The Beaufort Bar fills quickly on weekends and for cabaret nights. Book at least two weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday. Tables are set for the evening so come ready to stay.
The Beaufort Bar sits inside The Savoy and is the hotel's more theatrical sibling to the American Bar. Where the American Bar is for serious cocktail devotion and a quiet piano, the Beaufort Bar is for occasions. The room is black and gold throughout, one of London's most extraordinary interiors, with a stage from which live cabaret performers work the room from 8pm nightly. The effect is exactly what you would want from a room in a hotel built specifically for spectacle.
The cocktail programme is world-class. The bar team changes the menu seasonally and pays serious attention to presentation, with some of the most visually considered serves in London. Champagne is central to the list in a way that suits the room. The food menu runs to substantial sharing plates if you want to make an evening of it, though most guests come to drink.
We send anyone planning a significant occasion in London to The Beaufort Bar first. Anniversary? Start here. Proposal celebration? Here. First serious night out in London? Without question. The American Bar across the lobby is quieter and more intellectual. The Beaufort Bar is louder, more visual, and more joyful. Both deserve your time but they require different moods. The Beaufort Bar requires you at your best.