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| Fine dining at the Lady Ottoline |
I had been struggling for months to find the perfect venue for a special, cosy 30th birthday meal with my parents and closest friends. So when I was told about The Lady Ottoline gastropub on the edge of Bloomsbury I was chuffed to say the least.
The Lady Ottoline opened within the last year ago having undergone an extensive refurbishment. It’s located down a quiet street, with a warm bar area downstairs, and two beautiful candlelit dining rooms upstairs. As a party of 10 we had to choose from the set menu, with a selection of four or five choices per course. My pork belly with black pudding croquettes was delicious, and with the majority of the party opting for juicy steaks (with the most incredible and mirror-esque steak knives I had ever seen) we were a very happy bunch.
Service is excellent and smiley, and a surprise birthday cake baked on site by the chef and delivered to our table topped off the evening perfectly.
The Lady Ottoline certainly isn’t the cheapest place to eat or drink, but if you want to go somewhere a bit special, to be charmed and spoiled by the excellent staff, and to relax in what has to be one of the most welcoming and enchanting gastro pubs in London, then I couldn’t recommend it more highly.
Cosy rating: 7/10 - Wonderful candlelit atmosphere and beautiful leather banquettes upstairs, but they'd need to be squidgier for a higher cosy rating...!
Secret rating: 6/10 - it's still relatively new, but is already hugely popular with local office workers, most of whom appear to work for local law firms. Sometimes hard to get a seat downstairs, booking recommended for upstairs.
Best bits: The service is top drawer.
Worst bits: A little on the pricey side.
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