Internationally acclaimed Chef Hélène Darroze together with Executive Chef Marco Zampese and their award-winning team have introduced a new à la carte lunch menu for Spring 2026.
This exciting new offering allows each guest to tailor their own personal dining experience from a daily selection of starters, main courses and desserts celebrating the finest in new season produce. Dishes such as starters of CORNISH SQUID | pea, lomo ibérico and lemon balm, or ACQUERELLO RICE | cime di rapa, Piedmont hazelnut, barbecued lemon, Ardi gasna, are followed by mains including NEWLYN JOHN DORY | turnip, kaffir lime, “bagna càuda”, or LAUNCESTON LAMB | violet artichoke, Pantelleria capers, fermented shallot, wild garlic. A changing sharing dish for two will also be available with the opening dish of FEUILLETTÉ | green asparagus, veal sweetbread, blue lobster, morel.
For desserts, options include LOT-ET-GARONNE STRAWBERRY | buffalo mozzarella, hibiscus, or PERUVIAN CHOCOLATE | chai, crème fraiche, and of course, Hélène’s SIGNATURE BABA | cherry, sweet woodruff.
In addition, the light-filled, modern yet refined, dining room provides the perfect backdrop for the additional theatrics delivered tableside by the restaurant’s trolley service. The seasonal cheese trolley honours the very best in British artisan cheesemaking, and the armagnac trolley features vintage spirits from the Darroze family’s award-winning collection.
Hélène Darroze says, “Spring is the season that brings me the greatest joy in the kitchen. It is a time of renewal, of abundance, of nature at its most generous. With this new à la carte offering, I want each guest to feel that this meal has been made for them, that every choice they make is an invitation to discover something beautiful.”
For guests who wish to experience Hélène’s seasonal vision in its entirety, the Taste of Spring tasting menu remains available for both lunch and dinner. All options can be accompanied by seasonal wine pairings or non-alcoholic preferences selected by the restaurant’s sommelier team.
This new à la carte lunch menu is a welcome addition to Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, offering guests more choice in how they experience the elegance and culinary artistry that have made it one of London’s most coveted and treasured dining destinations.
