Ham Yard Bar and Restaurant

This hotel is a great venue for gala film screenings and premieres. The basement bar and cinema is ideal for such an event. The drinks and canapés are always good and plentiful. Staff friendly and welcoming.
The Ladies are very luxurious, and roomy as befits the hotel. It’s one of the nicest I have been in with sofa chairs, and nice and clean.

Came here for afternoon tea on our first day in London. We were very impressed with the ambiance, and both the tea itself and the sandwiches and pastries served with it were excellent. I gave four stars because our waiter forgot to give us more hot water for about 20 minutes, so by the time he finally brought more, we were ready to leave. Overall, however, this was a good, relatively reasonable choice for tea, which is a must-​do for anyone visiting London!

Went here for dinner with a few friends. It’s a nice enough atmosphere but a tad too dark for my liking. The service was very attentive and I couldn’t fault that, but the food just didn’t live up to the price.
I had the burrata starter but it was very bland with butter nut squash. Needed a sharper flavour to contrast.
The pasta was fine but too Al dente and flavours didn’t blow me away. I wouldn’t go back for that price point — I was expecting better.

Had a great meal here after work with colleagues. Gin and tonic was refreshing even though the waiter checked three times which one I wanted! Scallops, tempura veg & crab starters with a crusty «loaf» of bread were delicious. The lamb was cooked perfectly and i particularly liked that the outside was crunchy but the inside was melt in your mouth soft! The apple crumble that followed was the best way of ending the meal and there was enough custard for me to drown it, no other way to have it. Portion sizes were generous but the service was a bit chaotic & forgetful; for a «fancy» restaurant I feel that not forgiveable. Great atmosphere! Would come back again

Had a wonderful afternoon tea here with my Mum. The staff were extremely accommodating to change the sandwiches to a more vegetarian suitable option and were attentive the whole duration of our tea. All the cakes were freshly made and delicious, along with a great selection of teas to pick from.
The décor in the hotel is beautiful and a great place to take the parents when they’re in town. If you can, try and get a table in the ‘green house’ section in the back of the restaurant.

Don’t bother coming here if you are vegetarian! At a corporate party they ran out of vegetarian options within minutes and flat out refused to bring me anything else although I would have paid extra. At a family meal the veg option was potatoes and onions. That’s all. Hugely disappointed.
Starters and puds up to expected top standard though and meat eaters fine.

In town for a conference and well decided to make the best of it, I ended up at Ham Yard with a (way too) long-​time-​no-​see friend and champagne sipping intentions!
When she told me to meet her in Picadilly, I was quite reluctant as I always associate the area with tourists (yes, I am one of them. technically. not spiritually…) and drunk-​at-​seven people (no, I am not one of them. point blank). Prejudice it was!
The interior happily mixes industrial and wonderland romantic atmosphere, with a long greenhouse at the back, the bubbles menu is more than decent and the service is perfectly polished. But maybe not completely accurate… When asking advice on bubbles, the waitress just recommended either the cheapest or the most expensive bottle (mmmh, wonder how you picked those two???). Go for the «cep, field mushrooms and cream chees melts», they are the perfect top up on a bubbly night…

Took FOREVER to get food. Maybe this is just a fancy restaurant thing, but it was almost an hour between when we ordered and when we got our order. Maybe this is so we’ll order more drinks, which we did. The food itself was pretty good, not my usual fare but I liked it overall.
The wait staff was pretty friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and drinks.

We visited the Ham Yard for a work event — a Friday afternoon tea just before Valentine’s Day.
The décor is beautiful — modern and yet still comfortable. Service was also fantastic, with just the right level of attentiveness.
The afternoon tea was plentiful and included sandwiches, savouries, pastries, cakes, scones and even lollipops! Our version was Valentines-​themed, which was nice without being over the top, and the champagne we ordered was a nice addition.
We moved to cocktails in the drawing room afterwards — what a treat! It is beautifully decorated and feels exclusive and cosy. We had great fun trying out the different cocktails on offer. I will definitely return at some point.

Now I must start this by saying I expect excellent service foe afternoon tea. For the amount of money paid, the whole idea is for treatment which is above and beyond. Now this is the reason for London being the centre for excellence in this regard. Unfortunately I think that the restaurants have lost their way and just consider this a money making exercise. The hamyard I think is another of these restaurants that although creates a very pleasant environment is not really understanding the purpose.
So this was a freebie, from my friend as they had made a pigs ear (boom boom) of her 40^th. I expect that restaurants should try particularly harder the second time round. Now not to say that it wasn’t enjoyable, however there were a few items missing. The waitress was nice but unfortunately not present and therefore did not appear to realise the tea had not been served. So we received the tea half way through, which in my mind is not excellent. Also there was not an equal amount of cakes or sandwiches. I found this unprofessional overall and is my main reason for the 3 stars. The cakes and sandwiches were fine and the cups and saucers etc. Were very refined.
So I challenge all of London and there afternoon tea sets to perform this function correctly because at present u r substandard and letting the side down. Enough of my spiel, time for tea.

I was there for afternoon tea with girlfriends. The place was not as fancy as Savoy but still sophisticated and neat. The afternoon tea was lovely, I particularly love their chicken sandwich. They tasted very «elegant». The chicken meat was tender with enough source, hugged by soft breads. It was not too savory to run over the smell of the tea, yet not sweet at all to mess up with the desserts on the second tier.
Everything was just about right enough. I would recommend it to someone who is looking for a rather low-​key but sophisticated afternoon with close friends or with business partners.

Oh this place blew my mind with their fabulous Afternoon Tea Time service. We came a bit late for tea time but noticed these fabulous platters of cakes, sandwiches, biscuits and crumpets with teas on tables so we asked to please please still be served afternoon tea. The lovely server agreed and we were delighted. First off these hand crafted teas are the most fantastic teas I have ever tasted in my life and the presentation and snacks were just gorgeous. Everything I sampled from the platter was delightful and the food was plenty! I was absolutely impressed by this beautiful establishment, the fabulous service, food and tea!

Draussen meinen Lieblingscocktail Italien Sour zu geniessen, nur gut! Ich freu mich schon auf den Oktober… da sag ich nur: auf ein Neues! Wenn Ihr mal was besonderes wollt zögert nicht und sprecht mit der Bedienung oder mit dem Barkeeper. Die helfen gerne und kompetent weiter.

Great new hotel that opened with a courtyard restaurant, modern furnishings, etc. Good spot for group parties, viewing parties, bowling and more… wonderful rooftop garden as well!

*this review is for the bar at the hotel only*
I take a great pride in being able to find Gelupo no matter how many Manhattans I had. I go out in Soho at least once a week, I love Soho oh and I know Soho. Imagine my confusion when I took a familiar turn and happened to be in a place that I’ve never been. Yep. Still in Soho, but I’ve never been here and it’s not like I drank a lot before hand!
New buildings (!) around me, a square with lit trees, a hotel? Yep. A new hotel on 1 Ham Yard (hence, the name I imagine…) Then I remembered that whenever I was out and about Archer street /​eating my Gelupo ice cream, there used to be scaffolding and that street was closed.
Inside of the hotel bar is very nice: simple, classic, chic without being pretentious. Though the cocktails are quite steeply priced (£11 for a Manhattan) it was one of the best Manhattans I’ve had recently.
The music isn’t too loud, you could still hear one another. Service is attentive and polite. I’m going back there again.