Peridot

About

This is 1880's less formal, but no less luxurious, sister restaurant. Named after a beautiful gemstone, Peridot's elegant Venetian décor is delicately dominated by green and pastel yellow. Fixture and fittings are - as throughout the hotel - tailor-made and, well, gorgeous. There's even a mosaic floor to glide over en route to your sumptuous silk-lined chair. Thecumulative effect is a tea-room style haven so fresh and stylish that it could almost be a period film set (cue groups of stylish ladies chatting decorously over handmade Italian china). Breakfast and lunch only areserved, but both come straight from Andrew Turner's kitchen. Hooray! Menus change weekly, but to whet your appetite how does foie gras, mango and crushed potatoes with sauce perigourdine sound? And salmon fillet,artichokes, lobster potatoes and lardoons and essence lie de vin? They taste even better. Peridot is an immaculate experience from start to finish.

Peridot can be hired exclusively for up to 50 people for a sit-down meal; double that for an impressive reception. If you're a smaller group, why not hire the raised area to the right of the restaurant which features banquette seating at either end and offers relative privacy? If you're looking for a larger space venue for a corporate event or birthday celebration, for example, The Alexander on the first floor can seat 60 for dinner and accommodate at least 150 for a refined reception. The balcony at the centre of this, the banqueting floor, overlooks The Bentley's chandeliered entrancehall and provides a grand setting for speeches. The turquoise Daniel room,meanwhile, is smaller with maximum room for ten around a boardroom table. Naturally, it is fitted with all the main technical meeting/conference requirements. For a less formal meeting, or (go on) pure relaxation, try the wood-panelled Cigar Divan. Fitting six on large leather sofas, it is strictly for the eyes (and palates) of men only. The cigars date back to the 1900 and a single glass of something special can cost up to £140. How the other have live, eh?

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Accomodation	The Bentley Hotel (0.01 miles) NH Harrington Hall Hotel (0.07 miles) Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington (0.10 miles) Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum (0.11 miles) Cranley Hotel (0.12 miles)
Attractions	Baden Powell House (0.31 miles) British Optical Association Museum (0.36 miles) French Institute (0.39 miles) Hacklebury Fine Art (0.39 miles) Oliver Hoare (0.45 miles)
Pubs	Zetland Arms The (0.43 miles) Imperial Arms The (1.02 miles) Uxbridge Arms The (1.32 miles) Queen's Head (1.81 miles) Zeta Bar (2.08 miles)
Train Stations	West Brompton (0.71 miles) Kensington Olympia (1.36 miles) London Paddington (1.68 miles) Shepherds Bush (1.97 miles) London Victoria (2.11 miles)