There's no one quite like your Mum. So this Mother's Day, treat her to something a little more special than a bunch of flowers and box of Milk Tray and take her out for a slap up meal at one of London's top restaurants. Here's a list of some of the best Mother's Day dining deals. All together now, "Mama, I love you. Mama, I caaaare..."
Mother's Day dining at modern Mexican restaurant Madera on Sunday 22nd March means mums not only eat free but also get to enjoy a complimentary glass of Champagne. Delicious Cali-Mexican brunch dishes include fajita bowl, tres leches French toast, breakfast enchiladas and the signature Madera fry up. Sitting above the Treehouse hotel, the restaurant offers panoramic views of central London - it's neighbour is the BBC's Broadcasting House - in one of the capital's most recently opened restaurants.
Pull out all the stops this Mother's Day with an indulgent four-course lunch at Pollen Street Social. Jason Atherton's Michelin-starred flagship restaurant is putting on a special feast for the occasion beginning with a chef's canape of ricotta and truffle tar and a salmon and egg sandwich. Choose from raw Orkney scallop with pickled turnip, pear puree, lime and jalapeno granite or roasted Orkney scallop with potato and leek with Petrossian caviar sauce to start. South coast turbot makes up the middle course while for main diners can choose between Lake District beef fillet or suckling pig. Salted pink grapefruit with cream cheese and white chocolate and sesame mousse make up the dessert options. The lunch is priced at £75 per person.
Take your mum for lunch at the Fifth Floor Cafe at Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge this Mother's Day and she'll also be treated to a complimentary ELEMIS voucher for a 30-minute Pro-Collagen Facial worth £30. The lunch itself is priced at £30 per person and diners can choose three dishes from a specially curated menu that includes flavoursome dishes such as salmon tartare with toasted brioche and pan-fried cod with pea and lettuce fricassee. Indulgent desserts include sticky toffee pudding and rhubarb panna cotta. Set within the famous department store, the cafe is perfectly located for some post-lunch Mother's Day shopping.
Atul Kochhar's Mayfair restaurant Kanishka is celebrating Mother's Day with a special three-course menu designed as a celebration of strength, style and beauty. Commencing with a floral cocktail made with elderflower cordial, orange blossom and Prosecco, the menu then offers diners a selection of starters, mains and desserts to choose from. Tuck into spicy cod cakes or soft shell crab in rive beer batter to start before feasting on pan roasted sea bass, naga goat curry, spring vegetable biriyani or lamb rump with slow cooked shoulder kofta for main. Finish the proceedings with orange and chocolate mousse, coconut rice pudding or glazed spiced bananas drizzled in toffee sauce. The menu is priced at £38 per person.
Impress your mum on Mother's Day by booking a table at Roux at The Landau, Michel Roux Jr's high-end restaurant within The Langham Hotel. The restaurant is serving a special three-course lunch for the occasion, priced at £55 per person and served between 12pm and 2.30pm. Loch Duart salmon tartare, burratina with salt baked beetroot, and crisp hen egg with aged parmesan foam make up the starter menu while mains come in the form of Cornish cod with glazed leeks, crab and a light bisque; Herdwick lamb with spring vegetables and creamy polenta; and asparagus and morels ragout with lemon gnocchi and wild garlic emulsion. Desserts are equally refined with raspberry financier, manjari and coffee palet, and raspberry star anise souffle.
Jason Atherton's Mayfair restaurant, The Betterment - found within The Biltmore hotel - is a lavish spot to take your mum on Mother's Day, and the restaurant is serving a special lunch and afternoon menu for the occasion. The five-course lunch menu begins with a glass of NV Ruinart Rosé Brut followed by dishes such as roasted Orkney scallop with braised girolles and aged parmesan, Buccleuch beef fillet with bone marrow and truffle, and red velvet cake with champagne gel and rose petal sorbet. Finish the feast with petit fours and tea and coffee. Opt for Silent Pool Gin Afternoon Tea and you'll get to enjoy finger sandwiches, warm scones and sweet delicacies, Rare Tea Company teas and A Rose for Mother gin cocktail, all to music by world-renowned cellist, Aga Teodorowska. Mum will even get something to take home - a bar of indulgent caramel chocolate. The lunch menu is priced at £70 per person while the afternoon tea is £45.
Treat your mum to a taste of the Mediterranean this Mother's Day with a special three-course menu at Apero in The Ampersand Hotel. Located in the heart of South Kensington, the cheery restaurant is serving three courses for £35 with a complimentary glass of prosecco included. There's focaccia with balsamic and olive oil or charcuterie with burrata to start followed by black garlic and gorgonzola risotto or roast beef sirloin with roasted vegetables for main. Chocolate fondant with cherry and yoghurt ice cream ensure the feast is given an indulgent conclusion.
Vivek Singh's Covent Garden restaurant Cinnamon Bazaar offers mums afternoon tea with a modern Indian twist. Treat mum to a teatime spread created by Vivek in collaboration with Great British Bake Off star, Tamal Ray. For just £25 per person, afternoon tea is reimagined with spiced savoury bites and sweet delicacies - the perfect pre-theatre meal or post shopping break. Kolkata fish finger sandwich and tomato chutney, chicken Kathi 'spring rolls', and Papdi chaat, crisp wheat chaat with yoghurt, tamarind and coriander chutney are among the savoury bites. Sweet treats include cinnamon cream macarons, and pistachio cake with rose meringue and Mishti Doi - a steamed Bengali yoghurt with mango curd. Indian spiced teas make the perfect finishing touch, and for just £4.50 extra, add a glass of prosecco to toast the occasion.
Trendy east London hotel Vintry & Mercer invites you and your mum to enjoy lunch with a view this Mother's Day with a special three-course feast at the Mercer Roof Terrace, which offers views across London and the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. Available from 12pm-2.30pm, the lunch is priced at £55 per person and includes a glass of champagne. Choose from options such as beetroot tartar with confit quail egg, duck terrine with orange marmalade, and crab benedict with pink grapefruit salad to start followed by mains such as beef Wellington for two, saddle of lamb and wild mushroom barley risotto. For dessert, there's Yorkshire poached rhubarb, buttermilk panna cotta or dark chocolate delice salted ganache.
This Mother's Day, all mums booked in for Sunday roast at Margot will be treated to a complimentary glass of Prosecco. The Italian take on a Sunday lunch sees Head Chef Marco Sanna present a crafted menu of Italian Porchetta (pork belly stuffed with Italian herbs, rolled and roasted) and juicy roasted half spring chicken. Both options come with roasted vegetables, gravy and Yorkshire puddings followed by Caprese chocolate cake. The roast is available for lunch and dinner and costs £35 per person.
Pay a visit to the newly revamped The Grill at The Dorchester this Mother's Day where new head chef Tom Booton is presenting a luxury three-course menu accompanied by a glass of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut, NV. To start, choose from Cumbrian beef tartare, crab tartlet or roasted scallop while for main there's 38-day aged beef sirloin, roasted lamb loin or poached cod. Desserts include blood orange tartlet, apple tarte tatin and egg custard tart. The menu is priced at £95 per person.
Book a table at the OXO Tower this Mother's Day and your gift will also be sorted thanks to a complimentary ELEMIS voucher for all mums. The special Mother's Day menu is made up of three courses and a glass of champagne with dishes such as slow cooked shoulder of lamb with crushed peas and mint and roasted hake with violetta potato mash created to showcase the best of British produce. The lunch in the restaurant is priced at £65 per person while in the brasserie it's £55 per person. The ELEMIS voucher entitles mums to a 30-minute Pro-Collagen Facial at the ELEMIS counter in Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge between 22nd March and 31st May.
With its pretty peach interiors and grand architecture, Neptune at Kimpton Fitzroy London is the perfect place to take your mum on Mother's Day, so it's fortunate that the restaurant is serving a special three-course lunch for the occasion. Created as a celebration of British produce, the menu includes dishes such as crayfish salad with pink grapefruit, heritage beetroot carpaccio with beef tartare and caramelised chicken with lemon and thyme butter. For dessert, tuck into peach cremeux with raspberry chocolate or coconut cream and passion fruit curd with coconut crumble. The lunch is priced at £39 per person and includes a glass of Henri Dosnon Brut Champagne.