Top 15: Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day in LondonBy Alicia Grimshaw
If you’re looking for ways to treat your mum/mum figure/loved one on Mother’s Day, we’ve got a whole host of ideas coming your way. We’re talking about slap-up feasts, meal kits, AT-certified puddings, and pamper experiences. Go on, have a scroll:
1. With Cava and Chocolate: José Pizarro
What: For Mother’s Day 2022, Chef José Pizarro has put together a beautiful gift set featuring a bottle of sparkling wine along with a box of Rabitos Royale premium chocolate figs. Rabitos Royale chocolate figs are a cult Spanish dinner treat. The slightly chewy figs are filled with velvety chocolate and brandy ganache, and coated in rich, smooth dark chocolate for a luxurious bite.
Where: Order online
2. With a Bouquet of Flowers: SSAW Collective
What: SSAW Collective advocates for flowers to be sourced in line with the seasons, with an emphasis on home-grown varieties and regenerative farming practices. Its flexible flower subscription showcases seasonal blooms that are pesticide-free and grown just outside of London on their own fields and are a bloomin’ lovely Mother’s Day gift. Simply choose to pick up your bunch at one of the collection points or have them delivered anywhere in London.
Where: Order online
3. With a Gift of Pasta: Luca
What: Clerkenwell neighbourhood restaurant Luca is offering the perfect gift for mum: a pasta feast in a beautiful setting. Firstly the ‘Let Us Cook for You’ voucher, where Head Chef Robert Chambers and his team will write a menu especially for the table, showcasing British seasonal ingredients and Luca signature dishes, from £75 for one person. Also available is a gift voucher starting at £25, to be redeemed with the bill.
Where: Order online
4. With a Breakfast Kit: La Fromagerie
What: Start the morning with a toast to your loved one with a special ‘Breakfast Board Kit’, complete with the finest smoked salmon, blinis, cream cheese and bottle of Prosecco di Conegliano to show gratitude and love on this special day. Customers can also enjoy a ‘Sunday Lunch Board’ which includes four seasonal cheeses from La Fromagerie, including Fleur de Chevre, Wigmore, Napoleon, and Beauvale, along with La Fromagerie Biscuits and tasting notes, to complete a wholesome weekend.
Where: Order online
5. With a Tasting Menu: Salt Yard
What: This Mother’s Day, renowned restaurant Salt Yard has created a limited-edition tasting menu in celebration of the special day. Priced at £42 per person, the tapas-style menu features an array of mouthwatering dishes from Jamón ibérico de bellota andgrilled octopus with peperonata, baby potato and sobrasada aioli to Patatas bravas with aged Manchego and pan-fried duck breast with caramelised chicory, pumpkin puree and blackberries.
Where: 54 Goodge St, London W1T 4NA
6. With Brunch: TH@51
What: TH@51 is hosting the ultimate Mother‘s Day buffet brunch on Sunday 27th March. Inspired by a myriad of culinary influences, the offering caters for all tastes and includes brunch classics such as eggs Benedict and pancakes, as well as a range of salads, cured meat and starters. Main dishes feature the likes of paneer wellington and stroganoff with parsley rice, followed by a range of sweet treats to choose from.
Where: Taj 51, 51 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AF
7. With a Pampering Experience: Live True
What: If you’re stuck for ideas this Mother’s Day, then here is the perfect solution – a luxury pampering location in central London. Live True’s mission is to bring their clients’ vision to life and enhance them – creating the freshest haircuts and most vibrant colourways – all in a sophisticated urban space. Bring your mum and treat her to a blow dry… Because who doesn’t love a
Where: 173 Wardour St, London W1F 8WT
8. With Puddings: The Proof
What: Puddings from The Proof – east London’s dessert specialists – are the tastiest way to spoil Mum this Mother’s Day. A variety of stylish bakes, all of which have been carefully handcrafted, are available – including their signature ‘Proofiteroles’ and impressive shag pile cakes, as well as a range of cold classics such as cheesecake and brownies and warm-at-home sticky toffee pudding and crumbles. Nationwide options available.
Where: Order here
9. With Prosecco and Skincare: Della Vite
What: Della Vite has collaborated with luxury skincare brand, Irene Forte Skincare, to create a range of limited-edition bundles for beauty and bubbles lovers. Their hero Hibiscus Night Cream, which is proven to deliver outstanding visible results in just 10 days, is presented in a classic Sicilian Coffa Bag alongside a surprise sachet bag of some of their best-selling products and a bottle of Della Vite Treviso D.O.C.
Where: Order online
10. With Tequila Cocktails: Hacha
What: For the mum that loves tequila and agave, we recommend you head on over to South London’s agave special bar, Hacha. Based in Brixton Village the two-floored space features an open kitchen, plus a handy bottle shop dedicated to Hacha’s award-winning signature cocktail – the Mirror Margarita. The cocktail is a clear twist on the classic Margarita with an elegant clean finish and a moreish hint of smoke and salt.
Where: 12 – 14 Market Row, London SW9 8LD
11. With a Tea Set: T2
What: Treat the mother figure in your life to gifts from the new collection by T2, the Aussie-born tea specialists. The extensive Mother’s Day gifting range includes indulgent, dessert-based teas along with stunning teawares and unforgettable giftpacks featuring a selection of ten teabag or loose leaf teas with an infuser, a matching mug and a keepsake printed tin of tea.
Where: Order online
12. With a Wine Tasting Masterclass: Diogenes the Dog
What: This Mother’s Day, treat mum to a wine-filled weekend at award-winning independent London wine bar Diogenes the Dog, where impeccable service, hospitality and a special experience for all is guaranteed. Located in Elephant & Castle, Diogenes the Dog is a beautiful boutique wine bar, shop and cafe focusing on showcasing undiscovered wines of the world. With an ever-changing wine list, sample wines from small local hero producers from London to Texas and Poland, served alongside a carefully curated food menu featuring charcuterie and cheeses perfectly matched to the wines on offer.
Where: 96 Rodney Rd, London SE17 1BG
13. With Flowers and Japanese Dishes: Apothecary x Columbia Road Market
What: Apothecary is the perfect location for those looking for an alternative to a traditional Sunday Roast on Mother’s Day. Serving up a delightful menu of Japanese-inspired small plates, alongside a bunch of flowers from nearby Columbia Road Market – Apothecary is offering an East London lunch experience with a difference.
Where: 36 Charlotte Rd, London EC2A 3PG
14. With a Spa Day: The Beaumont Spa
What: The Beaumont’s Spa – in the heart of Mayfair – offers a soothing selection of expert spa treatments and spa packages, perfect for the ultimate Mother’s Day gift. From massages and facials, to manicures and pedicures, the spa provides an oasis of tranquillity and revitalisation in its calm, white marble Art Deco surroundings. Treat your loved one to one of the best experiences for body and soul too with the hotel’s signature Hammam treatment, which begins with the hot steam room, followed by a full-body exfoliation on the heated marble hammam table, before finishing with a detoxifying, mineral-rich rhassoul clay body mask
Where: 8 Balderton St, London W1K 6TF
15. With a Meal Kit: Cinnamon Kitchen
What: Executive Chef Vivek Singh has curated a delicious four-course menu featuring dishes his own mum taught him to make, in celebration of the influence her cooking has had on him. Easy to prepare, the meal kits features dishes such as Bengali-spiced vegetable cutlets with beetroot, raisin and Kasundi ketchup, to a shrimp, coconut and cardamom Chingri Malai Curry and cured salmon carpaccio jhal muri with mustard potatoes, green pea chutney and caramel, and carrot halva for dessert.
Where: Order online