Corinthia London

I booked a table at the Wintergarden having seen it on a Channel 4 documentary. The documentary positioned this hotel as being extremely upmarket, with faultless service and beautiful interiors, however I must say I was slightly underwhelmed…. Upon entering the lobby bar area to get to the wintergarden restaurant all I could focus on was how grey and boring the interiors were. It just lacks the refinement of other 5 star london hotels. The giant round chandelier in the main foyer restaurant is very tacky and looks like something you would find in an upmarket shopping centre. The wintergarden is very nice (not quite as nice as was portrayed in the documentary however). The welcome drink was delicious, as was the pretzel and dip, this made me excited for the meal. We ordered a fondue, raclette and chicken. The fondue was tasty but was served with a few token bits of focaccia, a thousand cornichons and a handful or unevenly sliced pieces of lardon that were incredibly salty and so dry they could have been used as door stoppers. My friend gave me a taste of her raclette which just seemed a bit meh. The fiancés chicken was incredibly tough (which is odd as he watched the other table send back a piece of chicken which was completely pink in the middle - queue gasps from the waiter). The thing that really surprised me about our lunch was how poor the service was. It was practically non existent, we had to chase down the waiter to get our drinks etc. they just vanished completely. Overall a three star for the nice atmosphere and welcome drinks etc but this place could do so much better. I won’t be retuning.

My friend & I visited the Corinthia for the first time a few months ago & had a drink in The Velvet Room which was lovely. We liked it so much that we decided to return to try the Afternoon Tea which my husband bought for my birthday. We were shown to a table which was around the main larger table in the middle of the room. It was quite uncomfortable to sit at as you couldn’t put your legs under the table so had to sit to the side of it. The food was good but when I asked for more tea, it was poured into my already half filled cup of cold tea. I expected to be asked if I wanted a fresh cup but wasn’t given the option. After our Afternoon Tea we thought we’d finish off with a glass of wine in The Velvet Room, only to find out it was closed on a Monday! I have been for quite a few Afternoon Teas & was a bit disappointed by this 5* hotel.

Poke bowl and a Caribbean old fashioned. Basque cheesecake and a service that was amazing. The staff in the northall bar are so welcoming. I came in for a couple of drinks and lunch. The food was really good and the cheesecake hit the spot. Absolutely recommend this hotel.

A truly wonderful experience, you have a choice of free restaurants of which we went to Kerridge’s bar and grill The assistant director James Dainton was very attentive and the service was 110%

We had a wonderful visit. I have to call out the doorman Julian and Aaron as particularly helpful, knowledgable and find. really special. couldnt rate them high enough. made our visit.