London’s Best Affordable Tasting Menus £100 And Under
There’s no decision more panic-inducing than choosing between two dishes at a restaurant. After all, we have one chance to get it right. Unless we choose a tasting menu, where delicious dishes are in abundance and downing eight courses is acceptable behaviour. Tasting menus are one of the best ways to expand your palate and broaden your culinary horizons. But unsurprisingly, tasting menus usually come with a hefty price tag to match.
Luckily, there are some London restaurants that keep the per-person cost in the double digits. If you love sitting in a chair for multiple hours, making your way through various courses, you’re in luck. From Michelin stars to Greek restaurants, here’s our pick of London’s best affordable tasting menus that deliver on value.
The best affordable tasting menus in London
Frog by Adam Handling
Michelin-starred Frog by Adam Handling showcases inventive British cuisine built around sustainability and minimal waste. The changing seasonal lunch tasting menu (£100pp) features a progression of snacks, mains, and desserts made with carefully sourced British produce, with optional supplements available. It’s a thoughtful, technique-led experience at the flagship Covent Garden restaurant.
Where: 34-35 Southampton St, London WC2E 7HG
Website: www.frogbyadamhandling.com
While the famous chicken skin butter and bread are worth the trip alone, the entire experience is unforgettable – from the work of art plating to the impeccable service. Frog somehow delivers the best meal of your life while keeping things fun and unpretentious.
Astrid, Contributing Fashion & Lifestyle Editor
Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay
Located within The Savoy, Restaurant 1890 offers one of London’s most accessible Michelin-starred lunches. For £90, guests enjoy a four course tasting menu curated by Chef James Sharp — a significant reduction from the £175 dinner experience — while maintaining the one star quality and refined French technique that define the restaurant.
Where: Savoy Hotel, Strand, London WC2R 0EU
Website: www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com
Ormer
Ormer Mayfair’s tasting menu offers a refined expression of Executive Chef Sofian Msetfi’s culinary identity, drawing on his Moroccan and Irish heritage and Michelin-honed technique. Priced from £95, the one-Michelin-starred experience evolves with the seasons and showcases elegant, restrained dishes such as wild seabass tartare with Oscietra caviar, Newlyn turbot Marocaine and Yorkshire duck with zaalouk.
Pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan menus are available with advance notice, making this a flexible yet elevated Mayfair option.
Where: Flemings Mayfair, 7-12 Half Moon St, London W1J 7BH
Website: www.flemings-mayfair.co.uk
Ekstedt at The Yard
At Ekstedt at The Yard, Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt centres the tasting experience around open-fire cooking. The £95 Journey to Scandinavia menu blends Nordic traditions with British ingredients, resulting in smoky, elegant plates that feel both modern and rooted in technique.
Where: 3-5 Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HN
Website: www.ekstedtattheyard.com
TĪNG at Shangri-La
TĪNG’s £59 Lunch Tasting Experience delivers bold, layered Asian flavours designed to be shared – expect three courses and a glass of wine included. Set high above the city with panoramic skyline views, the experience blends authentic and contemporary Asian cooking, offering a sociable, high-impact tasting menu without breaching three figures.
Where: Level 35, 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9QU
Website: www.ting-shangri-la.com
Themed Dinner at Six By Nico
Book a themed dinner at Six by Nico from £49 per person – making it one of the best value tasting menus in London – where the menu changes completely every six weeks. Current themes include a Street Food 10 course menu and also a dedicated offering to Childhood. The concept is totally creative, and it’s a perfect way to try a tasting menu without committing to a higher price point.
Where: Multiple Locations
Website: www.sixbynico.co.uk
CORD
As the signature restaurant of the Le Cordon Bleu culinary institute, CORD delivers serious technique without too intimidating a price tag. The four-course lunch tasting menu (£75) showcases Chef Karl O’Dell’s celebrated BBQ monkfish with grilled avocado and Tosazu vinegar, alongside Norfolk blackleg chicken — a polished yet accessible introduction to world-class craftsmanship.
Where: 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE
Website: www.cordrestaurant.co.uk
Smith’s Bar & Grill
In Paddington, Smith’s Bar & Grill delivers a great value multi-course tasting menu every Friday and Saturday, which comes in at the £55 mark. Add on the £35 wine pairing, and you’re still under £100. Expect pan-fried scallops, tuna tartare, seabass fillet and a fresh desserts, with optional sommelier-selected wine pairings. Live DJ and violinist performances add a lively edge to the polished setting.
Where: Central, 25 Sheldon Square, London W2 6EY
Website: www.smithsbarandgrill.co.uk
116 at The Athenaeum
One of the strongest value propositions on the list, 116 at The Athenaeum offers a seasonal affordable London tasting menu for £60pp. Guided by British produce and balanced flavour combinations, the dishes feel incredibly generous. Vegetarian and vegan options are available, with an optional wine flight for £55.
Where: 116 Piccadilly, London W1J 7BJ
Website: www.athenaeumhotel.com
House of Ming
House of Ming’s Explore Set Tasting Menu (£80pp) delivers a distinctive Cantonese experience, centred on signature dishes such as Roast Duck with Black Truffle Oil Sauce and Sichuan wok-fried chilli chicken. It’s a flavour-driven, all-encompassing way to experience the kitchen’s standout plates in one cohesive sitting. There’s also a vegetarian tasting menu option for the same price.
Where: 54 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AF
Website: www.houseofming.co.uk
