Address:

The Goring,
Beeston Place,
London
SW1W 0JW

Telephone:

+44 (0)20 7396 9000

Web Site:

www.TheGoring.com

Opened:

1910

Owners:         

The Goring has been owned and run by the Goring family, from the day it opened

Chief Executive:

Jeremy Goring

Managing Director:

David Morgan-Hewitt

General Manager:

Graham Copeman

Executive Head Chef:

Derek Quelch

THE GORING DINING ROOM

Restaurant Manager:

Stuart Geddes

Location:

Deep in the heart of London, just next to Buckingham Palace, and within strolling distance of the Royal parks, the best shopping, and the West End’s theatres

The Design:

In 2005 the famous furniture company Linley was retained and one of their designers, Tim Gosling, devised a light-filled, sophisticated, classic English look for The Goring Dining room, taking inspiration from a famous Cecil Beaton photograph of a group of Debutantes in a magnificent room.  The exquisite palate of pale colours of their silk ball gowns is reflected in the stripes on each chair and in the sumptuous thick padded silk curtains.
The pieces de resistance are the three subtle pink Swarovski crystal chandeliers, which hang across the ceiling.  These works of art were commissioned by the hotel as exact replicas of the only other one in England, to be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum. 

Food Style:

Superbly cooked British food, using carefully sourced British produce – a much-loved highlight of the London dining scene

Sample dishes:

Starters: Eggs Drumkilbo, Lobster Omelette, Pea Shoot Salad with poached Duck Egg

Main Course:  Beef Wellington; Roast Loin of Lincolnshire Pork, Sage and Onion Stuffing; Steak and Kidney Pudding;  Twice Baked Goats Cheese Soufflé; Grilled Dover Sole

Puddings:  Not Quite a Trifle; Baked Custard Tart; Knickerbocker Glory; The Goring Chocolate Dessert

The Wine List:

The Goring has a cellar worth over £1/2 million pounds.  Laid down over the past decades, much of it bought en primeur, it provides a fabulous array of French classics as well as jewels from the New World.  Each month Jeremy Goring selects a number of them to be served by the glass to discerning guests.

Prices:

£47.50 for a three-course set dinner menu, £35 for a three course lunch menu, excluding wine.

Covers:

70

Opening Hours

Breakfast is served daily. Lunch is available Sunday to Friday 12:00-2:30 pm and dinner, including a pre-theatre menu, if offered daily from 6pm to 10:30 pm

Private dining:

A choice of four individual private dining rooms, each with natural day-light

THE GORING BAR AND LOUNGE

Bar Manager:

Brian Kinsella

The Design:

Designer Tim Gosling transformed the Bar and Lounge in Summer 2008.  Gosling has created a feeling of lived-in luxury, inspired by the style of Empress Josephine at her Chateau de Malmaison – full bodied opulence, idealizing the French Empire period and drawing elements from the Roman Empire and the Grand Tour.  The Lounge is rich, with hand-woven carpets, gilt stitched silk wall hangings, domed ceilings,  with original cornicing hand gilded and distressed, with deep red bole visible in glimpses.  The room is lit by candelabra, powered electrically, and designed to emit 1 lumen – the exact glow of a small dinner candle.   Over the fireplace a portrait of Horatio Nelson, victor over Emperor Napoleon in the Battle of the Nile, and at each side of the fireplace are console tables in ebonised wood.  The windows have fully dressed deep red silk curtains and swagging.  Adorning the walls are a portrait of a Royal hussar, and a framed monogrammed white glove….left at the scene by the Pink Panther?  The theme of crimson and gold is carried through to The Bar with hand sprayed red lacquer walls with a handmade carpet in a daring tiger print.  Antique, burnished frames hang within frames along the walls, reminiscent of the Grand Tour and the empire. 

Drinks:

At the heart of every good hotel there should be a serious bar, and The Goring’s Bar is the perfect place to unwind and melt into a fine cognac.  Brian Kinsella has laden the bar shelves with an array of liqueurs and spirits. The top shelf is adorned with a spectrum of fine single malts, whilst below there are gins, vodkas and whiskies from across the globe in company with some of the most exclusive cognacs in the world. 

 

Menu:

Light meals are served throughout the day in the Lounge – soups, sandwiches, salads, caviar, hot dishes and delicious things to share.  From 7.00am to 11pm

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea at The Goring is an experience in its own right, with exquisite finger sandwiches, home made scones and delectable Afternoon Tea Pastries.  Served daily on The Terrace which overlooks the Garden and was also refurbished by Tim Gosling in Summer 2008.  Afternoon Tea is priced at £25 - or go for the Taittinger Rosé Tea for £34, which starts with a glass of rosé accompanied by strawberries and cream.

The Veranda

In summer breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner may be taken on the Veranda, which seats 24 guests, overlooking The Goring Garden.  Traditional summer food:  chilled melon soup, Rossmore Oysters with Guinness; Glazed Scottish Lobster omelette, Cold poached Cromarty Firth wild salmon with pea shoot salad and new potatoes; English Raspberries with a choice three Creams…from 12 noon to 2.30pm and 6.00 to 9.00pm

To book:

Please telephone + 44 (0) 20 7396 9000 or

Email Reservations@TheGoring.com or visit www.TheGoring.com

The Goring is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Press information:

Lucinda Buxton, Mango PR

Telephone:  020 7421 2500,
email:Lucinda.buxton@mangopr.co.uk