Dinner by heston blumenthal

Why we recommend Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London

We keep Dinner by Heston Blumenthal on the short list of London dining rooms worth a standalone night rather than a squeezed-in pre-club meal. West End or Mayfair dining with Michelin, chef or members-club credentials. Outside Las Vegas, MyRSVP focuses on nightclub and pool-club bookings rather than restaurant reservations, so this page is written as a city guide: the room and its point of view, the menu cues, the practical timing, and the fastest way to reserve your own table. Use it alongside a MyRSVP nightlife or pool booking to stack the full evening.

What to expect in the room and on the menu

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal occupies the ground-floor dining room at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, with floor-to-ceiling windows that open directly onto Hyde Park — one of the few two-Michelin-starred rooms in London where the view competes with what is on the plate. Heston Blumenthal’s concept, opened in 2011, is built around a deceptively simple conceit: every dish on the menu carries a date attached to it, sourced from British culinary manuscripts stretching back to the 1300s and reinterpreted with the modernist technique Blumenthal made famous at The Fat Duck. The signature is Meat Fruit (c.1500) — a chicken-liver and foie gras parfait sculpted and coloured to look like a mandarin orange, wrapped in a thin mandarin jelly, served with grilled sourdough; it is the dish that photographs on every Dinner by Heston table. Other standouts include Powdered Duck Breast (c.1670) with fennel and smoked anchovy, Tipsy Cake with spit-roasted pineapple (c.1810), and the Hereford ribeye served with the triple-cooked chips Blumenthal pioneered. The format is a la carte at lunch and dinner with a seasonal tasting menu option; expect roughly £95 to £250 per person depending on how far you take the wine list. The open kitchen at the far end of the room — glass-walled spit roast included — is part of the theatre, as is the hand-built mechanical clock overhead.

Reservations — how to book Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

We keep Dinner by Heston Blumenthal on our curated London dining list for guests asking what to do around a MyRSVP nightclub or pool-club booking. Restaurant reservations are direct with the venue; we don’t hold dining inventory here — that part of the concierge service is Las Vegas-only. Practical advice: book as early as you can, because flagship London rooms routinely close a month or more out on peak weekends, and ask about chef’s counter, bar dining, or private-dining allocations if the main reservation book looks tight. Those formats often stay open days after the dining room has gone fully booked.

Hours, dress, and planning windows

Here is the practical layer for Dinner by Heston Blumenthal — the details you need before booking. Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM; Friday–Sunday 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM and 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM; closed Tuesday. Dress code: Smart casual, no strict enforcement. Avoid flip-flops and shorts; sneakers and t-shirts are acceptable. Reservations tighten around Wimbledon fortnight, Royal Ascot; on those weekends, plan to book two to six weeks out depending on the seating type, and ask about chef’s counter, bar dining or private-dining allocations if the main reservation book reads fully booked.

How MyRSVP helps with the rest of your London trip

Booking Dinner by Heston Blumenthal for your London trip. The dinner reservation itself runs through the restaurant; MyRSVP’s concierge service in London specializes in nightclub and pool-club bookings rather than dining rooms. Dinner reservations are direct with Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. For the nightclub, pool day or beach club you’re planning around the meal, submit the MyRSVP form on the relevant venue page and a concierge assigned to that venue will be in touch with pricing, placement and the best area for your group.