
Indigo at One Aldwych Restaurant
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About Indigo at One Aldwych Restaurant
At 1 Aldwych, Indigo at One Aldwych Restaurant is a gluten-free restaurant set inside the hotel, overlooking the Lobby Bar with fresh-cut flowers on the tables. The entire menu is gluten-free and dairy-free, and a free bread starter arrives with a butter alternative, including a pistachio butter or onion chutney butter. The kitchen serves gnocchi, short rib, rib eye, and an Eton mess for dessert. A pre-theatre menu suits diners heading out afterward, and a high tea service is also offered. The restaurant takes walk-ins rather than bookings, and a service charge is added to the bill. It sits just off the Strand in central London.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fully gluten-free menu, gluten and dairy free dishes, complimentary sourdough bread and beer-battered cod and chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fully gluten-free menu, gluten and dairy free dishes, complimentary sourdough bread and beer-battered cod and chips.
Customer Review Summary
Diners return above all for a menu that is entirely gluten free and dairy free, which several describe as the relief of ordering anything without checking. Dishes reviewers name include the Peterhead cod in beer batter with triple-cooked chips, called stunning with crispy batter, along with the short rib, rib-eye, lamb and hand-rolled gnocchi. Close behind are the bread, which one coeliac reviewer would never have guessed was gluten free, and desserts such as the Eton mess, chocolate mousse and lemon polenta cake. Service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive, and one server brought a cocktail menu up from the Lobby Bar downstairs. Price is the recurring complaint. Reviewers call the restaurant expensive, one objected to what a gin and tonic cost, and a high tea guest found the food good but not spectacular for the money. One reviewer also found the atmosphere lacking and the person taking payment curt, handing over the card machine without a please or thank you. Another wanted a couple more fries with the cod.
Customer Review Summary
Diners return above all for a menu that is entirely gluten free and dairy free, which several describe as the relief of ordering anything without checking. Dishes reviewers name include the Peterhead cod in beer batter with triple-cooked chips, called stunning with crispy batter, along with the short rib, rib-eye, lamb and hand-rolled gnocchi. Close behind are the bread, which one coeliac reviewer would never have guessed was gluten free, and desserts such as the Eton mess, chocolate mousse and lemon polenta cake. Service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive, and one server brought a cocktail menu up from the Lobby Bar downstairs. Price is the recurring complaint. Reviewers call the restaurant expensive, one objected to what a gin and tonic cost, and a high tea guest found the food good but not spectacular for the money. One reviewer also found the atmosphere lacking and the person taking payment curt, handing over the card machine without a please or thank you. Another wanted a couple more fries with the cod.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Had an excellent gluten free and vegan dinner here — absolutely delicious! 😋 The broccoli is better than the leaf salad as a side. I had the gnocchi as my main and the bread that came with the meal was absolutely amazing. I would never have dreamed it was gluten free!”
- Google user
“In summary, a good location, good to be GF but service lacking and expensive. £23 for a gin and tonic - welcome to London. Great food and superb service for most of the meal, but atmosphere a little lacking and the person who took my payment at the end of meal apparently didn't know how to talk and just presented the card machine without a please or thank you. I liked the menu but would not return in a hurry. GF options at other restaurants better.”
- Google user
“Their entire menu is gluten free and dairy free! You get an amazing free appetiser sourdough bread and onion chutney butter. I recommend the set menu, short rib was tender and perfect with deep flavours and the Eton mess dessert. I shared the asparagus salad as starter which was so refreshing. Will be returning very soon!”
- Google user
“We visited Indigo at One Aldwych for high tea, and overall it was a lovely experience. The setting is beautiful with thoughtful decor and attention to detail that really stands out - from the ambiance of the room to how everything is presented at the table. The food was good, though not particularly spectacular especially given the price. The restaurant does cater to gluten-free and dairy-free which was appreciated by some of our group.”
- Google user
“Having a gluten alergy, this has been my favourite restaurant for a good few years now. Always a high standard of quality and service.”
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Good to know
“Informal hotel restaurant overlooking the Lobby Bar, with fresh-cut flowers and a pre-theatre menu.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Restaurants near Indigo at One Aldwych Restaurant
- Bella Italia - Wellington Street4.68,0320.1 mi
carbonara pasta, vegetarian pizza or option, gluten-free pasta
- Banana Tree Covent Garden4.73,2170.1 mi
pad thai, curries, cocktails and mocktails
- Eat Tokyo4.22,9840.1 mi
bento boxes, sushi, oyakodon
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo at One Aldwych RestaurantWheelchair accessible | 4.6638 | — | fully gluten-free menu, gluten and dairy free dishes, complimentary sourdough bread |
| Bella Italia - Wellington Street | 4.68,032 | 0.1 mi | carbonara pasta, vegetarian pizza or option, gluten-free pasta |
| Banana Tree Covent Garden | 4.73,217 | 0.1 mi | pad thai, curries, cocktails and mocktails |
| Eat Tokyo | 4.22,984 | 0.1 mi | bento boxes, sushi, oyakodon |
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