The Wellesley - Lambeth

The good, the pizza and the pasta are very nice, the wine selection is great, the cigar selection the same. It 's not cheap, but if you want cheap do not come into a posh hotel in Knightsbridge. Even though the minimum spend is on the very high side. The bad, The manager that is running the tables, had us waiting for almost 2 hours, he know we were going to be over the min spent of course since we told him, and we had 3 cocktails each in no time, and still made us wait while he sat some other people with the people who stay in have priority even though I told him that we actually walked in together. This lack of respect and sense of proper service is a pity for an establishment of this kind. IF you get seated fast this is great, otherwise go to the Belgraves down the road.

Food french with good service.Very noisy at lunchtime but a good place to see celebrities. Ideal for breakfast. Eggs Benedict delicious. Opposite New Bond Street. Wonderful decorations at Christmas but a great place to walk up to Oxford Street. Full of expensive designer shops and galleries. A great place tio shop window and wish upon a star!

My wife and I visited the Wellesley for Afternoon Tea. We had just attended my MBE Investiture at the Palace.The staff were excellent, Umberto our waiter was superb, very attentive and made us very welcome. The food was excellent and the tea exquisite and the piano playing was sublime.Just as we were leaving, the Manager surprised us with a specially made cake. That was so kind.Highly recommended!

I accept Knightsbridge restaurants are likely to be slightly ahead on pricing compared with other places in central London, but this is exploitative. Don't dare do in to order simple bottles of water! The hotel charged Edward Heaton £5.50 for each of the bottles (Pelligrino), before adding on a “minimum spend” of £50.17, and a service charge of £8.33 – bringing the total bill to £75! More here: [hidden link]

As reported in the Daily Mail, this restaurant charged £75 for 3 bottles of water that can be bought for 65p in a supermarket. They require a minimum spend of £25 per person after 4pm at the bar, a policy that is not clearly communicated and relies on patrons to find out by reading menus that are not easily accessible. I would recommend avoiding this place.