How far ahead to book a set lunch in London, from £20
Eight London set lunches with the days and hours each service runs, from two or three courses £20 to £25 at Levan, plus booking links to check dates.
This page holds the days and hours each lunch service runs. No lead time is recorded for these set lunches, so the booking page for a chosen date is the accurate check. Levan lists two or three courses £20 to £25, Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm to 3pm. Amaya's Large Lunch Platter is one course £32, Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.15pm.
Last verified 10 September 2026. Prices and hours come from each restaurant’s own published menu and are refreshed nightly against the catalogue.
At a glance
Ordered by lunch price, from lowest to highest.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Courses | Days | Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levan Bib Gourmand | Modern European | £20 to £25 | 2-3 courses | Tue to Sun | Lunch 12pm to 3pm |
| Mignonette Bib Gourmand | French | £23 to £25 | 2-3 courses | Tue to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 3pm |
| Manteca Bib Gourmand | Italian | £24 to £28 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Fri | Lunch |
| Trishna 1 Star | Indian Coastal | £25 to £50 | 1-4 courses | Wed to Sun | Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm |
| Pahli Hill Bib Gourmand | Regional Indian | £25 to £32 | 2-3 courses | Tues to Sat | Lunch 12pm to 5.45pm |
| Amaya 1 Star | Indian | £32 | 1 course | Mon to Sun | Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm |
| Luca 1 Star | Italian | £34 to £42 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Sun | Lunch 12pm to 2pm |
| The Ninth 1 Star | Mediterranean | £39 to £45 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Sat | Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm |
01 · Levan
Peckham · Modern European · Bib Gourmand
£20 to £25, 2-3 courses, Tue to Sun, Lunch 12pm to 3pm.
"Seasonal Peckham bistro just off Rye Lane" is how the note for Levan reads, and the kitchen holds a Bib Gourmand for its Modern European cooking. Lunch is two or three courses £20 to £25, Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm to 3pm. Peckham Rye is a two minute walk, with Queens Road Peckham nine minutes away.
02 · Mignonette
Richmond · French · Bib Gourmand
£23 to £25, 2-3 courses, Tue to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 3pm.
Mignonette serves its weekday lunch at two or three courses £23 to £25, Tuesday to Friday, 12pm to 3pm. Saturday and Sunday run as separate services at their own prices, so the day chosen sets the menu. The French kitchen in Richmond holds a Bib Gourmand, and Richmond station is a five minute walk.
03 · Manteca
Shoreditch · Italian · Bib Gourmand
£24 to £28, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch.
The set lunch at Manteca is described as a "rotating Rapid Rigatoni set lunch", two or three courses £24 to £28, Monday to Friday. Hours are not listed for the set lunch, so the date and time have to be checked when booking. This Bib Gourmand Italian in Shoreditch sits a six minute walk from Shoreditch High Street.
04 · Trishna
Marylebone · Indian Coastal · 1 Star
£25 to £50, 1-4 courses, Wed to Sun, Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm.
Gongura lamb and cashew and pepper chicken are named at Trishna, a one Michelin star coastal Indian kitchen in Marylebone. Lunch is one to four courses £25 to £50, Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.15pm, and the four-course Taste of Trishna sits within that service. Bond Street is an eight minute walk, Baker Street nine.
05 · Pahli Hill
Fitzrovia · Regional Indian · Bib Gourmand
£25 to £32, 2-3 courses, Tues to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 5.45pm.
The set lunch window at Pahli Hill runs to 5.45pm: two or three courses £25 to £32, Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 5.45pm. The Fitzrovia kitchen carries a Bib Gourmand for regional Indian cooking, with papadi chaat and Mangalore bun with crab sukka on the set lunch. Oxford Circus is a five minute walk, Goodge Street nine.
06 · Amaya
Belgravia · Indian · 1 Star
£32, 1 course, Mon to Sun, Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm.
The Large Lunch Platter at Amaya is one course £32, Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.15pm. The four-course Amaya Favourites menu at £55 runs daily at lunch and dinner. This Belgravia dining room holds one Michelin star for its charcoal grills, and Knightsbridge is a six minute walk.
07 · Luca
Clerkenwell · Italian · 1 Star
£34 to £42, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sun, Lunch 12pm to 2pm.
Handmade pasta is what the express lunch at Luca is built around, two or three courses £34 to £42, Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2pm. The Clerkenwell restaurant holds one Michelin star. Farringdon is a three minute walk from the door, with Chancery Lane seven minutes away.
08 · The Ninth
Fitzrovia · Mediterranean · 1 Star
£39 to £45, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm.
Sea bream carpaccio is named on the card at The Ninth, a one Michelin star Mediterranean kitchen in Fitzrovia. Lunch is two or three courses £39 to £45, Monday to Saturday, 12pm to 2.30pm. Goodge Street is a four minute walk, Tottenham Court Road seven.
Where each table is booked
Levan and The Ninth book through OpenTable. Mignonette, Trishna, Pahli Hill, Amaya and Luca book through SevenRooms. Manteca books through Resy. We like the SevenRooms pages for one reason: the service names are printed above the time slots, so a lunch sitting is easy to tell apart from an early evening one.
Where a restaurant runs more than one service, the lunch window has to be selected on its own terms. Picking a slot from the wrong service can mean a different menu and a different price. All eight sit together on set lunch menus in London, and the wider catalogue is on every set menu guide. For how these fixed-price menus are put together, see what is a set menu?.
The days each lunch service runs
Manteca serves its set lunch Monday to Friday, so a weekend date falls outside that menu. Amaya's Large Lunch Platter runs Monday to Sunday, and Luca serves its express lunch Monday to Sunday too, which makes both worth a look when the date is fixed and the day of the week is not.
Levan runs lunch Tuesday to Sunday, Mignonette's weekday lunch Tuesday to Friday, Pahli Hill Tuesday to Saturday and The Ninth Monday to Saturday. Trishna's lunch service runs Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.15pm. For a Sunday table, Levan and Trishna both hold a lunch service on that day, and Mignonette runs a separate Sunday lunch at its own price.
Where the stated hours end
Some of these windows close early in the afternoon. Luca serves 12pm to 2pm, Trishna 12pm to 2.15pm, Amaya's platter 12pm to 2.15pm and The Ninth 12pm to 2.30pm. A midday start suits those four; a 1.45pm arrival leaves little of the sitting.
Longer windows change the shape of the day. Levan and Mignonette both run 12pm to 3pm, and Pahli Hill's 12pm to 5.45pm reaches into the early evening, which we would keep for a slow afternoon. Manteca's hours are not stated for the set lunch, so the sitting time needs confirming at the point of booking.
Questions people ask
Do I need to book for a set lunch in London?
Each restaurant on this page handles its own reservations. Levan and The Ninth book through OpenTable, Manteca through Resy, and Mignonette, Trishna, Pahli Hill, Amaya and Luca through SevenRooms.
Can you walk in for a set lunch without a reservation?
Walk-in policy is not stated for any of these restaurants, so it should not be assumed. The set lunch is tied to a named service and its days, and a table has to fall inside that window.
How far ahead should a Michelin-starred set lunch be booked?
No lead time is recorded for these set lunches. Trishna, Amaya, Luca and The Ninth each hold one Michelin star, and each shows open dates on its own booking system. That calendar is the accurate answer for any given week.
Do set lunch menus run on bank holidays?
The days listed here describe the usual weekly pattern for each service, and bank holiday trading is not stated. A restaurant may close, shift hours or run a different menu on those dates. Confirm directly with the restaurant before travelling.
Which set lunches here run seven days a week?
Amaya lists its Large Lunch Platter Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.15pm, and Luca lists its express lunch Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2pm.