How do you get a table at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester on New Year's Eve 2026?
Book the late dinner on the restaurant's SevenRooms page: seven courses with a wine for each and Champagne at midnight, £700 a person, seated from 7pm to 10pm. The restaurant is The Dorchester's dining room on Park Lane, and the hotel's festive page links its New Year's Eve booking; chef patron Jean-Philippe Blondet cooks both of the night's menus.
The early dinner, five courses at £350, seats at 6pm, 6:15pm or 6:30pm and wants the table back by 8:30pm. It is the one for a couple with a party to go to afterward. For midnight in the room, it has to be the late one.
What are the rules for New Year's Eve?
| Rule | Early dinner | Late dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £350, five courses | £700, seven courses with wine |
| Seatings | 6pm to 6:30pm, out by 8:30pm | 7pm to 10pm, every half hour |
| Service | 15% discretionary service added; prices include VAT | |
| Payment | In full when you book | |
| Cancellation | No refund after Monday, December 7, 2026 | |
| Dress | Smart; jackets and collared shirts preferred, long trousers for men | |
| Children | 10 and over | |
The regular tasting menus are not served on December 31. For up to six people, the Table Lumière, a private table inside the dining room, is £10,000 for the party with its own menu and wines.
What if it is full?
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, eight courses at £495, is the other Mayfair dinner of this kind with its menu posted. Core, The Ledbury and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay had posted nothing for the night on November 8. The hardest tables in London list says when each of those opens the rest of the year.