The time had come - the time that Julie wanted for the day out but not for the age!! What a weekend - i had been saving for a while to make sure Julie had a day to remember. I think she got it. Our friends made it so memorable. Our first port of call was Gordon Ramsays Maze restaurant. I booked the Chefs Table as it was a special day and whilst it was pricey it was fantastic value. The Chefs Table is in the kitchen and it really is an eye opener into the world of the professional kitchen. John, Yvette, Mike and Caroline joined us.
After lunch - we went to the Novotel Waterloo and checked in. John and Yvette tried to get a crafty snooze in but it didnt last long because we were off again! We managed to meet up with some more friends, Julie, Rob, Tom, Carol, Nick and Louise and we headed to Soho to go to Amuse Bouche a champagne bar on Poland Street. Fantastic - both value and quality! Only an hour and a half in here but nevertheless managed to get in quite a few bottles and some nibbles!
The funniest part was saved until the end where Julie, Louise and Carol decided to get changed into their Beyonce outfits and perform the Single Ladies dance - oh my word - what can i say. See the clip below to see what should have happened and then look at the pictures - beautiful!
After such a great day and night it was back to the hotel for some serious sleep.
The food was out of this world and was something you only have on extremely special occasions. The wine wasnt bad either - although it took 7 bottles to find out!
Halfway through the 10 courses Julie and guests had a tour of the kitchen which ended with Julie having to cook a scallop dish for all of us - very nice!
After lunch - we went to the Novotel Waterloo and checked in. John and Yvette tried to get a crafty snooze in but it didnt last long because we were off again! We managed to meet up with some more friends, Julie, Rob, Tom, Carol, Nick and Louise and we headed to Soho to go to Amuse Bouche a champagne bar on Poland Street. Fantastic - both value and quality! Only an hour and a half in here but nevertheless managed to get in quite a few bottles and some nibbles!
Once the champagne was gone we moved on to the funniest part of the evening. Lucky Voice private Karaoke Bar again in Poland Street. What a great place although first impressions i thought that i was walking into a brothel - not that i have done that before. Blacked out walls and doors - underground - very seedy. The rooms however were great - 12 of us in total all in a sound proof booth with as much Karaoke as we can handle. Nick certainly liked it and found it very difficult to part with the mic! Rob loved the bongos and Mike had a bruise the next day from banging too hard on the tambourine!!!
The funniest part was saved until the end where Julie, Louise and Carol decided to get changed into their Beyonce outfits and perform the Single Ladies dance - oh my word - what can i say. See the clip below to see what should have happened and then look at the pictures - beautiful!
After such a great day and night it was back to the hotel for some serious sleep.
Happy Birthday Julie
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