Birthday celebration London - dinner/ afternoon tea

[Eddw86]

All,

It's the lady friends birthday celebrations next week, and at short notice we both have a day off next week,

My first thought was afternoon tea at the Dorchester as its in the afternoon so we can enjoy being out of the office and I can plan other events in the morning/ lunch or a show afterwards.

However am I missing an opportunity to take her somewhere fantastic for dinner?

What would you do given the short notice, and the desire to take her somewhere worthy of a milestone birthday, possibly with some cachet so it feels like a big deal.

Key note is that she's one of those weird vegetarians (I know I know).

Budget - £150-£200


Much obliged as always

Ed

[hajaba123]

La Gavroche, if you can get in best restaurant I've been to. Not sure about their view of vegetarians.
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester is also great (Michael Roux was eating there when I went last year!)

[H_Kan]

Pied a Terre do a vegetarian tasting menu, or Vanilla Black is a michelin starred vegetarian restaurant in Holborn.

[Dave200]

Not sure what the fascination with "a show" seems to be in threads like this. Why not take the (extortionate amount of) money for what is effective a tourist trap (with a few, smaller exceptions), and spend it on a meal/evening to really remember. I did Roux at Parliament Sq at relatively short notice a few weeks' back, and they were very accommodating to dietary needs (gluten) with their tasting menu. Worth giving them a call if you fancy it.