The Savoy Grill Strand London WC2R 0EU www.gordonramsay.com/thesavoygrill

Upon being ushered to a lovely booth for two near the mirrored back wall, the lovely Marion wheeled up a champagne cart and asked if we’d like to start with a glass.  Could there be any better way to begin an evening out?

The Savoy Grill is a throwback to more gracious times when a champagne cart would have been de rigueur.  The service is impeccable and the food exquisite.  I went completely old school and everything I had was prepared tableside and aflame for some period of time.

Marion was also our tableside queen of the fire.  She prepared a melt-in-your-mouth steak Diane for me that was swimming in a gorgeous sauce laden with mushrooms and shallots as well as dessert crepes warmed in a succulent concoction of butter, sugar and liqueur and covered with berries.

Go to The Savoy Grill and soak in an atmosphere that makes time and care fall away.