The centerpiece of cookbook cafe is the market table--the higher-class cousin of the salad bar. No sneeze guard. No regularly shaped and spaced slots. Just an abundance of fresh breads, salads, cheeses and more, laid out on a nice, big, wooden table. For 12 pounds, the market table lunch also included some soup (I had a delicious pumpkin parmesan one) and dessert.

The service staff is very friendly and attentive. And the large, airy restaurant never seems to get very full. It had a quiet, soothing atmosphere, with lots of clean lines and soft music. It would be a great place for a business meeting, and unsurprisingly, most of their clientele is in suits.

The cafe also hosts classes, and I'd specifically like to attend the Melt chocolate master class.

Cookbook Cafe is and feels very fresh and young, and is a cafe with cook book shop - it's also the restaurant of the refurbished Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane. The room has large windows to Hyde Park and is flooded with daylight, you can sit and watch London going by, there are cooking stations in the restaurant where all the food is prepared live and it feels sort of market like, dishes are changing every day, on Sunday's theres a superb brunch where the price includes the drinks and all.

The team is young and fresh, really friendly, sometimes a bit confused but sweet, its not stuffy at all (as one could expect when going to a 5 star Mayfair hotel) Cookbook Cafe serves a fantastic cool breakfast with lots of organic foods and all meat from Duchy Original's range, it doesn't come cheap at £25 but is worth it by miles.

Otherwise, lunch or dinner is from £12.00 to £25.00 with main course, desserts, all of it, really great value for what they serve. The food menu always includes dishes from the various cookbooks and is very eclectic. They also offer cooking classes, book launches and other interactive events like a reoccurring kitchen party which is a great fun social event.