Light lunch near Green Park or St James?

[knk]

Any recommendations for a quick light lunch in London near St James or Green Park. A small smartish but not too stuffy place would be perfect.

Not lived in London for a while so a bit out of touch.

[toasty]

The Blue Boar is just off St James Park and comes recommended by my colleagues. Unfortunately, I've never quite got the time and go to the Pret next door. Looks good though.

http://www.blueboarlondon.com/

[pincher]

There’s Henry’s Bar bang opposite Green Park on Piccadilly - https://www.henryscafebar.co.uk/piccadilly

Bog-standard cafe bar that does a variety of grub - is acceptable.

[67Dino]

Aubaine at 31 Dover Street, Mayfair, always has great (French) food, and feels a bit special without being stuffy.

https://aubaine.co.uk

[Frank7]

67Dino said:

Aubaine at 31 Dover Street, Mayfair, always has great (French) food, and feels a bit special without being stuffy.

https://aubaine.co.uk

Aubaine is a very good bet IMO, as well as excellent lunches, they do an all day breakfast, one of which is lobster Benedict, eggs Benedict plus lobster meat, I think that it was £16 or £17, but I haven’t been in there for a few years, so its probably gone up, if it’s still on the menu.
There’s always The Wolseley, in Piccadilly, but its not cheap, and it’s a bit like The Ivy, in West Street, people go there more to see, and be seen, than to enjoy the food.

[anonymous-user]

Aubain fits the bill perfectly - good selection of decent quality food, smart surroundings without being overly formal. Often use a couple of their branches for non-boozy client lunch meetings, and they are consistently good for that purpose.

[knk]

Thanks. Aubaine looks good. Is Bentley's still a good option? We like seafood.

Off to Buck House in the afternoon so will be smart-ish and will get mid afternoon sandwiches.

[CAPP0]

pincher said:

There’s Henry’s Bar bang opposite Green Park on Piccadilly - https://www.henryscafebar.co.uk/piccadilly

Bog-standard cafe bar that does a variety of grub - is acceptable.

Have you been there lately? 15 or so years ago it was as you describe above, but I used it last Xmas and it's an utter dive now. Stay well away.

Trying to think of where else; aside from the obvious chains, Shepherd Market is probably your best bet, plenty of options there.

[anonymous-user]

Forgot to mention Cicchetti - Italian Tapas, and very, very good. Piccadilly, so a short stroll, reservation probably wise.

[pincher]

CAPP0 said:

Have you been there lately? 15 or so years ago it was as you describe above, but I used it last Xmas and it's an utter dive now. Stay well away.

Trying to think of where else; aside from the obvious chains, Shepherd Market is probably your best bet, plenty of options there.

Not recently. Been a while since I worked that way.

[knk]

https://aubaine.co.uk/

Aubaine Dover Street was spot on.
And drinks in The Library bar in the Lanesborough after the garden party great too.