Ruby Blue Overview
It's just my luck to arrive on the night where the ratio of women to men was virtually100:1- it’s someone's hen-night. Additionally, it was dinner with my brother tonight - my brother in a bad mood, the scene is set and seems a bit grey. So if I enjoy tonight, this place must have some colourful substance, and Ruby Blue, with its combination of bar, restaurant & club, did shine…
Walking into the restaurant, it's hard to watch my step as I'm distracted by some heavenly, extraterrestrial looking woven balls that are acting as light shades. As I sit and wait for my brother to arrive, I am surprised to hear something reminiscent of Michael Bublé singing behind me - live. So I turn and see a white grand piano, a delicately swaying chandelier and a stranger tinkling away with a bottle of Stella on display next to him. I turn back to my table. Sometimes the imagination plays tricks on you, and tonight, I decide I don't want reality to interrupt.
I have a while to wait until I can order, those of you with brothers of the high-maintenance kind will understand me when I say I decided to strike up conversation with the preppy waitress to pass some of the time. Once I've stopped her in her busy tracks, I ask her about the specials of the house: the menu is like an impressionist painting, although the words only amount to a huge blur under the cosmic light. She smiles and exclaims: "Why there are so many good things" and as she leans over to read the menu, even I'm slightly excited. "We'll begin with the Starters" she says, I'm glad I got the talker, but before I can rejoice she proceeds to read me the menu word by word, line by line. Talk about loyalty to the restaurant, I have to interrupt when she tries to start with the Main Courses as well. I'm already salivating, my brother has arrived and I believe she must be thirsty.
The food is laudable, the garlic mozzarella starter is nothing but more appetizing. When the thinly sliced salmon and the calamari arrive, it is hard to believe that the main course can impress much more. But it does, I love lamb, I love potato au gratin and I love it even more when it's grilled to shine and sparkle. My brothers mixed grill seems like a good hangover cure, and I'm wondering if I'll be back here after having more of the tasty Russian cocktails and visiting the club downstairs (during happy hour of course!). Again, those massive alien lights really are beyond description, I was amazed and from time to time when I got tedio (Updated 30/05/2005)
Additional Info: Private Rooms, Security, Late License, DJ, Food Recommended, Cocktails Recommended, Hire Available, Cloakroom, Dancing License, Food, Members Only, Non-Smoking Area, Outside Drinking
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