Rib Room, The

The much-loved Rib Room at The Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London's Knightsbridge, originally launched in 1961, has always been a bastion of beef and all that is traditional in British dining. Situated on the Knightsbridge and Belgravia border within the Jumeirah Carlton Towers hotel, this restaurant is the perfect stop off point after a tough day of retail therapy at nearby Harrods and Harvey Nichols.

Following a major refurbishment in 1999, the dining room retains the 'clubby' atmosphere of The Rib Room while keeping apace with modern dining demands. The result is a glamorous dining room, which mixes sophistication with tradition, with remarkably personal service. It really is unabashed luxury with lots of room allowed for every table, no fear of being overheard when you are holding your power lunch there.

Chef de Cuisine, Donato Russo's menu remains heavily meat-oriented (the Roast Rib of Aberdeen Angus is a classic), there is also a focus on seafood and fish.

Typical dishes on the restaurant menu include: Loch Fyne oysters and smoked salmon, roast rib of Aberdeen Angus beef served with Yorkshire pudding and baked potato and deluxe seafood platter. Other favourites include the best prawn cocktail in London (and possibly the world).

Numerous paintings by Feliks Topolski adorn the walls of The Rib Room, while an imposing carved bronze bull is positioned by the bar, and a triptych fossil sculpture by Renn & Thacker Visual Artists in Partnership can be viewed as guests enter through the Sloane Street entrance.

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