Chesterfield Mayfair offers no breakfast buffet. I liked the breakfast a la card so much.
Now, I‘m planning to travel to London for a birthday surprise and like to ask you, if you know a choice of other 4 or 5 star hotel with breakfast a la menue card? And how did you like it? (I‘m not a friend of breakfast buffets, sorry)
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "a la menue card". If you mean you order breakfast made to order from a menu, the website for that hotel says their restaurant offers that option https://chesterfieldmayfair.com/dining-and-drinks/butlers-restaurant If you mean something else, please clarify so folks can give you better answers.
They probably mean “à la carte.” London has, according to AI summary, about 100 5 star hotels and over 900 4 star. I would expect that every one of the 5 star, and the vast majority at least of the 4 star, has a restaurant offering à la carte breakfast choices. Start with the Dorchester, Ritz, Claridges, Savoy …
Fjord, it's a little unclear whether you're looking for an a la carte breakfast that is included in the price of the hotel, or if you just want to order breakfast a la carte. Those are two different things.
Many hotels offer a breakfast buffet that is included in the price, but not all of them offer an a la carte menu. However, there are a lot of restaurants that offer an a la carte breakfast menu, but you have to pay for it.
Or does it matter? Maybe you're looking for either.
And another general rule of hotels worldwide is that the more stars, the less likely that any kind of breakfast will be included in your room rate — virtually never at a 5 star. But if you’re paying 1,000 pounds a night what’s another 100 for breakfast?
Sorry. I ment I don‘t like hotels with breakfast buffets (For me, this is a necessary evil, because there are now almost only hotels that offer a buffet-style breakfast).
Before I decide on a hotel, I first check whether the hotel avoids buffets and still serves its guests their meals at the table. (Buffet rooms in my opionen often very loud and dirty). I’m a bit of an ‘old-school’ sort and feel much more at ease in that sort of setting. So I’d be delighted to read here if there’s another hotel like that, apart from the Chesterfield.
I think the idea of the Dorchester, Savoy and so on is a good one. I might book an interesting hotel and reserve a table there for breakfast. Although, the last time we were at the Dorchester for dinner, we were absolutely delighted. I think the Dorchester is more my first choice for afternoon tea and/or to have dinner.
(Five star rates like Chesterfield. 5 star Dorchester, Ritz …is not my money purse :-; for overnight rates).
There are of course plenty of cafes that will serve you an a la carte breakfast all over central London, from simple cheap and functional "greasy spoon" cafes up to much more exclusive options. For example a left field option is Dishoom, which has several branches and ideal if you like South Asian food. Then there is Duck and Waffle in the City with a more traditional, maybe more American style offering. I'm sure others could suggest many more.
These days aparthotels are my accommodation of choice. But any hotel with an attached restaurant or cafe will have an à la carte menu - that is my usual experience. When I stayed at The Megaro, breakfast was included and I ordered breakfast from the menu.
Brown's hotel in Albemarle St.
The Sanctuary House Hotel in London serves a wonderful restaurant style hot breakfast in their pub. However, the hotel clocks in at only 3.0 - 3.5 stars.
Turkish cafes are fairly plentiful too. Many serve a Turkish breakfast which includes feta-type cheese, olives, nice bread, sausage, etc. It's usually alongside a full English option too. Areas for Turkish cafes include Green Lanes, Hackney, Dalston and Stoke Newington. It's something that's quite particular to a few areas of London that you don't really find in other big UK cities. It's worth a Google search to find something near you if you want something a bit different and foreign, yet authenticly London, if that makes sense.
I've stayed at a few hotels that offered both a breakfast buffet as well as the option of ordering from the menu. I'm also not a fan of buffets but if that's all that's offered in smaller hotels, I can tolerate that. I normally just order from the breakfast menu these days, as I find that the buffets at some hotels are quite expensive and I wouldn't be getting my money's worth if I chose that option.
Brown's hotel in Albemarle St. - WOW, what a special hotel with a big history. Napoleon, Queen Victoria ….visited this hotel. I like this and would love to follow in her footsteps, but I guess it‘ s much to expensive for to stay overnight for me.
I think, an afternoon tea or dinner is an option.
@maplady Thank you!!
@ to all Thank you
