Landmark London, London > Reviews > Champagne lifestyle on lemonade money

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Good
Standard of Menu	Good
Atmosphere	Good
Standard of Service	Good

Advantages:	Fabulous atrium setting
Disadvantages:	During busy times, only guests allowed in Piano Bar

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Many a time have I met up here with friends after most other restaurants and bars have closed their doors.

The Landmark hotel is located on the Marylebone Road and adjacent to Marylebone station. Although on a main road, it is pretty easy to park in most of the side streets late in the evening and at the weekend. The Winter Garden is a huge atrium/piano bar in the centre of the Landmark hotel. The building used to have a courtyard, but was converted with a glass roof at some point and became an atrium. With the stars above you and a view of the windows of some of the rooms it has a fabulous inside-out feel, which I just adore.

Although they stop serving dinner at 11.30, you can usually still get small things after this time such as scrambled egg and smoked salmon as well as tea and coffee.

Price wise, although by no means cheap (most things are double figures), I had some of my best dates here (during my single years), as it can still work out less than a fancy meal.

During busy times, you may get turned away from the main atrium (occasionally reserved for guests only), if so the Cellars bar downstairs is open to Midnight, never particularly crowded and lets you chill with comfy chairs and fireplaces.

In terms of famous faces, I think the most famous I've seen here was a rather orange Barry Manilow (of all people).