Food at The Ritz You probably have heard of the slang expression “putting on the Ritz” before, but it’s difficult to fully understand the true essence behind it until you visit The Ritz Club Restaurant. Founded in 1906, inside The Ritz Club are some of Britain’s most extravagant rooms, where historical figures including Princess Margaret and Margaret Thatcher have left their footprints.
Behind the deluxe multi-coloured velvet curtains inside the classy The Ritz Club Casino lies the intimate, award-winning The Ritz Club Restaurant. Renowned internationally for its remarkable service and excellent cuisines, the luxurious dining venue is tailored for its customers to indulge in a superior culinary experience before or after some palm-sweating gaming sessions.
The food at The Ritz Club Restaurant successfully steals the show and secures The Ritz Club’s position at the centre of the London food map. The chef has created a relaxed, brasserie-style menu that is classic and modern all at once. All dishes are made with premium ingredients sourced from independent artisan suppliers. A variety of options are available to fulfill the needs of all sorts of diners: authentic European, Indian, Lebanese and Oriental dishes are served morning, noon and night, all cooked to perfection.
All-Day Dim Sum Menu
The Ritz Club Restaurant’s signature all-day dim sum menu is made up of the ultimate dishes to have at any time of the day. Available 24 hours a day, on the menu you can find your favourite Cantonese bite-sized dishes, including har gow, siu mai, a variety of dumplings, spring rolls, wontons and the fluffiest buns. Other succulent dishes such as Chicken Gluten Rice and Prawns on Toast are also available for you to choose from. Filled with authentic favours, the all-day dim sum menu will not fail to make your taste buds happy.
Breakfast Menu
The breakfast menu of the Ritz Club Restaurant is tailored to satisfy every single diner. The fabulous selection of different breakfasts is guaranteed to suit all preferences: the Continental Breakfast offers viennoiserie, Danish and croissants along with fresh fruit – perfect for those of you looking for something light to start the day with. The Piccadilly Breakfast contains two eggs, bacon rashers, pork sausage black pudding, grilled tomato, and mushrooms. It is the ideal breakfast for diners who prefer something classic.
Apart from the above options, the Ritz Breakfast (two poached eggs with smoked salmon or bacon on toasted muffin, with fried potatoes and hollandaise sauce) and the Green Park Breakfast (three-egg omelette filled with your choice of mushroom, cheese, peppers, onions, smoked Salmon or ham served with grilled tomato and fried potatoes) are ready for you to order. No matter what styles of breakfasts you prefer, The Ritz Club Restaurant is guaranteed to give you the perfect start to your day.
Lunch Menu
Head over to The Ritz Club Restaurant during lunchtime to enjoy a dining experience of tradition and legacy. Start your meal with The Ritz Club’s classic lobster bisque, smoked salmon ballotine or the seared scallops. These delicious appetisers will prepare your stomach for the mouth-watering main course that is to come. Picking the main course is not the most straightforward task, given the fact that you’re presented with an incredible range of options. Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter if you’re opting for the beef Wellington, the Dorset mussel and clam linguine or the spinach and goats cheese ravioli – your lunch at The Ritz Club Restaurant is hands down going to be a meal of a lifetime.
Dinner Menu
The dinner menu at The Ritz Club Restaurant is probably the most overwhelming of all. Each one of loads of choices seems better than the other. Anyhow, the first step of placing your order is to choose whether you want to have European, Indian, Oriental or Lebanese cuisines.
The European menu offers The Ritz Club Restaurant’s signature starters such as poached lobster, Italian dry-cured ham, and terrine of chicken. After that, when your taste buds are ready, you’ll proceed to enjoy your option of fascinating main course. Whether it is the seared red mullet, the grilled veal cutlet or the pea and mint tortellini, your tummy will for sure be filled with ultimate satisfaction.
Going for the Indian menu means you’ll have the opportunity to sample lamb or chicken samosas, lamb sheek kebab or prawn puri to start with, before choosing between the Kerala fish curry, chicken bhuna, and the lamb biryani as your main course. You’ll also have the option to have sag aloo, vegetable pakora or mushroom bhaji as a side dish.
Begin your oriental dinner with a wide selection of soups and your favourite oriental mainstays including Thai fish cakes, deep-fried tiger prawns, and chicken or prawn satay. When you’re done with the starter, move on to treat your stomach with some stir-fried lamb cutlets, steamed monkfish or lobster tail.
Last but not least, the Lebanese menu will present you with cold or hot Mezzes as a starter, containing delicious staples of Lebanese food such as tabbouleh, hummus, moutabal and foul mudammas. As for your main course, you’ll be given a chance to sample delicious dishes such as the kharouf mashwi (slow cooked baby lamb), farrouj meshwi (grilled boneless baby chicken with yogurt and garlic) and the Fari (grilled quail).
The hardest part of dining at The Ritz Club Restaurant is to choose between their tons of fantastic options. After that, it’ll just simply be about enjoying the most memorable meal of your life in a setting of exceptional grandeur.
