Old Queen Street Cafe

Name: Old Queen Street Cafe
Address: 6 Old Queen St, London, Greater London, United Kingdom, SW1H 9HP
Telephone: 020 3005 2320
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (16)

£25 and under

British

6 Old Queen St, London, Greater London SW1H 9HP

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2 people

May 3, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Charming
Good for business meals
Neighborhood gem

Nestled in the heart of historic Westminster, between Westminster Abbey and St James’s Park, lies the Old Queen Street Cafe — a British Brasserie offering breakfast, lunch, coffee, cocktails, and dinner.

Led by Chef Elliot Spurdle (formerly of The Wolseley and The Delaunay), our menu highlights Britain’s finest seasonal ingredients, blending the charm of traditional London cafés with elevated comfort and style.

Surrounded by heritage, OQS reflects its historic location. With the political journal UnHerd upstairs and the Palace of Westminster just a stone's throw away, the café is infused with history, from Winston Churchill’s salvaged Old War Office floorboards to a curated display of Martin Parr’s evocative photographs of English life.

Step into Old Queen Street Café and experience exceptional food, vibrant conversation, and a setting as memorable as its historical surroundings.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 8:00 am–11:00 pm Fri 8:00 am–8:00 pm Sat, Sun 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Phone number
020 3005 2320
Website
http://www.oldqueenstreet.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
The first and second floor of our townhouse feature a range of versatile event spaces, ideal for small and large gatherings. Whether you’re planning a breakfast meeting, networking event, drinks reception, team away day, birthdays, panel discussion, or an intimate dinner, we have the perfect space.
Private party contact
OQSC Events Team: 020 3005 2320

Location
6 Old Queen St, London, Greater London SW1H 9HP
Neighborhood
Westminster
Parking details
None

Experiences

Sunday Roast
Multiple dates available
Experience the perfect Sunday in the elegant surroundings of The Library, one of our most stunning dining spaces on the first floor of our historic townhouse. Nestled in the heart of Westminster, we’re the ideal setting for a slow, relaxing roast, expertly cooked and served with all the trimmings. Choose from two or three courses, thoughtfully paired with a carefully curated wine and drinks list designed to complement every dish. All you need to do is sit back, relax and let us do the cooking.

Private dining

Eggs Royale£18.00
Smoked Salmon, Poached Eggs, Brown Butter Hollandaise & Crispy Onion Crunch
Salmon & Spinach Baked Eggs£18.00
Smoked Salmon, Spinach, Cream & Nutmeg
Welsh Rarebit (V)£12.00
Slow Roast Tomatoes, Bloody Mary Jam & Henderson’s Relish
- Add Poached Egg£2.00
- Add Bacon£5.00
Salt Beef Benedict£17.00
Poached Eggs, Brown Butter Hollandaise & Crispy Onion Crunch
Breakfast Muffin Bap£15.00
Cumberland Sausage, Streaky Bacon, Roast Mushrooms, Fried Egg & Bloody Mary Jam
Mushroom & Spinach Baked Eggs (V)£14.00
Mushrooms, Spinach, Cream & Nutmeg
Truffled Mushroom Benedict (V)£15.00
Poached Eggs, Spinach, Brown Butter Hollandaise & Crispy Onion Crunch
Eggs on Toast (V)£7.50
Any style of Eggs on Toast
- Add your choice of sides£0.00
Warm Bakewell Brioche (V)£12.00
Brioche Stuffed with Cherry Compote, Vanilla Cream & Almond Frangipane

All the Trimmings

OQS Breakfast£18.00
Poached Eggs, Cumberland Sausage, Streaky Bacon, Roast Tomato, Roast Mushroom, Baked Beans, Black Pudding & Toast
OQS Veggie (V)£17.00
Poached Eggs, Roast Mushroom, Baked Beans, Roast Tomato, Spinach, Anglum Halloumi & Toast

Sides

Roast Mushrooms (VF)£4.00
Roast Tomatoes (VF)£4.00
Anglum Halloumi (V)£5.00
Streaky Bacon£5.00
Cumberland Sausage£5.00
Wilted Spinach (VF)£4.00
Smokin’ Brothers Smoked Salmon£6.00
Black Pudding£4.50
Toast & Jam£6.00
Baked Beans (VF)£3.50

Sparkling Wine

Vins El Cep Cava Kila Brut, Spain£13.00
Coates & Seely, Brut Reserve, Hampshire, England, NV£14.00
Champagne Claude Renoux Blanc de Noirs Brut, Champagne, France, NV£7.00

Hot Drinks - Black

Espresso£2.80
Long Black£3.00
Drip Filter£3.40
Light Roasted, Milk, Chocolate, Orange & Toffee Hints

Hot Drinks - Cold

Fuelled by Climpson & Sons

Iced Long Black£3.00
Iced Latte£3.60

Hot Drinks - White

Fuelled by Climpson & Sons

Macchiato£3.00
Flat White£3.60
Cappuccino£3.60
Latte£3.60
Piccolo£3.00

Teas & Tisanes

Good & Proper Tea

English Breakfast£3.00
Earl Grey£3.00
Hibiscus£3.00
Jade Tips£3.00
Wild Rooibos£3.00

Chocolate

Koko Deluxe

Hot Chocolate£3.60
Mocha£3.80

Spice It Up

Chai Latte£3.60
Matcha Latte£3.60
Beetroot Latte£3.60
Fresh Mint Infusion£3.00
Lemon, Ginger & Honey Infusion£3.00

Juices

OJ Freshly Squeezed£5.00
Green Immunity Booster£5.00
Celery, Cucumber, Kale, Apple & Lime
Sunshine Coast£5.00
Apple, Ginger, Carrot & Orange
Heart Beet£5.00
Apple, Carrot, Ginger & Beetroot

Smoothies

PBD£5.50
Peanut Butter, Date, Banana, Milk & Cinnamon
Classic Berry£5.50
Banana, Berry, Honey, Milk & Yoghurt
Glory£5.50
Spinach, Pineapple, Banana, Apple & Flax Seeds

What 16 people are saying

Old Queen Street Cafe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.5Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Old Queen Street Cafe offers a charming atmosphere with "great cocktails" and a "friendly & relaxed staff." Guests praise the decor and ambience, describing it as a "true hidden gem." The food is generally well-received, especially the "salmon eggs benedict" and "tender roast beef," though service speed varies.

16 Reviews

C
Craig VIP
London19 reviews
4.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Can’t beat old queen street Location, food, political ambience…
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Matthew
London3 reviews
4.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Really good food in a relaxed bistro environment downstairs, served by a great waiter.
Old Queen Street CafeResponded 3 days ago
Thank you for your review Matthew. We hope to see you soon again OQSC Team
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Jean-François
London1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We were received as we were the only customer for the sunday roast lunch in the library ! They were waiting a 20 people group but it was early. The roast beef was exceptional! Medium rare, very tender with duck sweet sauce, served with cooked salad, boiled fried potatoes and carrots and horseradish special sweet sauce… Don’t miss this meal on sunday lunch ! The place in the old library was so cosy and the waitress so nice and with little care. The so british butler was precious. He offered to taste the wine before to choose ! To celebrate our 55 years first meeting in London, it was the best place in London just by the Marathon arrival, so we received to finish two cups of english sparkling wine. Even if the bill is not cheap, once from time to time, for such an anniversary, it’s magic !
Old Queen Street CafeResponded 5 days ago
Dear Jean-Francois! Thank you for such a lovely review, we hope to see you soon again. OQSC Team
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Ms
London1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
An excellent place to eat. Very relaxing with friendly , knowledgeable staff. Comfortable seating and beautiful Earth month cocktails! Highly recommend!
Old Queen Street CafeResponded 5 days ago
Thank you for the review! OQSC Team
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M
Mark
London6 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 23, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Loved the decor. Friendly & relaxed staff. Great cocktails & enjoyed the food.
Old Queen Street CafeResponded on April 24, 2025
Dear Mark, Thank you for such a lovely review! See you soon again. OQSC Team
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Karen
Kent51 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 20, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very helpful, friendly staff. A great find in central Westminster
Old Queen Street CafeResponded 5 days ago
Dear Karen, Thank you for the review. See you soon again. QCSC Team
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Laurence
Bath1 review
5.0
Dined on April 20, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent breakfast ds ce café chaleureux avec personnel souriant et efficace !
Old Queen Street CafeResponded on April 24, 2025
Merci Laurence! See you soon again :) OQSC Team
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Richard
Devon14 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 14, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We were on the Spectator Event set menu, the starter on which was good (cod cheeks) but the main course (chicken Milanese) was poor.
Old Queen Street CafeResponded on April 19, 2025
Dear Richard, Thank you for the review. We hope to see you soon again. Best, OQSC Team
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Amanda
London4 reviews
2.0
Dined on April 14, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
The food was nice and the ambience was lovely with candles and fantastic decor, but the service was so slow. We were having a set meal before an event (which had been advertised as such). In the end we had to forgo our dessert otherwise we would have been late. We even had to go to the front desk to pay. Disappointing and increasingly stressful. Oh, but they did manage to add a 13% service charge, which being v English, and late for my event, I paid. 😖
Old Queen Street CafeResponded on April 17, 2025
Dear Amanda, We are really sorry that we let you down with the service on pre DM event dinner. We would like you to give us another shot to redeem our services. Warm regards, OQSC Team
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Robert J
Norfolk/Suffolk1 review
3.0
Dined on April 14, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The Old Library upstairs had been block booked with a set menu for a pre-event dinner. The event, close-by, started at 1930, with doors open at 1800. I planned to get there about 1830-1845. There were about 3 other pairs of diners. It took about 15 to 20 minutes before my order of a mocktail, main course and dessert was taken. The main course arrived before the mocktail, somewhat overpriced, was a good, sharp contrast to the fried, crisp chicken schnitzel. I do not recall seeing the pickled fennel, so I was left with just cabbage salad, a barely adequate main course. The mocktail eventually arrived, but the "Warm Bakewell Brioche Stuffed with Cherry Compote", looked nothing like a brioche, which is a "soft, lightly sweet, rich bread" made with eggs. I declined the offer of a glass of champagne for the slow arrival of the dessert on the grounds I wanted a clear head for the event, but, unspoken, I did not want further delay. The bill included a discretionary service and, for the first time in my several decades, I said "I am not paying that.". The bill was settled at 1847 and I got to the event at 1900. I shall not go back there.
Old Queen Street CafeResponded on April 17, 2025
Dear Robert, Thank you for an honest review and our apologies that the service was not as you expected. We would like to see you back and get a chance to redeem our services. OQSC Team
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FAQs

Old Queen Street Cafe is rated 4.5 stars by 16 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

May 3, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

Experiences are available.

6 Old Queen St, London, Greater London SW1H 9HP

Additional information

Neighborhood
Westminster
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 8:00 am–11:00 pm Fri 8:00 am–8:00 pm Sat, Sun 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None

Website
http://www.oldqueenstreet.com/
Phone number
020 3005 2320
Private party facilities
The first and second floor of our townhouse feature a range of versatile event spaces, ideal for small and large gatherings. Whether you’re planning a breakfast meeting, networking event, drinks reception, team away day, birthdays, panel discussion, or an intimate dinner, we have the perfect space.
Private party contact
OQSC Events Team: 020 3005 2320

Old Queen Street Cafe

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Additional information

Sunday Roast

The Library

Custom inquiry

Cocktails

Bloody Mary£13.00

Espresso Martini£13.00

Mimosa£8.00

Grains

House Granola (V)£7.50

Porridge (VF)£7.00

Eggs and More

Eggs Royale£18.00

Salmon & Spinach Baked Eggs£18.00

Welsh Rarebit (V)£12.00

Salt Beef Benedict£17.00

Breakfast Muffin Bap£15.00

Mushroom & Spinach Baked Eggs (V)£14.00

Truffled Mushroom Benedict (V)£15.00

Eggs on Toast (V)£7.50

Warm Bakewell Brioche (V)£12.00

All the Trimmings

OQS Breakfast£18.00

OQS Veggie (V)£17.00

Sides

Roast Mushrooms (VF)£4.00

Roast Tomatoes (VF)£4.00

Anglum Halloumi (V)£5.00

Streaky Bacon£5.00

Cumberland Sausage£5.00

Wilted Spinach (VF)£4.00

Smokin’ Brothers Smoked Salmon£6.00

Black Pudding£4.50

Toast & Jam£6.00

Baked Beans (VF)£3.50

Sparkling Wine

Vins El Cep Cava Kila Brut, Spain£13.00

Coates & Seely, Brut Reserve, Hampshire, England, NV£14.00

Champagne Claude Renoux Blanc de Noirs Brut, Champagne, France, NV£7.00

Hot Drinks - Black

Espresso£2.80

Long Black£3.00

Drip Filter£3.40

Hot Drinks - Cold

Iced Long Black£3.00

Iced Latte£3.60

Hot Drinks - White

Macchiato£3.00

Flat White£3.60

Cappuccino£3.60

Latte£3.60

Piccolo£3.00

Teas & Tisanes

English Breakfast£3.00

Earl Grey£3.00

Hibiscus£3.00

Jade Tips£3.00

Wild Rooibos£3.00

Chocolate

Hot Chocolate£3.60

Mocha£3.80

Spice It Up

Chai Latte£3.60

Matcha Latte£3.60

Beetroot Latte£3.60

Fresh Mint Infusion£3.00

Lemon, Ginger & Honey Infusion£3.00

Juices

OJ Freshly Squeezed£5.00

Green Immunity Booster£5.00

Sunshine Coast£5.00

Heart Beet£5.00

Smoothies

PBD£5.50

Classic Berry£5.50

Glory£5.50

Overall ratings and reviews