa and pepper confit, and 32-day aged rib eye with ravioli and wild mushrooms. Innovative cocktails by Bar Manager Ivan Arena are also on offer.
Open daily until 11.30pm (due to reopen on 17 May).
Hamilton Place, Park Lane W1J 7DR; fourseasons.com
The Terrace at London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, Mayfair
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants and London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square are teaming up for this new summer dining spot in Mayfair. The Terrace is an alfresco dining extension of Lucky Cat and Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill. Diners can enjoy both modern Asian cuisine and New York-inspired classics in the elegant surroundings of Grosvenor Square, from signature bao buns to freshly shucked oysters and rare-breed steaks.
The Forecourt has also been transformed (pictured above) and is ready to go!
Launching 14 April and running till 9 May. Open 12pm-8.45pm, Weds-Sun. Booking essential (book via gordonramsayrestaurants.com)
Grosvenor Square, Mayfair W1K 6JP; marriott.co.uk
Scott’s, Mayfair
Scott’s, the famed celebrity haunt in Mayfair, has a chic little street-side terrace that’s the perfect place to see and be seen. Tucked under the Scott’s awning, which is often draped in wisteria or season’s on-point floral, you can take in the comings and goings of Mayfair’s elite, tripping in and out neighbouring stores like Louboutin, Celine and Balenciaga. The lobster is supposed to be banging!
Reopening on 12 April with indoor dining from 17 May.
20 Mount Street, Mayfair W1K 2HE; scotts-restaurant.com
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