Tucked inside the elegant St. Ermin's Hotel just steps from St James's Park tube, Caxton Grill is the kind of solid, seasonal grill room that Westminster locals and hotel guests alike keep coming back to. The kitchen leans into modern European cooking with a sustainability angle — they even grow herbs and produce on their own rooftop kitchen garden. Go for the grilled mains (Wagyu, lamb chops, lobster), stay for the surprisingly relaxed atmosphere in a neighbourhood not exactly known for casual dining.
A hotel grill with a rooftop kitchen garden serving Wagyu, lamb chops, and lobster steps from Parliament — solid, seasonal, and surprisingly relaxed.
Book ahead for weekday lunches — the Westminster business crowd fills the room, and walk-in tables are scarce between 12:30 and 2.
Seasonal grill cooking in the heart of Westminster
Caxton Grill sits inside the handsome St. Ermin's Hotel on Caxton Street, a stone's throw from St James's Park station and the Houses of Parliament. That location makes it a natural for business lunches and pre-theatre dinners, but don't write it off as just a hotel restaurant — the kitchen takes its seasonal cooking seriously, with herbs and produce sourced from their own rooftop kitchen garden. The grill is the star here: reviewers consistently praise the Wagyu, lamb chops, and lobster, and the menu shifts with the seasons. The wine and champagne list is extensive and well-priced for the area.
Service gets high marks across the board — reviewers mention attentive, professional staff who make the experience feel special without being stuffy. The dining room itself is smart but relaxed, with enough warmth to keep it from feeling corporate. Private and semi-private dining options make it a go-to for celebrations and business dinners. With a 4.4 rating across hundreds of reviews, it's clearly doing something right.
If there's a knock, it's that you're paying Westminster prices for food that's very good but not groundbreaking. But for a reliably excellent meal in a neighbourhood where options are surprisingly thin on the ground, Caxton Grill delivers. Book ahead for weekday lunches when the local crowd fills the room.