Basement Sate (Soho)

• Plus a very funky back bar arrangement with spirits on small stepladders
• The booze and pudding idea is down to Dublin born Cathleen McGarry
• Dorian Picard (Club Gascon) is the pastry chef behind the puddings
• Expectations were understandably high
• 10) boozy fruit with more than a hint of Christmas
• My bottle of Calvados is normally reserved solely for making many a Sidecarriage
• The unlikely winner for me was Beet Me Up (£
• My vodka bottles rarely get an outing from the drinks cabinet (mostly when Big Lebowski is on) but now I have a new excuse
• Tonka creme anglaise) was the mini winner on the night
• The bartending is strong enough without the additional sweet course
• Basement Sate is one of a kind in London
• The selection of desserts is priced from £
• S dimly lit with dark oak colours and furnishings
• Attending the opening night I was treated to confectionary bite size masterpieces
• The mini mille feuille chocolat was velvety smooth chocolate
• The desserts are designed to compliment the house cocktail creations
• Arboricultursit is my match made in heaven
• This nightspot is located in a warm and stylish basement room in Soho
• Basement Sate serves up the very best of cocktails and dessert
• Basement Sate is the brainchild of Cathleen McGarry
• If three years ago you told me that a restaurant serving only desserts were going to be the new craze
• Ve already come to that point where Peruvian food is the norm and croughnuts are old fashioned &ndash
• M not sure I could really replace my dinner with dessert either
• Basement Sate opened in the Summer of 2014 and is the brainchild of Cathleen McGarry &ndash
• The interior here is half speakeasy and half New York cocktail bar
• S busy and bodies surround the room the vibe is completely different
• The most important thing however is the food and drink &ndash
• A Her Cocktail got us in the mood (and a little fuzzy) as this strong concoction was a delicious mixture of Irish whiskey
• Some savoury light pastry fingers with humus and guacamole was also an attractive start to help prep our sweet tooth
• The one bad thing (if there were one) about a visit to Basement Sate &ndash
• A playful Kinder Surprise dessert was a chocolate sphere filled with chocolate brownie
• As far as desserts go this one was pretty delicious &ndash
• All it needed was for that sphere to be much easier to break open &ndash
• Yet another dessert and what turned out to be the show stopper was the delicious Break an Egg
• Lime and passion fruit curd with coconut mousse
• Desserts here are made for sharing
• Must have been made with me in mind &ndash
• Basement Sate (Soho) is the buzzing cocktail heady dessert bar people flock here to divulge into
• Re in need of a few desserts and far too many cocktails then this is the place for you
• They opened last year in September and since then have garnered a quiet following of people with an insatiable sweet tooth
• The cozy sofas are inviting and you could lounge here for a few hours quite easily
• A lazy evening spent eating and giggling away with your friends
• Then you find out this is the entrance to Basement Sate and you joke about it pretending you knew exactly what it was the whole time
• They have added in some nibbles for people who prefer a little savoury something with their drinks
• I just wish there was more of it
• Another selling point of Basement Sate is they like to share the love of cocktails and desserts too
• Whilst Kelly was honing her skills working with Pierre Herme at Le Royal Monceau
• This afternoon was a fun way to pair up and try to attempt something I didn&rsquo
• This was quite challenging but luckily my partner was doing the main work
• This is a great way to try something different with your friends
• These classes are only available on Wednesday from 1 4PM
• Basement Sate is an underground dessert and cocktail bar in Soho
• It was lacking any atmosphere and meant that even though we were having the cocktail and dessert pairing
• The desserts themselves were gorgeous really
• The accompanying cocktails were a little mixed for our tastes
• With one in particular (made with American whiskey) being far too strong
• It's worth noting that we were told that the menu would be changing for the dessert pairing within the next month
• When someone said dessert and cocktail bar my first though was girls' night
• Some people would have plucked straight for a romantic night but cocktails and chocolate screams date night with Kirsty for me
• My parents are exceptionally good cooks so I guess I picked up basic skills by diffusion as I never made a meal until I moved out of home at the start of university
• The concept is cute and the venue is cozy for dating
• The concept is cute and the venue is cozy for a date
• Basement Sate (Soho) is kind of dark with dim lighting
• Loud music which is cool and tapping
• Good for a drink out on Saturday and closes quite late in comparison with other places

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