The Brasserie -Tower Hotel

I was recently invited to Tower Hotel to sample their new summer menu with a few of my foodie friends. London is a lovely city and a fantastic place to visit. The Tower Hotel is in prime location, overlooking the River Thames and St Katharine’s Dock and alongside two world Heritage Sites – Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.

Upon arrival we were welcomed and greeted with, glasses of chilled Prosecco and amazing fruit mocktails in the wonderful open air bar located in the hotel gardens. We mingled, enjoying foodie talks with our host whilst sipping drinks and appreciating the spectacular views in the warm summer evening. As the evening drew, and our tummies began to rumble we were led into The Brasserie at the Tower Hotel. Our table was positioned prominently near the window which meant that we were able to continue enjoying the spectacular views of London by night while we enjoyed our meal. We munched on fresh warm bread with some dips whilst we waited for our meal to be prepared.

 The restaurant has a wonderful and varied menu, majority of the dishes are cooked using the freshest seasonal ingredients that are locally sourced. The restaurant is also planning to grow its own herbs and some vegetables in their rooftop garden in the future too.

 I was a little worried about what choices I would have on the menu as I am a vegetarian, my worries soon vanished as the Brasserie caters for vegetarians. For my starter, I chose the grilled vegetable and goat cheese tart which was very tasty. It was made of a thin flaky layer of pastry topped with tomato and olive salsa, cress lettuce, and toasted pinenuts in a balsamic reduction.

The second course I selected the Ricotta ravioli with spinach filling in a basil cream sauce and tomato salsa. It was presented beautifully, however I found it a little dry and for my taste I felt it needed  just a little more seasoning.

For my third course I had the classic pea and mint risotto. The risotto was perfectly cooked, it was rich and creamy and very delicious. 

All the food was accompanied with red and white wines that were matched to compliment the dishes. Each course was enthusiastically introduced by the head chef Kamaldeep Singh.

My taste buds had really been tickled with this gastronomic feast and I really thought I would not be able to eat any more. I soon changed my mind when the dessert arrived. A trio of three desserts, a white chocolate panna cotta, a summer berry cheesecake and pistachio ice cream. All three were delicious and complimented  the entire meal really well.

The desserts were served with a margarita shot and the evening meal was completed with tea and coffee.

I was invited as a guest at the Tower Hotel, I would like to convey my thanks to Tower Hotel for the lovely meal and hospitality, all the views expressed in this review are my own. 

My rating for my meal:

Location -5/5

Hospitality -5/5

Food- 4 /5

Total - 14 /15

And finally this is LONDON BY NIGHT isn't it just beautiful??