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The reason for serving unsalted butter is the same as serving mineral water without lime/lemon as we do not want to taint your palate before your meal. commonsense surely?

Amen! ← I'm not sur about " Liking the idea of removing the saltshakers before dessert" To still have them on the table when dessert is served is practically a sackable offence where i come from - you should never have more than is strictly necessary on the trable at any given point, its just slack otherwise.

The menu looks great though, trying to work out when i can make it to padstow!

i agree about the gambas, i thought they were very disappointing however the pimientos were delicious if a little mild, The prawn tortilla was absolutely divine though, the best i've had by a long shot, the patatas bravas were also good and the cheese was delicious, choice of three with quince jelly. They also have to be forerunners for best coffee in town.

me too!

I had a dish similar to this at the River Cafe last year, with an orange hollandaise and a sort of crepe underneath, Sounds hideous but aws delicious mmmmm

Unless you are prepared to hold back tables or be more flexible with your reservation systems i don't think theres anyway of stopping it though.

"And he slammed celebrity chefs who put their names to expensive restaurants but never cook there" ummmmmmmmmmm...................

children, children...

Good point - afternoon tea! And what's cream tea? Tea focused on puddings? ← A 'cream tea', is small, delicate sandwiches with crusts removed, a pot of tea to drink and scones with jam and thick clotted cream. In a more leisurely age it was intended to fill the long gap between lunch and dinner and was served at about 4pm in the afternoon. It's a very pleasant thing to do now and again. Cream teas are very popular for holidaymakers in Devon and Cornwall, and a number of the larger London hotels such as the Ritz do an upmarket version. The Waldorf hotel on Aldwych combines their afternoon tea with dancing. Edited to say that cream tea is more likely to be just the scones/jam and cream with a pot of tea......afternoon tea includes the sandwiches and is therefore slightly more substantial. ← If you are after afternoon tea, skip the savoy and head to claridges/Berkeley/dorchester/Ritz

Its the big ferris wheel on the thames that takes about 45 mins to do a full circuit and you can (on a good day) see all of london - google the british airways london eye for more info - really is unbeatable though

Yeah the eye is great - again you want to try and pre book though or you could spend most of your three days queueing...

Yup - thats the ticket, was also in the simpsons send up Ned Flanders as a torso baring Brando wannabe - fantastic!

Is 3 Proof?

BTWyou do know equus is pretty much about beastiality? Why not try Spamalot instead?

Great Fish and Chips at Le Caprice ( near the Ritz) andScotts (in mayfair on Mount Street) Both pretty Glitzy and celeb packed if your sun is into that kind of thing, absolutely delicious - Fish n Chips about $30. Otherwise The Fryers Delight is an old traditional chippy on The Theobalds Rd (near Holborn tube station) - Takeaway and eat out of the bag or eat in the small cafe at the back there it would be more like $10 each, again deliciuos but about as unglitzy as it gets. The icebar is great fun- try to book early or go at the beginning of a day and reserve for a later session as there is always a queue, $25 for adult entry !/2 that for a child if they are having non alcoholic drink, Enjoy!

"red hots.. get your red hots"

Barrafina in soho might be better than fino - same owners but an actual tapas bar more than a restaurant, i would definitely do Yauatcha - you could have a cocktail and cake upstairs in the teahouse mmmm! Also Scotts for a glass of champagne and some oysters, Atelier is also definitely worth a visit and you could go to the intercontinental hotel to Theo Randalls restaurant for a drink in the restaurant and some antipasti

Oh yeah $30 is definitely the average in a hotel bar otherwise not much under $20 anywhere worth visiting- I too would recommend skipping the American Bar aswell, definitely nothing special. As far as hotel bars go Claridges and the Dorchester are definitely worth a visit as is The Player on Broadwick Street in Soho - very laid back media ish crowd (30 something bracket) The Lab Bar on Old Compton Street (also in soho) is another one well wortha shot. Trailer Happiness has an amazing rum collection and the staff are very knowledgable about their craft and along the same lines The Match bar (there are several locations) is another great place to go - Owned by Jonathan Downey the brains behind Milk and Honey. Hakkasan is great, subteranean michelin starred chinese restauarnt with a great cocktail list but pretty similar too ROKA and Zuma so no need to do all three. The Blue Bar at The Berkeley is tiny but has delicious cocktails, and the Bar at The Connaught is probably more like what you remeber the bar at the savoy to be so head there instead. Happy Drinking!

Is 3 The Last Supper?

He sounds like a wise guy...

Sounds kie these people who spend so much time writing on internet sites have far too much time on their hands

what qualifies as a fake review - i mean i can understand trying to stop restaurant owners weighting the reviews in their favour but surely the only fake "punter" reviews would be those with gripes against a particular restauarant and would verge on the libellous and would not be able tobe printed anyway?

Furry apples? Sounds vile! ← Pink Fir apples are a Speciality/ Salad heirloom Potato variety.This variety is excellent for: Boiling and Salad Use

I don't blame you for wanting to add these, Johnny. If they *were* our cultural iconic foods, we'd probably have a much better reputation in the world-wide scheme of "gastronomy". Let's just keep them quiet, though, hmmm? The price and availability of Maine Lobster is already difficult enough to deal with. I'm just happy you didn't choose milt. Though it *would* be rather amusing as cultural iconography. What, you didn't know it's already available? It's. . .(oh nevermind, I don't have time right now to tell you all about it. . .) ( ) Wow. . .the second vote for "prescription" cuisine. And I have to say the idea never crossed my mind. Interesting. . . Here's my 1950-2000 list: Hamburgers Hot Dogs Coke Corn on the Cob Cotton Candy *or* S'Mores (Do they make cotton candy in other places? Does anyone *outside* the US know about s'mores and how they fit into our culture? I don't know. . .I was going to use french fries for the fifth answer but then thought of their prevalence (under different names) in some other countries. . .) ← Yes to cotton candy in the uk, and pretty much everywhere in europe, also had an amazing north african dessert which is essentially the same thing - can't remember its name though but it was amazing - will get back to you on that one as for "smores" ????? ← "Pashmak" it is a Persian sweet made with sesame oil and sugar, much more delicate than regular candy floss.