"This brasserie inside the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in King’s Cross is as regal as a National Trust home and has the food to match. There are parmesan fritters complete with a coppa fascinator fit for Ascot; crab toast that has as much flavour as the room has gold; and, like any French restaurant worth its salt, soufflé du jour. The opulent surroundings and the size of diamond rings being flashed from the booth opposite are also a giveaway that The Midland Grand Dining Room isn’t a casual restaurant. If you’re serious about flavour-first cooking and a room that makes everybody feel like they’re next in line to the throne, no place will do it better." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak