Oxo Tower Restaurant Bar & Brasserie

For my Birthday my Wife decided she would let me chose where we went for supper.
So i decided to take her up the Oxo Tower.
Neither of us had been before.
On arriving we were both rather nervous but the polite staff put us at ease.
Overall the experience was pleasurable for both of us, to be honest my Wife said she had thoroughly enjoyed letting me take her up the Oxo Tower.
We will certainly be back for again.

Okay, so lets get this out the way first - it is on the pricey side, and I had heard this from friends at work, but having said that when you consider everything else it was worth paying for. I took some friends visting from Australia for dinner and drinks and we all had a great time, The food and wine was good and the atmosphere was amazing. It was quite busy - but we are in london after all ! Overall I would say that the eveing was a huge success !

Thought the staff were very attentive. We got the best table in the room (in the corner with great views across London). They were extra nice to our guest of honour as it was her hen night, and they brought her a free dessert personalised with chocolate writing! Cocktails were great. Only marked down slightly because of having the singer situated a little too close to our table.

I have literally been nagging my boyfriend to go to the Oxo Tower for as long as I remember.

So he booked us a table as a surprise the day before Valentines this year.

As we walked down the Southbank I guessed where we were going and got very excited!

However, as soon as I walked in there I found it rather disappointing and realised that i actually prefer places with a little edge!

The Oxo Tower is nothing but elegant and efficient. You are swept across the floor amongst the other diners, the elders all dressed in suits and the young rich in ralph lauren shirts with the top button undone.

I was handed the wine list on arrival which, was the size of an encyclopedia!!

After a mini giggle fit I decided not to go for wine. I already felt like sitting there was costing me too much money!

We did actually think about leaving as it just felt stiff and uncomfortable in there but decided to stick it out for the experience.

we were moved to a table with a better view but had tables either side of us which were very close and it did not feel intimate at all. You could hear others conversations.

I think i prefer dark, candle lit places where you can really be romantic rather than the glamour and exquisiteness of what the Oxo pretentiously offered.

The food we ordered was very rich and enjoyable but not memorable.

The overall experience was extremely disappointing and we really didnt stay long.

Perhaps I am too down to earth for this restaurant? My wallet does not usually stretch to such indulging but when it does I definitely expect more.

Oxo tower was pretty BORING!!!!

AND, I felt gutted when the bill came - now really - that is not a great experience is it??

This is such a fab night out if you want one that will stick in your memory. I've been here twice, once for a birthday and once for a hen party. On both occasions a great time was had by all and the food was stunning. I have to say it can get very crowded in there, and they also do that thing where they take your wine away from your table and then refill it when they see that it's running a bit dry (annoying!) But these are the only 2 downsides of an otherwise lovely restaurant with a view that is unrivaled. I had fish last time i went which was fantastically cooked, they don't scrimp on portion size either unlike other top restaurants which makes a nice change!