On the menu: food and drink for a right royal banquet

From bars to fine dining, London has a feast of fun in store.

- Kate Rowe

Eat, drink and be merry is surely the implicit instruction for this jubilant four-day weekend. Across the UK, all the stops are being pulled out to ensure the Platinum Jubilee celebrations will grace the history books of the future and what better way to make your weekend legendary, than with feasting and grandiose gourmandise at London's feast of eateries and drinking dens?

Hundreds of special events and activities are organised with your enjoyment in mind by the great and good of this centre of hospitality and bonhomie. What's more, many of London's finest and funkiest celebration venues are extending the Platinum Jubilee party throughout and beyond the weekend.

Already spoilt for choice by London's hospitality scene, the sovereign city's bars, clubs and pubs are ready and waiting to regale patrons with fun and festivities well into the extended licensing hours from 11pm to lam, 2-4 June.

With an eclectic array of celebrations honouring our longest-reigning monarch - from regal menus to noble nightcaps here's a majestic selection of extraordinary ways to eat, drink and unwind this extended Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.

JOIN THE ICONIC STREET PARTY AT ROSEWOOD LONDON Greeted by the luxury Covent Garden hotel's royal guards, guests are invited to revel in the excitement of a Jubilee Courtyard Party with an exclusive alfresco afternoon tea. A glass of welcome bubbly, sumptuous food, jubilant live music and wine, beer and soft drinks are all included in the price of the ticket.

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