Barge House Street
SE1 9PH
Tel: 020 7803 3888
The Victims: Toby, Xiaohua, Marc, Alex, and a very ill me
Date of Last Visit: February 7
I was very tired, and I was not very merry. I was probably also running a temperature. But Xiaohua was in town and Toby had made us dinner reservations at the Oxo Tower Brasserie, and I’ve always wanted to go so I did.
The views are spectacular, so if you’re looking for a place to take visiting dignitaries or, well, mom and dad, this is a great choice. Our service was a bit spacey; the appetizers came before the bread, the wine didn’t show up until the bread showed up, and the water took forever to appear. It was cheerfully spacey service though, I will give them credit for that.
I got the fried tofu as a starter and it was delicious. I believe it came with eggplant, and you know I’m a sucker for eggplant. The only starter that looked less than impressive was the chicken soup, but hey, Alex should have known that. Who orders chicken soup as a starter?
Things get a bit hazy after this because my cold medicine kicked in. My meal came with kimchee, which cleared my sinuses right up for about 10 minutes. Need to remember that next time I am at death’s door! I believe there was some duck involved–always order duck in a restaurant because you (unless you are spectacular) will never make duck for yourself. I must have been channeling the Chinese person inside of me because Xiaohua and I again shared the same entree.
The lemon sorbet was perfect for my cold, as was the red wine Marc and I split.
The Verdict: Go for the views. Be wary of the prices. All in all, a nice evening. This was a Monday evening, though, so I do worry what happens on the weekeneds–potentially utter chaos!
