Keeping Mum: 28 Places To Go This Mothering Sunday
As Mother’s Day rolls around once more on the 31st of March, it’s time for a bit of love and appreciation for the woman who always finds your missing sock and sends you selfies that show just her eyebrow (millennials they are not)! From spa deals that are jammed full of R&R to afternoon teas that will appease mum no end – a cup of tea always sorts everything out after all – here are the wonderful ways you can make Mum happy this Mother’s Day:
Craft London
When you’re beginning the meal out with a sparkling wine on arrival for Mum, you can’t go far wrong. British Restaurant, cocktail bar and all-day café, Craft London, has a bursting food akin to artwork and a Mother’s Day menu on offer featuring seasonal starters of cured bream with horseradish, beetroot and smoked yoghurt, and meaty mains such as Berkshire pork belly with sour apple sauce and crackling. There are veggie options on offer too and, of course, desserts that pander to any sweet tooth. Mum will be so impressed that you’ll be let off dish washing duty for years to come…
Where: Craft London, Peninsula Square, London, United Kingdom
Website: www.craft-london.co.uk
Hotel Café Royal
Hotel Café Royal knows all too well that food and drink is all well and good but pampering is equally as important for a tired Mum! This Mother’s Day, their package includes some fairy godmother style magic, with an overnight stay, breakfast, spa access and a bottle of Champagne on the cards. Perhaps the highlight of this suave package is the late check out up to 4pm which will provide you with all the R&R you and Mum need, aided by the brimming selection of in-room movies.
Further Hotel Café Royal offers include the sweet treat spa day which includes access to Akasha Holistic Wellbeing a 90 minute ultimate aromatherapy associates massage or ultimate aromatherapy facial and a delicious afternoon tea served, in style, with a glass of Champagne Veuve Clicquot. Cheers to that!
Where: 68 Regent Street, Piccadilly, W1B 4DY
Website: www.hotelcaferoyal.com
The Rubens at the Palace
Let’s face it, we should probably show gratitude to our Mum’s every day of the year and not just on Mother’s Day, but if you’ve been lacking a little in the love department and life has got in the way then The Rubens at the Palace has well and truly got your back. This year, their Mother’s Day dining experience will see you gouging out at The English Grill where guests are welcomed with a glass of Champagne and are invited to enjoy a three course menu, featuring highlights of avocado burrata sourdough and grilled whole plaice.
If you’ve still got room in your belly, you can also book in for the Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea running from the 30th-31st of March, where you’ll find all the classics, from finger sarnies, plain chocolate chip scones and because The Rubens are ever so lovely, Mum will also receive a small gift!
Where: 39 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 0PS
Website: www.rubenshotel.com
VIVI
For a truly Instagrammable Mother’s Day, head to newly opened all-day dining destination, VIVI, located in London’s iconic Centre Point. VIVI is offering mums a complimentary glass of fizz on arrival and trifle to finish on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March to celebrate their special day. Take a seat at one of VIVI’s pastel pink booths and enjoy nostalgic classics such as Duck à l’Orange, Chicken Kiev and Arctic Roll.
Where: 11 St Giles Square, London WC2H 8AP
Website: www.vivirestaurant.co.uk
Jumeirah Carlton Tower
Award-winning afternoon tea? Um, yes please! In 2018 this afternoon tea won the award for being the absolute best so we’re pretty sure you can expect magical things from this tea, and impress Mum to no end. You’ll sit soft in the Chinoiserie lounge and enjoy bottomless, yes bottomless, Laurent-Perrier Champagne with their tea. Expect tradition in the form of savoury symphonies’ finger sandwiches, sweet serenades’ hand-crafted patisserie, traditional plain and fruit scones with preserves and clotted cream and a sorbet to refresh at the end. Well, that’s got our mouths watering!
Where: 1 Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 9PY, United Kingdom
Website: www.jumeirahcarltontower.com
The Petersham
Situated amongst the greenery of Richmond, The Petersham Restaurant is offering up a seasonal extravaganza this Mother’s Day. The menu, headed up by Chef Jean-Didier Gouges, will allow guests to feast on dishes such as crab and quinoa salad, yuzu dressing, pickled ginger and keta caviar and pan-fried cod with crab tortellini, samphire, fried leeks, crispy capers and avocado puree. The setting is oh, so sweet – much like the desserts featuring chocolate forest gateau, cherry and rum sorbet and sticky toffee pudding.
The Petersham’s Mother’s Day offer will be available on Sunday 31st March
Where: The Petersham Hotel, Nightingale Lane, Richmond, TW10 6UZ
Website: www.petershamhotel.co.uk
The LaLiT London
The LaLiT London has a High Chai afternoon tea with a sexy, spicy, Indian twist. Executive Chef, Santosh Shah has partnered with former Great British Bake-Off contestant Rav Bansal that will promote funky flavours, botanical cocktails menus and all the trimmings to impress Mum. Savoury bites include pulled lamb brioche with tomato jam; and Punjabi samosas with tamarind imli chutney. Basically, if you’re a sucker for Indian cuisine and a hint of tradition then this is so up your street.
Available from 31st March – 6th April
Where: 181 Tooley Street, London SE1 2JR, UK
Website: www.thelalit.com
Percy & Founders
Percy & Founders is a restaurant and bar in the heart of Fitzrovia, open all-day every day offering everything from breakfast, lunch and dinner; as well as evening cocktails, weekend brunch and more. And this Mother’s Day gee whizz do they have quite the spread. Mum will be treated to a delicious Sunday roast with all the trimmings, accompanied by a glass of “Mother’s Day Fizz,” as they so aptly call it which, we must admit, we’re very intrigued about.
To book, contact reservations@percyandfounders.co.uk and quote “Mother’s Day Fizz”.
Where: Fitzroy Place, 1 Pearson Square, London, W1W 7EY
Website: www.percyandfounders.co.uk
The Montague on the Gardens
Also on a mission to keep Mum sweet this Mother’s Day is The Montague on the Gardens, who are sticking to their namesake and going green with their afternoon tea that overlooks peaceful gardens so, mum, no more screaming kiddies! The venue received a commended award at the Afternoon Tea Awards 2018 and a special ‘Award of Excellence’ for their Afternoon Tea in the TripAdvisor Afternoon Tea Awards 2016, so we’re pretty certain this recommendation is a good’un!
The tea will feature a glass of “MUMM” Champagne, a large range of tea and scones and traditional sandwiches.
Where: 15 Montague Street, London WC1B 5BJ
Website: www.montaguehotel.com
The Lighterman
Where: 3 Granary Square, London, N1C 4BH
Website: www.thelighterman.co.uk
The Arch London
The time has come to fill your boots at Hunter 486, from savoury to sweet they’ve got it all on offer at London’s stalwart and patriotic hotel offering, The Arch. Located by Marble Arch, surprise, surprise, the venue has a 3-course Mother’s Day menu on offer featuring fillet of hake, loin of lamb and more. Or keep it sweet with the Mother’s Day afternoon tea which comes with a glass of Taittinger Brut Reserve. If you’re a foodie – and let’s face it, who isn’t – then sweep mum off her feet at this delightful venue, before stumbling full and a little drunk onto the streets of London to enjoy the fast-paced city life.
Where: 50 Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch, London, W1H 7FD, United Kingdom
Website: www.thearchlondon.com
Mews of Mayfair
It’s a known fact that if you’re a Mum then likelihood is you’re going to love a flower! Knowing this, Mews of Mayfair has done what it does best and divinely decorated its interior with delicate cherry blossoms for Mother’s Day. Mum will be treated to a delightful brunch menu of either two or three courses, accompanied by bottomless prosecco at an additional price why, let’s face it, should never be turned down!
Where: 10 Lancashire Court New Bond Street W1S 1EY
Website: www.mewsofmayfair.com
Palatino
Palatino will be throwing their doors open on Mothering Sunday to serve up a sumptuous Roman-influenced set menu and the a la carte – options galore – that will come with FREE, yes FREE prosecco for all Mums, and if that’s not an incentive to visit then we’re not sure what is!
Where: 71 Central Street, London EC1V 8AB, United Kingdom
Website: www.palatino.london
InterContinental London Park Lane
She’s basically the ultimate mum/granny, is the Queen. And so it’s only natural that she should be the focus of the tea over at Intercontinental London Park Lane. Their classic afternoon tea is inspired by 70 years of The Queen’s Commonwealth tours with items like a Wagyu beef and mushroom pie from Australia, Tandoori paneer from Pakistan, white chocolate coated layered banana cake from Saint Lucia and so on and so forth.
Where: One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, W1J 7QY, United Kingdom
Website: www.parklane.intercontinental.com
Smith & Wollensky
Where: The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, Covent Garden Riverside, London WC2N 6HT, United Kingdom
Website: www.smithandwollensky.co.uk
Ivory Vaults
Nothing says ‘Mothers’ Day’ quite like a medieval banquet. And at Ivory Vaults mums go free (in groups of four) to enjoy two hours of medieval entertainment, a four course freshly prepped banquet as well as wine, ale and soft drinks. And, then standby for some mum-dancing at the afterparty discotheque.
Only on 31st March
Where: Ivory Vaults Ivory House St Katharine Docks London, E1W 1BP
Website: www.ivoryvaults.com
Hammer & Tongs
Put it this way, if my mum was in London this is where I’d be taking her, and not least for the Mothering Sunday special. For a huge meaty feast at Hammer & Tongs. The food here is excellent, all prepared on their braai in true South African style. And there’s literally no let-up in the amount or, to be fair, the quality of what’s on offer. Your mother will 100% leave full and happy!
Where: 171 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3AL, UK
Website: www.hammertongs.co.uk
Barbecoa St Paul's
Where: 20 New Change Passage EC4M 9AG
Website: www.barbecoa.com
Glass Room
It’s Bateaux London’s brand-new boat and it’s quite a sight to see. Glass Room is the elegant dining experience that’ll see you soaring across the waters of the River Thames, bringing together modern dining with classic service and incredible views. Totally apt for an event such as Mother’s Day, Glass Room will host a Sunday lunch with live music and landmarks all around. With tradition at the helm, there will be a sumptuous Sunday roast on offer with all the trimmings such as Yorkshire pudding and veg, lashings of grey and half a bottle of prosecco per person. Seas the day and treat mum to a boatiful treat this M Day.
Where: Bateaux London, Embankment Pier, Victoria Embankment WC2M 6NU
Website: www.bateauxlondon.com
Sanderson Hotel
You’d be as mad as a hatter not to take Mum to this afternoon tea at The Sanderson. The offering that not only tastes good but looks superb too, will whisk you both through the keyhole and on to a scrumptious world of Veuve Clicquot, sandwiches and sweet delights including homemade rose, lychee, and raspberry macaroon – we’re never coming back to the real world!
Where: 50 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NG, United Kingdom
Website: www.sandersonlondon.com
The Savoy
You’ll probably make Mum’s day just by saying “we’re going to The Savoy,” as the stalwart and insatiably glamorous venue that it is, but if she’s still not swept off her feet by the uttering then perhaps what’s on offer will do the job. Bursting with options, The Savoy has laid on a few tempting treats, from a dinner at Simpson’s in the Strand equipped with all the chandeliers and British produce you need, to a vegan afternoon tea at The Thames Foyer which has recently launched and includes all sorts of sweet treats.
Highlights of the vegan tea include freshly cut vegan finger sandwiches, filled with an array of scrumptious plant-based fillings and seasonal pastries that can be washed down with a class of Deutz Rosé or Louis Roederer Brut Premier at an additional cost. If you’re going down a boozier route, why not grab drinks at Beaufort Bar from the Music, Magic and Drama menu or if the kiddos are too young to tipple then there’s The Tiger Who Came To Tea offering which is a delightful treat curated around the book of beloved author Judith Kerr.
Where: The Savoy, Strand, London, United Kingdom
Website: www.fairmont.com
