Nicely tucked behind the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly Circus is lively restaurant The Club Bar & Dining, on Warwick Street.
The street level is a shared space between the restaurant at the front and a buzzy bar at the back. Antique candle arbores and exposed bricks give the place a classic and rustic feel. The three huge mirrors are also cleverly used as specials boards. The lower level hosts the ultra sexy bar - picture comfy leather sofas just perfect for cuddling up to a date, and space to work off your delicious meal with some dance moves should the mood take you!
The restaurant serves modern British dishes with some very interesting options and a Eur
opean twist. You can actually order a whole suckling pig or lamb, which was an option we didn't take advantage of, but I'm sure it would be great for a special occasion! There are plenty of scummy options on the menu - I found that the ingredients used in many of the dishes were good old faithful’s but presented in a fresh and interesting way. For example my starter was Buffalo Mozzarella, Broad Beans and Valencia almonds with a zesty tomato vinaigrette. It was a really great and different way of serving Mozzarella and the
flavours really worked. It went down excellently with the fresh, warm Rosemary foccacia.
The main was duck breast with roasted onion and fig balsamic dressing. The flavours worked well with the duck and the creamy mashed potato was amazing. Better even, than mum used to make, (sorry mum!) Then to my favourite part of the meal…dessert. I went for baked Lemon Cheesecake with poached Mango. It was very creamy and light with the right amount of lemon. The wine list is also very extensive and the champagne cocktails were delicious…the peach and almond cocktail was so yummy I had to have two!
The service was absolutely brilliant; there was always someone on hand to look after us and the team were very friendly. Not too dangerous on the wallet, it's good food and reasonably priced.
The restaurant had a real mix of people, so it would definitely be a really relaxed place to come after work or to celebrate a special occasion. The music is funky too - almost as funky as the crowd!
- Koulla Joannou
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