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Shaftesbury Theatre · Shaftesbury Avenue
Dinner before Avenue Q
The closest places to the Shaftesbury 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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Town
Order fast: The woodland pork collar
Stevie Parle's good-looking room on Drury Lane, cooking British produce.
Set menu: Quick Dinner: two courses £29, three £34, every day
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Hawksmoor Seven Dials
Order fast: The early set with rump steak
The Covent Garden Hawksmoor, in an old brewery off Seven Dials.
Set menu: Two courses £25, three £30, Monday-Saturday 5-6:30pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: Apeach316, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Lahpet
Order fast: Coconut noodles with chicken and shan tofu fritters
Burmese curries done fast, in Covent Garden.
Set menu: Curry and a side £17.50, Monday-Friday until 6pm
From Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus, May 2026. Photo like it: pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Manzi's
Order fast: Oysters at the bar, or the three-course set
A big, dramatic seafood room in Soho from the Wolseley group.
Set menu: Three courses and a glass of wine £29.50, Tuesday-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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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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