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Prince of Wales Theatre · Coventry Street

Dinner before The Book of Mormon

The closest places to the Prince of Wales 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.

Prince of Wales Theatre
Now playingThe Book of Mormon
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Sit down at 6pm, pay by 7:05pm, in your seat for the 7:30pm curtain.

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Bocca di Lupo

4 min walk · Regional Italian · 12 Archer St

Order fast: A starter and a pasta, at the counter

Jacob Kenedy's seasonal Italian, the Shaftesbury Avenue theatres' favourite. Sit at the counter.

Set menu: Starter and main £18 (dessert +£6), Monday-Friday until 6:30pm

From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Geoffreyrabbit, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Brasserie Zédel

5 min walk · French brasserie · 20 Sherwood St

Order fast: The prix fixe: carottes râpées, then steak haché

A huge gilded basement off Piccadilly Circus, and the cheapest grand dinner in the West End.

Set menu: Two courses £16.95, three £19.95, all day, every day

From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Hawksmoor Air Street

5 min walk · Steakhouse · 5a Air St

Order fast: The early set with rump steak

Hawksmoor's steak at a theatre price, a few steps from Piccadilly Circus.

Set menu: Two courses £25, three £30, Monday-Saturday 5-6:30pm

From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Estiatorio Milos

5 min walk · Greek seafood · 1 Regent St

Order fast: Grilled octopus, then sea bream

The way into a very expensive Greek fish restaurant at a fraction of the price, by the Haymarket theatres.

Set menu: Three courses £57, daily 4:30-6:30pm

From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Vouliagmeni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Sushi Kyu

5 min walk · Omakase · 30 Brewer St

Order fast: The speedy omakase

An omakase counter that built a quick sitting for theatregoers: appetiser, miso, five nigiri, dessert and a glass of English fizz.

Set menu: Four courses £59, every day 5:30-6:30pm

From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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