Its famous customers have included Charles Dickens, Charlie Chaplin, Edward VII, David Bowie, Harrison Ford, Liza Minnelli and Madonna.
The former king Edward VII is also said to have used the restaurant for rendezvous with his mistresses.
Rules also has rooms named after poet John Betjeman, who campaigned against plans to redevelop Maiden Lane, and novelist Graham Greene, who celebrated birthdays there and featured the establishment in his novel The End Of The Affair.
The National Trust described the restaurant as a “rare example of living heritage”, with its historic structure and original use as a restaurant preserved through more than two centuries of continued operation.
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