Soho Hotel

We went to a great club night called Shake, Rattle and Bowl, run by Bob Stanley (ex-St Etienne), which is on monthly in Tavistock Square in the basement of a hotel. Soho Hotel was excellent; we had a meal in Gary Rhodes W1 which was very average – should have stayed nearer to hotel with loads of top restaurants around the corner.

Complimentary champagne went down a treat...

My husband and I needed a short break away before the schools went back after the summer break. I thought London might prove to be just what we needed. Arriving at the Soho Hotel was a shock. In the heart of the bustling area of Soho, down a little lane, was the hotel. The exterior did not prepare us for the luxury of the interior. We were greeted warmly and passed the bar which was buzzing with people. We were shown to our room which was spacious and quiet as I had requested, so as not to be awaken by late-night revellers. We walked down the lane and straight in front of us was a restaurant called Lazeez – we had a delicious cocktail upstairs before being shown to our table downstairs. It was a Thursday evening and the restaurant was by no means full. We had the choice of where we would like to sit. We chose a cosy table with a sofa like area and lots of cushions. The restaurant was Pakistani and the starters were absolutely delicious, we chose the starter platter and the tastes were so different and interesting. For mains, I had the vegetarian platter (even though I am not vegetarian), and my husband had the lamb biryani. He hoarded this to himself and I thought the four different little dishes that made up the vegetarian platter was divine. We had a coffee and my husband had a mojito to finish dinner.We were so overcome by the flavours that we had no room for desert. Definitely the place to go for dinner if you like Asian food.