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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May heads for Brussels on Monday to hold talks over dinner with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker after experiencing setbacks in the last round of Brexit discussions.

May had previously hoped that Britain could formally launch negotiations on future trade ties with the European Union this week until a deadlock experienced last week dashed 

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said at an EU meeting in Luxembourg: "We made a very good offer ... Let's get these negotiations going and stop letting the grass grow under our feet."

But EU leaders say May has been too vague in her offer of a financial settlement -- something many diplomats believe is due to a fear that to agree even a very rough a figure would spark a backlash from hardline Brexit supporters such as Johnson.

On Friday, May's spokeswoman said there would be "more to say" on Britain's financial offer at the summit on Thursday.

The dinner will involve only May, Juncker, Davis, Barnier and one other official from either side. After a similar meeting at 10 Downing Street in late April, leaked accounts of Juncker's "shock" at what he said were unrealistic British expectations irritated May.