1 Lombard Street

Name: 1 Lombard Street
Address: 1 Lombard Street, London, The City, EC3V 9AA, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7929 6611
Rating: 8.5

European Restaurant in The City

The Dome Bar is just under a stunning domed skylight making the room really airy and light. Cocktails and one of the best selection of wines in the City.

1 Lombard Street

9 / 10 from 4 reviews

Address
1 Lombard Street
The City
London
EC3V 9AA

Map

Telephone
020 7929 6611

Cuisine
European

Region
The City

Nearest Station
Bank
0.03 miles

Website
https://www.1lombardstreet.com

Opening Times

Monday

Opens 07:30 - Closes 23:00

Tuesday

Opens 07:30 - Closes 23:00

Wednesday

Opens 07:30 - Closes 23:00

Thursday

Opens 07:30 - Closes 23:00

Friday

Opens 07:30 - Closes 23:00

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

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Restaurant Facilities

Children Welcome

Contactless Payments

Credit Cards Accepted

Music Played

Booking Advisable

1 Lombard Street is situated in the heart of The City in an historic Grade II-listed banking hall, next to Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. The Brasserie is the Square Mile’s most established restaurant; casually elegant, warm and inviting, it’s arguably in a prime location, directly opposite the Bank of England and beside Bank Underground. At the heart of the restaurant is a stunning, circular bar with a domed skylight, which ensures that the whole room is bathed with light. We look forward to welcoming you to 1 Lombard Street!

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Welcome to 1 Lombard Street - The Beating Heart of the City

Dome Bar

Cocktail Maestros

The Brasserie - where the City meets for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Champagne time!

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All In London Review

Beautiful food, faultless service and a truly stunning interior.

It had been a long hard week – covering Bristol and Southampton as well as the City and including a 24 hour stretch without sleep (working not playing) so I really needed a relaxing evening out with good food, friendly service and an uplifting environment in the City on a cold and rainy Friday night.

I had toyed with the idea of hitting the Michelin starred restaurant of take-no-prisoners chef Herbert Berger but settled for the less formal brasserie in the fabulous former banking hall (If you are a rich banker looking for a restaurant business, you couldn’t have found a better investment).

And One Lombard did not disappoint. Nestling against Mansion House and so close to Bank tube station that you don’t need to get your umbrella out of your bag we met for a glass of champagne at the lovely circular bar under the signature glass dome ceiling. But we were swayed by the cocktail menu. The bar staff were super professional but friendly with a good sense of humour and not overly familiar. I gave the place the ultimate mojito test (pass) and my colleague was delighted to find a Negroni on the menu (a traditional cocktail, I am told, consisting of Campari and gin as well as some other yummy things). The twinkling blue lights on the ceiling – I assume for the festive season – added an extra lift to the start of the evening. And the huge flower arrangements dotted around the amazing hall (big and spacious without feeling cold and clinical) used red gladioli and amaryllis to cheerful but tasteful effect.

Well, if the City is in crisis it hadn’t reached the relaxed calm of I Lombard Street. There was a pianist playing proper background music (you could only hear it if you really tried) and the clientele were mainly upmarket groups of City workers. I couldn’t spot an empty table but it just didn’t feel crowded. There were one or two couples – who had probably travelled in – but my money would be that most people either worked or lived local. Interestingly, as the evening wore, on more small groups arrived – maybe they had been drinking at one of the location’s many nearby watering holes. I couldn’t help feeling that this would be a fab place for a smart Christmas do – if your employer hasn’t used the recession as a reason to pull the plug on a little bit of much needed relaxation.

A heavy drinking session wasn’t on the cards so we selected a couple of glasses of wine – my New Zealand sauvignon blanc (£7.60 a glass) was perfect (in fact, I had to order another) and my friend seemed to enjoy his French Pinot Noir.

While we waited for our starters to arrive, we were presented with a tiny cup of warm curried mushroom soup with a hint of fennel. Yum! My friend’s starter of game pie (£8.50) was a winner. A sensible portion size, properly gamey and well seasoned and served with a beetroot chutney. I had opted for the crab, avocado and prawn salad with bloody mary sorbet (an amazing chilled tomato explosion on your tongue) - £9.75. It looked stunning – a perfect striped tower surrounded by lines of brown crab couli and roast red pepper purree. It was nice, if just a tad too chilled for my jaded palate and the prawns were plump. We cleaned our plates.

Next up another inter-course treat. This time seared fois gras with a comfit of endive and potato. Although I am not usually a big fois gras fan – and wouldn’t order it myself - this was food heaven. Words can’t describe the taste and texture.

My main course arrived. I had selected the “Chef recommends” grilled swordfish with saffron and chorizo risotto (£19.50). The perfect criss-crossing on my fish suggested an incredible attention to detail. Swordfish is a challenging fish to cook perfectly and mine was good but I have to say that the bed of chorizo risotto was simply awesome. Incredible. My friend’s confit of crispy lamb belly (£18.75) was an inspiration – amazingly light and just the right amount of crispiness perked up with a mint jus and supported by light mash and reliable roasted vegetables. I think I won on the main courses.

To cleanse (surprise?) the palate we were then presented with apple, strawberry and sauternes granito. This was a bit too close to pink slush puppy for me – but then I can be a bit of a peasant when it comes to really haute cuisine.

I wasn’t sure that I was up for desert but when crème brulee appears on the menu my resistance disappears faster than a banker’s bonus. And I can honestly say that this was the largest dish of the vanilla spiced rude food I had ever seen. Perfectly crisp sugar topping protecting light creamy smoothness. My friend (a former chef and real food critic) gave it 11 out of 10. He talked while I ate.

The Gaggia produced suitably strong and rich espressos and the plate of petit fours held two particular wonders – a black treacle brandy snap and a pineapple and chilli jelly. What a sensational sign off from such a lovely meal.

So overall it was a really good choice. Beautiful food, faultless service and a truly stunning interior. And for the quality of the food, reasonable value for money. My only, really minor and picky point was the rather forlorn and incongruous freesias on the table. My colleague thought this was an odd thing to whinge about – but when everything else was just so amazing, I was disappointed that this small detail wasn’t quite right. But I will certainly return to the brasserie and may work myself up to the restaurant sometime – although that will probably be during daylight hours and backed up with an expense account.

Reviewed by KimT
Published on Dec 1, 2008

Best For

Restaurants for business lunches

Here, important business people can do their important business.

This stunning restaurant is housed within a Grade II listed building that was once a bank. The formal interior is ideal for business meetings, aided by impeccable service and the delectable French cuisine.

User Reviews

Ann Hayes
from London

Nov 7, 2022

I had an amazing cabaret night at 1 Lombard!
I recently was treated by my friend to a Cabaret night by the Cocoa butter club, hosted at 1 Lombard street, and it was amazing. It was my first experience of cabaret and burlesque, and what a fantastic show it was. Made even better by being in the stunning 1 Lombard street. They even treated me and my friend to a glass of bubbly, dinner and some very sexy dancing! Definitely will be returning for the next Halloween cabaret event end of october.

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Mole2theFloor

Jun 8, 2014

Had a takeaway from here delivered by Zing Zing and it was great, although a bit pricey for the portion size, however this could be the takeaway place rather than the restaurant. Roasted cod rarebit with carrots was lovely and cheesy, supreme of guinea fowl with morels and foie gras was incredible. Steak tartare and salt beef with cornichons were also amazing, and though £65 for a takeaway is really expensive we really want to eat in the restaurant now!

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Stephen Bailey
from London

Mar 10, 2011

I have dined in both the Brasserie and the Restaurant at 1 Lombard Street and have always had a really good time. The mood in the Brasserie is lively and fun with comforting dishes served at lunch and dinner - my favourite is the grilled swordfish with Cajun spice and roast sweet potatoes. I've taken clients to the Restaurant and they've always enjoyed it. It's smaller, quieter and has a more gastronomic menu, so it's a good spot to impress.
The service is spot-on and the food is highly recommended, I can't praise it highly enough

Name: Stephen Bailey
Location: London

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