Circus, London

There is a place.

Through a derelict door located on Covent Garden’s Endell St, enter a relm of abstract wonderment. A world where delicious food is combined with off the cuff theatrics and an ambience to resemble the finest performance art establishments across London City.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the one and only Circus Restaurant. An evening that promises to deliver a phenomenal entertainment score while being accompanied by delicious pan-asian rounds of food.

After hearing a plethora of mixed reviews bout the Circus London, I decided it was time to throw caution to the wind and go and try it out for myself. I’d walked past this unassuming door a billion times, but had never really taken note of the extremely worn doorway. Upon knocking vigorously at the unassuming door, we were finally welcomed in to the restaurant to commence a night of theatrics.

Admittedly¸I was initially slightly disappointed at the size of the establishment. The name Circus plays on an individuals senses, and unravels a string of expectations of an opulently large size. However, the circus restaurant  seemed to fall short of these dreams- however contributing to the slightly more inimate atmosphere that was apparent. We were handed our menus by our enthusiastic maitre d' over a cheeky glass of Laurent Perrier, and were left to scout the menu when the air changed. 

All of a sudden, the lights dimmed, the music began and the shutters were drawn on the exposed kitchen and the circus act 1 began. 

A lady clad in head to southern regions in lycra, tested the flexibility of her body in front of an audience! This ladies flexibility was definintely commendable- she kept me on edge through the performance and left me wanting more when she left!

For course 1; Beef & Foie Gras Gyoza 

Seared peppered Tuna & Pancetta sashimi 

The Vegetable sushi selection

 and Wild Mushroom Spring Rolls for my excellent company for the evening.

The food arrived thick and fast and was followed by a fantastic performance by a lady with an enviable head of hair- along with a cheeky additional glass of LP.

The 4 starter dishes between 2 of us, definitely did fill us up and I was genuinely surprised by the quality of the food. The dishes were flavoursome and really adaptable to new age flavour                  combinations, which was extremely exciting to me!

 Do definitely visit the Circus Restaurant  on Endell Street- a night at the circus is definitely one to look out for in London when residing in west London.