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Fortune Theatre · Russell Street
Dinner before Operation Mincemeat
The closest places to the Fortune that get you fed and out in about an hour, what to order so the kitchen is fast, and a Book button for the right night. Sit down 90 minutes before curtain.
Sit down at 6pm, pay by 7:05pm, in your seat for the 7:30pm curtain.
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Twenty8 Nomad
Order fast: The two-course set
A triple-height room inside the old Bow Street Magistrates' Court.
Set menu: Two courses £35, daily 4-6pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Jon Mountjoy, CC BY 2.0.
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Balthazar
Order fast: Steak frites
The London twin of the New York brasserie, a few steps from Drury Lane and the Lyceum.
Set menu: Set menu two courses £24.50, three £27.50, Monday-Friday 12-5pm and from 8pm, Sunday from 5pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Café Murano Covent Garden
Order fast: Spring lamb spezzatino, or fregola with mussels and clams
Angela Hartnett's relaxed Italian, round the corner from the Lyceum.
Set menu: Two courses £30, three £35, Monday-Saturday 5-7pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Sushisamba Covent Garden
Order fast: The three-course set
Up on the Opera Terrace over the Covent Garden piazza.
Set menu: Three courses £29.50, daily 12-6pm and after 9pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Ivy Market Grill
Order fast: The 1917 heritage set menu
The Ivy's Covent Garden spin-off, on the corner of the piazza.
Set menu: Two courses £27.95, three £32.95, Monday-Thursday all day, Friday until 6:30pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: blmurch's, CC BY 2.0.
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