restaurant & bar - ham yard hotel

a cozy and warm place, away from the crazy places of soho. the decor is very nice. the service is very good and professional. the food and drinks are very delicious!

amazing place in london. i love the food. can’t wait to come back here again. congratulations to the staff.

stumbled upon this tucked in a corner, cozy place in soho one windy summer evening. it was my last night in london and the skies too were melancholic!
this place has a small courtyard and inside seating too.
though crowded (was a fri evening), we got a table fast with a wonderful guy to help us - need to go back again to get his name though :-( told you i was sad...
the vermouth got us started as did the mangalitsa ham on lettuce & poached trout with pesto, capers & asparagus! the trout was much better...
the red wine too brightened my mood and made me deeply aware that i could brood tomorrow, the day after and if i want the whole months ahead but this moment in time.... will never be back...ever...
for mains, my partner had the steak and i went with the ham yard fav white wine chili vongole (clams) linguine! twas amazing! the minted new potatoes were delish!
it was a bittersweet evening but the restaurant did make it up....
adios! till we meet again...

well, it's a kinda looking posh cocktail bar. it has a nice decor but that's it... the drinks are expensive and very mediocre. we asked for some premium gin and tonic and they didn't knew how to prepare them. they basically put a lemon slice inside a tall glass, pour down the gin and that's it.

shame the service is this low for a place like this.

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the food was good but didn't justify the price tag.at all. the crab spaghetti i had was a very decent portion, but i was not overwhelmed when i tasted it. which is a shame indeed, as the place is super nice, targeting middle/upper class customers but not impossibly expensive, and the waiters are friendly, knowledgeable and well learnt. i am happy i went there with friends but i wouldn't go there again, or it wouldn't be my first choice at all. when you walk in a place were you feel you are super underdressed for the local, i was expecting a bit more for my gastronomical voyage there. maybe expected too much and am being unfair.

sitting outside on a rare hot summers day in london. stumbled upon this place by accident. i sat outside in the pretty small courtyard of the bar. the restaurant side was very busy and full up. service was a little slow, but that can be forgiven as both the restaurant and bar outside was busy!
inside is deceiving, it is quite large! with a large bar, variety of seating and an inside courtyard. i noticed that afternoon tea was a popular choice amongst many ladies.
on this occasion i didn't eat, but the food i saw coming out looked delicious and i do believe i will back with an appetite!!

we had dinner at the ham yard's restaurant to celebrate my partner's birthday. we thoroughly enjoyed our meal off the set menu. we shared the poached pear with feta and macadamia nuts as well as the squid inspired starter. for mains we had the poussin and i had the asparagus and goats cheese pasta. both were delicious. out great evening was rounded off with a birthday treat and grey coffees. would definetly recommend a visit to this restaurant!!

tucked away behind piccadilly circus and amongst the myriad of west end streets, the elegantly modern ham yard hotel certainly doesn’t feel like it’s in soho. quite unlike its name suggests, the venue is very retro-glam largely thanks to its â£90 million fit-out. upon entering it feels like you have been transported from the craziness of london to a cool urban village retreat. i don’t know about you but as a city slicker that’s exactly what i crave sometimes…

probably my favorite addition to the soho food&drink scene in 2015. they have transformed an otherwise unused area of soho, into a warm and cozy spot. the bar has a nice selection of wines and the nibbles are worth their price. the food at the restaurant is delicious although unpretentious. i have been here a handful of times and love the poached cod

afternoon tea in itself is a pretty inoffensive affair, built around the genteel consumption of finger sandwichs, scones and a few polite little pastries. perhaps the most objectionable part of this daintiest of activities is not the activity itself, but the sums of money that you are sometimes asked to part with to have them. i’m refreshingly surprised to see the price tag on the afternoon tea at ham yard soho, an eclectic hotel where the afternoon tea costs just £19.50 pp, and is full of creative and unique meanderings.

very disappointing that a cool hotel company (firmdale) is still creating dull restaurants like the ham yard hotel restaurant & bar. stiff, unaccommodating service, poor wine list and tasteless food just about sums up my lunch there yesterday. the only saving grace was a table outside on a beautiful summer's day. shame that they don't try harder considering they are surrounded by fantastic restaurants. getting a lunch table on a saturday afternoon was no trouble at all - guess that should have told me some. needless to say, will never be returning to dine here.

stylish new entry behind the bustling roads of piccadilly circus. the very nice exterior and interior decoration distinguish this venue from start. it the bar inside has a satisfying list of spirits, and the cocktails were good. ideal place for a date, or a corporate dinner. it is just a matter of time until people discover this hidden place, and filtering will begin in order to get in, so better take advantage of it.

what a fab place ! i'm not sure what used to be in this area but it feels like a whole new area of the piccadilly end of soho has been created, such a lovely ambience.
the courtyard area outside the hotel is really lovely.
inside is an elegant and beautifully designed place with funky twists and twirls everywhere.
we had a group dinner with a client to celebrate the end of a project. there were 10 of us around a big oval table which was perfect.
i had mackerel as starter and veal for mains, both superbly cooked and presented. we shared all the sweets on the menu, all were delicious.
it was very busy with a trendy crowd.
really good for a group night out !!

this place is amazing and worth the money you spend on it. this place is something i would recommend to everyone who is looking for a place which offers great value for money.the ambiance here is very chic and trendy and the interiors are decorated really nicely with a lot of great artwork. the staff is quick, efficient and very amicable. the food also lives up to the expectations and is very delicious. definitely recommended.