The Luggage Room (Mayfair)

• Are served atop napkins embossed with gold lettering
• Luggage Room cocktails are steeped in tradition
• Yet many come with a welcome twists and touches of personality
• A typical Sweet Manhattan was just as warmly received as a slightly more left field and tart Baron Andre d&rsquo
• The Airmail is given an interesting twist
• Lime juice and Appletons rum delivered with the additional affluence of Champagne
• The feeling around the table was that whereas the cocktails were tailored and idiosyncratic
• The one distinguishing feature was that they were all &ldquo
• The Luggage Room is likely to forever remain a few steps but a million miles away from Oxford Street
• The only thing missing from this voguish speakeasy is Al Capone himself
• A secret door with almost invisible writing to the right of the Marriott and you're in a plush but restrained bar
• We're here with a large group
• No offer of anything else was forthcoming not even a water
• The drinks menu is extensive and incredibly difficult to narrow down
• I suspect it probably wouldn't have made much difference as all the different cocktails that everyone ordered were absolutely fantastic
• Poor attitude from the staff who were less than impressed
• Bar entrance through a big black door with a gold knob at the side of the Marriot Hotel in Mayfair

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