The Garden Restaurant in Northumberland

Lovely garden, jazz music, service and food. One of the better old school restaurants in London.

Usually I’m a big fan of The Corinthia, however The Garden at the Corinthia was pretty average.Although the decoration and ambience is beautiful, the service was not up to scratch.- There was this one host/manager who in particular who annoyed me, appreciate we were slightly late to our reservation, however the staff kept making it a point that we had a limited time available on our table, although there were a lot of tables that were empty. There was one host/manager who came up to our tableand practically shouted that we only have one hour on our table which all the other guestscould hear - pretty embarrassing and unnecessary. We actually were able to have our table for almost 2.5 hours in the end, so not sure what all the fuss is about.- Had to chase for my drinks more than once with different waiters.- The lobster linguine wasn’t very flavoursome and the lobster didn’t strike me as being of great quality, it was perhaps overcooked.- Quite limited menu options and even more limited deserts menu. When asked if we could order something from the afternoon tea menu which is in the next room they simply said no.Overall, aside from the pretty flowers, and The Corinthia hasn’t got much to offer

We were informed on arrival for our reservation that The Garden was closed due to earlier rain. We thought this may be the case, but weren't too concerned as our email confirmation said that in the event of bad weather, we would be moved inside and the original menu honoured. This was not the case though, we were told that the kitchen was also closed, without explanation, and we would just have to order something from the snack menu as no hotel kitchens were operational at the time of our afternoon reservation. At the very least, a courtesy call in advance would have been nice. Truly appalling service from a "5-star" hotel. We left and ended up dining elsewhere, so a wasted trip.

Friendly and attentive service, but Michelin star prices for incredibly average food. Badly seasoned tartare and overcooked pasta cannot be forgiven.

We have just eaten in the garden, it is the last meal after celebrating our 20th anniversary and my wife’s 50th birthday in the hotel, all weekend, we have had a fantastic time till now,, for what you are paying, the standard of the food should be much higher,,, I gave 3 stars as it’s a great space,,, plus they have a fantastic Humidor and cigar collection. The staff are faultless

Went here today to celebrate my friends 19th Birthday. It was absolutely amazing, the staff was super friendly and the restaurant itself was stunning. I highly recommend the Lobster linguine and the panna cotta - it was delicious. They even offered vegan dishes to my friend.

Disgusting service. Booked a table for the last night before lockdown via google (had a confirmation email from the fork as well). When we arrived, they said that they had no booking under and despite showing them the confirmation email they refused us entry. Furthermore they said they could seat us only in the Northall which lacked atmosphere, was dark and bland.Despite being a regular visitor to the garden terrace, I shall not be returning nor shall anyone in our company.What’s more shocking is that upon confirmation they ask for card details to secure the booking and would charge £30 a head for no show. Understandable but given that they messed up the booking we should be offered the same level of compensation. Disgusting service. Not a 5* experience at all.

Fantastic service the tour given to us around the humidor was an eye opener. The cigar expert walked us through our options and gave us the information we required to make our decision. I will be going back as I enjoyed my experience and the service we received was awesome.

The minimum spend is after 6pm on a weekday but there is no mention of it anywhere so best ask. They didn't say what it was either or mention it beforehand but I guess as it wasn't time yet it was acceptable.

I was disappointed with the 'garden' lounge. Garden is a bit of a stretch. There is no garden and it's not very lush with much greenery at all. It's outside, hence they call it a garden lounge. Their new policy is a £35.00 minimum spend (as of 3 weeks ago). Wow! Can you imagine?! I guess they'd really like you to get completely hammered?! Secondly, their 'garden lounge' reminds me of outdoor dining in San Jose California. No frills, cheap looking furniture. Plus they managed to get my very simple drink order wrong. They got a G&T wrong! A better choice is The Lanesborough cigar lounge which is quite beautiful, quite luxurious actually - there is also a minimum spend, but it's £25.00 (last I was there). They serve all their cocktails in gorgeous crystal and their serveware is all silver. Beautiful. There are other much more pleasant places around London where you don't feel so blatantly ripped off while sitting in a cement patio for £35.00 min! Keep in mind one must drink 2-3 Martinis to meet the £35.00 min! Or... how many half pints is that at their prices? 5! 5 half pints for £35.00! They "don't do pints", they "only do half pints of beer" we were told... and those are £7.00! Never going back and won't be recommending it anymore.