Oxo Tower Brasserie

I went to the Brasserie on Saturday with my sister and 7 friends for her 40th birthday. We picked the right place, it was fantiastic!. As there was 9 of us we had a set menu ( I was annoyed when I was informed about this a few weeks before) but we had a good selection of dishes to choose from. The food arrived hot and just at the right time, no waiting around and our wine glasses were topped up when needed. The staff were friendly and very professional. The food was delicious, desserts were amazing. Most of us ordered the eton mess with shortbread...heaven ! The Brasserie is definitely a place to go for a celebration or a treat. I will definitely be going back.
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s o connell
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Excellent place!

Food was better than average though I did not care that much about food.

Service was extremely efficicent and highly professional, amicable people and friendly atmosphere.

Price are moderate, I would say quite low for such a place.

The most hospitable, professional and memorable restaurant.
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Kirill Saburov
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Food 6 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Friday, May 01, 2009

I took my wife and kids to the Oxo Brasserie yesterday 21st April (Wife’s Birthday) i had high expectations of the service, well i was almost right. We got their 10min early and decided to have some drinks outside before dinner.... we were shown to our table, 5 minute 10 minutes went by, and i have to ask one the staff members for a menu.......then minutes later i have to grab a staff member to give my order.

Well we did not get our drinks….i have to re-order them at my dining table, a 30 minutes later. (Not good)

Meal - we decided to go right to the mains, we ordered rabbit - sword fish - lamb and an Veg dish, well we all had good portions and we all loved our meals, my 11 year old loved her sword fish so much she finished it all. My 15 year old thought the lamb was nicely done, tender, full of flavor... (Loves food!)

Over all i would say; great place to eat, see the view's between 19.00 and 20.00 (sunset). Right the question of the bill, I was okay with it, due to the mix-up of the drinks it was taken off my bill…. So not bad….
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Rajesh Khatri
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Food 9 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Good, not great.

We ate at the Oxo Brasserie on Easter Sunday. We arrived early and we immediately seated.

We decided to skip the starter and ordered mains. Slow cooked loin of lamb and whole masala chicken. The lamb was lovely, however the whole chicken was the smallest chicken I've ever seen - short on meat and big on bones.

Overall the service was efficient, if a little cold.

All in all - I would say that the meal was good, but not great. I wouldn't recomment Oxo - the location is the key attraction, but if you aren't seated by the window it is wasted.

At £60 per head for main & dessert it's overpriced.
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Rachel Roberts
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Food 4 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Quite nice food but definitely not a place to go to have a good time. As we were celebrating my daughter's 18th and her boyfriend's 21st I booked weeks ago on their web site and was told we could have a window seat. On arrival we were told would have to sit elsewhere (no explanation when I queried it) and we could not take 2 balloons in. The staff were snooty and off-hand - though not rude - and we were never asked whether everything was alright. We took one photo with a mobile phone whereupon a waiter immediately came along and told us this was not allowed. However he offered to take a picture with the restaurant camera before we left but never did. It took ages to get our bill and I doubt any of us will ever go back again.
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Disappointed - View all reviews by this user
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Food 6 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Friday, March 13, 2009

Celebrated my birthday here last night,and it was a lovely experience. A warm welcome by the hostess on arrival, who was aware it was my birthday,so she offered us a great window table, and told us to relax and take our time as there would be no 2hr turn-around.

The food was fantastic and beautifully presented, the service was faultless, the live 'Gipsy Kings' style music pleasant and not obtrusive; a great buzzy ambience which I wasn't expecting on a Tuesday evening.

The waiter brought me a celebration dessert and then took our photo, which he gave to us at the end of the meal, as a token fridge magnet. Nice touch.

Expensive yes, but a good place for a special occasion.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I Luuuuv this place! I am in the extra good books with my boss at the moment for organising the best office party to date! Hurrah!

Food was wicked, views fab and the brasserie even emailed me before the booking to ask if I wanted to put a message inside a little complimentary chocolate box! Of course I took them up on the offer and a collegue and me put our bosses face onto a santa - thankfully he saw the funny side and loved them! His face was priceless!

Merry Christmas everyone!
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Andy Britton - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Overall it was pretty average. The food was OK but the service was poor other than the wine waiter who was excellent). We wre constnalty being rushed, the straers arrived just a few minutes after ordering them (so obviuosly not cooked to order) and they were at best warm. The waiter looked like he simply wanted to be osmewhere else as quickly as possible. One of those places that relies more on the location of the restaurant than the food and service itself
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Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Monday, December 15, 2008

We visited the Brasserie for the first time as a special birthday treat, and treat it certainly was.

When we arrived the bar was lively and buzzing but not so much that the singer and music couldn't be heard. The staff, who, to be fair, were expecting us, were nevertheless very attentive and nothing was too much trouble. It took some time to make our choices from a very interesting menu. Food was either hot or cold by design rather than by default as in some eateries and each course was well presented and delicious. Wine was not left on our table, but poured for us and we were not left with empty glasses as our smiling waitress was aware of progress on all her tables.

The views from the Brasserie are, of course, some of the best London has to offer and make this place a must to visit.
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S&D
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Friday, September 05, 2008

My husband & I dined here for our anniversary last night & we just had the most wonderful time. The weather forecast not having been great, we never imagined we would be blessed with blue skies & be able to enjoy dinner outside. However, the sun shone & we were led by a friendly face to a lovely corner of the terrace where we watched the sun set, as we sipped watermelon martinis. We went on to share some tasty starters (we wanted them all) but settled on Spanish style octopus & juicy Thai pork patties. Then my husband had one of the best steaks he thinks he's ever tasted (Scottish) & I had some succulent Thai style scallops - mouthwatering! Our wine was matched perfectly by our attentive waiter & the whole evening was made by her picking up on it being our anniversary & bringing us a special dessert with a congratulations message writtin in chocolate! I'm taking my sister next week for her birthday - as I know she'll just love it as much as we did!
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Bianca Green
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, August 17, 2008