Housed at the bottom of Fortnum & Mason's is the 1707 Wine Bar, the brainchild of prolific restaurant designer David Collins who is behind some of London's chicest bars and restaurants such as The Connaught Bar, Nobu and The Wolseley.
After bracing the masses at Van Gogh's heaving exhibition at the Royal Academy (for a second time) on Friday and rainy Piccadilly afterwards my mum and I ended up at 1707 propping up the bar with Jermyn Street's finest suits and divorcees. Bouffed ladies and pushy maitre d' aside the place was faultless and our Polish bar man was utterly charming and knowledgeable about the extensive wine list. We plumped for a glass of New Zealand Pinot Noir each and shared a plate of three cheeses with ash crackers and dried fig and a cassoulet brimming with ham and Toulouse sausages.
Apologies for the lack of food pics but I had to take a snap of the talented strumming guitar player who soothed away Friday's fatigue. I also wanted a reminder of the wooden clad walls which were almost reminiscent of a Scandinavian log cabin and warmed us up for the journey home.
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