LONDON DAY 2 - DINNER AT SKETCH

Hello dear my dear readers,

Welcome to the evening edition of our Day 2 London sojourn.  If you wondering what we did in the first part of the day, you can read it here.  Hint:  we went to see The Wallace Collection 😀.

Please accept my sincere apologies for taking a long time between posts but if you were following my blog, you might notice that about a year ago I stopped blogging and it is taking time to fall back into the rhythm.  I am working on it as we speak so please be patient😊.

You won't believe me if I tell you the reason I wanted to go to Sketch.  Many years ago I had a strange hobby, using my Olympus camera I was taking photos of the unusually looking toilets whenever we went; some of them were quirky, some were lavishly decorated, some had interesting interior details, etc.  It was way before iPhones, Instagram or Facebook so you couldn't share it with anyone unless you printed them.  So when I mentioned it to one of my friends, she just jokingly suggested that if we ever going to London, I should check out the bathrooms at Sketch.  Mind you, it was many, many years ago and  that hobby has died as many others did over the years, I still remember her comment and put a dinner at Sketch on our London's "to do list".

A quick read of their webpage made me want to go there even more.  I couldn't find any mention of the bathrooms though but we liked the food and the vibe and decided to give it a go.  As per usual practice, any place that we would like to visit on our travels which requires booking, we would book from home well in advance and this time it wan no exception.

And so on our second night in London we found ourselves standing outside Sketch looking at the "Faceless Dog" sculpture hung about the entrance.

The first thing we saw when we stepped inside, was a famous "Drip"

followed by the drawing of a Hopscotch pattern on the floor.

The restaurant offers a multitude of dining experience depending on what time of day you want to have your meal and whether you want sweet or savory or just a cocktail or two across different rooms, each decorated in a unique style.  After some consideration, we booked a dinner in The Gallery

As we were making our way to the dining room, we came across some other quirky displays and eye catching light installations.

But the toilets were the icing on the cake, just as I hoped.

You access the bathroom area by a split curved staircase.  As you enter the bathroom, you see big white egg-shaped cubicles scattered all around the perimeter. 

Each egg contains an individual toilet, each with its individual music and sounds creating quite surreal experience.   

The colours of the glass ceiling cast a soft glow over the eggs adding another dimension to the whole experience.

As for the food, I really enjoyed my Sketch Beef Tartare followed by Sketch 057 dessert.  The staff was very polite and attentive  and we both had a very enjoyable evening.  

This brings the end to our Day 2 in London.   Stay tuned for more😀

Until then,

Anna

xoxoxo