Boxwood Cafe (Knightsbridge)

As a surprise my boyfriend booked a table at Boxwood Café in March. He made the table three weeks in advance and got the last table for 8.30pm. Apparently f you don't book quite far in advance then you will find that the times a table is available is quite limited and you will be offered reservation for after 10pm. The place is very easy to find and less than a five minute walk from Knightsbridge tube station. On arrival you will be offered to take a seat in the bar area for a drink. Staff were very friendly and not intimidating or rude like some reviews had suggested. I would recommend trying one of the cocktails. They are £10 each but worth ...  Read the complete review

I went to the Boxwood Cafe with a friend for my birthday lunch last Saturday. We had decided to go to London for the day as we had tickets to see Wicked - more on that in another review! - and so picked the Boxwood as somewhere quite near, and because it had a really good price of £25 for the set lunch menu. The Head Chef here is Stuart Gillies, who you may have seen on various TV programmes including Great british Menu, I think. My friend dealt with the booking but I understand she did it online or by email with no problems, and they also sent me an email Invitation - which was quite good. There must have been a way to add the emails of people you ...  Read the complete review

Perhaps I shouldn't be starting the review by saying that this isn't actually the restaurant I'd wanted to visit.... With a special occasion to celebrate and a night in London to find dinner for, Mr Cheetarah and I needed no more of an excuse to find a great restaurant in which to treat ourselves. Confession time I suppose: I'd had my heart set on going to Petrus only to discover that they weren't open on Sundays. So, plan B then: Boxwood Café. Me being me (i.e. very organised) these decisions were being made two months in advance of our trip. As soon as we'd settled on the restaurant, I sent them an email enquiring about availability for the required date. I ...  Read the complete review