Last week I took my dad for a treat of a meal to celebrate a new promotion. Seeing as my dad now lives in Cambodia and is forever moaning saying that there aren’t enough nice restaurants in the area, I knew he’d be wowed by my choice of restaurant – Christopher's in Covent Garden.
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| our feast! |
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| Christopher's Covert Garden |
He’d mentioned before that they have a fabulous bar downstairs, serving the best martinis, although he had never eaten there, and he was right. Accidentally arriving 25 minutes before our booking, I had no other choice than to prop up the bar and order myself a martini.
My choice? The Earl Grey Mar-tea-ni. Get it? A tasty blend of Earl Grey infused gin, Earl Grey tea syrup, fresh lemon juice and orange bitters.
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| Earl Grey Mar-tea-ni and a classic Martini |
When my dad arrived we ordered some particularly strong dirty martinis and headed upstairs to the restaurant. To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I was impressed by the place!!! Elegant and classic, this was a lovely setting to celebrate.
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| tuck in! |
We skipped the starters (filled up on the bread they were passing around instead) and went straight in with the mains. For me, I was indulgent and went for lobster thermidore, my dad opted for the steak. Both dishes were amazing. Washed down with the Spanish rose.
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| my lobster meal |
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| enjoying my rose! |
We accompanied this with the two biggest portions of parmesan truffle fries and sweet potato fries. Unlike other high end eats, the portions sizes were decent and the place didn’t have a pretentious air at all.
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| the hugest portion of fries! |
Not having quite enough room for dessert, I finished off with an Irish mist matini, an amazing combination of Jamesons, baileys, frangelico and espresso. It was a sweet sensation on my taste buds! I was also pretty temped by the nutella martini, a tempting blend of vodka, creme de cacao, cream, nutella and shaved chocolate!!!
Me and my dad are known for getting too comfortable in restaurants and bars and have a habit of staying longer that the usual patron, so it’ll come as no surprise that we ended up staying at Christopher's for 3 and half hours, working our way through the cocktail list. The staff and service was impeccable too, there to accommodate you but not rush your evening.
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| more cocktails you say? Why not! |
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| my outfit for the dinner |
I won’t lie, this place is pricey! However, for a special occasion it didn’t disappoint and was well worth it. I had such a brilliant evening and my dad was right, the cocktails are to die for.If you're open to having a fixed menu, they do a pre or post theater set menu that starts from £16 so a great way to try the delicious food with a bit more of a tasty price tag!
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