Edcase

It's my mum's 60th birthday and retirement next month, so naturally I'm planning something special.

Part of it will be a nice dinner in London, and although it's probably not somewhere I would choose myself, I thought a window seat at the top of the oxo Tower at dusk would be pretty special. every time she has visited London she has always commented on how beautiful the building is, and how lovely it must be to eat there.

I must say I haven't heard particularly good things about the food, but it will be as much for the experience as the food. also, to be fair my mum doesn't exactly get out much, so I imagine the food will be pretty impressive to her anyway

if anybody has any feedback it would be greatly appreciated.

Also a rough idea of cost per head?

thanks

Ed

JTaylor

Give her my regards.

ScoobywagonGl

You may be able to get some more info from one of the links on this page

http://www.harveynichols.com/output/Page128.asp

Chip

Or here:

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2252.htm

Chip

sbk1972

Used to work in the city, eaten there a couple of times. Very nice, very expensive. Like all girls, its more the occasion, the dressing up, the whole going out somewhere nice, expensive, more than the food.

She will love it.

SBK

Jonathan Davies

There's a really quite posh restaurant bit (jacket required) and a more casual bistro or something (edit - that's the brasserie). It's quite nice and there's a definite sense of occasion.

This info is a few years old mind you.

You might think about Tower 42 - champagne bar at the very top or a Gary Rhodes restaurant on the 24th. Good views, although not the river view from Oxo... I think all the tables can see out though from one side at least as well, not sure about Oxo on the front.

Edcase

Cheers for the feedback, going to risk an al fresco table

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Caveat - not been to OXO for a few years as no longer in London.

Been to both OXO & Twr42 & would have to say that I prefer OXO. Found Twr42 a bit "too" sterile/lacking character other than the view. OXO is more bustling/exciting and I think that the ambience/view is better with the Thames in the foreground & St Pauls etc. I think being more or less on the same level as opposed to above makes it. Recommend the al-fresco, just got to hope its a warm night!

Enjoy

Spoon

Seriously surprised with the lack of replies as I'd have thought 98% of SN members would have been taken up the Oxo Tower.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

ROFL

The nearest I get to taking my wife up the Oxo Tower was when I did

ChefDude

the brasserie is really nice without being too up itself.

3 courses and a nice bottle of wine usually set us back about £130

(for 2 people)

[edit: spelling, duh]

speye91

I ate there last year , it was rather hot ,and during a rather heavy rainstorm.Needless to say ended up with gravy instead of red wine

Milamber

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Is that a euphamism??

Spoon