Happy Birthday

My actual birthday started out with a 10:15 breakfast at The Wolseley, I was so excited to take the mister there for breakfast.  We sat, we ordered and then it happened, the food arrived and it wasn't perfect (sad face here).  My blueberry pancakes were beautiful, tasted good, but arrived room temperature and not warm like they should have been.  The mister's scrambled eggs were absolutely gross...runny, cold, and definitely not fresh, most definitely instant (barf!) When asked how his TINY fruit salad tasted, he replied "like ass"...  Total bummer.  The side of bacon was tasty thank goodness and so was my flat white.  It was my birthday so we didn't complain like we should have (insert regret here)... however, after a few days I just couldn't accept the food quality and emailed them, I'm still waiting on a response and will keep you posted on what they say.   Next up, was the Crazy Coffin collection that I've already posted about a few days ago.  After the coffins, we strolled through Covent Garden and then believe it or not I had scheduled a "birthday nap", a two hour snooze on the couch was perfect!!

After the snooze, we prepped for Part II.... off to Sartori in Soho for pizza (Yum!)  It was the first time I had been there and the pizza was so good.  I had the bufalina (it was huge) and a rocket salad... the mister a bowl of pasta and grilled vegetables.  We were very pleased with everything and would totally go back.  They even surprised me with a birthday tiramisu and it was delicious!  We wanted to eat it all, but had to stop ourselves.
The service here is pretty good, especially for London.  I recommend reservations and to make sure you note on them that you want to be on the main floor and not in the basement area.  The basement area is very drab and not a place to want to eat a meal.

Sartori Bufalina pizza... not a great picture, but oh so tasty!

Tasty Tiramisu at Sartori

After Sartori, we strolled over to Chinatown where we were looking for a "special door".  We found it and entered the Experimental Cocktail Club, we checked our coats and were seated at a very tight little table on the first floor.  It was a small cozy place that felt perfect for a special birthday/date night.  The mister ordered a cocktail called The Stockholm Syndrome £11 and I ordered The Classic Rip-off £12.  My tiny cocktail was delicious and pretty strong.  The mister really liked his cocktail, but when I tasted it I thought it tasted like a lamb kebab (seriously! ha!)  The 2nd floor of the cocktail bar is pretty cool too.  The only thing that isn't cool about this place is the doorman outside who thinks he's too cool for school, but I guess that's just suppose to be another bit of the allure of this place...who knows...  I highly recommend reservations at this place to avoid any conflict with the silly doorman. 

I had planned on visiting one more fancy bar on my birthday, but was pooped and called it a night...

Sunday, we woke up and had lunch at Tom's Kitchen with a great friend and his wife who were in town for a few days.  Not only was lunch absolutely delicious, but catching up with old friends was a perfect end to a great weekend.


I had a fantastic birthday!  I had so much fun with the Mister all weekend long! He was a real trooper to put up with me dragging him around all weekend.

Pictures of lunch at Tom's Kitchen:

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Lunch with great friends

We also ordered the macaroni and cheese with truffle as a starter and it was DELICIOUS!!  I can not wait to go back to Tom's to try the items I saw on tables on the way out!

The Wolseley

Yep, you read correctly, The Wolseley, it's been on my "want to go there" list basically since I was given the keys to our flat.  Today, was the day! I went!  A good friend and I high tailed it over there for breakfast.  I arrived and totally forgot that it's next door to The Ritz (which also reminded me that The Ritz's Afternoon Tea is on my want to go there list).  I walked in and was immediately impressed.  The hostess was super nice and we were sat in the middle and I sat in the chair facing the Ritz, not a shabby view, for 10 am.

I ordered the eggs florentine and my friend ordered 2 poached eggs and toast with tea.

Was it good? Yes, very.  Was it the best I ever had? Probably not, but it was cooked perfectly and I'd go back in a heart beat.  The place screams "I'm fancy" and it does it in a way without feeling too over the top or snobbish.  The floor is GORGEOUS.  All the furnishings and decor was perfect in my opinion.  Felt a bit like old school London and I really liked that.  Service was spot on and so was the price.  I had a single eggs florentine and a flat white for £11 that included tip.  Not bad for a fancy smancy London favorite. 

After spotting the American style blueberry pancakes at the table next to me I'm totally going back ASAP.

There was no Jude Law or Duran Duran sighting, oh well, maybe next time... 

Now for some pictures: (by the way, I was told there is a no photography rule... oops... luckily I was on the way out...with my pictures (smile))