Little Bay is pure theatre, like stepping into the Moulin Rouge in its heyday or finding yourself in a 1920s speakeasy, candlelit and avant-garde. You half expect to be surrounded by women wearing fur-trimmed coats and elegantly puffing through their cigarette holders over an aperitif. To add to the theatrics, at this Battersea branch, there's live opera six days a week. Cosy booths resembling theatre boxes with gilt edges and richly-coloured drapes line the walls and there's also a balcony level, accessible by narrow staircases. Wooden floorboards, hanging lamps and candlelight add to the old-style snugness of the place but there are enough eye-catching embellishments to keep it exuberant and eccentric. But for all its showy glamour, the restaurant has no stuffy pretensions; it's the height of chilled-out charm with a merry, buzzing atmosphere. The food is seriously good value too; you won't believe that you can get such tasty mussels and chips (fried in goose fat) for this price but the menu is a mouth-watering selection of wonderful meat and fish dishes and generous, tempting desserts, all washed down with some jolly good wine.
Little Bay
171 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL & branches
Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 25th & 26th December 2009
For a Christmas Day with more than a touch... More
Little Bay
171 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL
Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 25th & 26th December 2008
For a Christmas Day with more than a touch of flamboyance... More
Little Bay
171 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL
Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 25th & 26th December 2007
For a Christmas Day with more than a touch of flamboyance... More
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Little Bay is pure theatre, like stepping into the Moulin Rouge in its heyday or finding yourself in a 1920s speakeasy, candlelit and avant-garde. You half expect to be surrounded by women wearing fur-trimmed coats and elegantly puffing through their cigarette holders over an aperitif. To add to the theatrics, at this Battersea branch, there's live opera six days a week. Cosy booths resembling theatre boxes with gilt edges and richly-coloured drapes line the walls and there's also a balcony level, accessible by narrow staircases. Wooden floorboards, hanging lamps and candlelight add to the old-style snugness of the place but there are enough eye-catching embellishments to keep it exuberant and eccentric. But for all its showy glamour, the restaurant has no stuffy pretensions; it's the height of chilled-out charm with a merry, buzzing atmosphere. The food is seriously good value too; you won't believe that you can get such tasty mussels and chips (fried in goose fat) for this price but the menu is a mouth-watering selection of wonderful meat and fish dishes and generous, tempting desserts, all washed down with some jolly good wine.
