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Pembroke Lodge | Richmond Park

Pembroke Lodge is a beautiful Georgian Mansion in the heart of Richmond Park, we are the only licensed venue within the park.

We have hosted weddings for over 50 years and offer a complete service from a very experienced team.

Click to see our reviews on Hitched.co.uk, the UK’s largest venue site The Lodge has two wedding suites: The Russell Suite in the historic Georgian wing is our traditional venue with stunning period features, the suite is a collection of rooms suitable for up to 70 seated guests and 100 in the evening.

The Belvedere is our purpose built wedding venue combining classic elegance with superb PA, sound systems, mood lighting and a starlight ceiling.

The Belvedere seats up to 140 guests and up to 200 in total for an evening party.

The Belvedere

Belvedere, Off Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, London W8 | The ...

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The menu's pretty vieux chapeau too: hefty Anglo-French terrines, rillettes and parfaits, and classic Escoffier sauces (of which more later) applied to sturdy English ingredients such as calves' liver and pork loin steak.

As though to make up for it – as though the chef had overheard us (and the irascible Marco Pierre White, who used to co-own the place, still acts as consultant here) – all the main courses arrived fairly drenched in sauce, or jus or gravy.

Angie's lamb cutlets with Jersey Royals and young vegetables came with Paloise sauce (minted béarnaise) in a tiny jug, but a dribble of dark caramel gravy already commanded the plate.

My nephew Justin's rib-eye steak was nicely charred – but was that dark, gloopy, tarragon-free jus really a béarnaise sauce?

About £120 for two, with wine Tipping policy: "Service charge is 12.5 per cent discretionary, of which 100 per cent goes to the staff; all tips go to the staff" Clearly there's a maître-saucier lurking in the kitchen – but did he get his hands on the right sauce for each dish?

Belvedere | Restaurants in Holland Park, London

This Holland Park venue dates back to the seventeenth century.

It's right in the middle of the public park itself and was, once upon a time, the summer ballroom for Holland House.

The Belvedere Restaurant

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Dating back to the 17th century, standing in the middle of Holland Park, The Belvedere was once the summer ballroom to the Jacobean mansion.

Whether you are thinking of a wedding reception for 120 people or a smaller more intimate gathering, The Belvedere Restaurant can offer the ideal place for your big day.

From the very first moment you enquire about the Belvedere, their talented wedding manager will take care of all wedding details in order to guarantee that your big day is really remarkable: from floral arrangements to menu and place cards, from entertainment hiring to background music, from a disco to a live band, from photographers to toastmasters.

They always enhance their menus by combining a pure British core with tiny French touches: soups and terrines, foie gras and caviar grace, roast rib eye, lamb boulangere, salmon and sea bass, risottos and salads... Moreover, their range of choices of fine wines and delicious desserts complete a really unique dining experience.

Perfectly located in Holland House on the western side of Holland Park, its entrance is via Abbotsbury Road and there is an ample car parking for your convenience.

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