Dinner with my Favourite Ladies Chez The Montagu @ The Hyatt Regency

This week has certainly been all about wonderful food. Last night I enjoyed dinner at The Montagu restaurant at the Hyatt Regency on Portman Square. What a lovely evening! Fabulous food, fabulous company and a luxurious interior. What more can one ask for when going out with friends.

What really caught my attention was the vast space. The Montague is set in a huge room with high ceilings. In fact the most memorable features are the floor to ceiling windows, the trio of grand chandeliers and the marble columns. The design of the space owes much to the architectural play on scale and proportion – which really does deliver a feeling of grandness. However, normally in such a vast space, you don’t get the same sense of warmth or buzz that you find in smaller venues. But this wasn’t the case at The Montagu. Whilst the space is subtly divided into an area for food, a lounge area and also a bar area, the space still feels warm and inviting. In my opinion the reason this design is so successful in creating such warmth is down to the open kitchen. This is certainly the focal point of the restaurant and I think it really works to make the place less stuffy and more relaxed.  

Alain Ducasse @ The Dorchester

My husband recently set the bar very high in terms of birthday surprises ....so I had my work cut out in terms of finding the perfect birthday gift for him. Inspiration came in the form of 3 Michelin stars at Alain Ducasse @ The Dorchester. Incredible food and an environment so calm and relaxing. The interior of the restaurant was designed by Patrick Jouin and can be described as elegant and sophisticated. A mix of lacquer covered walls with silk studded buttons and neutral leather upholstered seating, are brought together by soft accents of green - creating harmony with the outdoor greenery of Hyde Park. The private dining area - known as "Table Lumiere" provides a real focus in the room......sparkling, illuminated floor length threads of fibre optics - 4500 to be precise. Guests dining at the Table Lumiere are awarded privacy behind the shimmering fibre optic threads whilst still being able to enjoy the atmosphere of the main restaurant.

Afternoon Tea @ Browns .....

Tucked away in Mayfair is the sophisticated Browns Hotel. I was recently treated to afternoon tea here, courtesy of my amazing husband..and what an afternoon tea it was!...I cannot think of a better place to go on a Saturday afternoon in London with one's husband. Seriously confortable sofas, original wood panelling, a Jacobean plastered ceiling (I want this in my home!)....mixed with Paul Smith lighting and eclectic artwork....a feast for the eyes and that's not just the delectable pastries. Hmmm...I'm definitely planning my next visit......

A Fabulous Hotel

Hello!
I have decided to start capturing everything beautiful, inspirational and sometimes crazy that I come across, on this blog.

I had the pleasure of staying at The Langham in London recently. I love this hotel. The fact that David Collins is behind most of the interior wonderment, probably has a lot to do with it!....I simply had to share the amazingness that is Artesian Bar - apparently named after the 360ft deep artesian well under the hotel. Such a glamourous and yet soothing colour scheme brought together by the Chinese style bar and oversized lanterns. The afternoon tea is good too........so are the cocktails.......no excuses needed to visit!