Angelus states that it is ‘far more than a stunning interior and mouth-watering brasserie de luxe, Angelus is one of London’s last secret spots’.
After our visit, we would happily agree and this London Luxury brasserie is one secret that is too good to keep to ourselves.
It’s a very nice, cosy restaurant with a real French feel about it. It is very tastefully decorated, with French influence and detail. We were offered water and given the menus. The seating around the walls are banquette seats which is always comfortable.
The sommelier said he would bring the wine. He brought a Sauvignon Blanc which was very good, so we stuck with that all evening. He filled our glasses as soon as they emptied (quite a few times!!!)
The waiter offered a very nice selection of breads, with butter. He kept offering this bread basket all the way through the meal until we declined – having had two pieces each!
My partner chose the Ballotine of pheasant, foie gras mousse, spiced prune puree and pistachio and I chose the Marinated Loch Duart salmon, herb crème fraiche and caviar. I advised that I couldn’t eat any dairy and the manager said he would check with the head chef.
For main courses, we ordered Roasted Stone Bass, smoked garlic and lemon mash, confit chicken wings, red wine jus and Millefeuille of wild mushrooms and artichokes, Puy lentils with balsamic vinegar.
Again the manager said he would check with the chef and get back to me on my choices. He did that and advised that the chef would leave the crème fraiche off my starter and that the mushrooms for my main course would not be cooked in cream. Very understanding and much appreciated by me!
My starter was delicious – the salmon was marinated beautifully and was very tasty. The pheasant dish also looked very good. ‘Pink’ pheasant stuffed with pistachios. All the dishes had excellent presentation.
My main course was superb – just right up my street. Vegetarian at its best. The layers of Millefeuille were perfectly light with tasty mushrooms, artichoke on a bed of Puy lentils.
When we arrived, there were two other people in the lounge area. By 8pm the restaurant was almost full – it seats around 32 (with the option to eat in the lounge area also, which is quite dimly lit, but very intimate). We left the restaurant at 9.30 by which time the restaurant was full and buzzing with atmosphere. There was a good mix of people – tables of two, three and a party of ten.
On departure I spoke to the ‘manager/owner’, He was very polite and professional – as were all the staff.
So all in all a very impressive London luxury brasserie, well placed close to Lancaster Gate tube station, situated in a nice neighbourhood street. We will be returning.
The interior is very relaxed and comfortable and it was very tastefully decorated for Christmas. The staff are all very attentive and the food is good – a great evening!
There is a new line of unique fine jewellery you should be aware of, some of the designs are breathtakingly good.
Crows’s Nest is a high end range of unique fine jewellery which celebrates contemporary design and truly inspirational pieces.
The designer behind Crow’s Nest is 24-year-old Daniel-Phillip Belevitch. Belevitch created his debut collections through his vision to celebrate uncompromised quality and impeccable craftsmanship.
With nature being the main inspiration to Crow’s Nest, the range of unique fine jewellery is full of colour and the world’s precious and semi precious stones including white and black diamonds, garnet, blue topaz and also black spinell beads.
Each piece is set in 18kt gold with a vivid pear shaped tsavorite, signature to each Crow’s Nest design.
Daniel founded Crow’s Nest with a desire to fulfil the void in imaginative fine jewellery for both men and women, and thus created his first collections, ‘Dream Feather’, ‘Believe it or Not’, ‘Deluxe Russian Grooves’, ‘Jungle Fever’, ‘Secret Keeper’ and ‘Amulet’.
His ethos is to create striking fine jewellery to satisfy the wildest of imaginations and specialises in bespoke jewellery design, creating pieces beyond limitations.
“My interpretation of the fine art and antiques which filled my home as a child influenced my vision for the jewellery designs that you see in my collections today. I believe the best inspiration comes from the past, embracing the history that has shaped our presence today. My collections are not confined to any mould, I want each piece to be visually breathtaking in design and bring fine jewellery to a new contemporary platform.”
All Crow’s Nest unique fine jewellery is hand-crafted in Austria and sold through private clients.
Fendi have launched their limited edition Giant Deluxe Vanity case, just in time for Christmas. Retailing for - £1,485.00, you can expect to get a Silvia Fendi designed giant Vanity case in ultra shiny black patent leather and an XXL case containing a luxurious 1L bottle of Fan di Fendi Eau de Parfum.
The case has been hand made in luxurious leather and is entirely embossed with the notorious hallmark, double F logo. This black and yellow covetable case houses a maxi mirror and a 1000ml of Fan di Fendi Eau de Parfum.
Available from www.escentual.com
Leading Champagne label Krug and happiness are a familiar partnership. The supreme bubbles are synonomous with good times and celebrations.
Now there is a free London exhibition by Krug, titled ‘Happiness’. The exhibition at 6 Burlington Gardens from December 13th to December 20th.
Krug has asked celebrity patrons of arts and luminaries to ‘create their own version of happiness’ through donating something to the exhibition that embodies happiness to them.
The uniqueness of this free London exhibition is down to each interpretation of happiness. The results of this are sure to lead to an intriguing display!
Contributors include arts patrons David Bailey, Vivienne Westwood, Sienna Miller, Muiccia Prada and many others, with all proceeds from the sales of each exhibit going to support the Royal Academy Schools, raising vital funds for the Royal Academy Schools.
Lady Amanda Harlech is the Co-curator of the Happiness Exhibition along side of Edith Devaney of The Royal Academy. Creative consultant to Chanel and Fendi, Lady Amanda Harlech understands the true meaning of happiness.
Incorporating creativity and passion into her everyday work, she is extending her talent and enthusiasm by partnering with Krug and the Royal Academy for this invigorating presentation.
Lifestyle hotel Andaz Liverpool Street has come up with an original take on the advent calendar, in what could be London’s most exclusive advent calendar.
The hotel’s five different bars and restaurants, private dining areas and gallery spaces add to the unique and personal approach to hospitality as well as its support of the local and international art and design scene.
This is executed superbly with a festive collaboration at Andaz Liverpool Street with designer Eyal Burstein of Beta Tank. In 2010 Beta Tank was awarded Designer of The Future award by Design Miami during the Art Base.
Burstein has created a table inspired by the idea of an advent calendar and for each day of December, a new treat made by the Andaz pastry chef will be revealed from a tea cup or trinket on the table and served to guests with warming drinks.
Burstein scoured flea markets in Brick Lane, Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields as well as local vintage and charity stores to find tea cups, bowls and other trinkets which he has moulded in a large octagonal hand-made resin table, creating one design object that captures the essence of community and sharing.
‘‘Christmas is a special time of year at the Hotel and the advent table captures the essence of the season – generosity, warmth and unity. We wanted to create a welcoming area in our Andaz Lounge (lobby) for guests as well as the local community to gather and share the festive spirit.’’ - Arnaud de Saint Exupéry, Andaz Liverpool Street General Manager.
Throughout December, Andaz will offer the ‘Andaz Advent Afternoon Tea’ including mulled wine and a selection of pastries which will be featured as daily treats on the advent sharing table. Served in the stunning setting of 1901, the afternoon tea is £28 per person and can be booked by contacting .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or +44 (0) 207 618 7000.
