Holborn Dining Room

A great space and I came specifically for the Tartare which was excellent.

Holbrook Dining Room is a real delight. The service is warm and refined and the room is simply stunning! The food is absolutely phenomenal and reasonably priced for the location in inner London at the elegant Rosewood Hotel. Try the burger with truffle!

I came here for the Burger Away Day event, so I can’t really comment on the food here I’m afraid. The ambience of this restaurant was fantastic, would really be great for a work do, it’s very classy and offers great service. I did feel as though the second I sipped my water, a waiter would come to top up my glass. Wine menu was surprising reasonable. Would consider coming back for lunch to check out the food.

I had a late supper at the Holborn Dining Room at Rosewood hotel. The staff is very polite and attentive. The atmosphere is nice and relaxing. The food was good. I had a 2 course meal.
Rare beef salad, lamb lettuce, broccoli truffle dressing (starter): This was tasty. The beef used in the salad is salt-​cure beef. So something you would see in a sandwich. The truffle dressing really made a difference to the salad. I would recommend this dish.
Pot roast lamb breast, celeriac remoulade, green sauce (main): This was okay but not great. The lamb didn’t have the really strong lamb flavour and was relatively tender which is good.
We also ordered French fries which were very yummy.
All in all, it was a good experience but I don’t think I would go again as the food wasn’t anything special.

Ambiance: Warm & with sexy lighting. Although very spacious, they manage to pull off an intimate vibe. Dressy casual is fine and in the outdoor sitting area bring a sweater as there are no space heaters.
Service: hit or miss. Have dined here several times and it’s been ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. Perhaps more staff training is necessary. Be prepared to wait 30 minutes to hail your waiter down like a dann taxi for the check.
Food: Menu has a french influence with and old school vibe. Think no big fresh green salads whatsoever and a lobster Thermidor tart?! The food is the real weak point in this place. It seems to depend on the chef. First time I ordered the prawns= amazing. Next time I got them= meh. Macaroni and cheese with sharp cheddar sounds like a no-​brainer but was completely bland. There was hardly any cheese in it at all, mainly cream & breadcrumbs. The most extraordinarily bland Mac & cheese I’ve ever had. Such a disappointment. Bread is lacking in personality as is the Risotto. The cauliflower side is yummy, though! Wine selection is diverse & well thought out.
Overall, a lot of room for improvement during the time so any expectation in an establishment such as this. There’s a lot of competition in this neighborhood so it’s easy to walk 30 yards left or right and find something 10 times better, unfortunately. I won’t be back until there is an improvement, I’m sorry to say!

It’s predictably expensive and the food, décor and location just about justifies it for London, but what didn’t is the length of time it took for someone to take our order. We were not alone either as other tables around us made similar complaints. This was further compounded by a missing side order which again took far too long to appear. More style than substance.

this restaurant is absolutely stunning, from the interior design to the food, everything in this restaurant is radiating with high class. the ambient of the restaurant changes throughout the day so it will not feel the same in the morning to the night. the price is a little high but that trade off comes with high quality food with quality presentation. after all these pretty things your eyes will be seeing, your tongue gets a blasted when you take your first bite, the taste is exactly how you thought the food would taste like in a restaurant like this.

Came here for a business meeting– The Rosewood is one of the most beautiful hotels I’ve ever seen and right around the corner from Holborn station so an easy spot to meet if you’re coming on the tube.
The Holborn Dining Room is an up-​market, classy establishment with leather seating, mahogany and a gorgeous interior. It was 11am– brunch time– and the menu was simple; eggs, porridge, cereal, pastries, fruit salad, goats curd with honey etc. I kept it basic with a pain au chocolat and a pot of chamomile tea and even that was perfect. Felt a bit jealous of the champagne flutes I saw floating around on the waiter’s tray!
Would definitely like to come back and sample something more substantial.

I recalled a certain amount of hype about this restaurant around when it opened, and on a recent trip to London I figured it would be a good option for a casual dinner with family, I found their early dining menu on their site and was wondering what the catch was, exceeding good value for central London on a Saturday night
I was won over when we arrived, they showed us to our requested seat, and then there was a sort of wilderness for a while where the team faffed and flapped and not a lot seemed to be coordinated with the service, and we waited for a late guest… after eventually ordering an apéritif things got back on track and the three of us ordered one of each item on the early dinner menu.
Food was very tasty and much better than expected the British Charcuterie was great, as was the Soup and the Calamari. For the Mains the Chicken pie sort of stole the show, the Shrimp burger was a close second but the risotto was also great.
Overall the experience was delightful, and despite my concerns at the start of the night that we’d end up dining an an empty hotel restaurant the dining room filled up and the atmosphere was great.
Most of all the experience represented great value if money, and the only point that could improve was the service at the start of the evening and the attentiveness after desert, they could easily have got a few more drinks out of us if they had through to offer!

Came here on a Thursday evening. Had hoped to get to the bar at the hotel but it was completely packed at 630pm so came across the courtyard to this one. It is a truly impressive place visually but the service is very poor and does not live up to the hype. I sat at the bar first. They ‘forgot’ about my Martini, although to be fair they immediately took it off the bill after they had delivered it. We had to ask twice for everything. The olives were soggy and disgusting.
We decided to eat at about 830pm. It took them at least 30 mins to set us up with a table, with staff seemingly fluttering about aimlessly. Again we had to remind them. When we did manage to sit down we ordered quickly. I asked the waiter for a recommendation and he mentioned the chicken pie. This was quite acceptable with a good light pastry and large hunks of meat. It was lacking in vegetables both inside the pie, and also it came with no accompaniment, a fact of which I was not informed by the waiter when I ordered it at his suggestion. The house red was vinegary and horrible.
Took ages to attract someone’s attention to get the bill.
All in all, a very lacklustre experience.

Nice brasserie restaurant, had the squid to start and the shrimp burger, good value at 18 pounds early bird.
Very pleasant, good people watching, pleasant and helpful staff

I was deeply disappointed. Quite frankly I was expecting more than cold coffee and a closed kitchen. The signage says that breakfast is served until 11:30, but I was told at 11 that I could only have coffee and pastry. After sitting and waiting for 10 minutes I was given a luke warm coffee and informed there were no pastries. Staff were unapologetic and cold. I will not come back.

Just had dinner at this fantastic place — fish then poached chocolate pear — every element perfectly cooked. The food was piping hot when it arrived. Great fish & meat choices & old fashioned desserts. Menu is adventurous but not pretentious.
Excellent drinks selection cocktails, mocktails and vast selection of scotch & spirits. I felt I was coming down with a cold and ordered a hot toddy
The décor amazing a mix between New York and French bar and restaurant, very glamorous. Plenty of room between tables and booths.
The staff were really professional and switched on — 5* service even though it was packed.
They do have pre-​theatre menu which is very reasonable. We had two courses each, one champagne & one scotch hot toddy and it cost £40 each which incl ¹²¹⁄₂ service change. We eat out a lot & think the door quality, service, ambiance & surroundings definitely worth it. We’ll go back.

There’s the Holborn Dining Room, and then the adjacent deli. I’m going to attempt to (note: *attempt*) to combine a review of both into one. Ready? Let’s see if I can do it:
First off, the service here is impeccable. Need me to yell it? IMPECCABLE. Like, unobtrusive, but so perfectly coordinated. Always someone nearby. Always very helpful. Always smiling. Always discreet and quiet. Always excellent.
I’ve only ever been here for breakfast and lunch, not dinner, but the food here is stellar. The shrimp burger is a fleshy (does that sound gross? Sorry) masterpiece of prawn mixed with prawn paste, spicy remoulade and a crispy exterior. Brioche bun? DON’T MIND IF I DO.
My favourite things are the egg dishes, though. Spring omelette with some buttery mushrooms and garlic atop. Indulgent eggs Benedict. Fluffy eggs, perfectly cooked, seasoning on-point…yes yes yes! I know I can make eggs at home, but — truth — they do NOT taste like the ones at Holborn.
So, so many charcuterie options. That deserves its own paragraph.
The wine /​tipple list is fantastic. Like SO MANY TEQUILAS.
Should you be holding back from the liver damage a little, though: great coffee, too. Ask for cream and you get an adorable mini glass milk bottle of the thick stuff (no extra cost).
It’s not cheap, and the portions aren’t major (and in the case of the omelettes, say, you literally just get the eggs on a plate… any side of salad or the equally delicious endive with blue cheese bowl is an additional cost). But the vibe is so so nice there. I’m a happy clam at the Holborn Dining Room.
Unilocal note: the deli is also excellent. Fresh soup, a quiche option, interesting snacks, and some baked goods that will make your desk-​mates jealous (pistachio cherry brownie? Ok, sure, if I must)

Just about everything here was perfect. Breakfast of pretty much the most exquisite porridge I have ever eaten. I know, it’s a simple thing, but wow, this was as good as oats gets. And followed by a simple soft boiled egg and soldiers. Attentive, friendly and helpful service. This place made me so happy.
Unfortunately, came back for dinner and the «can do» approach seemed to have dissipated. I was hoping for the Fish Finger Sandwich I had coveted earlier in the day, but was told I was too late (got there at 6pm). An excellent restaurant would say, «of course», but this one said, «Sorry. That stopped at 5pm.»
So, four stars for very good, but not excellent.

Staying at the Rosewood London adjoining the Holborn Dining Room. Directly off airplane from USA, was in search of traditional English breakfast and found it here, superbly done. Bright and open space, attractive décor. Lots of business people – always a good sign. Service was excellent – very helpful and friendly. Food was attractively presented and delicious. No complaints across the board. Highly recommended – risk-​free choice.

I loved it, but I am sucker for great service and pancakes. The raspberry pancakes were so fluffy. I noticed that some of the reviews stated that the menu did not offer a huge selection. It is not the size of the menu that matters as much as the quality and service.

Update: Finally made it here for dinner and while still a great place for lunch meetings and coffee, the dinner service and menu was nothing exciting. Hopefully, they will take it up a notch for dinner and make sure there is enough staff to handle it.

Underwhelmed by this place. Love the space, love the décor, unimpressed with the menu. Good spot for groups though — and the bar at the hotel is a great scene.