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An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
The show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie C
Blood Brothers
Music
The British pop music industry may be eating itself but if Muse are the pick of what it can offer the world in 2010 then British music is in rude health indeed
Muse
I was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining play
I totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian food
Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
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Description: **STOP PRESS** Note (February 2008): The restuarant has been bought by the Hart brothers, and will re-open in the spring as an establishment modelled on the hotel grill rooms of old. **STOP PRESS** The Soho veteran is set to re-open in late-spring 2008, under the ownership of the Hart brothers of Fino (etc) fame; the style being aimed at is the sort of old-fashioned hotel grill which even hotels don't do any more!
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Phone: 020 7437 9585
Website: http://www.whitestarline.org.uk
Open: Lunch Mon-Fri 12.00-14.30 (closed Sat-Sun). Dinner Mon-Sat 18.00-23.30; Closed all day Sunday.
Dress code: Suits, unless you are Damien Hirst in which case you wear what you like
Good for: Business, Good food, Ambience.
Payment options: All major cards
Nice try: the food is great, but Quo Vadis lacks character
In the Nineties this Marco Pierre White joint was the epitome of Soho cool. A joint venture with Damien Hirst, who filled it with his unappetising YBA art, its stark interior was closer to a mad scientist's lab than relaxing dining room. No more.
It has been taken over by Sam and Eddie Hart, the brothers who have made a roaring success of Fino and Barrafina.
Refurbished in tan leather, the blandly smart interior now feels like stepping into a reassuringly expensive car. Staff exude an executive-soothing hush - it's the calmest (re)opening night I've ever been to.
In an attempt to get the party started I go for a Quo Vadis aperitivo (£6), a cava cocktail with Campari and clementine - delicious. All set, we considered the menu. Whitebait £6.20; rump £16: dishes aren't lingeringly described as much as bullet-pointed. Still, my brown shrimp on toast (£7) was a beauty worth lingering over, and the date's home smoked salmon (£7.60) came prettily circled with diced egg and onion.
For mains I had grilled Dover sole (£21.50), which meant an embarrassing pause as a waiter theatrically de-boned it in front of us. Still, this was sole perfection: flavoursome and delicate. The date got a lobster so huge it was a bargain at £25.
We loved the attention to detail: napkins embroidered with QV and still and sparkling filtered water. Yet even as I devoured a succulent £6.50 summer pudding I couldn't love Quo Vadis.
It means "Where are you going?" in Latin. If you're looking for somewhere with character, I'd "Vadis" elsewhere.
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
