Food at Royal Opera House, London: Any Experience?
 

Have seen more than one performance at the ROH and have booked seats for two different performances in October of this year.

We are renting an apartment nearby and wondering if the restaurants IN the ROH are worth the time and money on performance nights.

We like the restaurant variety in Covent Garden itself so eating in the ROH would be a new experience and are wondering if anyone here has done so and would be willing to comment positive/negative.

I would EXPECT (perhaps foolishly) the service to be good but what about the food?

I was treated to a performance and supper in the Amphitheatre Restaurant for my 70th birthday.
I enjoyed it very much. We had our starter and main course before the performance, and ordered our pudding for the interval.
If you go to http://www.roh.org.uk/visit/fooddrink.aspx
you can click on the different restaurants to see menus and prices

Don't misunderstand me when I say I've never been that impressed.

As you say, the area's awash with restaurants. Those inside the ROH aren't exceptional as far as the food's concerned. The HUGE advantage is that you don't have to worry about getting out on time if you're eating absurdly early, half-starve yourself if you wait till the performance is over or stoke up on overpriced smoked salmon sarnies during the interval if you decide to wait till after for a real meal but still need sustenance.

Well worth it for the convenience, especially if you've got a train or bus to catch afterwards. But memorable more for the peace of mind (and to repeat: that means the food's fine: memorable neither for its excellence nor awfulness) than anything else.

Tp hijack the thread a little, if anyone's interested, the ROH is having a clear-out of costumes at auction at the end of September (mind you, you'd have to trail out to Purfleet):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/20...e-costume-sale

Thanks, everyone. The comments are more than just helpful, as usual.