Dalloway Terrace 16-22 Great Russell St London Wc1B 3Nn
Let’s talk food. You can get a full English breakfast that includes black pudding—the polarizing sausage of destiny. If you hate it, you’re wrong (kidding… mostly). Or try the avocado toast, which arrives looking like a small art installation, drizzled in something green that’s definitely not paint.
For lunch, their crab linguine is so good it should come with a warning label: “May cause spontaneous applause in public.” And the cocktails? Oh, the cocktails. They serve a “Earl Grey Martini” that tastes like tea’s cooler, drunker cousin. One sip and you’ll suddenly understand why Virginia Woolf hung out here (okay, she didn’t, but she would have).
Surprising fact #1: it’s named after a fictional character
Yes, Dalloway Terrace takes its name from Mrs. Dalloway, the Virginia Woolf novel. That means you’re eating brunch in the spirit of a woman who threw a party and then had a full existential crisis. Honestly, that’s the most relatable thing I’ve heard all year. So if you order a slice of cake while questioning your life choices, you’re totally on theme.
Dalloway Terrace & Bar is an elegant, poetic and quintessentially