Boyds Grill & Wine Bar (Westminster)

• A few doors down on Northumberland Avenue the Grand Hotel shares the same building with Boyd's Bar and Brasserie
• Entering the revolving doors into the lobby with high ceilings from which chandeliers not only hang beautifully demanding attention but
• The decoration in Boyd's Bar was sure with its kind of style
• The ambience was gentle and relaxing
• The adjacent tables were a good distance so that you could only hear murmuring
• Boyd's menu starts off with small dishes known as &ldquo
• There are interesting choices such as jellied rabbit with pickled cucumber to familiar welsh rarebit to elegant lobster bisque
• Followed by a handful of main dishes with several side dishes to choose from if required
• The Boyd's menu is simple and straightforward without the funny boxes and sections on the menu that traps you into ordering certain items on the menu
• Ingredients are typical local produce
• Almost predictable as to what you are going to get
• We were cared for with impeccable manners
• I felt that there was a moment of help up before the the starters were served but once we were finished
• You barely feel that you are in central London and the hazardness associated with a city
• Boyd's Bar is a fantastic place
• Welsh rarebit (v) with fig jam recommended by the waiter
• Lobster bisque and dumplings this is very nice and elegantly presented
• Generous helping of peas which are slightly tough and dry
• The cavity is stuffed with a bunch of rosemary and slices of garlic
• The curly kale was cooked well
• Smeared in with just the right amount of butter
• Just average as they sell them as chips with salt and fine herbs
• The fine herbs were not distinctive
• Turn out to be vanilla ice cream (2 scoops) with chocolate sauce
• Topped off with a dollop of cream and sprinkled with mint
• Boyd's Brasserie is a lovely place to come for a meal
• This elegance is actually matched by the entrance too it really does feel like you've fallen into the lap of luxury as soon as you walk through the doors
• The food here is also well prepared and served in decent sized portions
• 8 Northumberland Avenue was opened in 1897 as the 500 room Victoria Hotel
• A splendid open space with 20ft high walls
• The space has been updated with a grand central bar and decadent chandeliers
• London is so full of new restaurants right now and places are quite literally opening under my nose without me ever noticing
• We started our experience here with a delicious cocktail at the sumptuous bar before settling into the dining room
• It has a combination of taste in it and it went really well with the sliced baguette

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