Where is prix fixe used in London?
The term belongs to the French brasseries and bistros, and London has a run of them. In Soho, Brasserie Zédel, Prix Fixe Brasserie and Blanchette all serve one. In Covent Garden, Balthazar, Boulevard Brasserie, Palm Court Brasserie and Le Garrick keep fixed-price menus timed for the theatres, Marylebone and Chelsea have the Josephine bistros, and Smithfield has Café du Marché. Every one is on the French set menu page, with the days and hours it runs.
01 | Brasserie Zédel
Soho | French Brasserie
£16.95 to £19.95, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sun, Lunch & Dinner.
An art deco basement off Piccadilly Circus, serving its prix fixe at lunch and through the evening every day, and one of the best-value set menus in London.
02 | Prix Fixe Brasserie
Soho | French Brasserie
£19.90 to £23.90, 2 courses, Daily, Lunch 12pm to 4pm | Pre-Theatre Sun to Wed 4pm to 6.30pm, Thu to Sat 4pm to 6pm.
The Dean Street brasserie that takes the term as its name, serving confit duck and steak entrecôte in a candlelit room hung with vintage posters. It serves again from 9.30pm, for supper after the curtain.
03 | Blanchette Soho
Soho | French
£19.50 to £23, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sat, Prix Fixe 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 6pm.
A cosy bistro on D'Arblay Street packaging French tapas-style dishes into a proper set menu, at lunch and again for an hour before the theatre, with ham hock terrine and roast chicken leg among the choices.
04 | Balthazar
Covent Garden | French Brasserie
£25.50 to £28.50, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Sun, Lunch & Dinner | Mon to Thu 11.30am to 10.45pm, Fri 12pm to 6pm, Sun 5pm to 9.45pm.
A grand Parisian-style brasserie on Russell Street, for moules marinière and steak frites in a glamorous, buzzy room.
05 | Boulevard Brasserie
Covent Garden | French
£22.95 to £27.90, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sun, Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm to 6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec.
A French brasserie in the heart of Covent Garden, with more than 20 theatres within ten minutes' walk and the same menu from noon to 6.30pm every day.
06 | Palm Court Brasserie
Covent Garden | French
£21.95 to £25.95, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sun, Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm to 6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec.
A Covent Garden brasserie with a menu of the house's best-loved dishes, served until 6.30pm every day.
07 | Le Garrick
Covent Garden | French Bistro
£22 to £26, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sat, Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm to 6.30pm & after 10pm.
A bistro institution just off Garrick Street, serving the same fixed-price menu from noon and again after 10pm. Bookings are by phone or email only.
08 | Le Café du Marché
Smithfield | French
£48 to £57, 2-3 courses, Tue to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm | Dinner 6pm to 9.30pm.
A converted warehouse down a cobbled mews off Charterhouse Square, unchanged since 1986: French bistro cooking at a fixed price, live piano from 7.30pm and frites to share with every main.
Prix fixe in Soho
Soho is where the search for a prix fixe most often begins, and where the choice is widest. Beyond the brasseries, the Italian kitchens on Archer Street and Brewer Street, Bocca di Lupo and Mele e Pere, run fixed-price menus, Lina Stores on Greek Street serves its handmade pasta at a set lunch price, and The Palomar and Gunpowder bring the format to Jerusalem and Indian cooking. The Soho set menus page ranks the best of them and lists every one.
09 | Bocca di Lupo
Soho | Regional Italian
£18 to £26, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm to 6.30pm.
Regional Italian cooking on Archer Street, where the kitchen chooses the set menu from the day's cooking. Take it at the marble counter overlooking the open stoves.
10 | Mele e Pere
Soho | Italian
£19.50 to £23.50, 2-3 courses, Sun to Fri, Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm to 6pm.
Seasonal, vegetable-led Italian cooking on Brewer Street, with a vermouth bar downstairs.
11 | Lina Stores Soho
Soho | Italian
£17 to £20, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch Mon to Thu 12pm to 2.15pm, Fri 12pm to 5pm | Christmas From 12 Nov.
The flagship Greek Street restaurant, with antipasto and pasta, or pasta and dolce, for two courses on weekdays, and one dish from each course on the three.
12 | The Palomar
Soho | Jerusalem / Mediterranean | Bib Gourmand
£28, 3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm to 6pm.
Jerusalem cooking at a buzzy counter facing the chefs, with dishes like baby cucumbers with green tahini and crispy chilli, at lunch and again in a single hour from 5pm.
13 | Gunpowder Soho
Soho | Modern Indian
£25 to £33, 2-3 courses, Tue to Sat, Lunch & Pre-Theatre | Tue to Fri 12pm to 3pm, Sat 12pm to 5.30pm.
Modern Indian cooking, with french bean pakora or aloo chaat to begin and seafood pulao to follow. The molten chocolate cake with masala chai custard is £8 more.
Prix fixe before the theatre
The pre-theatre menu is a prix fixe by another name: two or three courses served from about 5pm and finished before curtain-up. 87 London restaurants on All Set run one, most of them in Covent Garden, Soho and along the Strand. Our pre-theatre menus guide picks them by theatre district, with the walk to the nearest stage and the seating window at each.
Where to find every prix fixe menu in London
Browse every London set menu A to Z, the set menus under £30 and under £20 shortlists, or the map for the prix fixe nearest you. Each listing links to the restaurant's own booking page, and All Set takes no commission.
What is a prix fixe menu?
A prix fixe menu is a fixed-price menu of two or three courses with a short choice at each, the French term for what London restaurants more often call a set menu. The price is settled before the meal, the dishes come from the same kitchen as the à la carte, and the format suits the sittings a restaurant most wants to fill: lunch, the early evening before a performance, and quieter nights of the week. All Set lists 323 London restaurants with a prix fixe or set menu currently being served, each with its price, courses, days and hours taken from the restaurant's own published menu.
How much does a prix fixe cost in London?
Prix fixe and set menus on All Set start at £13.50 for two courses and the middle of the catalogue sits at £25.95. 79 restaurants price theirs under £20 and 212 under £30; Michelin-starred fixed-price menus begin at £25. The brasserie prix fixe tends to sit at the lower end and to run across a long window, often from noon into the evening. Every price on the site is the figure printed on the restaurant's menu, checked on 25 October 2026.
Is prix fixe the same as a set menu?
Yes. Prix fixe, set menu and table d'hôte describe the same thing: a menu at a fixed price for a fixed number of courses, with a short choice at each. London restaurants use "set menu" most, French-leaning kitchens say "prix fixe", and All Set lists them all together, so a search for either term on the site finds every one. The questions page covers the rest, from service charge to Sunday availability.