Fashion & food are my favorite combination.
So after an intensive cardio session of power-walking
the floors of Harrods while fittingly batting people out of the way with our green
bagged beauties- we concluded that it was time for the fashion hungry to be fed
& watered.
After a heated debate over whether we should visit our usual
haunt- The fail free Harvey Nics Fifth Floor or live life by the “variety is
the spice...” nature, we decided to meander on over to a place where we had
visited less frequently.
A place where upon entering notes of Wedgwood and soft lily scents
embrace you and automatically transport you to a luxurious state of mind. This
place is of course Il Bar & Ristorante located at The Bulgari Hotel-
Knightsbridge.
Having previously experienced the elegant culinary journey that this
fine establishment takes you on, I was a little more than excited to further
sample the menu ( as I, sadly, had to draw my limit at 2 main courses the last
time that I visited in fear of not ever fitting through the slender door frame
again.)
From the moment you are greeted by a member of the bar
staff, to the Oscar worthy descent that you partake in down the billowing
staircase onto the main dining room floor- Il Ristorante exudes an angle of understated
glamour.
Cocktails delivered on arrival, and firmly planted in our
seats we scoured the menu for a dish that would promise to not only taste
delicious but please our visionary senses too (after a long day of staring at
beautiful things a girl wants what she wants!) Having played dish roulette with
our maitre de, he recommended the Gnocchi con gamberoni di Mazara
delVallo,fagioli coco e gallinacci (and yes it was as beautiful as it sounds!)
Gnocchi layered with juicy jumbo prawns, coco beans and a lacing of chanterelle
mushrooms- a culinary dream.
And just in case you were experiencing any frustrations at
the time of dining- they've got that covered too...
Enjoy pounding the living daylights out of this course!
Il Bar & Il Ristorante at The Bulgari Hotel is the
perfect place for catching up with friends and seeking calm refuge from the aggressive
shoppers nirvana that Knightsbridge becomes on a Sunday afternoon. And if drinks, food and an anger therapy
session with your biscuit weren’t enough- Il Ristorante are left lingering on
your taste buds with this lovely set of cookies for your journey home (unless
you’re similar to myself which will guarantee that they only last for the first
five minutes of your journey).
