Spring Restaurant, led by Skye Gyngell, offers daily changing, seasonal menus in a beautifully restored 19th-century drawing room within the iconic Somerset House. It's known for its warm, elegant ambiance and ingredient-led approach to food.
Customer Perception
Customers generally praise Spring for its delicious, colourful, and well-thought-through food, attentive and friendly service, and beautiful venue. High-quality ingredients are frequently highlighted. Some reviews mention that portions can be small or that certain preparations were perceived as bland, but overall, the dining experience is highly regarded, especially for special occasions or pre-theatre meals.
The restaurant is situated in the New Wing of Somerset House, a prominent arts and cultural centre in London, offering a unique and elegant dining backdrop.
Vegetarian options availableAccommodates dietary requests (e.g., vegan, gluten-free) upon inquiry
Best Times to Visit
The midweek set lunch is recommended for great value. It is also a popular choice for pre-theatre meals due to its location and efficient service.
Awards & Recognition
MICHELIN Guide Restaurant • 2026
4
We went to this restaurant as a pre theatre meal. We had the set meal which was tasty.
They offered bread before the 4 courses which was great as we were hungry.
The portions were not as big as I had hoped.
The 3rd course was a fish curry with monk fish, this was delicious. It was quite spicy which the staff did not warn us about.
The service was good through the meal, but at times the staff were in a rush to fill water glasses. The food was always brought out at the same time which was good.
Overall a good meal, but a few areas could have been better.
Most of the party had cocktails which they enjoyed.
What an amazing space for a tasty, colourful, well thought through lunch menu. We went for the set menu which was adequate for us but can easily be topped up with bread and some other very tasty sounding nibbles. Voignier wine super value and a light refreshing addition. 100% recommend.
Had a wonderful evening on Valentines Day with my girlfriend.
The food was delicious and the service was attentive, very friendly and quick. Compliments to the Chef! The lamb was exceptional!
A huge thank you to Lois for making this a special evening for us. And a massive thank you to all the staff at Spring London!
Had a lovely dinner at Spring last night, Served very well and not intrusive, lovely room with a nice atmosphere, the restaurant was full but it didn’t feel rushed and had a relaxed atmosphere. The food was very good the highlight for me was the marinated Trout with citrus and chilli very well balanced and delicious Ive taken a point off only because the portion was just too small. The Halibut with Clams and beurre Blanc cooked to perfection delicious, my friend had the Sheep’s cheese tortellini with truffle butter sauce she said were delicious however again could have done with one more especially at £40 a portion. The slip sole also perfect, I had a lovely selection of Cheese to finish which was perfect and she had a chocolate torte with an absolutely delicious bark ice cream. Bottle of white wine to accompany and a couple of large Calvados and coffee, very enjoyable evening, roughly about £120pr head which is about average.