. . . and what an eye opener it was. It's fun people watching during the day, but in the evening the outfits and behaviours are even more outrageous. There were six in our party: me, RM, my follower, two glamorous god-daughters and their friend who provided much needed male support to RM who had been surrounded all weekend by four females.
The Dog and Duck - Frith Street W - provided pre-dinner drinks. Its a small, narrow pub and as it was a warm evening, we stood outside. Our bottle of Sauvignon was well chilled but at £9.50 we weren't expecting much. However, it surprised us all, so much so, that we had to have another just to check it really was less than a tenner and yes it was.
In view of our numbers, we'd booked ahead at Bistro1 as we thought its extensive Mediterranean menu would suit us all. (http://www.bistro1.co.uk). In addition, prices were reasonable with two courses for £9.90 or for an extra pound, you could have three. I was able to book on-line which I love as by the time you've performed the final click, there's an e-mail in your in-box and a text on your mobile. I was greeted by name on arrival, but as our table was not quite ready, I expertly managed to negotiate a complementary liqueur and coffee for us all which at £3.50 and £2.60 respectively, was a generous offer considering we only had to wait between 5 and 10 minutes (depending on whose watch you were looking at). We all had completely different meals (for me smoked salmon and avocado to start and penne chicken arabiatta. Sauvignon Blanc was £12.50 and our total bill for six came to a very reasonable £115 (I'll let those of you who are good at maths to work out how many bottles we had!). There was only downside: it was very busy and noisy which made chatting a bit difficult.
At this point the 'oldies' decided to call it a night and left the 'youngsters' to continue.
The following day I received an e-mail asking me to complete a short customer survey so they're obviously trying hard to get things right. Would I go again? Definitely, as it's an ideal choice for leaving lunches, birthdays etc.
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