Restaurants

2026 Restaurant Ballot Information for MCC Members only

The MCC Member Restaurant Ballot will open on Monday 12 January at 10:00 GMT and close on Friday 6 February at 17:00 GMT.

The ballot allows MCC Members to apply for restaurant reservations for the following 2026 international major matches:

England v New Zealand Men’s Test Match Thursday 04 – Monday 08 June

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Wednesday 24 June – Sunday 5 July

England v India Women’s Test Match Friday 10 – Monday 13 July 

England v India Men’s One Day International Sunday 19 July

England v Pakistan Men’s Test Match Thursday 27 – Monday 31 August 

The ballot link will be live on this page on Monday 12 January at 10:00 GMT. 

To enter the 2026 Restaurant Ballot please log into your MCC Member account and select the reservation in which you would like to attend.

The ballot is open to all MCC Members, however Pelham’s is only available to Full Members and their guests for whom they have purchased Rover or reserved tickets. Associate and Senior Members may book, with guests, only for the days on which they are entitled to purchase Rover or reserved tickets.

To view further information on the dining packages available, please click on the relevant restaurant pages below.

Please note, the 2026 restaurant ballot will be taking place once the closing date has passed. No payments will be taken on completion of your application. Should your application be successful, full payment for the successful booking(s) will be taken and confirmation sent via email.

All confirmation emails should be received by 17.00 on Friday 27 February 2026

If you are unsuccessful in gaining a restaurant reservation, you will be automatically added to our waiting list and no payment will be taken.

Once the ballot has taken place, any remaining reservations will be made available to general public to book from 10:00 on Wednesday 18 March 2026 via the Lord’s website.

Further information regarding restaurant reservations for T20 Blast, The Hundred Final, County Match and Other Matches will be available in February 2026 via this webpage.