While choosing from amongst the cornucopia of delights offered by the renowned Fortnum & Mason's can never be a mundane chore, a meal break in the stylish contemporary setting of The Gallery restaurant is an equally pleasing affair. Its strategic location, within reach of the Food Hall, and seasonal menus offering ingredients of the highest quality and known provenance make dining here a judicious choice.

For a morning's or an afternoon's break, there's toasted English muffin with strawberry preserve, London smoked salmon with scrambled eggs, Fortnum's Welsh rarebit, Cornish crabs with cucumber and chives, and duo of scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve. The Gallery's lunch menu features rock oysters with shallot vinegar, guinea fowl and pickled vegetables salad, shepherd's pie, veal burger with basil and tomato relish, and rump of venison with celeriac mash and Port jus. For dessert, there's chocolate and banana pudding with vanilla ice cream or custard tart with apple and cinnamon compote. Choice of a classic vintage provides ideal company.