D&D Group are home to some of my favourite restaurants in London:
Quaglino’s,
100 Wardour Street,
Bluebird, and
Orrery. So when I was invited to test out
Aster, their French restaurant in
Victoria, I instantly said yes. I was already a big fan, but had only ever visited for breakfast and the last time I had dined there was before Covid-times. So I was thrilled to finally be able to experience dinner there, and it truly did not disappoint!
I dragged kindly invited my boyfriend along for a little date night, and he very patiently waited for me to take photos of his food before tucking in and even offered to order a different starter to me so I could get a better variety of photos. He’s a keeper, I tell you! Thankfully he loves food just as much as I do, so we ordered a bit of a feast! We started off by ordering a selection of artisan breads to nibble on, along with our drinks: a pear bellini for me, and a Rothaus, alcohol free beer for him (which he declared a very good non-alcoholic beer).
We both decided to share the Cote de boeuf for our main, so I chose a lighter starter: the asparagus with homemade hollandaise and poached egg. The boyfriend went all out on the protein and had the steak tartare (talk about a beef overload – sorry veggies&vegans!). Both starters were lovely (the hollandaise sauce was honestly incredible) and thankfully didn’t fill us up too much before the steak arrived.
When the Cote de boeuf arrived our eyes lit up, we literally turned to each other and just grinned! The medium-rare meat looked absolutely perfect, and was accompanied by portions of chips, broccoli, and bernaise sauce. The chips were a little bland, but the Cote de boeuf was one of best pieces of steak I’ve ever eaten.
After we had demolished the steak and sides, we were almost too full for dessert. But everyone has a dessert stomach, right? So I ordered the apple tarte tatin, and he ordered the twice-baked cheesecake. Both were absolutely delicious! The tarte tatin pastry was perfectly light and sweet and melted in the mouth, while the cheesecake was fluffy and just full of flavour.
Both of us were hugely impressed with
Aster, it’s a really beautiful restaurant with exceptionally good food and service, and we loved our impromtu date night! It’s also a great place for people watching, and we took great delight in watching a number of first dates happening around us.
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Catherine Lux
Catherine Lux is a veteran travel blogger by night and the Head of Content Marketing at Amazon by day. Originally from Surrey, she spent four years living in Australia (2007-2009, and 2016-2018), and now lives in London. An ex-party girl sometimes prone to relapses, she loves nothing more than sharing her fine dining and luxury travel experiences with her loyal readers.
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