Sketch Gallery review by Donald
It is very easy to go off on a vitriol about a bad dining experience due to your inept view on what makes a good restaurant, a GOOD restaurant. But, fortunately enough I know what makes a good restaurant.
I dined at The Gallery for the first time last week with a few work colleagues. I must admit that I was pretty apprehensive about dining at a restaurant once dubbed 'The Most Expensive Restaurant in Europe'! I wouldn't mind if this was on the company card, but unfortunately not! So in my trepidation I trugged along with my wallet quivering in my back pocket. Upon arrival we realised that we had half an hour to spare before the meal, but thankfully there are a couple of bars to enjoy some pre-dinner drinks!! Boy what a quirky place! The bar is shaped like an igloo, it's so quirky and not at all pretentious as the last poster remarked. The restaurant itself is absolutely fun, I must admit you're a little overwhelmed at first since there is so much going on at once. But once you sit back and just enjoy what it's all about, it's an absolute treat! The service was attentive yet laid back, I felt that the staff really knew when and when not to fuss, I actually felt like I was in Roger Vadim's Barbarella, so fantastic, so unaffected by the world outside, but unostentatious in a fabulously cryptic way. You may think I'm going overboard, but I just found my entire experience to be a refreshing change from the humdrum, charactless trite that is the London Restaurant scene.
The food held it's own when you compare it to the backdrop, for starters I tempted myself with the Fois Gras, which was so moorish I was tempted to order another plate, but I held back by munching on some delicious bread. The Venison as a main course was sublime, the texture of the poached pear in red wine against the roasted fillet was to die for!
I was so full up from my starter and main that I wasn't sure if I could manage a dessert, suffice it to say the waiter tempted me into ordering this wonderfuly rich chocolate dessert which I did actually finish! ! The shock of the evening came with the bill, not as expensive as some might say. Those inclined to spend an evening at their local Pizza express might be traumatized at the end result, but those who know their stuff won’t even bat an eyelash.
I would absolutely reccommend this restaurant to those who appreciate art and food combined. I for one shall be going back, with or without my company card.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
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