Save yourself a trawl round all manner of 'Oirish' establishments this St Patrick's Day in search of a decent pint of Guinness with the Hot Dinners round-up of food and drink going-on in London for St Paddy's Day.

If it's fine Irish dining you're after, then head on over to Corrigan's Mayfair where the fun starts early with a special St Patrick's Day breakfast on Friday 16th March. They'll be serving up Frank Hederman’s smoked salmon and scrambled eggs or Crispy Black Pudding Poached Hen’s Egg with a pianist who we're sure can be prevailed upon for a chorus or two of the Fields of Athenry.

Corrigan's other restaurant, Bentley's, will have a more raucous affair on St Patrick's Day itself where for £70 you'll get a seat in the Jameson room for a special lunch and screening of the England v Ireland rugby match. There'll be glasses of Black Velvet and oysters on arrival, smoked salmon, irish stew and a Hot Whiskey Apple Tart with a glass of Jameson to round things off. To book email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Over at RIBA on Portland Place chef Leon Secretan has prepared a menu which will run from 14-20 March during the week for lunch, and for dinner on Tuesday 20 March. Choices include steamed mussels, apple, cider, soda bread or leek and gubbeen tart served with celeriac puree and pickled walnuts and for mains, Guinness pie served with champ potato and baby carrot or herb boxties served with cashel blue stuffed mushrooms and parsnip puree. The menu is £19.50 for two courses and £23.50 for three.  To book call 020 7631 0467 or 020 7307 3747 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Further east in Canary Wharf, you can watch the soused revellers from a distance at Plateau where they'll be putting on a special Guinness & steak pie in the Grill throughout the week from Monday 12th March while the bar will have a Guinness cocktail on offer too. To book go to www.plateau-restaurant.co.uk/.

Alternatively you could get a group together for a seasonal outing at the Disappearing Dining Club. Hidden away in a Brick Lane shop, you'll be welcomed with a Jameson Whiskey Fizz, followed by a four course menu including Shoreditch Smoked Organic Irish Salmon, Dublin Bay Prawn Cocktail & Oyster Kilpatrick, Slow Roast Irish Pork Shoulder with Colcannon & Spring Greens, Irish Coffee Parfait & Baileys Snaps, then three great Irish cheeses. Tickets are £50 for welcome cocktails, dinner and a nightcap. For booking details email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

And finally, in Knightsbridge, the Rib Room has a special £55 menu which, after crubeens and champ, culminates in a Gaelic Cream dessert made from white coffee cream, black coffee granite and whisky foam.  To book call 020 7858 7250 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .