Portrait

Portrait Restaurant and Bar - National Portrait Gallery

Looking for a special afternoon tea venue?

At Portrait Restaurant, where afternoon tea is served daily, you can relax and enjoy an unparalleled view including Nelson in Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye, a cheering situation whatever the weather.

Our set tea features a generous range of savouries, freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream, and seasonally changing fancies crafted by our pastry chefs.

The Portrait Café, is on Floor -3, is a cosy sky-lit spot for light meals and scrumptious cakes, fine teas and hand-roasted coffees.

Treat yourself to our famous shortbread or round brownies, perfect with an espresso or cup of tea before heading home.

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The Portrait, National Portrait Gallery - London Restaurant Reviews ...

Boasting a stunning 92-foot high location at the top of the National Portrait Gallery, the National Portrait Restaurant delivers modern European cuisine.

Simple yet elegant presentation mirrors the beauty of the National Portrait Gallery beneath, and the panoramic London vista outside.

Served on level 3 of the National Portrait Gallery, The Portrait Restaurant menu features seasonally evolving dishes using produces from local suppliers.

Pistachio éclair with praline grains and salt beef and sweet mustard sandwiches can be enjoyed with hand-roasted coffee or loose leaf teas.

With views stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye, The National Portrait Gallery is a 3-minute walk from Leicester Square Station.

Afternoon Tea at Portrait Restaurant - Trafalgar Square

Why not treat yourself afterwards to Afternoon Tea served at Portrait Restaurant in the National Portrait Gallery.

Just a stone's throw from Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square, this relaxed yet elegant restaurant has one of the most enviable views in London.

Here you can enjoy Afternoon Tea while looking out on Nelson in Trafalgar Square and across Whitehall to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye.

The latest Afternoon tea features delicious savoury items such as a rare roast beef, horseradish, watercress mini bagel that can be enjoyed before indulging in delicious sweet fancies such as an upside down rhubarb cake.

A wide selection of teas is offered from dynamic young London-based importer and blender My Cup of Tea; coffee comes from esteemed artisan roasters Union, UK pioneers of fair and direct coffee trading.

The Portrait, National Portrait Gallery - London Restaurant Reviews ...

Boasting a stunning 92-foot high location at the top of the National Portrait Gallery, the National Portrait Restaurant delivers modern European cuisine.

Simple yet elegant presentation mirrors the beauty of the National Portrait Gallery beneath, and the panoramic London vista outside.

Served on level 3 of the National Portrait Gallery, The Portrait Restaurant menu features seasonally evolving dishes using produces from local suppliers.

Pistachio éclair with praline grains and salt beef and sweet mustard sandwiches can be enjoyed with hand-roasted coffee or loose leaf teas.

With views stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye, The National Portrait Gallery is a 3-minute walk from Leicester Square Station.

Portrait Restaurant and Bar - National Portrait Gallery

Present an exhibition ticket at the Portrait Restaurant and receive a complimentary selected 125ml glass of wine with each main course ordered (excludes pre‐theatre menu).

Enjoy your visit to the Gallery’s major exhibition Cézanne Portraits and combine your ticket with a 3 course meal inspired by Cézanne’s native region of Provence, served in the Portrait Restaurant.

To book both your table and exhibition ticket, contact the Portrait Restaurant directly on 020 7312 2490 or email .

At Portrait Restaurant, where afternoon tea is served daily, you can relax and enjoy an unparalleled view including Nelson in Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye, a cheering situation whatever the weather.

The Portrait Café, is on Floor -3, is a cosy sky-lit spot for light meals and scrumptious cakes, fine teas and hand-roasted coffees.

Portrait Restaurant at The National Portrait Gallery - review | London ...

At the NPG, Company of Cooks was awarded a five-year contract worth £20 million — and at the start of the year the restaurant closed for a month for refurbishment, relaunching just before Valentine’s Day with a special menu for the night at £70 per head.

The new caterers are developing a calendar of family events, the next up being a Mothering Sunday lunch on March 15 (“family-style roasts”), and are also offering meals inventively related to exhibitions (currently Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, a colour-themed John Singer Sargent Afternoon Tea, £35 including a ticket to the show).

Not up to sratch: roast cod with grilled pickled and pureed cauliflower at The Portrait Restaurant The Sunday lunch menu, £27.50 for two courses, £32.50 for three, offers six choices per course.

More stunning views can now be had from the Shard, better value eating in viewless restaurants nearby, but Portrait is aiming at an overall experience, hitting the visitor attraction market with slightly disheartening accuracy.

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Food & drink review: Portrait Restaurant, London | Life and style ...

The National Portrait Gallery's in-house restaurant, open for lunch and tea, plus dinner on Thursday and Friday, has had a recent makeover - though you would be forgiven for not noticing as the captivating views across the rooftops towards parliament dominate the space.

Care has been taken with the ingredients, so a fig and stilton salad is invigorating, though pairings aren't always successful - the delicate, sweet flavour of scallops was overwhelmed by a cauliflower sauce.

A main of plaice with marsh samphire that was a touch bland, especially given the £18 price tag.

Desserts, especially a vanilla souffle with raspberry sauce, are commendable and there's a carefully-chosen wine list.

Overall, the standard of food doesn't quite match up to the prices, but, with the view, it's worth it.

Portrait Restaurant | Restaurants in Trafalgar Square, London

The views of Trafalgar Square are the main draw at this restaurant - and that’s after you’ve made your way past many of the arty mugshots in the National Portrait Gallery, located downstairs.

The vista - a rooftop-skimming cityscape three floors up - takes in Nelson’s Column, Whitehall, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

Portrait isn’t somewhere that relies completely on its location.

The food now comes courtesy of Company of Cooks - a catering firm with some form at other London cultural institutions, including the Royal Opera House and the Southbank Centre.

We also liked the rigatoni with a porcini and tomato ragu, and both desserts - one a treacle tart with preserved lemon and clotted cream, the other an espresso chocolate tart rich enough to consider patronage downstairs.

The Portrait Restaurant - British Restaurant - visitlondon.com

The National Portrait gallery's rooftop restaurant boasts spectacular views over London, and has established itself as one of the capital's most sought after dining areas, set 92 feet above ground level on the Gallery's third floor.

Diners can enjoy an unparalleled vista of Nelson in Trafalgar Square and across Whitehall to the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the Coca-Cola London Eye.