Wine Wharf

Separating the Grill & Restaurant (see separate reviews), Skylon’s stylish central bar is the best place to get a taste of the whole venue’s vibrant atmosphere & modish 1950s design if you haven’t visited before. It’s always busy, so book a table if you’re planning to linger, cocktail in hand, as the sun sets over the Thames. Inventive ‘bartender’s choice’ cocktails such as the aromatic steam (Bombay Sapphire gin, fresh pomegranate, vanilla-infused martini rossato & peach bitters served in a kitsch glass teacup) look as good as they taste, while seasonal, classic & dessert mixes (Jaffa martini, anyone?) complete the selection. Sophisticated & ‘dangerously good’ nibbles, such as carpaccio of 28-day aged beef & seared tuna tataki, are delivered in dinky portions – so order a selection to share, & wallow in the ‘metropolitan buzz’ of it all.