As Valentines is here, here at Muratina we have come up with a list of places in London to go and cocktails to try whether your single or taking your significant other somewhere special.
Thatched House
Ripple Rd, Barking IG11 9PG
Thatched House is a nice place to visit if you've never tried 'Nyama Choma' (BBQ meat) with kachumbari (salad). It's an East African cuisine with a pub atmosphere, and turns into a night club if the drinks are going down well!
What to tell the Bartender?
Air Mail
Ingredients:
60ml golden rum
15ml lime juice
1 tsp. honey
150ml champagne
To prepare; mix rum, lime juice, and honey thoroughly with cracked ice in a chilled cocktail shaker, then pour unstrained into a Collins glass. Fill with champagne. (We recommend using Captain Morgan rum.)
Excel London
Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Docks, London E16 1XL
This venue has a great view and a spacious environment, perfect if you are looking for an open setting. There are a few places to visit on the day as it's usually busy so there'll always be something to do!
What to tell the Bartender?
B2C2
Ingredients
45ml brandy
45ml Whisky
45ml Cointreau
120ml - 180ml Champagne
To prepare; combine the brandy, whisky, and Cointreau in a glass. Top off with room-temperature champagne.
Taj Hotel
54 Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London SW1E 6AF
If your looking for delicious Indian food at a fantastic venue this te place to be. Here you also have other varieties as well such as Japanese, and has great scenery within the venue. As it's a hotel we thought we'd recommend something a little more as a cocktail...
What to tell the Bartender
Champagne punch
Ingredients
Champagne
45ml brandy
45ml. Cointreau
1 bottle of soda water
1 orange rind
Pineapple slices
Orange slices
To prepare; deposit the ingredients and a berg of ice in a punch bowl. Decorate with sliced fresh pineapple and orange and plenty of fresh mints. Crushed fresh strawberries add a gala touch, plus some flavour
Murano Restaurant
20 Queen St, Mayfair, London W1J 5PP
If you want to spoil the significant other, this is a great location to enjoy great Italian. Here you're offered a retractable curtain and a window to gain a view into the kitchen. They also offer wine tasting as part of your meal!
What to tell the Bartender
Bellini
Ingredients
2 parts Prosecco (close enough)
1 part fresh white peach purée
To prepare; pour Prosecco into a champagne glass. Top with peach purée.
The Halfway House
521 Garratt Ln, Earlsfield, London SW18 4SR
If you're looking for a cosy drink and bite to eat, this is a great place to enjoy a classic British cuisine. If your group or significant other are into sports this is available and you can also enjoy one of their signature burgers.
What to tell the bartender
Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon
1 1/2 oz. absinthe
4 oz. brut champagne
To prepare; pour absinthe into a champagne flute and add iced brut champagne until it clouds up (at least 4 ounces).
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