The Luxe

Love this place… Atmosphere is really good. Only thing I would suggest is the menu is a little tired. Go almost every weekend and seems to be lots of the less interesting dishes that never change. Have some great specials which I tend to go for. Would however still recommend. Think perhaps the problem is I go too much.

Perfect for a lazy brunch/lunch Saturday or Sunday.

Visit last week after work drinks. Had to wait 15 minutes before getting a table. It was a busy night and we didn't have a booking.

The service was good, our waiter was polite and helpful. The food was good.
My partner ordered the crab salad and although it was on the smaller side of things, she said it was very tasty. I had the venison terrine special. yummy, well seasoned and the ingredients were obviously great quality.

Our mains were just as good. I had the rib steak. I asked for it MR and it came MR- rarely happens in london. Good Bearnaise. She ordered the cod with spiced lentils and I had a taste, just as good.

The wine list has some great options. Good focus on new world wines. Only let down is most of the good wines aren't available by the glass.

The Luxe is good value for money. All starters around 7 pounds and mains around 15.

Had a drink at the bar downstairs afterwards.

This restaurant is situated upstairs in this lovely building. Six of us sat comfortably at one of the booth tables & was not disappointed, the open kitchen is fun to watch & really friendly staff add to the great atmosphere here. Knowing the restaurant & visiting in the week, we were worried that during our weekend visit it would lack atmosphere and numbers, but we needn't have worrried, all six of us had a great time. The food was presented well & timely & you could taste the quality of each dish. My only nag would be that the specials were not presented anywhere with their price, only described by our waitress, needless to say that four of our party ordered the individual beef wellingtons & these ended up on the bill as being the priciest items on the menu!
After dinner we were told that the DJ was in the basement so we took the glass elevator down to find a great little space where we danced the night away until midnight. The bouncers did become a bit over the top at 12pm where you literally had to leave your drink & the building in double quick time. It's just a shame it couldn't have lasted longer, a great night was had by all & I would thoroughly recommend it to anybody. A lovely restaurant with a relaxed, chilled out vibe.

What a shame!

Visited the upstairs restaurant and will not be coming back due to bad attiude of the manageress, who was far more concerned with the compliiments from her friends then resolving a customer complaint.

All started well with delicious bread, then we were refused tap water, they don't do it, but have filter water for 50p. This is the attitude of the place in a nutshell!

Next we had scallops and squid with mache and a bit of chilli and it was fantastic, perfectly cooked and the dressing lifted the dish superbly.

To follow we had ordered from the two share menu

“Roast Chicken with Lavender and Five Spice” for £28 pounds, when it arrived it was half a small chicken with boil in the bag rice. So £56 pounds for a whole chicken!

Certainly not what I was expecting and I dont thing anyone would consider that a share dish, a quater of a chicken each? What's to share?

There are better places to go around here that value customers and often service and food together!