Restaurant Review - Oxo Tower

A great place to take visitors to London or for a romantic evening, as the Oxo Tower has a stunning view over the river from its 8th floor perch.  Hayler’s law of food says that food gets worse as it gets higher – witness airline food, ski lodges, revolving restaurants etc, but this is an exception.  Despite some bizarrely hostile press when it opened (perhaps the usual free meals and grovelling were not offered to the denizens of the fourth estate?) I have found the food here to be consistently competent. 

The modern British cooking has a wide selection of dishes and avoids undue excess, and both fish and meat are executed well, while ingredients are generally good.  You won’t get creative genius here, but you will get consistently well prepared, enjoyable cooking, and I wish I could say that of more restaurants.  Service is fine though it can be a bit stretched at times.  The wine list is also very good, with a wide selection from around the world.