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| Waldorf from outside - Photo from EPR architects |
For my great friend
Han this year I decided to treat her with dinner at the Homage restaurant in
Hilton Waldorf, central London.
I have always loved the idea of having dinner at the
Waldorf. In the TV series, Gossip girl, there is quite a lot of mention of the
Waldorf hotel and it looked like where the rich kids hang out or just
hide. When an offer came through from
Bookatable.com. I could not resist 3 courses dinner with a glass of fizz for 2
for £50.00.
If you live in London and have never taken a walk between
the Strand and the Aldwych, you must! Believe me, me it is one of the greatest
walk. Behind you, there is Trafalgar square, to your left Coven Garden, to the right
the Savoy hotel, then, Somerset House and Waterloo bridge, the big theatres AND
the Hilton Waldorf hotel. This one complete with portiers and their wide warm
smiles.
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| Dining hall - Sorry for the bad quality |
It felt a bit off having to go pass people drinking
get to the Homage Restaurant which, is tucked that the back of this ground
floor. We are welcomed by two Mainland European sounding waiters who sat us immediately into to this beautiful beautiful dining hall.
Despite having informed them from the off that
we were dining at reduced price. We were treated as full price clients which, I
find made a great difference. We were allowed to choose our meals from the carte
rather than having a set menu which has happened in the past when I have used Book a Table reduced offers.
Our waiter was excellent although not completely focused. 2
or 3 times we asked him for extra drinks without ice and he insisted on giving
us the drinks with ice. Though those requests were not very important, it was
still important that he got those right as ice for example is not great for
someone with sensitive teeth.
My camera died on the night, so I can’t remember what I had
for dinner… I think it was beef with broccoli and potatoes, nothing I have not
had before.
Here is picture of my dessert… can’t remember what it was either… I
was too enchanted by the venue to focus on my plate.
I was most impressed by the great ambiance and decors. This
is definitely a place I would visit again. My fellow dinner on other tables
seem to be either theatre goers or people staying in the hotel. They had all
made an effort to dress up for dinner… I liked that. Yes, there are still
people out here making an effort for dinner. The age range when from about 70
down to 30-35yo…
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| Function hall - Photo from Homage's website |
I guess when you have passed 35 you don’t want to see those
noisy kids around you in such place. Beside, a too young person or underdressed
person would really feel out of place here.
After the dinner, my friend and I asked to see function room that was just behind us...as we are into events… oh my gosh what a room… you can clearly see history in
this room and imagine those people in the 1930s-1930s waltzing around this
amazing room.
The Waldorf is full of history and if you want to revisit to
1930-50s that will be the place to start from. I am sure to have seen this room
in black and white films before. The various photos darted in this post do not
give the restaurant or the ballroom credit. The best you can do is actually step
into that building and take it all in yourself… more about the Waldorf is here…
Thank you for reading. Next week we are going to Leicester. See you then!.
