OK! Magazine UK – 22 July 2019

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REPORT BY ZOE HILL; PHOTOGRAPHS BY THOMAS ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY

EDITED BY [email protected]

WHATISIT?

Situated on the third floor of London’s Royal

Festival Hall, Skylon offers stunning views

of the Thames and the Southbank below.

Go for lunch or afternoon tea, grab a bite

from the pre- or post-theatre menu, or enjoy

bottomless brunch at the weekend – on

Saturdays there’s live music and a DJ, while

Sundays are a more relaxed affair. Or follow in

OK!’s footsteps and linger over dinner, where

you’ll see the hustle and bustle of tourists

replaced by the twinkling lights of dusk

before darkness falls over the city.

WHYDOWELOVEIT?

The only thing more impressive than the

views from the floor-to-ceiling windows is the

seasonal modern British menu. We started

with the divine Dorset crab on toast, followed

by the deliciously fresh monkfish with

heritage tomatoes. With hindsight, we

probably should have ordered just the

one side dish, but we couldn’t decide

between the cauliflower cheese, new

potatoes and broccoli with romesco

sauce and almonds – and we just

about managed to find room for them

all! Luckily we’d saved space in our

dessert stomachs for a third course –

the chocolate ganache with strawberry

sorbet melted in the mouth and was the

perfect end to an incredible meal.

WHOGOES?

Recent visitors include Dame Julie

Walters and Mel B, who hosted An

Evening With Women’s Aid at Skylon,

where guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner

and a charity auction, with proceeds

going to the domestic abuse charity.

WHATELSE?

Visit before September 30 and you’ll

see The Skylon Hive, a colourful flower

and bee-filled installation surrounding

the central bar, in partnership with

Champagne Laurent-Perrier. Enjoy a

drink at the bar and £1 from your bill is

donated to the Bumblebee Conservation

Trust. We loved the Honey Bear cocktail,

made with rum, amaretto, turmeric and

Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée, served in an

adorable bear-shaped glass!

VISIT WWW.SKYLON-RESTAURANT.CO.UK.

SKYLONSOUTHBANKLONDON

HOTSPOT

Skylon affords

stunning views

over the Thames

The Skylon Hive

has created

quite a buzz

Above: Enjoy a feast of seasonal

British food – we particularly loved

the monkfish (bottom left)

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