Lucky Cat Bishopsgate – Brunch with a View

Last Updated on May 6, 2025

Possibly the best fun any Lucky Cat can have for brunch

4.8 out of 5.0 stars

Restaurants with a view always hold a special appeal, and Lucky Cat in Bishopsgate delivers on that front in spades. So when the opportunity arose to sample their newly launched brunch menu, we didn’t hesitate to say yes. If you’ve been hiding somewhere for the last few months, perhaps you haven’t heard about Gordon Ramsay’s latest opening?

Perched on the 60th floor at 22 Bishopsgate, Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay (the fourth venture under this brand) offers an elevated dining experience that combines panoramic city views with a vibrant, Asian-inspired menu. It’s the highest restaurant in London, dwarfing the Shard just across the river. Somewhere to see and be seen, it’s informal but still luxurious with beautiful velvet seating and elegant marble-topped tables in a semi-industrial styled setting.

All Day Brunch from 11 am to 4 pm on both Saturday and Sunday offers a substantial set menu for £55, with bottomless bao for anyone who needs more. And, in the best brunching style, there are 90-minute bottomless drinks options – Prosecco or beer for £40, cocktails for £60 and Champagne for £80. If you are in a decadent mood, you can add a caviar supplement too, with 30g of Oscietra at £60.

As it happens, we visited on the day of the London Marathon and could watch the hordes of ant-like runners making their way across Tower Bridge. With the most stunning views along the Thames, this would be the ultimate New Year’s Eve party venue. I’ll be looking out for my invite when the time comes.

Brunch starts with a glass of something decadent. While I sipped happily on a glass of Devaux Blanc de Noir champagne, my companion enjoyed a rather stunning Nori Martini cocktail complete with seaweed garnish and a little eye!

The Kyoto cucumbers that appeared as starters bore a striking resemblance to the cucumber salad you might have seen doing the rounds on TikTok. I haven’t tried making it, but this one was deliciously crunchy with a flavour-packed sesame dressing dusted with tomato powder. Steamed edamame were served warm and lightly salted without any further dressing, an easy and pleasant dish to nibble on!

Next to arrive was a steamer full of chicken and shitake siu mai. These open dumplings should have a thin wonton wrapper, as ours did, and a light, flavoursome filling. The addition of pickled ginger and finely sliced ribbons of spring onion as a garnish made these wonderfully tasty.

Our sushi platter came with salmon and avocado maki rolls, yellowtail tartare topped with oscietra caviar, spicy tuna tartare and seabass, salmon and akame (barramundi) sashimi. All served with palate cleansing ginger and wasabi, this would please any fresh sushi lover.

The next dish to arrive was a platter of ‘bottomless bao’ (not that we needed any more). We both loved the GFC (Gordon’s Fried Chicken) with kimchi pickles – Gordon’s own take on the popular Korean fried chicken. The batter was properly crispy, and the chicken tender and full of flavour. Stonebass with Thai chimichurri was another excellent bao. I’m not a great fan of tofu, but even the tofu and spice avo bao, dusted with tomato powder, was delicious and moreish. Of course, the prettily branded bao buns were part of the joy of this dish, but as they say, we do eat with our eyes. The buns themselves were feather light, milky and sweet.

As a final savoury dish, egg fried rice doesn’t sound nearly as spectacular as the version served at Lucky Cat. The beautifully seasoned fried rice was garnished with crispy shallots, spring onions and bonito flakes, then topped with a slow-cooked egg, broken into the bowl at the table and stirred with chopsticks. My companion can’t eat XO sauce, so it was served on the side for me, making this a deliciously moreish dish to devour as best we could with chopsticks.

We did indulge in one dish from the main a la carte menu – Chilean seabass served with more of the sesame cucumbers we’d enjoyed to start. A fabulous glazed portion of beautifully cooked fish was an excellent way to round off the savoury part of our brunch.

Dessert wth the brunch is ‘lucky lollies’ – white chocolate with sesame and milk chocolate with banana and tonka. A fun way to finish an indulgent brunch that doesn’t take itself too seriously. We did have a moment of dessert envy watching the chocolate lucky cat that is made for sharing. Apparently, it’s topped with hot chocolate ganache at the table, so it melts and reveals a raspberry filling. Apparently, it’s for three or four guests to share…or possibly two greedy food writers next time?

We loved the brunch menu and think it hits that sweet spot of fun, affordable luxury that doesn’t take itself too seriously. We coveted the little lucky cat chopstick holders – and we know we are not alone in that – 477 of the maneki-neko (beckoning Japanese cat models) were stolen in one week alone. If you’d like the chance to try Lucky Cat for yourself, then brunch is a great introduction and a relaxing way to spend a Sunday lunch.

For more, do read our review of the main menu at Lucky Cat, too. It’s a fabulous venue worth visiting just for the opportunity to see the Shard from above. And, the food should leave you feeling happy. Check it out!

Lucky Cat Bishopsgate by Gordon Ramsay, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

T: 020 75921617

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