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Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
Lambeth
London, SE1 8XX
Nearest Transport: Waterloo
Located within the Royal Festival Hall, Skylon offers a spectacular panorama of London's skyline with floor to ceiling w...

Impressive Views but OK Food

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    Skylon
    Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX uk
    13th May 2008
    Impressive Views but OK Food
    Current
    This is a really difficult one to rate, on one side the service was a 2 star, the venue a 5 star, and the food 3 star... ok so overall a 3 star.

    Found on top of the Royal Festival Hall, Skylon has a restaurant and brasserie section. My friends and I sat in the brasserie section as we starred at the beautiful view of the south bank. With its incredibly high ceilings Skylon feels very airy and with its candles at night would probably be romantic.

    The food is ok at best, I had the Merguez Couscous which wasn't very exciting in terms of taste and texture. What this place has going is that the food is reasonably priced. See picture of the menu.

    The disappointment came with the quality of the service. Whilst there was an abundance of waiters it was quite difficult to get their attention and when you did the service was slowish. Additionally I overheard at least 4 times dishes / glasses being dropped by the staff.

    In spite of the above issues I would recommend you give this place a try, if not for the food do it for the great views and superb airy atmosphere.
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