It was a really significant anniversary, so I decided to take Mr A. to Nobu, Japanese Restaurant, Berkeley St. which has a Michelin Star chef  and is also one of London's most fashionable restaurants. Mr A. adores Sashimi and as it was his treat I decided to go for the best. Personally, I am not a Sashimi lover.

When we arrived, there was a red rope around the front door and two burly security guys standing in attendance. As we walked to the door with real purpose, they stepped aside and let us in. After leaving coats at the reception we headed to the bar for some cocktails. As you can see from the picture, the décor is, as Pip McCormac from the Sunday Times Bar Review reported, ‘a heady mix of overt luxury and fantasy featuring golden walls, butter-soft leather banquettes and burnished wooden tables’.

Mr A. and I started to take pics of each other as you do on such an occasion, when the bar tender showed us the drinks menu and pointed to the small print at the bottom. The statement said that we were not allowed to take pictures in the restaurant for the privacy of all clients. Well, can you imagine how I felt? I told the bar tender that although Madonna may come in every now and again, we were the bread and butter that kept the place going until her next visit, and that we would be continuing to take pictures of each other. He smiled and left us to it!

After a while we were escorted to the main restaurant upstairs. It was strange when we entered the restaurant, our waiting staff announced our arrival and we were then greeted in Japanese by all the staff. This chant continued throughout the evening as new guests arrived. We sat at a cosy table for two and started to look at the menu when the waiter brought the bubbly I ordered in advance as a surprise. Across from us was a table of guests celebrating a birthday and taking endless pictures, I was delighted they weren’t going to lose out on good memories either.

Mr A. chose a large selection of Sashimi, while I chose Poussin. Well, it was his treat after all, not mine. I did try some and although I admit it was good, at £3.50-£8.50 a piece, in my opinion you should only have it if you truly love it. Mr A. said it was the best Sashimi he had ever eaten and he has eaten a lot of it round the world! By the way, the Poussin rolled and stuffed with cabbage was gorgeous.

For dessert I ordered Tahitian Rice Pudding, White Chocolate, Shichimi (seven flavor chilli pepper) and Cinnamon Ice Cream, Caramelised Pecans and Sembei (a type of Japanese rice cracker), which the chef decorated with the words ‘Happy Anniversary’ in chocolate sauce. I must admit I did get a bit emotional.

Would I go again? Of course, but I would prefer someone else to pay. As you can imagine, Nobu is an expensive restaurant and therefore, I am not prepared to say how much the bill was! I do recommend Nobu for a very special occasion though. After dinner, we headed off to The Dorchester for more cocktails; after all it was a very special day!!

http://www.noburestaurants.com/berkeley-st/experience/introduction/ 

http://www.noburestaurants.com/berkeley-st/press/the-sunday-times-2011/