The immediate area around Heathrow Airport is not glitzy or particularly glamorous, in fact it s like most major city airports, full of industrial units and hotels. Bath Road runs along the north of the Airport and it s home to more than 50% of the area s hotels. Whilst not the prettiest, it s one of the handiest places to stay if you have flights arriving or departing at an unearthly or inconvenient hour at Heathrow. So now I ve given you a bit of geography, the reason for the post is that I ve been invited to the Radisson Blu where they ve revamped their restaurant and bar and have given it a new name. The Oceanic takes its name from the first terminal opened at Heathrow to deal with long-haul flight departures and for those who don t remember, it s Terminal 3.
The food here is inspired by America so you can expect chowders, hot dogs, steaks, lobster, burgers, wings, new york car rental center Reuben sandwiches pretty much anything you d see on any decent menu across the pond. I m told the breakfast is something else French new york car rental center toast with cured back bacon, bananas and maple syrup, waffles with cured back bacon, peaches and maple syrup and the US breakfast staple steak with your choice of eggs but I m not invited to spend the night, so I take the staff s word for it.
They ve also experimented with hard shakes new york car rental center milkshakes with alcohol but buyer beware, these things are lethal. They look pretty, taste amazing, but they also allow your legs to relax which is unhelpful if you have to walk anywhere. The two guys in charge of the bar will talk you through the menu with great knowledge, all you need to do is pull up a seat. The non-alcoholic shakes are a treat for visiting kids and the chocolate and peanut butter new york car rental center and strawberry and vanilla shakes are made from fresh, quality ingredients.
When you enter the bar the first thing you see is a large circular island bar and an impressive glass installation, all anemones and glass bubble new york car rental center beads, dangling precariously above your head. Plush turquoise new york car rental center fabrics and comfortable seating new york car rental center compliment the dark wood and brass-railed interior. The decor could have gone one of two ways and thankfully the Hotel bosses decided sea theme.
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My favourite was the Lemon Cheesecake containing milk, Limoncello, a little cream cheese and a digestive and tasted just like a liquid slice of a thick and creamy desert. As if that wasn t enough, we were let loose in the bar to create some of the classics.
More than a little merry (my photos get worse) new york car rental center we re treated to sample the restaurant menu. It s incredibly busy for a Tuesday night and it becomes clear that not all diners are Hotel guests. I later discover that residents new york car rental center from other airport hotels on the same road come for dinner here and it s a popular destination for locals both in the week and at weekends.
I order a fillet steak £28 (served with homemade fries and a choice of garlic butter, béarnaise sauce, Café de Paris sauce, peppercorn sauce, Roquefort sauce or Oceanic mustard and bourbon cream sauce) and it s cooked perfectly, the large tomato that dominates the plate, sadly isn t and remains hard in the centre. The Chef s salad (£3.50) which I asked for instead of the fries was large for a side dish, although I found no lettuce in the bowl, but it was tasty nonetheless.
If you ve got a few hours to kill before a day or early evening flight and fancy a place to chill out that s not the Airport, then this isn t a bad choice at all. The Hotel is served by quite a few buses and if you mention you re going to the Hotel the ride is free. The Resort Hoppa is a charged service. If time isn t on your side, Heathrow taxis are plentiful.
For those who live closer to the Airport and want somewhere a little classy and less clubby to spend a Friday or Saturday night, you can have dinner at the Restaurant and have a dance after when their resident DJ starts spinning discs from 10pm.
And, if you want someone else to cook your Christmas Dinner, let the Hotel do it for you. On Saturday 25th December, they re putting on a fabulous menu which includes a cold buffet and Chef s Carvery, dessert includes Christmas Pudding and a selection of gateaux, all for a rather reasonable £56.00 per person.
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