We had our Christmas party this year at Chez Gerard Victoria. As you enter from the rather grotty surroundings of Victoria station the first thing that strikes you is the glorious architecture of the restaurant. Columns soar towards the pristine Victorian ceiling, accentuating the scale of the vast space. When we arrived the restaurant was abuzz with the lively chatter of office workers young and old having a drink and natter before heading home. We enjoyed pre-dinner drinks at the long bar, basking in the hotel-chic atmosphere of the lounge area.

Food is always a worry at these events, too often kitchens rush and push out sub-standard dishes that the head chef would be ashamed to serve at home. Thankfully this was not the case at Chez Gerard, the food was excellent, as was the service. Accompanying the food we enjoyed some lovely Pinot Grigio and Shiraz. The only slight disappointment was the Cheese plate which has already been noted by the SquareMeal reviewer so it's probably not worth re-hashing, my only advice being to choose the Creme Brulee.

Overall we felt that the value was very reasonable, the service attentive and well timed and would be happy to return again.