This unremarkable block of flats in London is hiding a ‘bonkers’ 80s restaurant

If you were to instrumentality the conduit to St John’s Wood station, caput down Wellington Road towards Regent’s Park, past crook near onto Prince Albert Road, yet you’d travel crossed Oslo Court.

It’s a alternatively unremarkable block of flats, designed by designer Robert Atkinson successful the 1930s, which contains 125 1 chamber apartments.

There is 1 peculiarly absorbing diagnostic wrong though – a restaurant connected the crushed level that visitors assertion feels frozen successful time, oregon ‘stuck successful a clip warp’. 

Oslo Court Restaurant was launched by Tony and Jose Sanchez successful 1982 and remains a household restaurant, serving classic dishes from different era, including melba toast, lobster bisque, melon and Parma ham, lamb cutlets, halibut, veal schnitzel, pavlova, and crêpes suzette.

Tony, who was calved successful Galicia, Northern Spain, trained arsenic a cook successful Geneva earlier moving to the UK successful 1968, helium spent years moving successful high-end restaurants and exclusive locations successful London passim the 70s, earlier deciding to spell into concern with his brother. 

The French edifice seems to person remained mostly unchanged implicit the past 43 years, inactive sporting airy pinkish linen tablecloths, matching pinkish napkins, and plates with delicate pinkish roses connected them. This is each paired with bluish velvet bucket chairs and a heavy bluish fitted carpet. 

Waiters wearing achromatic ties charm you passim your meal, and 1 subordinate of staff, Neil Heshmat has been moving determination since its opening, doing specified a slap-up occupation that helium was named Britain’s most-loved waiter successful 2021. They bash things successful the astir accepted way, jotting down orders with a pen and notepad, and bringing astir a dessert trolley astatine the extremity of the meal. 

As we’ve already ascertained, the paper is likewise old-school, serving up classics from the 80s for luncheon and dinner. Customers tin take from a acceptable paper for their nutrient and this includes respective courses and plentifulness of broadside dishes for £48 per idiosyncratic for lunch, and £57 per idiosyncratic for dinner. 

There are a fewer other charges, including a £3.50 screen complaint and 10% work complaint that volition beryllium added to the measure astatine the end, and it’s besides worthy noting that a fewer of the main repast options person ‘supplement’ prices. For instance, the Surrey Farm rib-eye steak has a £15 supplement charge.

And erstwhile it comes to drinks, there’s a vino database but nary cocktail paper – but the bartender is reportedly beryllium capable to whip you up a portion of your choosing. Many guests similar to spell for a classical martini, served with 2 olives connected a cocktail stick, which truly adds to that retro feel.

While you mightiness not expect overmuch from looking astatine Oslo Court Restaurant, reviews online suggest it’s a truly superb spot to devour at, albeit a small quirky.

Food writer and podcaster, Henry Southan (@iamhenrysouthan) precocious visited and captured the acquisition successful an Instagram reel which has gone viral connected societal media garnering astir 40,000 likes successful a azygous day. The foodie branded the edifice ‘absolutely bonkers’, aft witnessing a barroom mitzvah and respective birthdays taking spot during the meal.

He praised the ‘delicious’ lobster bisque and veal chop, revealed that Neil is inactive precise overmuch determination and inactive precise overmuch the ‘star of the show’, and claimed that successful a satellite of sleek, minimalist restaurants, Oslo Court is simply a ‘welcome throwback to simpler times’.

‘We were feeling a spot delirious by the end, but I can’t get this spot retired of my head,’ Henry proclaims arsenic helium leaves the restaurant.

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Posts connected Tripadvisor stock akin sentiments. Brian M described it arsenic a ‘glimpse of years gone by’, saying it was a ‘gloriously decadent restaurant’ that offers ‘fair value’, portion Kirsty M highlighted that ‘kindness exudes from this spot arsenic soon arsenic you arrive’.

She continued: ‘Beautifully presented, a snapshot from a fantastic clip successful nutrient and eating (you had to beryllium there). The work is beyond exemplary and the nutrient utterly divine. 

‘I’ve lived successful London for 36 years and this spot changeable consecutive connected to my favourites list, and that is simply a competitory list. Truly a precise peculiar place.’

A idiosyncratic known lone arsenic Myrtle confidently claimed it was ‘better than the Ritz’, portion BarryAScot thought it was ‘one-of-a-kind’ and ‘stuck successful a fascinating clip warp’.

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