Best Business Lunch Deals in London

The London business lunches worth leaving your desk for
The weekday lunch in London has become a negotiation between what you want to spend and what you can justify to the spreadsheet. Book early, order a glass of something sensible, and watch the room fill with people doing the same thing—except they booked a month ago. What follows ranks ten current set menus by raw value: price first, then reliability of execution, then how easy it actually is to get in on a Tuesday. None require more than a fortnight's notice, though Friday is always tight. These entries are verified as of September 2026 and will shift as restaurants adjust their margins over the autumn.
The hierarchy here is price-to-execution ratio. A Michelin star for £25 sits at the top. A three-course lunch in an art deco room for under £20 sits near it. What matters is whether you'll feel like you've had a proper lunch, not whether Instagram will care.
Trishna
Marylebone · Indian · £25–£28, 12pm–2:15pm weekdays
The best-value Michelin-starred set menu in London is at Trishna in Marylebone: a one-star kitchen with a set menu from £25, at lunch and pre-theatre. Located in the heart of London's Marylebone Village, Trishna delivers a contemporary taste of Indian coastal cuisine, and an extensive wine list that focuses on emerging regions and fine wines from niche producers and boutique wineries from all over the world. Book the two-course for £25 if time is tight. The room stays quiet enough to hold a conversation.
Brasserie Zédel
Soho · French · £16.95–£19.95, 12pm–11pm daily
Prix Fixe menu is £16.95 for 2-courses and £19.95 for 3-courses. Located in the heart of Piccadilly bordering Soho and Regent Street, Brasserie Zédel is a grand and bustling Parisian brasserie. With a relaxed and lively atmosphere, the restaurant serves traditional French food at remarkably good value. The 45-minute 'Lunch Rapide' exists if you're genuinely racing the clock back to the office.
Roka
Multiple locations · Japanese · £26 express menu, weekday lunchtimes
Roka have kicked off 2026 with a £26 express menu across its London locations, where you can have a range of dishes like crispy prawn, avocado and swe[eds]. The express menu moves through fast, which suits a midweek break better than lingering. Order the prawn option and move on.
Kioku by Endo
St James's, Raffles at the OWO · Japanese · £40 bento, 12pm–2:15pm Wed–Sat
A devourable £40 set bento lunch. A lacquered box arrives containing chirashi – assorted fish and tamago over steamed rice – alongside sesame-dressed beans, tsukemono pickles and white miso soup, with a main of either grilled seabream, beef shigureni or seasonal vegetables. The sixth-floor perch overlooks the city. Worth every penny if your client is impressed by views.
Noble Rot
Bloomsbury, Soho, Mayfair · Wine bar · £24–£28, 12pm–2:30pm Mon–Sat
Deal: Two courses £24, three courses £28 Availability: 12–2.30pm, Monday to Saturday. The set lunch menus change daily but expect lovely, light-touch, European-leaning things like braised chicken leg with beans and aioli before finishing with some kind of tart or homely pudding. Pick the Mayfair branch if you want brass and comfort; Bloomsbury for something quieter.
Manteca
Shoreditch · Italian · £24–£28, 12pm–3pm Mon–Fri
In Shoreditch, Manteca's weekday lunch is two courses for £24 or three for £28 from a Bib Gourmand kitchen. Manteca is permanently busy, with media types crowding into booths, early-days relationships splitting focaccia at the counter, and office workers who actually like their colleagues making full use of the Rapid Rigatoni set lunch menu. It's some combination of leaves (think wild garlic caesar), rigatoni with chicken ragu, and meringue with cream. Book a week ahead or land a counter stool.
Luca
Clerkenwell · Italian · £32–£34, 12pm–2pm Mon–Sat
Luca in Clerkenwell (from £34 at lunch, seven days). That's certainly true of Luca, where the Italian food is expertly rendered and skilfully treads a balance between tradition and modernity, with any flourishes of originality done with control and understanding. One Michelin star, a Clerkenwell institution, the kind of place you return to.
Quality Wines
Farringdon · Wine bar · £26 three courses, 12pm–2:30pm Tue–Sat
Quality Wines, the sister wine bar next door to Quality Chop House, and even more so for their lunchtime offering of three courses for £26. There'll be the choice of delicious things like fasolakia, feta & oregano; pot-roast poussin with borlotti beans, tomato & lemon; and Amalfi lemon & almond cake. The room stays calm; the wine list rewards curiosity.
The Ninth
Fitzrovia · French-Mediterranean · £38–£43, 12pm–2:30pm Mon–Sat
Jun Tanaka has introduced a new set lunch menu at his Michelin-starred Fitzrovia spot The Ninth, running from 12pm – 2.30pm, Monday – Saturday. The restaurant is known for its French-Mediterranean style and this is reflected in the lunch offering, with dishes like spaghetti with girolles, peas & hazelnut gremolata; raisin vinaigrette & lamb sausage, fennel purée, courgettes & tomatoes; and poached peach with granita, mint oil & yoghurt sorbet. It's £38 for two courses and £43 for three, and if the weather is good, you'll want a seat on that terrace.
The Ritz Restaurant
Piccadilly · British · £98 three courses, 12:30pm–2pm Mon–Sun
The weekday set lunch from £98, three courses between 12:30 and 2 PM, is the sane entry point to a kitchen whose tasting runs £215. The mandatory jacket and tie does quiet, useful work: it filters the room, keeps the noise floor at a murmur and signals to a guest that the occasion is serious. Two Michelin stars. Book six weeks ahead and request the window table.
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