Would you rather go here
or here
for the evening.
WRONNGGG!!!!
In fact, we went to both.
The Gilbert Scott Bar is at the front of the stonkingly impressive Renaissance Hotel, part of the St Pancras Station complex next to Kings Cross
Arrived just before 6.30 and managed to nab a table
on that couch on the right. I ordered a small lager (from a choice of...er...ONE) from the beautiful waitress to keep me going until my other companions arrived, which they did about 20 minutes later and we all ordered cocktails.
Lovely place, but you pay for it.
Drinks for four came to £65
HOW MUCH???
Man Alive, that maraschino cherry in my whisky sour was expensive
This was pre-dinner drinks, before going, on the advice of one of my companions having read a writeup in the Guardian (where else?), to the Roti King
situated round the back of Euston Station
just a few easy steps from Secrets Lapdancing Club
Ummm...OK.
So a 10 minute walk later and the commissionaire greets us
The Maitre D' seats us at a table by the band
and we see the Roti King himself
Making the paper thin Rotis, which, I have to say, were incredibly delicious, light, flaky, mouthwateringly good, especially served with the fiery, gutsy lamb curry.
We also had a cheese & spinach, and an egg roti which were served with the most delicious dhal I have ever had, and I've had a few I can tell you.
The sommelier suggested an accompaniment of cans of tepid Carling bought from the nearby wine emporium
Shot of Lenin walking past the offie
The other diners were not, as would have befitted the decor, a selection of
but I am ashamed to say, mostly a bunch of media types who had clearly read the same review as us.
Who's up for the lapdancing club afterwards?
However, despite the company, it was genuinely one of the best meals we've had for some time. And we were stuffed
The cost? £28 for 4, or about half a Gilbert Scott Cocktail
I shall return, but I might give the warm Carling a miss next time
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